That being said, this is very much a game for a certain type of player, and it’s unlikely to convert anyone who isn’t already a fan of text-heavy fantasy adventures. The lore is well written, and the story it describes is deep, mature and interesting. This is a deliberate, methodical game in which you’re often rewarded by unlocking additional lore about the world you’re visiting. There’s a significant focus on text and dialogue, and as good as it is, players seeking action will probably be better served by heading back to Diablo III. There’s still an awful lot to process, especially during combat, but the UI doesn’t get in the way. It’s quick and relatively easy to access your inventory, level up characters, and use spells and abilities.
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While a PS4 or Xbox controller can’t readily approximate a mouse and keyboard, Obsidian did a great job mapping the complicated controls to a radial menu for the console versions. It’s hard to complain about a game where playing as a party of six bears is a viable option. This freedom can be refreshing if you’re willing to put some time into it, though. You control the statistic assignment for every character you create, so experimenting with a burly wizard or a dexterous cleric is up to you. There are over 150 available combinations of character, class, and background at the outset, and you have the option to create an entire party of six characters if you don’t feel like using the companion characters you’ll meet on your journey. That focus on player agency can be a little overwhelming at the beginning of the game.
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Fortunately, having two years since the initial launch has allowed Obsidian to smooth out most of the problems that plagued the PC release, and I didn’t notice any major issues during my time with Pillars on my PS4. Obsidian has continued that tradition in its more recent games, and this sometimes causes glitches or other problems as unforeseen variables bump up against one another. Western RPGs from the era Pillars of Eternity is emulating focused on player agency, and whenever there was a choice between streamlining gameplay or giving freedom to the player, the latter option was usually given more weight. The level cap is raised to 16, and several new maps and enemy types are made available as well. The console version adds both White March expansions to the base game, providing hours more story content as well as a pair of new recruitable companions. Pillars of Eternity‘s lore and gameplay are largely unchanged from the PC, and I’d highly recommend reading our review of that version for detailed information on story, graphics, and how the game plays.
So just how does the console version stack up?
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While Kickstarter backers and PC grognards have had access to Pillars since 2015, console players got their first crack at it recently when the title was ported to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Pillars of Eternity became one of the most lauded western RPGs in recent memory, and the focus on providing multiple choices to players set it apart from most of its contemporaries. Created by Obsidian Entertainment, the goal was to create a game which hearkened back to crunchy, story-heavy role playing games of the late ’90s, and by most accounts the studio succeeded admirably. Kickstarter may have lost a little of its luster since the campaigns of Double Fine Adventure and the Ouya, but one of the most successful game crowdfunding campaigns to date resulted in Pillars of Eternity, a modern throwback to isometric computer RPGs.
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