You’re right about the maturity and adult despair, it’s a very unique game that hits different now that I’m a parent. Thank you for the trip down memory lane.

I'll never tire of your unique stlye and delivery for reviews. One minor thing was I was caught off guard when you mentioned the music quality. The volume on it was so low that I didn't notice it until I cranked the volume after you mentioned it. Not a big deal though. This was another fantastic review.

When I initially played this, I was a bit lost on the mechanics of the game, so left it. I have been playing BG3 with the 5e rule set, which is fairly easy to grasp, so decide to give this ago and find now I can almost grasp the mechanics. Great game, honestly finding it as much fun as BG3, moreso. Love that old school feeling.

Great review. No fluff, straight to the point, well-articulated. Thank you!

Just came across your channel and enjoy your energy and presentation. Even though their games I've mostly played it's enjoyable hearing you go over them.

Awesome review! I really enjoyed the candid take, it's so rare to see someone expound on what they dislike without needlessly tearing the game apart and calling it 'sh*t'. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but i can't help but feel people are too quick to rip something apart without constructively reviewing the game and taking into consideration that just because there is a feature or mechanic that they dislike, it doesn't make the whole endeavor a waste of space, or an objectively horrible experience.

oh wow, love this review... I dont spend too much time watching reviews but you did in a way that caught my attention super quickly and I ended up buying the game! Keep at it mate, nice content =]

This man right here is the voice of reason! These are quite enjoyable, well done.

I'm really liking your videos! Can't believe I never found your channel before!

Perfect timing, owned this game for a while but only got a bit into it (the castle you own). Been having an itch to revisit this and play it again. Thanks for the review boss

fantastic review. ive been on the fence for this game since it launched lmao.. I know its good, but not sure if I'm ready to dive into it (ever). Point is, I've watched many reviews about this game over the years.. I genuinely think this is the best one I've ever seen. you strike a great balance between being incredibly detailed, but never lingering too long on a subject.. also explaining game mechanics without getting bogged down looping about your feelings regarding them, while still sharing your personal experience and thoughts. I think this is well written and you've got a talent for it. Love your voice too.. it's so smooth and full. You sound like someone who woulda had a children's TV show on PBS during the 80s/90s. Your presentation style is great.. your voice is animated and engaging, you know when to change inflection to spike a viewers interest without having it come across as manufactured. You're talented. I must subscribe.. thanks for your work buddy.

Been looking forward to this one! Keep up the fantastic work!

Just installed this gem again, and boy it is so good to revisit this wonderful world and adventure :) Wanted a re-run before I jump into Deadfire and before BG3 wich is is lurking in the horizon :D Thx for the review, enjoyed it very much :)

Just now looking to get into this game and this was really helpful. Thank you.

Slandered: 'there are now romance options in pillars of eternity' Me, watching the screen as devil of caroc pops up as he says this: 😳😳😳😳😳😳

First video and was on the fence but excellent review and I'm downloading now. Def a sub and like

I remember how happy I was when this game came out. It took me somewhere around 80 hours to complete my playthrough of main story (no DLCs at that time) because I found reading in-game books fascinating. I also love the conversations with companions, especially Grieving Mother and Durance. In my humble opinion they have probably the heaviest adult oriented lore in their conversations. Then I would have unimaginably hard time to say who would be next as the adult theme heavy hitter. Would it be Eder or Aloth (both played by Matt Mercer). P.S. I am still hoping that Obsidian goes through with full official TTRPG product for that world instead of doing just paper beta of in-game system as a trial run.

What you said about locks reminds me of my current experience in BG1EE, where practically all locks were too hard for Imoen in the first inn (Friendly Arms) and first village north, until she was level 2 and I put all my points in Open Lock (25 to 50). (next level will be Find Traps :P)

I just reached Act 2, and found this non-spoilner review very helpful, and in line with my experience so far. Picked up a few useful tips to keep in mind, thanks.

Not sure if this is included with the Steam version but my GoG copy came with 3 full books in PDF form. One was a guide for the game that fleshes out some stuff the game doesn't explain, another was a lore rich novel and the third was a cookbook with actual recipes of stuff that exists in game. All written by the game's main writer. I love when games do stuff like this... Mostly cause it's so rare.

I loved your review and glad you enjoyed imo a masterful crpg. I'd just add about the overall tone of the game: the music, dialogue, visuals are all designed to be thematically appropriate to the mature story - no sudden, bizarre, out of place, comedy relief npcs or companion quests; yet there is still humour. That alone makes you buy into the world much more deeply and I think was masterfully achieved, considering this was a kickstarter project but became so much more.

It's SUCH a great game and establishes the lore extremely well :)

glad you enjoyed it, its one of my favorite. m,y first charecter daros. was a bleakwalker, and I roleplayed as one very hard, I used justice and served out justice in very hard and callous way, I enjoy playing a cruel and callous character but wasent nessarily evil. I love the mature tone. I need to install the game again

I just started Pilars of Eternity 2, as I prefer that a bit more for the gameplay, but I have heard a lot of good things about the original.

I finished the game 2 years ago as a cipher and had a blast. It was honestly one of the better written CRPGs I have played - I just loved the expansive lore of the world so much. Starting a new playthrough today!

Bought in a promotion years ago, and was not expecting too much...but It was an amazing surprise! Great game

amazing review dude. Thanks

I love this game, but my love of necromancy leaves me wishing they had put a necromancer type class in the game. The closest I've seen in game to this was a chanter, but the "undead" options of this are very low level, and do not have any long term use. I also wish I could speak with my party members, not just run through the scripted quests and options at those times. You are correct, thought, the combat system was a steep learning curve at first. Having a wizard with high Might if I wanted damage is a new experience. Lastly, My biggest gripe with the game (aside from the lack of a necromancer (and there are NPC necromancers, so you know it was an option!)), would be the world building early on. My first exposure to the game, I had no idea what anyone was talking about in regards to the Hollowborn crisis and how this affected people. Once I had the lore under my belt, this was a lot better.

I first played this in the wrong mindset on PS4. I need to give it another shot on PC when I can truly get into it. I love CRPGs. Baldur's Gate II is one of the foundational games of my youth.

Good show sir! playing a death godlike Bleakwalker paladin right now and the roleplaying is strong in that one! =)

Good review, not much else to say so comment for the algorithm.

In your exp, what is the paladin order with the greatest reactivity ?

Bonjour! Glad to see you so productive on your channel. Always qualitative. Your good mood is contagious. Very constructive review. We feel the person who took a lot of pleasure on this C-RPG. Pillars of Eternity was for me the worthy heir of its illustrious predecessors in the genre. Since its release, we have been happy to see others: Tyranny, Disco Elysium, Divinity Original Sin 1 & 2, Wasteland 2 & 3 or of course Pathfinder Kingmaker & Wrath of the Righteous. Soon Rogue Trader and Baldur's Gate 3. Really looking forward to play it! I wish you a happy new year 2023! All my best wishes! To you and your loved ones. :) See ya!

Never played the game but it sounds interesting.

I just bought Pillars 1 & 2. I'm hoping it's going to be fantastic and fun.

Cipher is my favorite class in any RPG. I want cipher in every RPG pleaseeee.

I had a blast with this game!!

great game. will start playing today.

Do you plan to do the wasteland series at some point?

Am I the only one at :57 that paused it and read the dialog about Durance in the voice of the narrator from BG3??

That’s why the Gambit System for Final Fantasy XII is the best system ever to setup the party actions 🤠

I like this one, SO much more than Deadfire! Dual classing was a nice addition, though I could not find anything else to praise it for.

you've got me describing things as 'deliciously evil" now

I love this game!

I replay this game and follow it up with charact from 1 often. I really wish we would have gotten a 3. 1 had best story to me

👍🏾👍🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💪🏾💪🏾

U HAVE to use a mercenary in the beginning before u have a full party.. and a rogue/hunter are good for lock picking and traps if u aren't one yourselfn

If not the best, then certainly one of the best RPG's of the RPG revival period, while also being one of the first. To add to that, it's also probably the only game that at least in spirit came close to the original Baldur's Gate 1. Also, IMO, one of the most underrated and personal favorite combat system an RPG came up with. Such a shame the sequel while fixing some of the accessibility issues, completely butchered the legacy of this game.

This game offers outstanding number of ways to deal with every enemy. The combat is too fast though and should have been turn based. The system itself is complicated and requires heavy studies of the manual.

“easy is a cakewalk!” bro i spent 3 hours in like the first dungeon 😭

Isn't the Devil of Caroc the one true missing romance in the game ? (jk) For real, I liked the character, who is both victim and villain, rather feral... I tried my best to convince her not to kill a few random folk, but utterly failed... and I was not pissed off; I mean the game succeeded at making me feel fine about rolling with the story (immersive). In other games, I tend to reload and try to get the good ending.

I know is a old game , but seeing how they made the romance in poe2 I'm glad there was no romance XD. The writer of pillar is against romance In videogame and he doesn't understand it . Even because in poe2 the best romance is the Italian fish boy with mama problems that even if she is against you she let you do him without ever telling you something about that .

This game best to play real time combat, dont ever try touch the turn based, if not you will hate this game - every combat can spend you like 20 mins, and it will get worst later. Luckily 2nd have 4 speed, unlike 1st, so even real time combat still able to manage and have a lots of fun. Flanking need 2 players on demon opposite side, which you need to move melee damage dealer all the time - unless you have rogue talent. I think in 2nd, they are more favor multi classes, only magic nuker need to be full class, but still, multi class get way more benefits.

The common criticism I read about this game, which I loved, is that the main plot is not enticing or exciting for many players, who find it too slow and some find it more philosophical than grounded. I understand those players, but personally the stories/quests and voice-acting of the companions and the DLCs, the exploration, was a great immersive experience for me... And I cleared the entire... grueling endless paths of Cad Nua (oof!). The last parts of the main quest was the line I followed only when I was ready to finish the game (you need to do the two DLCs beforehand). That aspect is also in PoE2: you hold off the main quest ending until you are satisfied with doing all the side quests and DLCs you want, again making the core story feel sort of secondary. I loved playing them, but I cannot disagree the pacing of the main quest line is sometimes odd (I had to read wikis, do some meta thinking, not to go too far too soon. In reality, the game warns you clearly if you reach the endpoint, but the point about pacing or sequence remains).

Excellent review. I must confess, I don't like Pillars 1. I just hate the real time with pause combat, it's the worst combat system ever. Either go turn based (my preference) or Diablo-esque if real time. Pillars 2 and the Pathfinder games at least offer an alternative turn-based version although it is obvious that it wasn't their first choice. If it wasn't for the terrible combat I'm sure I would have enjoyed it. The story is interesting, they seem to have excellent companions.

I love POE

I've been wanting to get into pillars of eternity but the combat system is frustrating to me. Like I helped kick start it ages ago but I never make it terribly far. I would have enjoyed combat more if it was inherently turn based. Or at least had that as an option. I may need a mod to do exactly that.

PoE1 is so much better than PoE2 in my opinion. The atmosphere and setting was much more unique and in general had a much heavier feeling as opposed to PoE2 where it's just another boring pirate continent with the natives. I was really disappointed with the second game 'cause I prefer dark fantasy games with more mature writing.

I don't know if Im blind or if youtube is just hiding it from me but I'd love to see your take on poe2