I’d be fascinated to see the design documents for Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire (and for the first game as well, while we’re at it.) For a game with such expansive, detailed lore and such a complicated web of choices and consequences, the paperwork just for planning everything out must …
When it first came out a couple of years ago, Pillars of Eternity was widely praised, and for good reason. Many a game tries to capture the magic of Infinity Engine games like Baldur’s Gate, but more often than not, it’s a superficial homage that begins and ends with an …
Last month, long-time RPG developers Obsidian Entertainment released Pillars of Eternity, to widespread acclaim. To call it highly anticipated would be an understatement – is a game that raised just shy of $4 million USD on Kickstarter, with more than 70,000 backers – and by all accounts, it lives up to …
