'Pillars of Eternity' Game News and Review: Game's Lore, Style and Substance Hailed by Critics
As soon as "Pillars of Eternity" was released last March, it was greeted with a load of critical praise, with many reviewers comparing it favorably to its predecessors the RPG games "Planescape: Torment" and "Baldur's Gate II."
There was a fair bit of controversy when players discovered an offensive limerick, or poem, in it. It appeared that it was introduced into the game by a backer who had contributed to its campaign on Kickstarter. The limerick was labeled as being offensive to transgenders as it described a particular character committing suicide after he learnt that he had slept with a man whom he thought was a woman. After the limerick was brought to the notice of Obsidian, the developers of the game removed it when the 1.03 update for the game was released.
As for rest of the news around the game, Feargus Urquhart, the CEO of Obsidian, recently stated that the company is planning to launch a physical card game in addition to a tabletop role-playing game, adding that these would also find their way to Kickstarter. He also hinted that there were plans to develop a sequel to "Pillars of Eternity."
Meanwhile, reviews of the game pointed out that many of its characters and the words that flow out of their mouths are lovely. Gamespot said with this game, Obsidian has invested in rich narratives, tons of lore, and "long histories of war replete with fictional words."It added that in spite of the patchy acting, the game successfully manages to build very interesting characters such as the Grieving Mother.
As for the plot of the game, it revolves around the birth of children without any souls. These children are known as the "hollowborn" and they form the foundation of the game into which are introduced a number of playable characters. Stuff.co.nz stated that Obsidian managed to successfully translate the money received from 77,000 backers on Kickstarter into a game that is replete with lore, style and substance.
