March 23, 201510 yr Yea, there's a few spoilers in that video I think, I clicked away after some minor details on the start of the game was mentioned. My YouTube
March 23, 201510 yr Andy Kelly @ultrabrilliant 9m9 minutes agoI'm almost 30 hours into Pillars of Eternity, and I've only been to one of its two big cities. You might want to book a week off.
March 23, 201510 yr Going by Neogaf. Full review is embargoed until the 26th, but they can start to stream (part of) the game on the 23th. Pretty much what Anthony Davis said on RPGcodex, then. Streaming of Act 1 allowed on Monday. Indeed the case. Reviews are embargoed until the 26th. Lets Plays and Streamers can start today with limited progress. (Source: In the process of reviewing it myself).
March 23, 201510 yr Going by Neogaf. Full review is embargoed until the 26th, but they can start to stream (part of) the game on the 23th. Pretty much what Anthony Davis said on RPGcodex, then. Streaming of Act 1 allowed on Monday. Indeed the case. Reviews are embargoed until the 26th. Lets Plays and Streamers can start today with limited progress. (Source: In the process of reviewing it myself). Hey, could you (and any other reviewers/streamers that post on these forums and are already playing) do us all a favour as you go through the game and keep an eye out for attribute thresholds - specifically in dialogue - to accomplish goals? Highest needed to pass all dialogue checks for a given attribute, how much you need to pass a reasonable amount if not the most difficult, how much for the easiest checks, that sort of thing. I don't want to end up building my first character with, say, 13 Intellect and then find when I'm already 10+ hours in that you tend to pass the checks at 10, 14, and 18, for example.
March 23, 201510 yr As part of the group that hasn't put any skin in this yet but interested, I'll be checking out Streams between now and release, trying to stay away from too many spoilers, but to get a feel with the game play. So for the non-buyer up to this point, not a bad idea, if I really like I'll buy it release day.
March 23, 201510 yr Looks like the RockPaperShotgun guy likes it. “But John!” you cry, “I want to watch them to get an idea of whether I want to buy the game!” Ah, well, like I said, I’m not able to tell you at this point if THE GAME IS REALLY GOOD or not. So you’ll just have to continue not knowing if IT’S DEFINITELY WORTH GETTING for a couple more days. caps/italics are his Edited March 23, 201510 yr by DannyBarks
March 23, 201510 yr Was about to post that. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/03/23/pillars-of-eternity-the-first-half-hour/ "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle
March 23, 201510 yr Looks like the RockPaperShotgun guy likes it. “But John!” you cry, “I want to watch them to get an idea of whether I want to buy the game!” Ah, well, like I said, I’m not able to tell you at this point if THE GAME IS REALLY GOOD or not. So you’ll just have to continue not knowing if IT’S DEFINITELY WORTH GETTING for a couple more days. caps/italics are his Best way to avoid the embargo ever
March 23, 201510 yr Looks like the RockPaperShotgun guy likes it. “But John!” you cry, “I want to watch them to get an idea of whether I want to buy the game!” Ah, well, like I said, I’m not able to tell you at this point if THE GAME IS REALLY GOOD or not. So you’ll just have to continue not knowing if IT’S DEFINITELY WORTH GETTING for a couple more days. caps/italics are his Best way to avoid the embargo ever I hope Obsidian sues RPS for breach of embargo. They really should not be circumventing stuff like this, positive opinions or not. A nice fat settlement should help fund PoE 2 as well. Edited March 23, 201510 yr by Polanski
March 23, 201510 yr mmorpg.com first impressions video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgbMymSal1A dammit... I was relieved towards the end with the absence of spoilers, then the guy called his character something and I immediately recalled a part of the kickstarter video. F***! Edited March 23, 201510 yr by Quillon
March 23, 201510 yr mmorpg.com first impressions video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgbMymSal1A dammit... I was relieved towards the end with the absence of spoilers, then the guy called his character something and I immediately recalled a part of the kickstarter video. F***! Wasn't the you play something called a "watcher" thing spoiled from the pre-KS teaser countdown?
March 24, 201510 yr Yep, I apparently missed that before. Before this I had no idea about anything except for souls playing big part in it.
March 24, 201510 yr Was about to post that. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/03/23/pillars-of-eternity-the-first-half-hour/ "I hope you enjoyed that ... if you didn't, you're wrong ..." All Stop. On Screen.
March 24, 201510 yr RPS had this to say: "But John!” you cry, “I want to watch them to get an idea of whether I want to buy the game!” Ah, well, like I said, I’m not able to tell you at this point if THE GAME IS REALLY GOOD or not. So you’ll just have to continue not knowing if IT’S DEFINITELY WORTH GETTING for a couple more days." Edited March 24, 201510 yr by anameforobsidian
March 24, 201510 yr Haha, I loved that line you quoted aname - I think he's trying to tell us something. Edited March 24, 201510 yr by Freshock My YouTube
March 24, 201510 yr Kotaku's Jason Schreier and Kirk Hamilton like it so far, and go into some depth on the pros and cons. http://kotaku.com/were-really-digging-pillars-of-eternity-1693310820 (warning, mild spoilers) Jason Schreier: Let's get this started: Pillars of Eternity is a stellar video game. Anyone who liked Baldur's Gate, Planescape Torment, Icewind Dale, or any of those other old isometric PC role-playing games will absolutely love Pillars Edited March 24, 201510 yr by DannyBarks
March 25, 201510 yr Pillars of Eternity rewrites the rules... http://www.polygon.com/2015/3/25/8284763/how-pillars-of-eternity-rewrites-the-rules-for-role-playing "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle
March 25, 201510 yr stay away from 4chan, I just accidentally saw spoilers for character arcs and the endgame
March 25, 201510 yr I won't be reading any previews, reviews, impressions, etc. I want to experience the game for myself. After I complete it I may go back and read these.
March 25, 201510 yr stay away from 4chan, I just accidentally saw spoilers for character arcs and the endgame The lesson is to always stay away from 4chan, and just let the hivemind do its thing in the shadows.
March 26, 201510 yr Anybody know if the review embargo lifts at midnight? If so I will at least have some interesting stuff to read while waiting.
March 26, 201510 yr I believe it was stated the embargo ends on midnight PDT. "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle
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