I really like the core concept of cRPGs and have tried my best getting into them, but being a 19 year old who was introduced just a little too late to the genre I wasn't able to despite many attempts until I played Divinity OS1 & Planescape: Torment.
Here's the thing, I was super interested in buying Pillars 1 when it came out. But bluntly put, it was too costly for me. I did play it briefly through a friend who bought it though and I loved every bit of it. [Especially the visuals and t
With regards to time, my second playthrough clocked in at 198hs, and my latest (which I finished yesterday) at 146hs, also with the added mention that I streamed its entirety and read it all out loud as well as commented on a number of things regarding its lore and ideas, all of which will have likely stretched the duration of the same. For lore specifically I guess it'd be best to use either the wikis or some forums here to read a little deeper into them. Personally I can only really recommend