Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition Reviews
Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition is a must-have for every fan of the genre, especially the oldschool kind. Developer delivered amazing atmosphere, engaging gameplay for dozens of hours and interesting story with many sideplots. Unfortunatly, all of this comes with long loading screens.
Review in Polish | Read full review
The outstanding classic-style RPG Pillars of Eternity makes a surprisingly virtuosic transition to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 with the Complete Edition, bringing both systems all of the content that's been released on the PC version so far. For an RPG of its complexity, it's surprising how pleasingly intuitive its gamepad control scheme is, and its easily legible text makes it feel just as good to play from the couch as from a desk. It's a memorable experience that suffers from only a few technical hiccups, most significantly its long and frequent loading times.
Pillars of Eternity can once again convince you with 100 hours full of gripping story, challenging battles and tough decisions.
Review in German | Read full review
A game that will know how to reward those players who decide to invest time in immersing themselves in the history and to be carried away by mechanics with which Obsidian has distilled the essence of the classic occidental RPGs.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
A surprisingly good port of a purposefully old school computer role-player, that proves even the most PC of games can work on consoles.
One of the best RPGs of the recent years finally lands on consoles, with a new (and mostly good) UI and both of the expansions bundled in, and, even after more than two years, can still be a very good choice for all the role playing games aficionados on both Ps4 and Xbox One.
Review in Italian | Read full review
I’ll keep it brief, Pillars of Eternity is a masterful love letter to old school RPGs, making it an absolute must buy for adventure connoisseurs.
Despite the long load screens, I enjoyed my time with Pillars of Eternity, and look forward to continuing my journey through Eora. The setting and characters are wonderful, and anyone looking for a meaty, densely plotted RPG will find a lot to like. Simply put, games like this rarely get made, and seeing one on a console is like finding a unicorn egg in your cornflakes. If you have any interest in a playing a game like Baldur's Gate or Planescape: Torment again, you'd be doing yourself a disservice not picking this one up.
Pillars of Eternity is a title born on PC, and in some ways this conversion denounces its genesis: the interface and the summary menus are complex enough to metabolize, and the adaptation work could have been more careful, at least on this front. On the other hand, the control system has some good ideas, and after making the callus in less than a handful of hours, even the most inflexible players will be able to easily enjoy this great CRPG.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Overall, Pillars of Eternity is an excellent old-fashioned role-playing game, very deep, long-lived and – fortunately – transported almost painlessly on PlayStation 4. It is a tribute to a way of making role-playing games perhaps a little too old school, which maybe will turn up their noses at those who do not even take the pad in hand without being in front of an infinity of polygons, but who will be able to conquer - with good probability - the adventurers looking for something more substantial.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Pillars of Eternity is a great addition to the RPG genre while adding its own uniqueness. With the world looking gorgeous, and the story is top notch, with a wide cast of interesting characters it's hard to imagine this game as not being a classic but the console port does come with its flaws just like the PC version.
Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition is a heavyweight and can be considered a current genre reference. It is as simple as that, without beating about the bush. The enormous success and the popularity with the fans has ensured that the successor was financed just as record-breakingly and will surely be just as successful. The guys from Obsidian, who were considered the continuation pros for a long time, have shown what they can do with Pillars of Eternity. It carries the great classics like Baldur's Gate 2 in front of it, takes over strengths from there and yet brings an incredible amount of its own to not be stamped as a copy - quite the opposite. The adaption to the consoles has been successful so that you can reach more players with this masterpiece. The balancing act between modernity and nostalgia is impressively successful. Impressed already 2015 on the PC and can also the second look in 2017 on console just as convincing. Interested players will find the Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition both as a physical retail version (distributed by 505 games) at the retailer of their choice, as well as the digital version in PlayStation Store (directly distributed by Obsidian) at a price of currently about 50 euros. This is absolutely justified, considering the two included expansions, the enormous game scope (playing time easily between 50-80 hours depending on the joy of exploration) and the successful revision for the consoles. If you also consider the total playing time of about 60 to 80 hours, depending on how extensively you deal with the game world and how much you do side tasks, Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition is really worth its purchase price.
Review in German | Read full review
It is a title to enjoy it with tranquility and dedicate time to it. In any case, we are facing a role-playing game with capital letters, real role with infinite possibilities and I can not stop recommending that you give this jewel of Obsidian chance.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition on PlayStation 4 is, with no doubt in my mind, the best console port of a classic-style isometric RPG that has been seen in years. Brilliant use of the controller in place of a keyboard and mouse tie in together with the gorgeous effects, compelling storylines, incredible performance and challenging though oh-so-rewarding combat to deliver a masterpiece to the millions of console owners the world over. Originally released on PC in March 2015 after an incredibly successful Kickstarter the year prior, Pillars of Eternity final makes its triumphant entrance on consoles and it is glorious.
Pillars of Eternity is an elegant, beautiful, well-written piece of craftsmanship; it's proof that if we really want to, we can go back, but what we see there can't deliver on our fantasy.
In the same fashion as classic isometric RPGs like Baldur's Gate, a new title has established itself as a top notch experience. Following a story of torment, hatred, suffering, loss of hope, and the courage to fight back against what is wrong in the world, there is an adventure here for everyone to love. With roughly 100 hours, gorgeous environments, customizable party options, and more, this is a must buy for any RPG fan looking for the next best thing.
Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition offers a massive and valuable content. thanks to its extraordinary writing and deep role-playing elements, everyone can enjoy the rich and detailed world of Eora. But unfortunately the long and numerous load times, low frame rate and weak companion AI, prevents the game to reach its full potential on consoles
Review in Persian | Read full review
A fantastically grim fantasy experience slightly soured by porting issues.
Not for everyone but if you can see past its issues, herein lies a phenomenal old school RPG.
A huge title, rich in content and made playable on consoles in an almost miraculous way. Knowing that you always have the vast world of Eora in your pocket and that you can also play short sessions thanks to the portability of Nintendo Switch is no small added value, the interface is clear and readable despite the size of the screen and feeling part of the adventure, especially for lovers of role-playing games, is instantaneous.
Review in Italian | Read full review