StoppedInTracks
Member
Who cares about 2nd Big City, really?
It's all about Titan's 10th floor aka the Dick Floor :drool
It's all about Titan's 10th floor aka the Dick Floor :drool
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Pillars of Eternity by Obsidian Entertainment (Kickstarter) [Up: Teaser]
- Thread starter duckroll
- Start date
Jibbajabbawockky
Member
I haven't kept up with the latest updates, but did we ever figure out what the green monster badge thing is on the pledge graphics for $50 and up?
We get a pet duckroll
you know what that means - quick save every 20 seconds
(meow)
What. Second big city is amazing!
A conformation of Romances and more companions and we have the game of the forever here.
They said they'll count them once the Kickstarter is over.
Shouldn't we already be in the 10th floor? Or the paypal donations don't count for the mega dungeon?
Meccanical
Member
I'm all for eldritch horrors awaiting at the bottom of dungeons.
StoppedInTracks
Member
That is some cool art, Nirolak.
With PayPal PE is past the $3.4M barrier! Woo!
With PayPal PE is past the $3.4M barrier! Woo!
Meccanical
Member
Now the waiting game starts.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Celebrate good times, come on!
It's a celebration!
...now to wait for damn near 2 years.
It's a celebration!
...now to wait for damn near 2 years.
foobarry81
Member
Awesome! Just $100k to go!
Hahaha! I can't stop watching at this gif...
3.6 million goal - Project Eternity turns into a FPS.
3.7 million goal - The previous goal is revoked.
Mister_Bubbles
Member
Woohoo, 3.3! Kickstarter still blows my mind.
Awesome! Just $100k to go!
I hope that as a "Thank You" video they record themselves doing exactly that, with suits.
Epic moment for the history!
I will add 20$ for the Expansion for a total of 180$ (lol).
3.8 - Visceral Combat
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
And they have the writing chops to make eldritch horror work.
TheBaronOfNA
Banned
Backed.
3.9 - Dragon Age 3
Probably BG2. PS:T isn't really a huge influence on this game.
It depends on whether you're after story, combat, or both even if it doesn't excel as much in an individual category as a game that really highlights just one.
For comprehensive, I'd suggest Baldur's Gate 2.
I don't think you'll get just one answer to that.
Though probably most people will say either BG2 or PST, and fewer IWD2.
And those saying PST will be right.
To my everlasting chagrin :~(
My answer was based on "which is the best game to play to get something which should be a good comparison to the sort of game Project Eternity is" though. BG2, IWD2, and PS:T are 3 very different IE games which probably can't be compared fairly in a direct way. But BG2 is probably the closest to what they're going for here.
foobarry81
Member
You get a Kickstarter in game pet. A pet duckroll basically (as a fellow GAF'er said in here before)
I have this feeling like you're biased. I'm not sure why...
That's true, but I also think the difference isn't that great... Between PS:T and BG2, at least. They're both good for mostly the same reasons. IWD2 is a very different story because it's much more Hack n' Slashy.
Imp the Dimp
Member
Baldur's Gate 2 gameplay with Avallone writing, eh? What're you guys complaining about again?
Avellone still seems to be keen on the idea of a spiritual sequel. He was even talking about it ~two weeks before Project Eternity was launched.
This game looks like it's going to be excellent but I'd still like to see him go off the rails with a crazy scenario.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
i figure PE will be an amalgam of the three games.
Mister_Bubbles
Member
Too early to tell on that front, surely. The PS:T influences will be the story, writing, characterisation and interaction, none of which they've been able to talk about as yet - they've been covering mechanics, combat and setting, which are the Baldur's Gate-y things, and a bit more easy to discuss at this early stage. We're already seeing some PS:T style themes being raised in the lore updates so far, but no doubt Torment's influence will be felt more in later stages of development.
Personal take.
Planescape is the best for characters, plot, dialogue, narrative and setting.
Icewind Dale is the best for combat and dungeon crawling.
Baldur's Gate is the most well rounded. It is also epic in a way not many games can claim.
I would pick PS:T if you put a gun in my head, but I would miss aspects of the other two.
Peter Bazooka
Banned
I'm in for the $165 digital tier. For the amount of entertainment that Obisidian's games have provided me that ain't nothing.
Ditto, but I'm not complaining about what we're getting here. It seems almost impossible that this game will be anything short of amazing. Not to mention apparently quite large in scope and packed with content.
Maybe they can take the expansion into a Tormentier direction, MotB-style.
Ditto, but I'm not complaining about what we're getting here. It seems almost impossible that this game will be anything short of amazing. Not to mention apparently quite large in scope and packed with content.
Maybe they can take the expansion into a Tormentier direction, MotB-style.
At the end of Project Eternity, the player becomes a god. What sort of god you become depends on how you have played the game and your impact on the world itself. The expansion is a god-realm campaign.
DO IT OBSIDIAN!
I said it before and I'll say it again - PS:T may win in plot and setting, but the quests and characters in BG2 are much more interesting and well done (as befitting a newer game.) Doesn't mean they're bad in PS:T, I just think it's not a clear winner. Plus, Watcher's Keep can give both Icewind Dales a fight for their money. I really think BG2 and PS:T stand side by side as the peak of the genre, it's very very hard to declare one a better game, but BG2 tends to be more communicative and accessible (which is probably why Obsidian chose it as their inspiration.)