I'm interested now!
so, when we will get your impressions?
It most certainly will... oh well, I'll buy it on Origin, I'm still bitter that EA bought Popcap. I need to get Garden Warfare too.
Well STFU is a day one, again, for me. I might cobble something together and if MRORANGE doens't have a head fit by asking him to include it in the Recommendations part of the OP (because this isn't the second time I've done it this month) I'll post a quick overview of the game, a brief synopsis of the plot and how the game mechanics make it something a little different than most will expect.
As to Pillars of Eternity impressions, well I've only played about 20 mins this morning so will be a while yet. According to the latest update the beta is all side content so not to spoil the main quest or story. It's meant to be 3-5 hours worth of content with I think 3 quests and a portion of the world off to the side to explore. There is an inn in the area I started in which was one of the backer inn's and a few other little tidbits to go and have a look at.
You have a stock party but you are given freedom to roll your character as you would in the full game. So when I've sunk some time into it and can give a more thorough view on it I'll post something here.
Well I find it odd that Peggle 2 is on consoles first. I guess this is the generation of exclusives and all. I would have thought Peggle, although it sold by the truck load, would have most of it's audience on mobile and PC's (browser players mainly). Be interesting to see how that works out for them.
It's ok, I got the competition in the bag. Also it's quite funny how the only games I have on Uplay are free games I've gotten. Same goes for Origin too. Honestly I really rather not even deal with steam, but it is what I got to put up with now that I'm locked in. I prefer to play my games without having to launch any client.
Doesn't matter I was going to buy it the moment a store page comes up anyway
Most of the stuff sold on Uplay that isn't legacy titles or Ubisoft published games gives you keys for the service they are on (so Steam keys for Steamworks games and Origin keys for EA stuff). Makes you wonder if they want to compete as a service or just want to be a storefront for others.
How does it look compared to Divinity OS? I've seen some videos of Eternity and it doesn't seem to look that good but since yous ay it looks better in reality...
It's a bit hard to directly compare the two while Divinity OS is rendered in full 3D and has some great environmental art it's really it's own thing. The character designs have a kind of sculpted appearance and the world itself feels like something you'd see in a tabletop game (haven't had my 3D monitor hooked up in ages but I'd imagine it would look great in 3D and have the same 'reach out and grab it' appeal like some RTS games like Dawn of War and C&C).
Pillars of Eternity though is exactly what you'd expect of the old Infinity Engine games like Baldur's Gate, Torment, Icewind Dale as well as other 2D isometric games from the past. Backgrounds are prerendered in 2D and have some elements that animated whereas characters, NPC's and adversaries are rendered in 3D. Though the massive resolution boost really is something that didn't come across in any videos or ever released screenshots before. Every single stream I've seen (which was only recently as I wanted to stay away from spoilers but hey in for a penny, in for a pound) the world looked flat and due to how compressed the video are they didn't let the artwork shine as it does seeing it direct on my screen. The detail to even cobbled pathways is immense but with all the added animations to things like rivers flowing, smoke bellowing out of chimneys, some elements like water wheels turning it feels like a matte painting that has come to life.
They both do wonderful things with they way the worlds are crafted but I've got plenty of nostalgia for old isometrics CRPGs that Pillars is faithful to how the older games looked but really added an extra dimension with the added fidelity and interactivity of the world.
Hahaha. On a serious note if you haven't thought about picking these two up the UK Legislation for Driving Tests changes so often these applications are out of date quite frequently. There's a massive stock of the 6th editions going for a £1 in a supermarket by me that are next to useless so who knows if these will get pulled and replaced.
