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Cake day: June 9th, 2023

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  • I have mixed feelings after seeing this trailer. Pillars of Eternity is one of my favorite games and I especially love the world and the lore, so of course I’m incredibly interested. But the combat looked a bit clunky and dated. I am curious to see the rest of the character building and systems behind the direct combat, like skill trees and items. And I know this isn’t directly a PoE game, just one set in the same world, but I hope there is some form of party system or something, as I felt the interactions between party members and their backstory quests were such a big part of what made the world special.









  • I’m totally the opposite. I never much cared for tropical environments. I do like the Far Cry games, though. The gunplay feels good and the gameplay loop is enjoyable for a few dozen hours every couple of years. I think my biggest dislike of the series in general is the mystical hallucination bits that seem to always be present. Obviously the games aren’t realistic in general, but those moments always take me out of the game. I haven’t played 6 yet, so maybe they aren’t present.


  • The story can be convoluted, admittedly. Pillars of Eternity II added a dedicated turn-based mode for the combat and also added a few QoL changes, my favorite being that spell usage is reset between combat, rather than requiring you to rest. That said, I think the story is a bit weaker, but that may be because I’ve never really been interested in Caribbean settings or pirate themes.