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Pillars of Eternity 1 releasing on Switch eShop August 8
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I was wondering when this would actually get released. Now if only we had a date for Divinity 2's port.
I should really play this properly. Maybe this will be the time. Bought it on PC and console and only played a few hours before dropping off - not because I didn't enjoy the game just something else came along and never felt the urge to go back. Handheld though...
The PC original has rough technical edges, the console ports weren't flawless, so I imagine it was no trivial task to get this going well enough in Switch. Not surprised it took a while.
Where is the problem here?
The Complete Edition includes all the DLCs so yes.
Since when there is price parity between PC and consoles?
PoE CE was 60 bucks on PS4 and Xbox One as well.
I bought it on PS4 a few months back and maybe got like 20 minutes in. Gonna double dip so I can play it in portable mode.
If I recall XB1 and PS4 versions was also full price at release.
Probably the least good (but still alright) of the recent CRPGs, and I remember the PS4 version controls being a bit unwieldy, but not altogether awful. I wonder if this supports the touchscreen at all.
It's €50 with a €40 early bird discount in Europe.
Games don't port themselves, and getting such a complex Unity game to run well on the Switch is no simple task. Wait for reviews, but assuming they managed to make a decent port here, that's certainly worth the asking price.
I'm personally not sold on the UI they developed for the console versions, it slows it down far too much, but I'll admit it's kind of amazing on some level that you can play a game like this on gamepad controls and still get some enjoyment out of it.
Did they ever backport the improved loading times from Pillars 2 to Pillars 1? That's would be hardest single thing to go back to.
I thought this game felt archaic in ways that felt offputting when I played similar games back in the day. The way the narrative was handled felt a bit low budget to me as well.
It's an odd game in some ways. Way too much lore dumping, and there's really no narrative drive for way too long, the combat is kind of a mess, and it's also kind of, "Here's Baldur's Gate but with Cornwallesque lore." I found it funny the northern dlc is basically a rewrite of the DnD Lost Mines of Phandelver adventure. Yet, i still enjoyed it a lot eventually.
Shadowrun Dragonfall, Wasteland 2, Divinity I all enjoyed more.
20% discount is global. Regular price is 49$/€. So we can stop with the "they're charging $60 for this?" talk now.
they're still not saying/commenting :(
Good to see it coming over. Would have been disappointing to see a narrative heavy series kick off with the sequel on the Switch.
Really need to play my XB1 copy before the CRPG onslaught kicks off later this year.
Really need to play my XB1 copy before the CRPG onslaught kicks off later this year.
Hope they got around the long loading screens for Switch players.
The game got a lot of screen transitions, and the longer you play, the longer the loading screens take. It becomes a pain by the end of the game.
The controls can feel a little clunky at the beginning, but you get used to it after a while.
The story and the soundtrack are amazing.
The game got a lot of screen transitions, and the longer you play, the longer the loading screens take. It becomes a pain by the end of the game.
The controls can feel a little clunky at the beginning, but you get used to it after a while.
The story and the soundtrack are amazing.
Awesome news. Great that both entries will be on the Switch.
Very big. Between the main game and expansions you're looking at a good 60-80 hours.
Very. 60+ hours with the DLC.
Also, some of y'all saying Wasteland 2 or Shadowrun Returns is better than Pillars? C'mon! Pillars 1 is a great game.
Wasteland 2 is worse than PoE, Shadowrun Returns is worse than PoE and Wasteland 2
Shadowrun Returns: Dragonfall is better than PoE. They should bring Dragonfall to Switch with mod support now that Microsoft and Nintendo are buddies.
Ha, I thought that might be the case. PC, Xbox and PS4 are all in the ~14gb range. I expect this will be similar.
I got the eshop page to load (I was having difficulty before). It says 15.8 GB.
I never finished the PC version. I might give this a try, but I'll wait for the hands-on impressions to come out first. I hope it's a solid release from a technical/performance point of view. How are the controls on the other consoles, especially compared to DOS1?
I'm not sure I can deal with the current crop of great Switch releases. Though I am questioning whether I really need this when FE3H has just dropped today.
I'll wait for impressions, I think.
I'll wait for impressions, I think.
Excellent! Been looking to play this game since release and I'm thrilled it's on Switch. How is the new turn-based mode?
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Yeah, in no world are either of those games better than Pillars. D:OS and Dragonfall/Hong Kong are much closer in quality but even then they're completely different experiences.
Loved PoE1 in spite of its flaws enough to finish on Path of the Damned and have been considering doing it again sometime. Hope the Switch port is good so more people get a chance to play it.
Love Shadowrun Returns (specially Dragonfall) and liked the little I played of PoE on PC, but I don't really get the comparisons. I think they're pretty different games?
I'm very interested in playing PoE on Switch, but I'm afraid there are many things that could go wrong with this port. I'll wait for reviews (and probably for a sale too, since I'll be busy with FE Three Houses for a while).
I'm very interested in playing PoE on Switch, but I'm afraid there are many things that could go wrong with this port. I'll wait for reviews (and probably for a sale too, since I'll be busy with FE Three Houses for a while).