Pillars of Eternity Retrospective - best CRPG ever?
Channel: Sir__Vain
Date: 2024-03-11

Before Baldur's Gate 3 there was another game that fought for the revival of the CRPG genre. Let's dive into what made Pillars of Eternity so special.

00:00 Intro
01:42 The Soul in Eora
03:40 An Explanation of the Soul
04:35 SPOILER: The Gods of Eora
07:40 The Soul and the People
09:40 The Soul of a Game
10:58 Josh Sawyer about the Soul
11:35 Retrospective continues
12:42 SPOILER: The Engwithians
14:40 Conclusion

Sources:
Looking Back and Moving Forward with Pillars of Eternity (GDC Europe 2016 session): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0RW3upLoJI


Pillars of Eternity sells 500k copies: https://www.eurogamer.net/pillars-of-eternity-sells-500k-copies

Josh Sawyer: 'The most compromised games I worked on were Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2':  https://www.pcgamer.com/josh-sawyer-the-most-compromised-games-i-worked-on-were-pillars-of-eternity-1-and-2/



Attributions:
River Video by Kelly : https://www.pexels.com/video/rocky-river-flowing-in-slow-motion-4174012/ 
River Video by Kelly : https://www.pexels.com/video/a-river-flowing-through-a-bed-of-rocks-2536758/