Review RPG Codex Review: Pillars of Eternity - By Vault Dweller and the Spirit of Grunker

[ROARRR]

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I

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do

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write it myself

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sometimes

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The decline is real

A shame that is!

 

[Volrath]

DOS is a cool game.

explain

Playing it would be an explanation on itself.

 

[Jagged Appliance]

People wondering why D:OS outsold PoE should also consider the jewtubers.

Do you have a source for these actual sales numbers?

If I turn around would you be so kind as to pull them out of my ass for me? They're hard to reach.

 

[Tigranes]

Remember, sales is proof of quality when games you hate don't sell well, while it is just proof of the stupidity of the masses when skyrim sells 10 billion

Well it's not the same thing, Skyrim is an AAA game while PoE and D:OS arguably belong to the same niche. D:OS has some shit that appeals to mass market though, like the WoW visual style and Co-Op so hard to say.

Agreed that the games are comparable, but nobody's doing any intelligent comparisons. It's always "I love DOS, why didn't it sell as much as POE? OMG fucking stupid people" or "I love DOS and its way better than POE that's why it sold more".

When a Codexer ignores sales and insists the opinions of the masses never have anything to do with the quality of the game, I can respect that.
When a Codexer selectively applies sales numbers, they just show they don't have the balls to stand up for a game with their own opinion, they think they need the support of the masses.

 

[Sensuki]

When a Codexer selectively applies sales numbers, they just show they don't have the balls to stand up for a game with their own opinion, they think they need the support of the masses.

Roguey.

 

[tuluse]

Sales usually reflect polish, moment-to-moment gameplay, and being able to feed the right player fantasy. I think generally, codexian tastes simply don't care about polish, and is very tolerant of poor moment-to-moment gameplay in exchange for bigger picture elements.

 

[Sensuki]

Those things are all good/great but they don't do much if the game's content/systems aren't very good.

 

[Irenaeus II]

The fuck did Roguey do that got ya'll so damn salty? Is he that much of a vicious PoEdrone?

Are you new around these parts?

 

[ROARRR]

What is a CUCK and why did Sensuki get this tag ?

 

[Sordid MCA/Prosper Hybryd]

The fuck did Roguey do that got ya'll so damn salty? Is he that much of a vicious PoEdrone?

(S)he is just a rare person on this forum who often has a point and is good with facts, quotes and figures. It drives others mad.

 

[Sensuki]

What is a CUCK and why did Sensuki get this tag ?

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...pillars-of-eternity-propaganda-review.100012/

 

[Ulrox]

What is a CUCK and why did Sensuki get this tag ?

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...pillars-of-eternity-propaganda-review.100012/

Sensuki, the codex appears to be changing you, as DU's location says :"
Look into the Codex and the Codex looks into you"


You should be careful with how much you "want" the codex to change you.

 

[Cowboy Moment]

Sales usually reflect polish, moment-to-moment gameplay, and being able to feed the right player fantasy. I think generally, codexian tastes simply don't care about polish, and is very tolerant of poor moment-to-moment gameplay in exchange for bigger picture elements.

I think that's too much of a generalization. We have, after all, collectively voted D:OS as the best RPG of 2014, a game with a lot of polish, great moment-to-moment gameplay, but a fairly underwhelming "big picture".

Looking at the Top70, I'd say that, compared to the general public, the Codex is more willing to forgive subpar aspects of a game if it makes up for them with greatness elsewhere. The list doesn't have a lot of "good at everything" games.

The fuck did Roguey do that got ya'll so damn salty? Is he that much of a vicious PoEdrone?

Are you new around these parts?

To quote people passive-aggressively shitting on my posts, " Joined: Oct 7, 2014 "

That's not passive-aggressive bro, just dismissive. If someone actually bothers to properly shit on a post of yours, you will know, and it won't be passive at all.

 

[FeelTheRads]

(S)he is just a rare person on this forum who often has a point and is good with facts, quotes and figures.

All of the above are lies.

 

[Sensuki]

Nah, Roguey is good with quotes. Sometimes applies them with a bit of a stretch of relevance though.

 

[Roguey]

When a Codexer selectively applies sales numbers, they just show they don't have the balls to stand up for a game with their own opinion, they think they need the support of the masses.

Roguey.

That isn't what I do at all. Context is everything.

 

[Blaine]

This review is clearly the true and proper Codex review of PoE, in no small part because it sets forth this immutable fact:

RTwP is flawed by default.

I cannot take seriously any review which fails to presuppose such an essential fact or, even more incredibly, dares to refute its immutability.

 

[Excidium II]

I love that section

RTWP is shit and here's why!

POE combat mechanics are amazing and Sawyer did a brilliant job, you will take my word for it

Truly the review the codex deserves

 

[Sensuki]

Still waiting on Sensuki's review.

You'll be waiting forever, because I'm not going to do one.

 

[Excidium II]

People really want PoE to be reviewed 7 times. At least wait for expansion, then you have new content and all the balance passes so far to consider if the game is worth revisiting

 

[tyrannosaurus rex]

I would point out the 4 million dollars was an opportunity to get ahead and save something for the future, provided they have other work going on at the same time.

I believe it was nothing but a bridge to last until the next publishers' payment/contract.

But you could have just spewed this accusation in the review then.

 

[Mustawd]

Still waiting on Sensuki's review.

You'll be waiting forever, because I'm not going to do one.

It's ok. I'm still waiting on Grimoire to come out. I'm sure your review will come out right before that.

 

[Sabin Rene Figaro]

Good review, I agree with most of it.

Pillars of Eternity is still easily the best CRPG released in the past decade, though. When you're famished for food, anything above mediocrity will do.

 

[Mustawd]

Good review, I agree with most of it.

Pillars of Eternity is still easily the best CRPG released in the past decade, though. When you're famished for food, anything above mediocrity will do.

Joined: 6/23/15

There is no darkness but ignorance.
-William Shakespeare

 

[Sabin Rene Figaro]

Joined: 6/23/15

“I hate quotations. Tell me what you know." - Ralph Waldo Emerson