Pillars of Eternity - on sale for 17.99, down from 45

i've gone back and forth on this game for a long time

I say go for it! I enjoyed it more than I did Tyranny.

do you need the dlc to really get the experience?

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do you need the dlc to really get the experience?

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No it just extends the game for the most part, but they are good though.

Don't give up on it if you aren't immediately pulled in.

I think it took 3 or 4 tries over 6 months before I finally dove in. Then I played it through twice.

Since you have the DLC a couple of things, stay away from Cragholdt until you are into the DLC or you will get wrecked, don't worry about your army until you are into the DLC (you will know what I mean when you get to it), and turn on fast mode and scout everywhere the first time you are there, a lot of hidden goodies to be found, you will need a perception/mechanic character. Also cursor over the whole area to find things to loot, you will know what to look for after playing a little while, it's not a burden to do it.

There are a couple of quests that will bug and you can't complete if the right character isn't in your party when you clear that area and there is one bug that will not let your main be your lockpicker/trap disarmer, I got it on this play through so if you choose to be that then just train another party member to do it. The bug doesn't happen all the them though.

I think I got this game for like $11 on one of those CDKey websites awhile back. Very pretty game, but every minute encounter felt like a boss fight. It takes a lot of its design philosophy from those old infinity engine RPGs both good and bad.

I really regret paying full price for tyranny and blame you. That's what's keeping me from getting Pillars.

How good is wasteland 2?

Wasteland 2 is a solid game. Story wise it doesn't reinvent the wheel, but it does the job and isn't overloaded with fetch quests. The gameplay is fun with stat checks and melee/range options. I'd recommend it if you find it below $25