re: Pillars of Eternity discussion thread (so Breesus doesn't go postal)

I'm about an hour in and it is everything I've been hoping for. It's a great deal like the old Baulder's Gate/Icewind Dale games, but with a much more lenient combat system.
The small interludes between scenes are fantastic as well.
The writing is on par with Dragon Age so far.
The sound design is marvelous.
The scenery is great.
The character creation really makes you think about how and who you want to play as giving a great detailed account of everything that you are choosing from.

I'm currently playing as a Monk Death Godlike and its fun as hell.