Here’s the factor: individuals do not speak sufficient about Pillars of Eternity. It’s all ‘New Vegas’ this and ‘KOTOR 2’ that. Those video games are unimaginable, positive, however Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire is an all-time basic of a CRPG, in the event you ask me, whereas PoE1 is a rattling good revival of the style that deserves much more reward than it will get.
I’m not the one one who thinks so, in fact, and in a latest Twitch livestream of Avowed, Obsidian studio design director (and lead on PoE 1 and a couple of) Josh Sawyer chatted about the opportunity of any of us residing to see one other isometric Pillars recreation. Maybe that Pillars: Tactics thought he is mentioned earlier than?
“Pillars: Tactics is a factor that lots of people would really like, lots of people on the studio wish to work on; there are lots of people that like ways video games,” stated Sawyer at 50:51 within the stream. “The problem is determining a scope of it, when it comes to ‘how many individuals’ and ‘what kind of visible high quality are we going for’ and ‘how massive is it.'”
Or, in different phrases, determining “a scope of improvement the place it feels prefer it might really generate profits.” Problem is, you see, “Tactics video games have a really enthusiastic fanbase, however that fanbase shouldn’t be humongous.” It creates a little bit of a dilemma for the devs and their ambitions, the place “It’s kind of like the ground is excessive: like, in the event you make an honest ways recreation, these individuals are gonna purchase it, but when all of them purchase it, it is nonetheless not that many individuals.”
So that makes threading the needle of the sport’s scope in a means that matches what Obsidian needs to make whereas additionally, you understand, turning a revenue, a troublesome prospect. I’ve to surprise, too, what it could take to get Sawyer particularly on board, given he is beforehand stated he’d be up for making some sort of Pillars of Eternity 3, however solely with a Baldur’s Gate 3-size funds. Somehow, I dunno if that may be conducive to a recreation that made monetary sense for Obsidian (although let me be clear: I’m within the ‘give Josh Sawyer as a lot cash as he needs and let him go ham’ camp right here, revenue be damned).
But with Avowed—which is about in the identical universe because the Pillars video games—doing fairly nicely and getting a heat vital response, I’d be shocked if we did not see one thing Pillars-y within the years to return. It may not be the Pillars 3 CRPG of my desires, however somewhat, skunkworks-y ways recreation? I might see that, and I’d be very joyful to get it. During his stream, Sawyer approves an thought from the chat: “Battle Brothers/Pillars of Eternity.” I’d take that. I’d take that eagerly.
