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Ten years later, Pillars of Eternity is getting a turn-based combat mode


It's been exactly ten years since Pillars of Eternity thundered out into the world, and developer Obsidian Entertainmen…

It's been exactly ten years since Pillars of Eternity thundered out into the world, and developer Obsidian Entertainment is celebrating the occasion with a new patch and the announcement it'll be adding turn-based combat to the acclaimed old-school RPG. It's also released a brand-new Pillars of Eternity update - officially titled Patch 1.3.8.0.87535 - promising a "wide range of fixes and improvements across visuals, combat, quests, and more" that the studio says should make the experience "a little smoother". "It's an RPG with design firmly rooted in nostalgia, but one that absolutely doesn't rely on it to be enjoyable today," Eurogamer contributor Richard Cobbett said of Pillars of Eternity in his Recommended review ten years ago.

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