Game developer Obsidian returns to their roots with a classic isometric RPG. Remember the days of the original “Fallout”, “Neverwinter Nights” and “Baldur’s Gate”? Well the developer that brought you “Neverwinter Nights 2”, as well as “Fallout New Vegas”, recently released a game that looks like it could have come straight out of the 21st century in all the best ways, funded entirely by Kickstarter.

“Pillars of Eternity” is an isometric RPG. Which really just means it is a top down game where your party is viewed from about a 45 degree angle. Think “Starcraft” or even “Q-Bert”. “Pillars of Eternity” is set in a medieval high-fantasy setting complete with trolls, dragons and magic. In it, you play a character known as a watcher, a person who has become aware of all their past lives, on a quest to stop a thousand year plan, machinated by another watcher, to harness the power of the souls of the dying. Throughout the game, you will meet literally thousands of characters with unique dialogue, much of which is actually voice acted, and form a party of followers with their own unique backstories and conversations who will help you in your endeavors.

One of the main draws of “Pillars” is the depth of gameplay. This isn’t the kind of game you just hop into and play for an hour before work. It’s the kind of game where you bunker down, get some food and snacks, tell your family you love them and prepare to spend literal days of your life playing. Between the incredibly in depth character building process to the novella length stories that unfold, the game has tons of content that will keep you entertained for so long they’ll put your face on a milk carton.

The graphics, while not terribly impressive, are actually quite appealing. The environments have been carefully crafted with a level of detail that you just don’t get in games with higher end graphics simply because it would take too much time.

Gameplay is played in real time with you coordinating your party of up to 5 members in battles with a myriad of different opponents. The game can be paused at any time to queue up commands to be executed when time resumes. Battles can become really intense in this game and the level of difficulty scales up as you progress. Prepare to die often if you play on higher difficulties.

At the end of the day “Pillars of Eternity” delivers exactly what obsidian wanted it to, a classic game made right. There is nothing fancy going on here, there is no gimmick. It’s just a solid game. And it is definitely worth playing. Verdict, buy it if you have a lot of time to spare.