Pillars and 4x Aplenty!

I'm still alive!  All my efforts have been directed towards work lately, so I have not been in the mood to write.  I'm still playing games when I get a chance though.  Just not so much lately since the wife has been out of town and I'm acting as a single father.

Pillars of Eternity.  I just finished the first act.  It's still pretty awesome.

Star Ruler 2.  A new 4x game I picked up.  Sadly, one of the main screens is giving me motion sickness so I can't really play.  There is a spinning planet behind some text which just gets to me.  I love 2015.  The developer maintains an IRC channel, so I popped in and just asked him if anything can be done.  He's going to put an option in to disable it in the next patch.  How awesome is that?

StarDrive 2.  Another 4x game came out, two in a month?  Crazy.  I picked this one up too, as I can't play Star Ruler 2 at the moment.  It's really good so far.  Very polished with an excellent UI.  I haven't gotten too far yet, as I've restarted at least 5 times.  But I finally figured out how things work so this save might actually get played for a while.

Star Trek Online.  I still log in regularly to DOFF and R&D,  but just have not put much time into doing missions lately.  Too many distractions.

SWTOR.  3.2 is coming up soon, which means a new planet/story.  I really need to get that half level so I hit the cap.

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Buy Pillars of Eternity?

Yes, probably.  I spent about 4.5 hours in the game yesterday, thanks to vacation I was forced to use or lose.  So far, it is an excellent game.  There is really a lot to it, so if you are thinking of buying it, ask yourself the following.  If you answer yes to any, you should probably pick it up.

Do you like RPG's?  I'm not talking about pseudo-rpg's that just have some leveling and a few skills.  I'm talking about deep leveling and tons of options.

Do you like to read?  There are voice overs, but there is also a heck of a lot of text to read.

Do you like long games?  While I am not sure about replay value, I'm hearing 60+ hours to finish the game.

Do you like to die?  There are a number of options when it comes to difficulty.  I've probably died 6 times on Normal so far.  You can't faceroll yourself through everything.  Remember to save often!

Do you like a good story?  Obsidian built a detailed and rich world full of lore and stories.  I mean there are a lot of stories, even if some are just a few paragraphs.

So far, it has been well worth the $45.

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