<s>
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
Icewind	O
Dale	O
series	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
of	O
Eora	O
,	O
mainly	O
inside	O
the	O
nation	O
of	O
Dyrwood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
;	O
many	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
world	O
and	O
immersive	O
writing	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
strategic	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
worthy	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
games	O
it	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
two-part	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
The	B-Application
White	I-Application
March	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2015	O
and	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Pillars	B-Device
of	I-Device
Eternity	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Deadfire	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
sees	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
character	O
defined	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Watcher	O
"	O
a	O
person	O
able	O
to	O
see	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
souls	O
of	O
people	O
,	O
viewing	O
the	O
memories	O
of	O
those	O
deceased	O
or	O
communing	O
with	O
those	O
who	O
lingeroperating	O
on	O
role-playing	O
mechanics	O
that	O
include	O
party-based	O
real-time-with-pause	O
tactical	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
fixed	O
isometric	B-Application
viewpoint	O
consisting	O
of	O
3D	O
models	O
against	O
two-dimensional	O
pre-rendered	O
backdrops	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
vein	O
as	O
its	O
spiritual	O
predecessors	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
Icewind	O
Dale	O
,	O
and	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
in	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
focus	O
on	O
a	O
system	O
in	O
which	O
each	O
enemy	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
different	O
defensive	O
stats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
developed	O
in	O
Unity	B-Application
specifically	O
for	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
multiple	O
competing	O
pitches	O
for	O
Pillars	O
of	O
Eternitys	O
storyline	O
within	O
the	O
studio	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
one	O
worked	O
on	O
by	O
Eric	O
Fenstermaker	O
and	O
George	O
Ziets	O
ultimately	O
won	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
Fenstermaker	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
writer	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
,	O
was	O
designated	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lead	O
narrative	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
director	O
of	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
was	O
Justin	O
Bell	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
composed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bell	O
stated	O
he	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
Icewind	O
Dale	O
when	O
composing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Obsidian	O
's	O
webpage	O
began	O
teasing	O
about	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
(	O
entitled	O
"	O
Project	O
X	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
initially	O
was	O
a	O
number	O
4	O
encircled	O
by	O
an	O
Ouroboros	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
surpassed	O
the	O
$1.6	O
million	O
mark	O
five	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
fund-raising	O
began	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
an	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
provided	O
together	O
with	O
a	O
digital	O
rights	O
management-free	O
option	O
through	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
offered	O
to	O
backers	O
who	O
pledged	O
US$165	O
(	O
and	O
above	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
last	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
surpassed	O
Double	B-Application
Fine	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
as	O
Kickstarter	O
's	O
most-funded	O
videogame	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feargus	O
Urquhart	O
,	O
Obsidian	O
's	O
CEO	O
,	O
explained	O
why	O
they	O
chose	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
crowdfunding	O
model	O
for	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
instead	O
of	O
the	O
traditional	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
arrangement	O
:	O
"	O
What	O
Kickstarter	O
does	O
is	O
let	O
us	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
absolutely	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
those	O
great	O
games	O
,	O
since	O
trying	O
to	O
get	O
that	O
funded	O
through	O
a	O
traditional	O
publisher	O
would	O
be	O
next	O
to	O
impossible.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Obsidian	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
inspired	O
by	O
InXile	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
success	O
of	O
using	O
Kickstarter	O
to	O
fund	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Avellone	O
said	O
during	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
announcement	O
that	O
if	O
the	O
campaign	O
were	O
to	O
succeed	O
,	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
would	O
become	O
a	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
Obsidian	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
official	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
,	O
dropping	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Project	B-Application
Eternity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
abandoned	O
by	O
the	O
publisher	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
"	O
leave	O
issues	O
present	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
we	O
are	O
working	O
with	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2023	O
,	O
Sawyer	O
felt	O
that	O
both	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
games	O
were	O
his	O
most	O
compromised	O
works	O
due	O
to	O
crowdfunding	O
backers	O
 '	O
demands	O
for	O
conservative	O
game	O
design	O
instead	O
of	O
implementing	O
his	O
new	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Obsidian	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
went	O
gold	O
,	O
indicating	O
it	O
was	O
being	O
prepared	O
for	O
production	O
and	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
title	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
:	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
release	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
that	O
is	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
two-part	O
expansion	O
,	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
White	I-Application
March	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Obsidian	O
at	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
listed	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
89/100	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escapist	O
wrote	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
caters	O
to	O
a	O
nostalgic	O
fan	O
base	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
"	O
excellent	O
"	O
role-playing	O
game	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
merit	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
isometric	B-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
to	O
come	O
out	O
"	O
in	O
years	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
said	O
that	O
Obsidian	O
made	O
their	O
best	O
game	O
thus	O
far	O
with	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
worthy	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
games	O
it	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Spy	O
lauded	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
masterclass	O
in	O
role-playing	O
game	O
development.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
said	O
that	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
combat	O
is	O
"	O
deep	O
and	O
engaging	O
"	O
;	O
similarly	O
,	O
Metro	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
combat	O
is	O
"	O
highly	O
complex	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
graphics	O
and	O
artwork	O
were	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
higher	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
than	O
older	O
isometric	B-Application
games	O
such	O
as	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
benefits	O
its	O
"	O
gorgeous	O
"	O
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escapist	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
spell	O
effects	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
"	O
quite	O
visually	O
impressive	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
models	O
are	O
an	O
improvement	O
from	O
traditional	O
isometric	B-Application
games	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
are	O
not	O
as	O
impressive	O
as	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
picturesque	O
older	O
titles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
called	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
writing	O
"	O
lovely	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
lack	O
of	O
humor	O
compared	O
with	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
Morte	O
from	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
,	O
called	O
the	O
quests	O
as	O
"	O
fairly	O
stock	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
characters	O
"	O
forgettable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
was	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Obsidian	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
along	O
with	O
possible	O
plans	O
to	O
crowdfund	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
Fig	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
as	O
Pillars	B-Device
of	I-Device
Eternity	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Deadfire	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
8	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
