Obsidian Leisure launched Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire simply over seven years in the past, however there hasn’t been any agency information a couple of sequel in that point. If Pillars of Eternity 3 ever occurs, director Josh Sawyer says it’s going to doubtless take some affect from Baldur’s Gate 3.
Sawyer–who directed each of the Pillars of Eternity games–recently steered that that the franchise’s isometric perspective must shift to the 3D model in Baldur’s Gate 3 with a purpose to improve the general presentation of the sport.
“I feel if we did go right into a 3D surroundings, we may patch up one of many issues that is actually missing,” Sawyer instructed Gamepressure (through PC Gamer). “As a result of [Pillars of Eternity 2] is isometric, there is not any sense of top, and the surroundings cannot be that dynamic. Whenever you evaluate it to one thing like [Baldur’s Gate 3], you understand it is such an enormous a part of the enchantment. I feel, sooner or later, I want to see a recreation that used all these Deadfire mechanics, plus extra environmental mechanics, elevation hazards, and dynamic terrain stuff. That may very well be tremendous cool… I feel {that a} third recreation ought to be an isometric 3D with an surroundings extra like Baldur’s Gate 3. It will work.”
In 2020, Sawyer steered that Pillars of Eternity 3 would solely occur if the dev staff have been excited to make it. Obsidian has saved the world alive with Avowed, which takes place in the identical universe because the Pillars of Eternity video games. That title was launched earlier this 12 months.
Sawyer hinted at his follow-up to Pillars of Eternity 2 in 2020, which turned out to be Pentiment. That journey RPG was launched in 2022 and it went on to win a Peabody award.
