The Pillars of the Earth
Based on Ken Follett’s world-bestseller, ‘The Pillars of the Earth’ retells the story of the village of Kingsbridge in a whole new interactive way. Play as Jack, Aliena and Philip and change the events of the book through exploration, decision-making and dialogues.
12th century, England: In a time of great poverty and war, a small town begins the construction of a cathedral to claim wealth and security for its people. In their struggle to survive, lives and destinies intertwine. Philip the monk becomes prior of the small abbey of Kingsbridge. At the same time, a boy called Jack is raised in the woods by his outlawed mother. His apprenticeship as a stonemason paves his way to become a gifted master builder. Together with the disgraced noblewoman Aliena, Jack and Philip begin the construction of one of the greatest cathedrals England will ever see.
Features:
- One of the most successful novels of all time, now adapted as a three-part videogame series
- Change events from the novel and influence the fates of its characters
- Follow an epic of war, conspiracies and romance spanning over 30 years
- Three different playable characters: Jack the outsider, Aliena the noblewoman and Philip the monk
- Brings the 12th century to life with over 200 handpainted backgrounds
- Fully animated in a unique 2D style
- Optimized for use with controller and mouse
- Orchestral Soundtrack by the FILMharmonic Orchestra, Prague
- Full voice over in English and German, featuring Glen McCready as Philip, Naomi Sheldon as Aliena and Cody Molko and Alex Jordan as the young and adult Jack
- With a special appearance by Ken Follett as the voice of the Cantor
The Pillars of the Earth Review
Pillars of the earth is similar to Telltale games only it is done in old fashioned traditional point&click style. But there aren’t any puzzles, only story just like in Telltale games. Only this one tells the story better, you get to love the characters and you care about them.
Gameplay basically consists of talking to people and choosing what to say. A little bit of exploration, item collecting, but nothing difficult. So point&click fans may not find this game interesting if they look for puzzles. Puzzles(if you can even call them puzzles) are easy, some require more effort if you go for achievements. This game is about story telling. It’s about religion, war and love. There will be moments when you laugh and there will be moments when you cry. The game also has choices and here these choices have a meaning. Nothing will change drastically, but it’s nice to see something changed in the last chapter because your decision in the first chapter. Really nicely done.
Graphics design is great. Environments are gorgeous, character models are nicely drawn, every place you explore feels like something unique and sometimes you just stare at the screen admiring the beauty. I would prefer hand drawn characters but I’m a realist and I completely understand it would’ve cost a lot of money for developers and we all know good games like this is a niche market. Nevertheless graphics looks really good.
Sound design is another aspect where this game shines. Voice acting is outstanding and voice acting means a lot in such game because you don’t see the faces of the characters so the only way to experience their feelings is through their voices. And of course music, it’s outstanding, it fits every scene very well and create great atmosphere.
I strongly recommend this game to everyone who loves a good story and want to experience an emotional journey. Great graphics, story and sound creates an outstanding mood and makes you relive the story.
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