Looking at "Pillars of Eternity" it looks like a bit of a step back. While I like the artistic style, the whole thing just looks very dated. They're definitely

Looking at "Pillars of Eternity" it looks like a bit of a step back. While I like the artistic style, the whole thing just looks very dated. They're definitely going for the nostalgic demographic here. I think what bothers me the most is the relative lack of interactivity with the environment. There is some lighting things that looks kinda neat, and some water level stuff... but it seems limited. It just looks like a polished Diablo/Baldur's Gate clone. That being said, I think if the game has a great story then that may be good enough. Though honestly - there really should be a tool like RPG maker so that amateurs can implement their stories in a game using a simple drop and drop UI with maybe some very simple scripting