SummaryPillars of Eternity: The White March - Part I is a sprawling expansion pack with hours of gameplay integrated into the main adventure. Along with the new quests and area content, the add-on includes additions of Player Party AI and Enhanced Enemy AI.
Rated Mfor Mature
Developer:Obsidian Entertainment
Pillars of Eternity: The White March - Part 1
Released On:
Aug 25, 2015
Metascore
Generally Favorable
76
User score
Generally Favorable
8.3
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
76
64% Positive
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Aug 28, 2015
92
One might feel a bit "bummed out" by the episodic nature of the expansion (with Part II expected to come out in the winter, no less), but the fact remains that The White March - Part I is an excellent addition all-in-all, providing us with quality content that expands on what we already loved about the core game.
Aug 30, 2015
86
The White March improves the game in some areas and offers an interesting story, but it may disappoint veteran players.
User score
Generally Favorable
8.3
82% Positive
119 Ratings
119 Ratings
12% Mixed
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17 Ratings
7% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
Mar 4, 2016
10
The encounters have been stepped up in this DLC and require even more tactical planning to succeed. A real step up and since the 3.0 update this game is a masterpiece of design, depth, and accessibility. You'll see a small handful of bad reviews, these are from a few die hards who preferred the cheesable builds of Baldur's Gate, who preferred reloading because the web trap wasn't detected, reload because their fighter got nuked by a spell, pre-buff, pre-buff, pre-buff, and oh, you can rest as much as you like, which means resting all the time. These people are wrong, Baldur's Gate series was great, but Pillars is so much better, there is no contest. If you have any inclination towards this kind of CRPG then buy it and the expansion content, you will not regret it. It is 100% worth full price.
Feb 16, 2016
10
-Beautiful new locations -Great atmosphere and graphics -Two new interesting companions -More combat, less story (combined with main game is not bad) -Old school cRPG, and more...10/10 !!! -Up the Obsidian......
Sep 16, 2015
81
Albeit lacking in story, White March Part 1 offers a plethora of new content in items, combat and character customization.
Sep 15, 2015
70
The White March Part I adds another twenty hours or so of content, and has the same polish present in Pillars. The biggest criticism is its awkward insertion into the main game, feeling more like an unnecessary addition than an essential piece of Eora’s canon.
Sep 10, 2015
60
Even though it gives you a chance to revisit one of the best RPGs in years, The White March Part 1 ultimately feels like a missed opportunity to expand that greatness into new territory.
Mar 28, 2025
9
A lot of fun and amazing side quests. The main story was really engaging and exciting, especially towards the end. One of my favorite DLC's of all time for sure.
Dec 16, 2020
9
The White March 1 is even better than the main game: better dialogues, more fleshed out NPCs, beautiful scenery. Great!
Nov 12, 2016
7
Don't get me wrong, this is very good expansion, but considering that developers splited it up in 2 parts and sold both at full price I have to give it a lower score.
Jul 2, 2016
7
Not bad, but it's really short and not very challenging even if you enable high level encounters. Also, I'm not a fan of the "let's release half an expansion now and half later" thing. The addition of soulbound weapons is a fantastic feature, though.
Oct 12, 2016
3
The game itself was fine, and is the second best of it's ilk to come along since all those old Infinity Engine games. Visually I liked it, sound was fine and the party system was fine. Quests and story? Fine. What's wrong with it? Minus a few points for very poor encounter design & planning in certain locations. Minus a zillion points for there *still* being serious bugs (e.g. entire character inventory disappears).
