[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"similar-games-ken-folletts-the-pillars-of-the-earth":3,"game-ken-folletts-the-pillars-of-the-earth":5},{"similarGames":4},[],{"game":6,"hasUserReviewed":128},{"id":7,"name":8,"summary":9,"cover_image":10,"header_image":11,"trailer_url":12,"release_date":13,"avg_score":14,"igdb_id":15,"slug":16,"steam_app_id":17,"companies":18,"genres":23,"platforms":29,"reviews":34,"coverImage":10,"headerImage":11,"trailerUrl":12,"releaseDate":13,"criticReviewCount":124,"userReviewCount":108,"previewCount":108,"publishers":125,"developers":126,"userReviews":127,"hasUserReviewed":128,"steamAppId":17},111015,"Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth","England, 12th century: Philip the monk becomes Prior of the small abbey of Kingsbridge. At the same time, a boy called Jack is raised by his outlawed mother in the woods. His apprenticeship as a stonemason paves his way to become a great architect. Soon, his steps lead him to Kingsbridge where he will build one of the greatest cathedrals England has ever seen. Aliena and Richard have to survive on their own, after the sibling's father, the Earl of Shiring, has been incarcerated and murdered. Aliena vows to make her brother the rightful heir and Earl of Shiring. Like Jack, their way leads them to Kingsbridge. Aliena puts her expertise as a tradeswoman to good use, supporting the cathedral's construction and falls in love with Jack. But Kingsbridge and its people are in grave danger. Philip's rivals, Bishop Waleran and Wiliam, a vengeful noble rejected by Aliena, see the town and its rise to importance as a thorn in their flesh. They want to see Kingsbridge burn.\n\nThe game-adaption of the world-bestseller \"The Pillars of the Earth\" is the first co-operative project of Daedalic Entertainment and Bastei Lübbe. This game will be more than just complementary media to the book and will instead retell the story in a new, interactive way. A team of about 20 people works to create a multi-platform adaption of this bestseller. The writers are also in contact and co-operation with the Follett Office and Ken Follett himself. Daedalic is the only studio at the time adapting such an epic reading-experience into an interactive format.\n\nThe game itself will be released in 2017, at the same time the third novel of the Kingsbridge-Series will be published. The game will be internationally available for PC, Mac, Linux, PS4, Xbox One and mobile devices.","111015\u002Fken-folletts-the-pillars-of-the-earth-cover.jpg","111015\u002Fken-folletts-the-pillars-of-the-earth-header.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=CewTYloQSt0","2017-08-15",null,19297,"ken-folletts-the-pillars-of-the-earth",234270,[19],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":22},{"name":21},"Daedalic Entertainment",true,[24,25,26,27,28],"Point-and-click","Puzzle","Adventure","Indie","Visual Novel",[30,31,32,33],"PC (Microsoft Windows)","PlayStation 4","Xbox One","Nintendo Switch",[35,51,66,80,95,109],{"id":36,"author":37,"outlet":40,"summary":46,"review_url":47,"review_date":48,"original_score":49,"normalized_score":50},2236639,{"id":38,"name":39},17843,"Sophie Hiner",{"id":41,"logo":42,"name":43,"website_url":44,"score_format":45},158,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPurenintendo.jpeg","Pure Nintendo","https:\u002F\u002Fpurenintendo.com","10","The Pillars of the Earth is a point-and-click adventure game adapted from Ken Follett’s novel of the same name. The game follows multiple narratives while telling the greater story of the building of a grand Gothic Cathedral. But does the story work on the Switch?Read More","https:\u002F\u002Fpurenintendo.com\u002Freview-ken-folletts-the-pillars-of-the-earth-nintendo-switch\u002F","2023-04-03","7.5",75,{"id":52,"author":53,"outlet":56,"summary":61,"review_url":62,"review_date":63,"original_score":64,"normalized_score":65},27384,{"id":54,"name":55},2921,"Blake Hester",{"id":57,"logo":58,"name":59,"website_url":60,"score_format":45},28,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSpot-Logo.jpg","GameSpot","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespot.com","A slowly paced journey through political and personal drama.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespot.com\u002Freviews\u002Fthe-pillars-of-the-earth-review\u002F1900-6416736\u002F","2017-08-17","7.0",70,{"id":67,"author":68,"outlet":71,"summary":77,"review_url":78,"review_date":79,"original_score":76,"normalized_score":14},49164,{"id":69,"name":70},1025,"Philippa Warr",{"id":72,"logo":73,"name":74,"website_url":75,"score_format":76},64,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FRock-Paper-Shotgun-Logo.jpg","Rock Paper Shotgun","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rockpapershotgun.com\u002F","unscored","In terms of where this opening salvo of game leaves me, I'm interested to see how some of the characters progress and wary of others. The latter is because some of the jerks are so clearly going to take their douchebaggery too far and I don't trust historical novels to give people their comeuppance! In terms of where I'm the most emotionally invested, though, I'd say it's actually in the fate of the cathedral. They're so complicated and prone to expense\u002Fdisaster\u002Foverrunning\u002Fall of the above and I really want to know if this one is ever completed!","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rockpapershotgun.com\u002Fken-folletts-the-pillars-of-the-earth-review","2017-08-25",{"id":81,"author":82,"outlet":85,"summary":90,"review_url":91,"review_date":92,"original_score":93,"normalized_score":94},79034,{"id":83,"name":84},4699,"Kyle Foley",{"id":86,"logo":87,"name":88,"website_url":89,"score_format":45},38,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FBut-Why-Tho-Logo.jpg","But Why Tho","https:\u002F\u002Fbutwhytho.net\u002F","Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth is an excellent story set in 12th-century England that brings players an incredibly authentic tale full of intrigue.","https:\u002F\u002Fbutwhytho.net\u002F2023\u002F03\u002Freview-ken-folletts-the-pillars-of-the-earth-is-excellent-on-the-go-switch\u002F","2023-03-07","90",90,{"id":96,"author":97,"outlet":100,"summary":105,"review_url":106,"review_date":63,"original_score":107,"normalized_score":108},103489,{"id":98,"name":99},8997,"Luke Mitchell",{"id":101,"logo":102,"name":103,"website_url":104,"score_format":45},140,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcheckpoint-gaming.jpg","Checkpoint Gaming","https:\u002F\u002Fcheckpointgaming.net\u002F","The Pillars of the Earth may just be one of the trickiest narratives to make into a video game that I’ve come across. Based on Ken Follett’s 1000-page novel of the same name, the video game is a historical fiction that’s set in the 12th century town of Kingsbridge, England. It follows the plight of several characters circling around the main story of building an important cathedral. You might think this doesn’t sound like something that translates well into this medium, and you may be...","https:\u002F\u002Fcheckpointgaming.net\u002Freviews\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fpillars-earth-book-one-review\u002F","Unscored",0,{"id":110,"author":111,"outlet":114,"summary":119,"review_url":120,"review_date":121,"original_score":122,"normalized_score":123},134976,{"id":112,"name":113},11090,"Admir Brkic",{"id":115,"logo":116,"name":117,"website_url":118,"score_format":45},143,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcapsule-computers-logo.jpg","Capsule Computers","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.capsulecomputers.com.au\u002F","Once again, Daedalic has proved that making games with compelling story and gorgeous art is what they do best.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.capsulecomputers.com.au\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Fken-folletts-the-pillars-of-the-earth-review\u002F","2017-08-22","8.5",85,6,[21],[21],[],false]