Man the game looks really cool, but I just can't enjoy an ARPG that is not based around a client/server system like Diablo 2 & Path of Exile. Otherwise I end up playing to finish it and put it away because loot can just be generated on your machine.
Will still pick this up once it goes gold for a play-through though, looks great.
Just for the setting I'm sure this game will be among the best.
And look at the dev team, can't complain.
Art direction is looking awesome and the fact that it's based on the Titan Quest class/skill system I have nothing to say other than HELL YEAH!
My day off work tomorrow will be like my original pre-order...Legen...wait for it...DARY!
I've tried playing TL2 with a friend of mine using their client-client system and it's consistently lagging and desyncing. I wonder if this is better? I'm looking for a good ARPG and while PoE is fun I lost interest in playing it for some reason. I loved Titan Quest so maybe I'll buy into the Alpha.
Played about 30 minutes. Absolutely no issues so far other than a missing cursor when you click on the box for naming your character and facing the wrong way after entering a cave.
Played about 30 minutes. Absolutely no issues so far other than a missing cursor when you click on the box for naming your character and facing the wrong way after entering a cave.
I feel a little OP right now, so hopefully the difficulty gets turned up soon. Very much a Titan Quest feel to this game. Graphics are not cartoony like TL2 (which I do like, btw). Animation of gibs varies and is pretty good - limbs come flying off, heads get shot off, bodies explode. No graphic anomolies yet and I have everything turned up, pretty much, on a 680Ti.
BTW, anyone considering the Alpha should note that the Alpha is about 1/3 of the game.
How long is 1/3 of the game; also have you tried incredible adventure of van hesling - if so can you compare grim dawn to it ?
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I've already prepurchase grim dawn but not alpha - but i was pretty impressed with van hesling which reminded a bit of titan quest but slightly more rpgish (I was not a big fan of torchlight 2 as I found it stale after i completed the game once - where titan quest I played quite a few times end to end but had wish it was closer to van hesling quality - now that I've started van hesling).
How long is 1/3 of the game; also have you tried incredible adventure of van hesling - if so can you compare grim dawn to it ?
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I've already prepurchase grim dawn but not alpha - but i was pretty impressed with van hesling which reminded a bit of titan quest but slightly more rpgish (I was not a big fan of torchlight 2 as I found it stale after i completed the game once - where titan quest I played quite a few times end to end but had wish it was closer to van hesling quality - now that I've started van hesling).
Haven't played Van Helsing and quit honestly never heard of it. Only played about 45 minutes and then had to go do something so not sure how long 1/3 is. Grim Dawn forums may have your answer.
Edit: Took one guy apparently 19 hours to get through the Alpha.
also, looks like monsters use a hybrid scaling modifier to your level and you have to restart at the beginning of an area if you get killed.
Unfortunately I was broke when the kickstarter was running. Is there or will there be any way to pay to enter the alpha/beta stage?
I'm really intrigued by Van Helsing. Gameplay wise it look really cool but generally i'm turned down by "franchise" games and especially games that impose you one character to play.
How is it?