Titan Quest II

Loved TQ1 for the visuals and the small bits of mythology weaved into the story. TQ2 is still rough and could do with more items but the bones are there for a great game if you loved TQ1. So far I love it but due to the lack of items it's mostly a "play through the story so far and wait for updates" kinda deal while I try out other masteries. If you liked TQ1 you'll like this one even in early access.

Crash! Crash! Crash!!! Crash every 15 min.

Titan Quest II is, so far, everything I'd hoped for in a TQ sequel: - Gorgeous visuals - An actual character creator - A more interesting skill tree - Maps that are fun to explore and full of secrets - A narrative that stands on its own legs and serves as more than just a barebones excuse to point the player in a direction (TQ:AE, I love you, but even Diablo 2 had more of a narrative) - Satisfying combat that's better than the first game, but doesn't devolve into a v-effects splatterfest like Diablo 4 Titan Quest 2 has delivered on all of the above and more. What I'm most impressed with (and what's kept me coming back for multiple playthroughs during EA) is the map design. The map design is brilliant. Initially, I'd been afraid that Titan Quest 2 would be a very fancy greek vase: pretty to look at, but hollow inside. Not so. The maps are massive and intricate. There are secrets -everywhere-. I'm actually excited to complete the entire map, because I never know when a tiny undiscovered sliver of a pathway on the map leads to something like a giant turtle that sends me on a series of quests. Just this most recent playthrough, I realized I'd forgotten to talk to a specific key NPC after a 3-part side-quest, and when I went back to find that NPC, I discovered that in my absence, she'd gotten sick and there was a 4th part to the quest that I'd never discovered before. Every other isometric action game, exploring the map is a chore. In TQ2, it's a delight. With... one caveat. As others have mentioned, the loot still needs work. It's better than it was at launch, and there are more meaningful gear affixes now, but just today I did a quest wherein I freed an ex-pirate, and she told me where her "treasure stash" was. And when I uncovered her treasure stash... a single common item fell out. That was it. This is a common issue. Some of the bigger side quests have guaranteed epic drops, but I can count those on 2 hands. It feels bad to discover some hidden away secret chest or hyped-up treasure stash, only for it to spit out a common or magic item. You can only do these quests once-- why not guarantee at least an infrequent drop? I would feel much more rewarded and excited if my thoroughness completing the map resulted in higher rarity gear, even if none of it ended up being usable for my build. That said, other reviewers seem to have forgotten that this game is currently in Early Access (at the time of this review). And it actually speaks well of TQ2's polish that it's so easy for so many people to think this game is already complete. Make no mistake, TQ2 is extremely polished, and it's a joy to play. -Yes, the skill tree isn't as big as TQ1. It's early access. This is not the entire skill tree. Also, pointedly to one particularly stupid reviewer, the current skill tree is literally the original skill tree format but more interesting, with more modifiers for each skill. It's extremely detailed, and you'd have to be stupid not to realize that. -Yes, there's not much enemy diversity in chapters 1 and 2. That's only 2 chapters. -People saying the map is empty clearly haven't put any effort into exploring it. -The story is pretty good actually, and I'm not sure what more people want. It's better than Diablos 1-3, and it's better than anything POE ever did story-wise. My only fear is that it won't be as long as the original. I'm hoping there will be at least 8 chapters. Fix the loot, and it's a perfect game imo.

в принципе игра интересная, но это просто переработка пое 1, да графика, да новые механики, но по факту ничего особенного не добавили, первый титан был лучше. сугубо мое мнение

This game is a terrible ARPG compared to many others. There is nothing that stands out as entirely unique or makes this game feel like you've accomplished something well enough to say "This is my build." Nothing you put points into really makes all that much of a difference. All the modifiers to skills are essentially the same---lackluster. There are hardly an uniques and barely any synergies that makes the game deep enough to call it an acceptable ARPG. One of the worst parts about the game is that you move like a turtle. There is no mount. There's hardly an increase to movement speed. Your only mode of transportation is dash or teleport (for the storm mastery), but the game designer had the brilliant idea to allow you to teleport again while it's on cooldown to go BACK to where you started. Annoying. All the equipment is basically the same. This game is more action than it is RPG. If you want to swing a sword or shoot an arrow at a turtle's speed, cast some fancy animated skill that doesn't deliver satisfying dopamine, then maybe the game is for you. The reality is that you will see me accumulate hours in this game, but I have so many problems with the game, that I can't recommend it. I wrote a scathing review before this one and deleted it thinking I was being too harsh, that I would get a decent amount of hours out of this game and therefore I should recommend it. But I can't. The only reasons I will keep playing this game are because I have nothing else to play, and I am still hoping it gets better somehow. I'll change my review if it does. I made a second character thinking my first pick just wasn't for me. I was wrong. It's the game.

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ruined it

Not fun.