There's no good ARPG's vs poe.

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EKTELESTES wrote:

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vio wrote:

the first time i looked at grim dawn i thought they can't be serious with these animations and textures from the last millenium, it's so fugly i wouldn't spend a dime on it.

Grim Dawn has much much higher quality and way more detailed environment / ground textures than PoE.

Character/ armor textures are also way way better on Grim Dawn - my bet is you either haven't played for a looong time or you haven't maxed the graphics.


The only thing that is WAY better in Poe is the skill effects / animations.

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Mikrotherion wrote:

Last Epoch alpha starts in a few days. :D

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EnjoyTheJourney wrote:

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Rexeos wrote:

If not mentioned yet, there is Shadows: Awekening. Announcement is here.

That doesn't look promising, at least by the trailer.

First, it's not clear why playing 15 different characters at once will be all that meaningful. It seems virtually impossible to balance gameplay for 15 different character types that could be switched into at any time. In the end, there is probably going to be one or two default characters used and then others will probably just be for niche occasions. Some character types will probably just function as noob traps, with experienced players essentially never playing them.

Second, ARPG players often prefer to just loot and kill, with some additional game elements for flavor. That video emphasizes that puzzles will be important, plus there are trap gauntlets. All key game elements will need to be designed and implemented well, as the weakest link probably becomes the key limiter for player enjoyment. And, it's unlikely that the dev team is equally talented and creative with all the different gameplay elements being mixed together here.

Third, at the end of the day the combat looks pretty much like other combat games. There seems to be nothing new about combat beyond character switching that's being brought to the table, at least by the trailer.