A critical look at Path of Exile [be constructive no trolls]

No music in the game comes close to being as memorable as Tristram from Diablo 2 (sorry to use the D-word) but its not bad either. I quite like the act 2 camp music, it reminds me of the calm parts of the movie Apocalypto.

The player character voice acting is well done and well-written, I'd like to see more lines and have them played more commonly, maybe with an option to decrease or disable the chatter if it annoys some people.

I would hate to see the gameplay interrupted by cutscenes. If they're before and after each act, though, I wouldn't mind. That would create a even greater sense of accomplishment after vanquishing an act boss.

The only additional story I think would be beneficial is more optional conversations within town. Towns being at least twice the size with some optional/unnecessary NPCs for chatter would be excellent. Just the composition and aesthetic of the town areas convey some tangential tale of the state of the world. I think adding that would be nice... that, and the towns feel too tiny crowded as it is.

I really have to give props to the voice actors in this game, though. All around, they do a great job of fleshing out the world with their little parts. One particularly memorable moment was talking with the captain looking for the AllFlame, then hearing relevant responses from townfolk, and then returning to the captain after completing his quest... that was a spectacular moment.

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Towns being at least twice the size with some optional/unnecessary NPCs for chatter would be excellent.

Yes, I think it is a must. Wouldn't mind as well random tile within the outside areas with vendors and npc giving side quests.

Cutscenes would be nice, but they cost to much money for an indie company.
Its much easier and cheap to just add few more books or npcs in town. Additionaly nobody in POE world actualy know what is going on, we are exiled to island where everybody fight to survive and someone is doing nasty experiments there. I dont think Piety is the only one.
Remember act3 is still unfinished and there will be more acts probably revealing more of the story.

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ddd_ wrote:

Other little thing: curses affecting you, you want an icon above your xp bar (e.g. Diablo 3 style) telling you what is happening to you. I am seeing nice 3d bubbles around my character but I have no idea of what is going on.

there is an icon in the upper left hand corner of the screen that tells you what cures got put on you and how long its there

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herflik wrote:

Cutscenes would be nice, but they cost to much money for an indie company.

It doesn't need to be like a Pixar film.

Something like this wouldn't cost an arm and a leg: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aBD5I2FNQg

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there is an icon in the upper left hand corner of the screen that tells you what cures got put on you and how long its there

Yes seen those in some cases but there are not always there.

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Cutscenes would be nice, but they cost to much money for an indie company.
Its much easier and cheap to just add few more books or npcs in town.

I second that: Diablo 1 had limited budget and no cinematics.