Thursday, January 24, 2013

Path of Exile - The Tsunami Tree

This game is a lot of fun.  It's terrific really...  finally a developer has had the sense to maximize an aspect of gameplay.  Now, there are not unique or pluribus aspects of the game that make me say "oh yea...," but the tide of extremism in and of itself is wildly appealing.  Let's start with the basics -

1.  Good hack and slash action.
     The graphics and interface are solid enough to keep me at bay for hours at a time.

2.  The loot is good and well developed.
     Not too much, maybe slightly too little, and limited enough so that you don't hear - "Oh I got that too..."
     There is also a cool system of re-enchanting.

3.  Overall a mostly satisfying experience.
     There are two leagues - hardcore and default.  When you die in hardcore you are removed from that league and placed
     into the default league never to be hardcore with that character again.  You can start in the default league if you so choose.

4.  The cool part - The skill tree is two things; only passive abilities, or traits, and it is absolutely massive.
     One can almost guarantee a unique build for their character.  Their are six classes, each with a different initial skill tree.

All in all I would give this game an 8.3 out of ten.

I have only just begun playing (the open beta just started) and am thinking that this will be the first of two entries.  I do love that feeling of, "aw, what color is that?!" and hope that it does not go away.  Odds are, you should really give this one a try.

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