Grim Dawn

This game really took me by surprise, by how good it is. I never thought twice about purchasing this game in the past. As the gameplay simply looked like a Diablo clone, and nothing more. But when the game went on sale for $5, and I was on a Diablo kick on my Switch. I figured I would give it a shot, given the low cost of entry. I've been hooked on the game ever since, and went on to purchase the dlc's as well. The gameplay and graphics may be similar to Diablo. But the game does have a nice twist to it, in the fact that you get to have two different skill classes. And it is far superior to Diablo 3 in nearly every way, at least in my personal opinion. The game does have some framerate issues unfortunately, which I have not figured out how to resolve yet. Despite having an updated PC rig. Perhaps the game is simply poorly optimized I suppose. But that is a minor complaint. I would recommed this game to anyone who like these style of games.

Somehow I managed to sink 100+ hours into this game despite my relative lack of enthusiasm for AARPGs. I've dabbled Diablo, and I finished Divine Divinity and Sacred Gold, but I wouldn't call myself an enthusiast at all. So here's what I like about Grim Dawn: - There's a ton of flexibility in character development. It took me awhile to actually find a class combination interesting enough to play through the end of the game, but it was definitely cool with a lot of possibilities. - The gameplay is slick and easy. I'm old (by gamer standards) and I was not born with a controller in my hand. Yet I somehow managed to maneuver around without dying constantly, due in part (perhaps mostly) to the game's ease of use. I don't know how else to explain it. The monsters are varied, the graphics are good (though the sound is awful, so unoriginal). - The lore can, at times, actually be quite interesting. I skim at least every lore entry, but a few were surprisingly engaging. I can't remember the last time I *searched* for a scrap of paper in an AARPG. - The loot filter basically saved my life. I truly hate having to sort through every little doodad or bauble I come across, and Grim Dawn does a great job of allowing the player to ignore countless (mostly worthless) items. I didn't use the filter when I first started playing, and quit after about 20 hours due to the sheer magnitude of *stuff*. Anyhoo, overall I enjoyed this thing. I might buy more from this developer.

Since I purchase Grim Dawn I lost interest in Diablo, this is what Diablo should have been like. One of the latest patches allows us to connect with Steam users this made it much better for online play...the game is rock solid a must buy with all expansions

For gamers who have played any of the Van Helsing series, Diablo III, Victor Vran, Titan Quest, etc, Grim Dawn is more of the same. In other words, it is an isometric 3rd person ARPG. Overall, this game does many things well... graphics are amongst the best of the genre, excellent soundtrack, good UI and overall feel. Character development in this game allows for tremendous flexibility, and should allow any player to build something to suit their style. Unfortunately Grim Dawn does have some annoying details that keep it from being a truly great game. For example, as the player builds reputation with the various factions, the option to pursue bounties opens up... the problem is that often those bounties won't give credit if the character already completed said quest. Furthermore, there is no way to back out once the bounty is accepted. Other things I would like to have seen is the backstory being fleshed out a little better, in-game cursor not being so touchy when it comes to picking up items. Probably the greatest annoyance is that almost everything resets upon quitting and logging back in. This pretty much forces the player to have to make it from checkpoint to checkpoint during a gaming session if they don't wish to go back and repeat their efforts up to that point. Those issues aside, Grim Dawn does so much right that I would still highly recommend the game. 4 stars!

GD has really filled this hole for me as sadly D3 was not the game I personally expected. Grim Dawn has a lot to offer, gear, build and world wise. I enjoyed grinding through the levels, getting the gear, enchants, skill points and specializations. The game is up there in my books with Diablo 2, Path of Exile and Titan Quest. If you have the time, find the build and I think you will not be disappointed.