Titan Quest Anniversary Edition

Titan Quest: Anniversary Edition (TQ:AE) is a very polished ARPG that doesn't really offer anything new, but it's a revamped version of its time with many updates and still going. That's awesome! I've never played it when it was originally released, so I can't compare it to that version. But, according to the upgrade history it is massive, so it gets lots of points for that. Managing the loot and building the ultimate armor and weapons, or finding sets is done right. Collect and piece together relics to improve armor and weapons(but not uniques/sets & legendary items, too bad) is the goal of these games. Building up armor is addicting and there is lots and lots of loot for you to choose from. You can also import items to a another character. It's also the first time I played an ARPG that gives a character two disiplines to develop. Use awarded points to expand the experience tree to create the character you want. New environments and enemies to come across all the time. Boss and sub-boss characters are included with side-quests to take part of for rewards. The controls are great and the graphics are smooth. Set-up is easy with lots of options for audio and especially video. It's not that perfect yet. Sometimes I get a 2-second lag in the game, but it's occasional. I like the wide-screen option, but it stretches the screen, so I use a 4:3 display. Sometimes there is a bit of slow-down when there are many enemies on the screen, but I could probably fix that by adjusting the video options. The music is OK, but never memorable or awe inspiring. There are also no secrets like breaking walls or cutting weeds to find items/treasure and new areas. Lastly, the story isn't anything special, but at least it's there. What can I say? I'm hooked, so I won't stop playing; especially when there are a bunch of mods to use or make one yourself. Overall, it's something that will satisfy many fans because of the years of polish and it's just really fun to play and will keep you busy.

Still my favourite RPG after all these years! It's just so good, and the new DLCs have rejuvenated it rather well. Thanks to all the devs who have had a part in this ♥

Titan Quest was playable for the first few hours but quickly became tedious fighting the same enemies using the same tactics with horrible controls and not so much as a story to at least hold my interest. It is a repetitive and boring upgrade treadmill.

Excellent game with outstanding graphics but a game manual would have been nice.

Having previously played Grim Dawn and found it very enjoyable, I was happy to learn from a friend that the game it had been based on, Titan Quest, was available from GOG. I immediately purchased it and we - my SO and I - dived into it. We are currently going through the main campaign and enjoy every second of the game. The graphics are nice, if a bit outdated, and the mythical monsters very varied. The loot is also nicely diversified with some fabulous, epic pieces of equipment dropping from time to time. We listed two minor cons so far: * the mobs are quite stupid, much less challenging than in Grim Dawn, in that they tend to attack one by one instead of 'recruiting' nearby mobs. This may change when we try it again in 'hard' mode? * getting connected to the LAN server sometimes fails : the server will not show up on the client. More rarely, the client (= PC that is NOT hosting the game) seems to loose synchronization during a game session, resulting in invisible mobs, items or players. The only fix is then to restart the server, resulting in a minor loss of some in-game progress if it happened far from a teleporter.