I paid full price (non-BFG edition) back when the game was new. Played it for about 30 minutes back then and never replayed it til now. Couldn't see anything back then when I had good eyesight, it was so dark. Now I can use the flashlight WHILE shooting stuff. Yay! (sarcasm)
There's lots of sim control here, if you can handle the archaic and confusing menus.
I've never been captivated by a game so much. There's so much to do. There's space exploration, crafting, building, multiplayer, 1st person shooter style gameplay, racing, music-making, interior design, exterior design, city-building. Like WHAT?!
Made with the Titan Quest Engine, Grim Dawn does much more than Titan Quest ever THOUGHT about doing. And honestly, it's even more fun than Diablo III. The story line and in-game lore is superb, with LOTS of reading material and voiceovers. The controls and gameplay are spot on. There are quite frankly... MAJOR features that aren't found in many ARPG type games. Being able to rotate the camera while playing is nice. I like the leveling system. You can customize your character in many ways, but I've noticed that the game kinda pulls me toward using guns predominantly. I've made 2 different toons in the attempt to diversify them, but you'll find that no matter how you build it, you'll end up playing the same way, with a gun as your main weapon. I haven't tried making a magic user yet, so I can't comment on that type of build. You wouldn't think you could improve on a simple mouse interface, yet the gameplay feels solid, comfortable and thoughtfully implemented. Of course the graphics look great, and in Options there are many ways to tweak them. To customize your keyboard, there is a is simple yet powerful Keybinding section. I dig it. I've had it about a month now and I'm still playing it exclusively.
