The Greatest aRPGs of All Time
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- Опубликовано: 25 июн 2024
- The best action RPGs of all time.
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D3 at the end of it's lifecycle deserves this spot, they did improve the game A LOT. It was fun
i pray this happens with D4 overtime too.. im still salty first 3 seasons were so bad :/
Grim Dawn being single-player is the main reason WHY it is so great.
Grim dawn has coop.
@@apollodingo3583 He probably means offline. Even Co-Op creates local server with local saves
Played all of the rest, but not Grim Dawn. Might have to give it a try.
Sadly it's not the 90s anymore and 99% of the world has internet access 24/7 😂
@@ZoobleZi Absolutely not true. Even in the US, internet is spotty in rural areas and a lot of people don't have a good enough connection to play online games like this. Heck, I live in NYC and my internet connection isn't 100%.
Also, most of the world cannot afford internet access at home or a gaming PC. Most access it via wifi and a smartphone when out and about.
I have all the above. But Grim Dawn is easily my favourite.
Multiplayer in ARPGs rarely means anything other than seeing other players and a trade hub.
I much prefer solo play in all games. I have a full work, social, family and sports life. I game to get away from people. Always have.
Grim Dawn is easy top ARPG out.
Grim dawn is AMAZING, but nothing will ever beat day 1 of a PoE season. Starting fresh will all my friends is just such a fun time. It's honestly the closest thing to playing games as a kid.
@@maulyew I'm waiting for POE2 to come out before I deep dive into it but none of my friends are playing it :( Sadge.
Grim Dawn is absolutely fantastic though, and I convinced many of my friends to try it and they all loved it.
Playing community season 6 right now. The only arpg where I play hardcore. I have 5k hours on poe but this league sucks and grim dawn just feels good to play.
same
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Rhykker out here looking like an extra in Baldur's Gate 3.
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Man got hangry, yet relaxed with this vid lol
D2 is the first game I bought with my own money. It has a special place in my heart
same :)
Same... 😢
Honorable mention, Titan Quest.
yeap without TQ grim Dawn wont exist
Titan's Revenge
Yes! Awesome game I still periodically play.
titan quest was great, it would have been in the top if it wasnt as clunky to play
Only an honorable mention? 😂 it should be number 1 😂
Marvel Heroes was fantastic. It was really blossoming into a good game when the cord got pulled.
Knowing that there are also games like Titan Quest and Torchlight out there - this genre is niche but filled with really, really good games.
Grim Dawn was a spiritual successor to Titan Quest if I remember correctly. I'm excited for Titan Quest 2 and I hope it is really good.
Titan Quest is my #1!
Titan Quest was better than Grim Dawn to me. Period.
@@mamuana2006 What do prefer about it? I felt like Grim Dawn had everything TQ had, but more stuff on top of that. The one thing I prefer about Titan Quest was the world/setting, but otherwise I think Grim Dawn is the better game. In any case, I really enjoyed playing both of them and I'm very much looking forward to TQ2
@@FzNd I know a good amount of people that like the setting over other games. Just plowing through monsters of mythology in a not super dark setting was - and is I suppose - quite refreshing.
Personally like the relative simplicity of the game itself. It's juuuuust deep enough to be fun and still have meaningful yet varied build options. I have to acknowedge that not everything has aged well but the last addon with its 6 or 7 major patches did a lot of things right.
I started playing D2 24 years ago and still play it in 2024. This game is for me a phenomenon which I cannot truly explain. It's a masterpiece.
My juvenile brain got hooked on that slotmashine very bad too.
Played the past few weeks and what can I say..its still better than D3 and D4 Season4 combined.
Me too i have many of my best hours at action RPG playing and fantastic experiences and also it was the first game that made a debut at my youtube channel with no commentary (in the future my videos will have commentary) conclusion : it was the most obvious choice for being my first video would be uploaded 😎😊🙂
You might be acoustic I would get that checked out
The thing that I find confusing is that D2 is the best ARPG ever made. Grim Dawn is dated. Nobody plays Grim Dawn. Grim Dawn is an upgraded version of D2. Better graphics, more stash space, better class and talent system. I loved D2 when it came out, but Grim Dawn IMO is a superior game in every way, and for the same reasons that people love D2, they hate Grim Dawn. I don't get it. Is nostalgia really that strong?
@@Davivd2 Yes, it is. Nostalgia is quite the beast. D2 is great, but it was much better during its time period when we didn't know as much as we do now and hadn't experienced as much as we have now.
Also, Grim Dawn is my favorite ARPG of all time and that's as a lifelong D2 enthusiast.
If Grim Dawn 2 comes out during my lifetime I will be able to die happy. Such a dope story and such good itemization.
Diablo LoD. Best summer of my life. Not gonna lie.
you can have another great summer with diablo 2 resurrected...
summers*
What if D2R got an expansion and is in 2d I'm playing Soul Knight Prequel.
thats kinda sad ngl
D3 combat is by far the most fluid i have ever experienced. Keeps me coming back every 2nd ir 3rd season to blast.
I wish they were still producing new content for seasons in D3.
Despite the negativity, Diablo 3 is undoubtedly one of the greatest ARPG ever created.
It is like ACTION-rpg, instead of ARPG. That is fine for me. :)
the fact that we could stack thousands of hits per second on 100+ enemies at the same time with the game not freezing was and is still extremely inpressive
Lol, it sucks!
I still like Diablo 1 best overall. The mood/setting and deep dungeon diving were fantastic. Plus you weren't in God mode destroying rooms of a million plus mobs in a blur of red mist like modern arpgs. The slower pace made this a winner. Just needs a remake with qol and updated graphics
Maybe the first Diablo game was never surpassed by any other game in terms of creepy feeling, atmosphere and immersion until today (2024-May-09)....!!!! 😲😉😎🙂
Only Diablo 1 can have you walk up to the stairs to the next level and make you question your life decisions by going down the stairs. Those moments when you are scared to open a door, or walk around a corner because 50 acid belchers spit at you....yeah. I wish that we had a game that still gives that feeling of danger around every corner.
@@Davivd2 Exactly. Loved the mobs of acid spitters, etc that would just destroy you just when you're starting to get a bit cocky.. the difficulty made you much more cautious and added to the immersion.
Me too... I still play it and enjoy it... time to time... the sounds, ambience... game pace... everything you said I miss even in d2... I hate that GODMODE culture that every modern ARPG has to have to be good... that`s why No Rest for the Wicked which is more of a Soul`s like game got me some hope for the future of isometric ARPGs... Also PoE2 demo... but I think thing will go really crazy on higher lvls...
Maybe POE 2 will bring that back in arpg.
D3 just got a type of feel to it. The sets were not everyone's cup of tea, but they really did make you feel powerful and they had genuinely novel concepts and playstyles to explore. Not to mention that game may have one of the most unique set of classes. Monk & WD are class themes that don't get explored really at all in most RPG class systems
Titan Quest was soooo goood. I can't wait for second part.
Rhykker was 100% a pirate in his past life
Torchlight 2. Easily would go in my top 5. The feel, vibes, it just makes me happy.
I enjoyed it but I wouldn't go that far.
Torchlight 2 had a fantastic feel, but was also very content barren and woefully, woefully unfinished. SynergiesMod fixed a lot of issues I had with it and added great new content but it's definitely not a Top 5 arpg vanilla. It is fun af, though.
I enjoyed torch light 1 & 2 but agree they can't compete with the games Ryker listed
Enjoyed that so much for months but not up there in top 5. It's not a game I would not play for 8 years like poe
garbage game, please get out.
I saw a comment mention Marvel Heroes and now I'm sad. I miss that game so much!
we all do :(
@@B0uff0s i miss my deadpool. =(
Obviously, Rhyyker never played Marvel Heroes, otherwise it would have been #1 on the list.
Marvel Heroes Omega was amaing, but what about its offline sibling, Marvel Ultimate Alliance1-3? That, to me deserves an honorable mention in the top 5.
@@everettcooper8939i had played Marvel Heroes Online in the past it was fantastic, awesome but unfortunately :
1) i haven't had a good internet connection back then and
2) is no longer available so i can't make any gameplay video to upload at my youtube channel 😞
When diablo 2 came out 3 of my friends all took our computers to one house and played non stop for a weekend. Was awesome!
Grim Dawn is horridly underrated. It is fantastic.
agree
Was a bit surprised to see clips of my videos in the list haha
Hope you don't mind! I can put direct links to your vids in my description if you like, you can message me on discord
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Diablo 2 is a special piece of art
clicked, scrolled to end "You're goddamn right." went back to beginning, proceed.
Grim Dawn is easily my favorite game of all time.
I clocked the most hours into it but the real riot was the online character creator where I easily spent another thousand. So far this is the only game where I experienced the 'I could make an entire new character around this one item which just dropped' feeling. I'm waiting for the expansion right now with high hopes and 2 weeks of paid leave.
Who here still remembers Dungeon Siege, Throne of Darkness, Revenant? O vaguely remember playing an arpg with a mage (reign of mages!?) and there was also a viking themed arpg but also can't recall the name but i had a lot of fun.
I love Dungeon Siege
Revenant was a great game
Revenant was so sick. Slicing off ogrok heads, impaling spiders in the air and sliding them off the blade with your boot, smashing earth elementals with maces, calling down meteor barrages... A truly incredible game.
The game u do not remember the name was Loki, and it was very good, pity of the cursor click where you had to click precisely on every enemy for every hit to attack them. Dungeon siege too was a very good game.
@@Akitorbenov Thank you! After your comment i looked it up on youtube and YES that is the game. Also looked up the mage one and it's called Rage of Mages which also has a sequel that i didn't know about!
Torchlight II represent via likes, go !
As a kid I grew up in a VERY rural area, where the nearest videogame store was like 2-1/2 hour away.. So I didnt get to buy computer games often. I picked up D2 one day at EB games, (Gamestop in Canada years ago) based soley on its front and back box art. I was 9 years old when I bought the game, im almost 32 now and I STILL get sucked back into a D2 phase where I might play 2-3..even 4+ hours some nights.. for months! It is EASILY the greatest ARPG ever made, and its one of my favorite games period. Id probably put it #2 behind StarCraft BW, but ive always had a hard time picking one over the other.
That was my childhood, too...cycling between D2, Starcraft BW, and Warcraft 3 (and Dota). Ah, the memories.
Diablo II: You either agree with me, or you are wrong! LUL
Diablo 2 is such a huge game. Easy to learn, truly hard to master (unless hammerdin :D).
I started ARPG with D1, and I played almost all of them. What I love in the genre is the gameplay, that's why my #1 is D3.
Glad you have Grim Dawn in your top 5. It should be number 1 on everyone's list that know anything about good ARPG's
Diablo II has the full package. A gripping storyline, an epic journey through an atmospheric world, incredible music, impactful combat and topped of by the best itemization ever (yes, better than the bloated itemization of Path of Exile). I bought this game back in 2000 when I had just turned 14 and have kept coming back pretty much every year or so since.
It would be so cool if Grim Dawn got an graphical or engine refresh or even dedicated multiplayer servers. That game is incredible
They are getting a small update with the current patch they're testing. Some updates to spear animations coming along with a major rebalancing of the defensive stats and the way pets work. And of course, the FoA expansion with a new Mastery (class, in the dual-class system) coming in late 2024 or early 2025. When they make the new patch official, I'll probably dump another 20+ hours into it =)
@@kma3647 I hope that they don't go overboard with the graphics. One of the things that turns me off about LE and the last 2 Diablo games is the visual noise. I can get lost in the explosions spam that would give Michael Bay an erection. One of the LE content creators that I watch uses a third party program to change his mouse cursor just so he can see it in the midst of all of the chaos. I like Grim Dawn because it's got an old ARPG vibe. I don't want them to turn it into a visual mess.
Dude, yes, thank you for including Grim Dawn. It deserves way more recognition!
Nice content! Was looking to play some new arpg, so this will help 😊
SACRED ! ! !
I really liked Sacred 2!
@@norscout3031 I thought it was too goofy :/
@@AngryJesus1 heh that's why I liked it
SACRED GOLD, still play it!
I loved Sacred and Sacred 2. I wish they had gotten a mention, but it would be hard to justify a top-5 spot given all the good games.
Diablo 2 Resurrected if it was released in 2024 would still be F amazing
Diablo 2 Resurrected regardless it was not released in 2024 it's still fucking incredible 😉😎🙂
@@nick_vigerfil read the original comment again. IF IT WAS..... STILL BE
Awesome video Rhykker. For me no game will ever replace that feeling I had back in the day playing D2 LOD. Will forever hold a special place in my heart.
Good to see Grim Dawn make the list! The Grim Dawn Community League season 6 is currently running by the way, it's basically a community-made mod that adds leaderboards, challenges and new content to the game.
I’m here for Diablo II!!!
Come on! D2 for the win!!!
I feel like Diablo IV is operating after learning the lesson from Last Epoch + Path of Exile. Which is trusting the iterative process over time, building up the game, and taking more seriously player feedback. So maybe they started with a more bareboned project in order to build the game WITH the players. That's the impression D4 gave me from the start. I think the devs had already planned to start slow, and iterate with player feedback.
So I'm very optimistic that D4 will be an overwhelmingly amazing game in so many ways in due time. I don't even know in what ways it'll be amazing, but I trust the process.
Amazing list, I love all ARPGs I feel they all bring something good and could each learn from each other. also I like the new hair, it looks good on you!
Just checking in to see if D2 was at the top,. Good list Rhykker. I think mine would be
1. D2 (Gold standard)
2. Grim Dawn (Underrated? Great game with lots of content, builds and variety, love playing it on the Steam Deck too)
3. PoE (Set new standards for modern ARPGs, very complex with tons of depth)
4. Diablo (The OG)
5. Titan Quest (the best of the d2 clones and right up my alley with Greek mythology setting)
Honorable mentions: Titan Quest and Dungeon Siege 2
i would have thought torchlight would have a spot
but mostly agree
Diablo 1 is the game that brought me to gaming back then. That is my number 1 game over anything.
I don't think D2 is just nostalgia. I never played it before, but now with the remastered version I finally did. And man... none other ARPG can top this one. The feeling and the atmosphere is just unmatched.
Honestly, as a D2 player from pretty much day 1, that is so great to hear. I still think D2 is best in class when it comes to storyline, music, atmosphere AND gameplay, but sometimes I'm not sure how much of that can be chalked up to nostalgia.
@@Hrodholf Im fairly certain there will never be better ARPG than D2
Following Marius from Act to Act was unbelievably creepy. The writers absolutely nailed what an Eternal Conflict between Heaven and Hell would look like. I still love watching the cut scenes.
@@Hrodholf I thought the same. Nothing can top D2 for me. It is the game that made me a gamer and I wondered if it was just because I grew up with but his comment made realize I’m not delusional. It’s truly the masterpiece I am witnessing every time I boot the game 🙏
While Diablo 2 was and is a great game, and certainly the apex of ARPGs or about as close to it as you can get without getting blinded, it definitely is not as good today as it was at the time. Whether or not a game that is head and shoulders above it will ever be released is anybody's guess, and depends on whether you consider visual polish important. However with all the knowledge we have gained from the past 25 years or so, it isn't at all impossible to create something that is (today) better than diablo 2 is (today.)
Whether it has the same impact in the scene or not is another story entirely. Gaming's landscape has changed significantly since that time.
Diablo 2 really defined the genre for me. Diablo 1 was its own thing, and much more of a rogue-lite horror game.
I didnt love the story decisions in Diablo 3, but the gameplay is solid and it has had plenty of replay.
Rhykker, thanks for the nod to the past. D2 will always be a special memory for me. I remember all my friends went out for dinner one night, and when we finished, we all couldn't wait to get home to our computers and fire up D2. We'd play till the morning light, then play some more. Fun times.
really good take - i cant argue with this at all tbh!
For me Marvel Heroes was the best of all time, followed by Diablo 1 then Sacred 2.
Warcraft 2 and the 1st diablo were the 1st 2 games i played, oh wait and dune 2!
Beautiful video Rhykker. Thank you.
Great list. Playing D2 on battlenet back in the day was like a glimpse of the future of multiplayer gaming. So many studios tried to get a cut from the D2 pie you had no time to play all of the arpgs released those years
Grim Dawn!!! Grim Dawn!!! Grim Dawn!!!
I thought D3 was great at launch. I didn't want the game to be my life, just played it as far as I could into Inferno and then put it away and it was an excellent gaming experience. Modern D3 became fantastic also.
it was a horible launch....
@@vitoraugusto1085 Yes, the launch itself sucked.
Perfect list sir, totally agree with all 5 !!!
Thanks Rhykker, tough video to make I guess. Very happy to see Grim Dawn making the list! I would also have included Sacred 2 at number 4, had a great time playing that.
Cheers!
Soooooo....what's with Champions of Norrath? Close Nr. 6?
ps2 coop game, that was fun but idk if i would rank a console arpg that high...
@@killerbern666 What does the platform has to do with if a game was awesome or not?
I think I prefer dark alliance over champions.
for a minute you got me scared n1º would be D4 xD
D4 has all the lessons to be learnt and the budget and yet still couldn't crack the top 5. Pretty sadge
Very cool video, I liked your statements about the games
Rhykker looking Good today.
Glad to see Last Epoch make the list - well deserved!
For ME personally
1: Grim Dawn
2: D2R
3: PoE
4: TQ
2:56 I watched that 20 minute video like 100 times. It was so inspiring. So hopeful.
Oh yeah, I remember doing that as well. A valuable lesson in not attaching hopes and dreams to unreleased products.
Nice outfit bud! Super sharp, and you pull it off well. As an always-hat-wearing dude myself, I feel a little sad losing a brother, but you pull it off awesome. Keep up the awesome videos!
D3 is my #1. I dont care what anyone says. im glad ou werent afraid to add it to the list man
I agree with your courage to speak your mind and support it for a game that has received so so so much hate ☹️ it's also one of my top 10 (if not top 5)....😍=>Diablo 3.....!
For whatever reason, D2 never grabbed my attention as much as D1 did and even Last Epoch or PoE afterwards. I never understood the hype it got and always attributed the success of D2 to the timing of the release with PCs becoming more common in every household and all that.
Liking the new style, Rhykker! 👍🪮
Rhykker! You are rocking that sweater almost as hard as you rocked this list!!
I love to see Grim Dawn making it into the top 5. It will be interesting to see what the new expansion does for the game when it releases!
I played D3 before 2 so I have never seen the issues people have with it… I did jump in after reaper of souls before than I had only seen D2 on pc way back in the day at my neighbors. Stuck with me. I still love Diablo 3
Last Epoch in front of D3 RoS? idk about that..
D3 may have more enjoyable combat, but LE is easily ahead in terms of itemization and a very fun build-making process with great skill customization.
@@DaveedRL Le, looks and plays like shit. I would put D3 ROS ahead of it as well.
I would have added Titan Quest too. But it's a great top Rhykker. Nice video.
Liking the medieval tavern keeper in modern clothes look
Top 5:
1 - Grim Dawn
2 - D2R
3 - Last Epoch
4 - Diablo 1
5 - Dungeon Siege 2
D3 I would not list as a good game, let alone a good ARPG, honestly.
PoE being behind Diablo 2 is criminal. Nostalgia aside, PoE is a far superior game these days. I'll always love D2 for being my intro to the genre, but come on now...
The only edge D2 has over PoE is simplicity, so I guess it depends on which type of player you are as to which you prefer.
You should be a comedian.
100% agree, PoE surpassed D2 at some point. Dont forget, that the PoE team basically were ex-D2 devs, that were unhappy with the direction of D3 and Blizzard as a whole.
D2 still deveres the second spot, its been genredefining for a long time.
You are dismissing "simplicity" as a minor factor, while its the main and big downside of PoE for a lot of players. And on top of that most of game mechanics are not even explained properly. Most of those I know, who tried PoE, butchered their build to the point of being unable to progress beyond act 5 and with no way to fix their build. And response to that complain is "just follow someone's build", which many don't consider enjoyable experience.
That being said, I deeply respect GGG for standing their ground on current game design and not changing PoE to appeal those, who did not like it. The only thing it'll led is alienating current fans.
@@Torets13 I agree - regardless of what someone's individual opinion on complexity vs simplicity... being told "that's because you didn't follow a guide" when you are a FIRST TIME payer is a slap in the face. No one should be required to follow a guide in order to enjoy a game. At least it's free.
Diablo 2 has setting, a story, lore, and a mood that builds and builds until its crescendo. PoE is written by a child.
Agreed. Great video man!
Happy to see that Grim Dawn is still making it onto these lists. The people who love it don't ever stop, and infinite build possibilities make it almost impossible not to come back. Cannot wait for Fangs to drop.
Dungeon Siege, Diablo 1, Marvel Heroes, Torchlight, all of these are far better than Diablo 3. I can't even believe you mentioned D3. I know that a large portion of your career has been spent on D3 but dude, it was never even close to 1 or 2 and failed miserably in story, implementation, itemization, end game, and introduced pay to win into the genre for the first time. Diablo 3 only started to get better after RoS and even then it was pretty much a miss. The game literally forces you into 3 or 4 builds (at best) per class for the end game and any deviation from that is not even possible post T10. The only thing that kept the game alive was the devs constantly tweaking the meta and the tiny seasonal updates to keep people barely hanging on till D4 launched.
D3 is awesome. See, for every opinion there's a counter opinion. D2 died for me the moment D3 found its stride.
Marvel Heroes > all
Then Diablo 1 atmosphere and we are not Godly, there is real danger.
Then Sacred 2 brought world world exploration for the first time with very original classes and skill system.
I think ARPGs really started with Legend of Zelda 1 and 2, Castlevania 2, but yeah. Diablo did "create" the subgenre for many.
Thinking of the wrong genre, Arpg was created with Diablo 😂
@@ZoobleZi I don't think you know what an ARPG is. I'm also guessing you're too young to remember games from before 2000 or so.
@@matthuck378you're just splitting hairs. Yes, any RPG with action would he an ARPG. Which would basically be any video game RPG really. But when people talking about ARPGs, they're talking about top down looters. Because Diablo redefined what an ARPG was.
@@hoofhearted4 I just don't think Diablo was "new" or genre-creating. Japanese game companies made the ARPG first.
Diablo did randomized loot first, I suppose...But that's about it.
@@matthuck378 As I said you have no idea what the genre is or what you're talking about and just keep embarrassing yourself for everyone to see 🤭
Je respecte tes choix; parcontre en ce qui me concerne Grim Dawn n'a même pas fait un petit bleep dans mon radar de arpg, j'ai joué peut-étre 20 heures et je n'ai pas aimé. Diablo 2 a été important en ce sens que dès ce moment là je devenais addicte aux arpgs, mais si je compare les heures de pures jouissances c'est vraiment à Path of Exile que la couronne revient. Si j'ai joué 2500 heures à Diablo 2, je dois en avoir joué plus de 20,000 heures à Path of Exile. Je déjeunne, dinne et soupe presque tous les jours en pensant à Path of Exile, depuis les 7-8 dernières années. Last Epoch a un potentiel gigantesque, vraiment hâte de voir le futur de jeu!
Diablo 1 was my first ever ARPG, I had it on playstation 1 as a kid and I loved it.
My list
1- Diablo 1
2 - Diablo 2
3 - Diablo 4
4 - Grim Dawn
5 - Path of Exile
4 and 5 could go any way
I wouldn't say it was an amazing game, but I have very fond memories of Nox. I was on dial-up at the time, and wanted to do the multiplayer/Nox Quest modes more, but my connection severely limited that.
"Venturing into the Blood Moor one more time hero?"
"One more time, until the next time- forever, until the end of my days."
"The sanctity of this place has been fouled" is my jam :)
We may have our differences with many games, but here we all come together to love D2.
Keep up the great content 👍
I remember buying LE based on a Rhykker video back in November 2019, I've played off and on for at least 400 hours since. I have 100% trust and faith in the dev team with whatever they implement because imo their track record is almost perfect. Everything from tweaking crafting mechanics, adding dungeons, adding legendary crafting, adding new uniques, buffs and nerfs, polling their player base and answering questions on reddit. Having never played PoE and playing a lot of D2 back in the day (and a little in recent times), they are the pinnacle of the genre, no questions about it.
Grim Dawn is the most enjoyable game of this lot. They nailed the itemization part. Mods add another level to the fun part.
Behold! Rhykker has blessed us with a no-hat Rhykker video.
Damn, he loves these games so much he took of his hat in respect.
POE is my number 1. But D2 realy got the ball going, and I have a big amount of nostalgia for this game. It was epic! Still not surpassed in the feel of the game in t he genre, especially because of the sounds and soundtrack.
Last epoch vs grim dawn. Which one would you recommend to try if you like somewhat high paced but quite easy gameplay for gamer dads?
Last epoch
grim dawn
I have very limited time on PoE, I basically tried it for a week or so maybe around 2-3 months after it came out, so I can't really say anything about it besides that it felt relatively fun for a game that I was told was a "free Diablo clone".
That said, I had a great time playing Diablo 2 as a kid, I still remember absolutely being mystified the first time I got into a world set up to help power level new chars. There was a little group of 3 people: a barb, a sorc, and a druid.
The Sorc caught my attention first because it was a frozen orb sorc and the spells were gorgeous, the druid was a werewolf/werebear combo IIRC and he was a WALL, and then of course the barb was a massive human beyblade.
I know that nostalgia definitely plays a part in my love of that game but still, it was something special. I spent most of my time playing a sorc, necro, and druid. My favorite thing about it was how you really had to commit to your spec. I played werewolf on my druid and the Sorc I went fire with. Necro was a bit hard to decide on but eventually I got one to 99 where I focused on bone spear and skeleton mages (embarrassing to admit, but it was just the colors from the mages that finally helped me decide.
Oh I had a barb too, I didn't care too much about playing him, but I absolutely LOVED the Immortal King's set, so I kept at it till I had one.
HOWEVER, I have to admit that Diablo 3 is miles ahead for me personally. It hasn't ever felt quite as "magical" as certain things on D2 did, but I still play D3 even now, it's one of the few games where I can just put on some music or a movie/show/podcast and then turn my brain off while plowing through rifts or farming. Especially since recently when they added this Altar thing, I unlocked an ability on there to remove level caps from gear so I can effectively make a brand new character and just immediately dump enough gear on them to pull 200k damage. The later stuff is JUST obscure enough to give me something interesting to figure out, and it feels amazing to hit in the hundreds of millions or even billions. The improvement on abilities is huge too, having access to 6 (up from 2) is a game changer, and then having abilities and runes free to change at almost any time, it's very freeing. Then between the unique events each season and the sort of vague mechanics like Kanai's Cube, it's not oversimplified too much, which I prefer.
Overall I pretty much 100% agree with your assessments for both D2 and D3.
Weird to see you without the hat, but liking the look you're rocking this vid
Great video!
born '94, D2 was the first game ive played in my life, sitting on my dads lap. damn...the memories. :')
great list man!
I failed my first year of college because of D2. Such a good time. No regrets. 😅