Surprise, 11-year-old ARPG Titan Quest just got a Norse-based expansion
pcgamesn.com/titan-quest/titan-quest-ragnarok...Posted Nov 17, 2017, 6:48 PM UTC
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sick! the base game is on sale for like $4 on steam, so I think I'll buy that and see if I like it enough to snag the expansion. thanks for the heads up!
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Get the anniversary edition! :)
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Steam only sells that edition now actually, so luckily no one will accidentally buy the old one instead.
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The old version is good for the old mods made for the original Titan Quest. Imo, it would be nice if the Anniversary Edition gave you the old versions for free.
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That's a fair point, I don't use any so I completely forgot about them tbh.
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Did the same thing... Planning to check it out later today. Grim Dawn wasn't really my thing, despite me liking the setting, so who knows if I'll like it, but for $4 I'll risk it.
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I can see a lot of Grim Dawn in this game - the classes, advancing, leveling, even a lot of how text is displayed, fonts, etc. not sure what it was that didn't click for you, but you can tell that GM was a spiritual successor.
With that being said, Titan Quest has been fun so far. It'll be $4 well spent. And I expect to buy the Ragnarok expansion!
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GD was the same developers and the same engine, different studio name.
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I think I actually own this game and have never played it. Does it hold up? Time to install and find out I guess.
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It's a great hack and slash and a predecesor of Grim Dawn.
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It's a little clunky, relative to arpgs nowadays, but it is an excellent game, and as long as you like arpgs I would consider it a must play.
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The UI/controls can be frustrating at times, I don't remember what it was but I remember being annoyed by something when I replayed it a few years ago. Has a really unique feel to it otherwise though since it's not the usual fantasy setting, great classes and customization, tons of items, really nice game. There's some mods you want to install to fix a bunch of balance issues though(although iirc they did do a balance patch a few months ago also so maybe not anymore).
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It's basically a Greek themed grim dawn that's a little less dark. Same kind of progression system (minus the shrines, though there are some other small mechanics instead).
I like it more than any Diablo game, that's for sure.
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Ragnarök switches the theme to norse mythology. It's also extremely well executed imo.
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It also has more movement based abilities than GD which was something that I missed.
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The movement and combat is a little bit clunky in the sense that there's no animation canceling. If you're in the middle of an animation and try to perform another action, you won't be able to do so. The delays are terribly small though, so it's not that big of a deal. Fortunately, you can lower the delays even further by increasing the overall game speed in the options.
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I found it a little dull and... generic. It's very slow paced compared to other ARPGs imo. The areas are very uniform and usually just an oval funneling you from exit to exit. The tilesets and art direction are bland but serviceable. The loot was very uninteresting.
It felt like diablo but worse, basically. It was certainly playable, and I sunk a bit of time into it, but it felt dated when it came out.
It's certainly worth trying if you already own, but it's very rough around the edges and it doesn't do much to set itself apart from the ARPG pack.
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It has a lot of design decisions that were questionable then and out of fashion now. Like buffs that you have to keep casting when there’s no reason not to always have it on.
The Anniversary version of the game did improve a lot of these clunkier aspects though.
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It holds up very well. The effects and UI are pretty dated looking but it is still a great ARPG that plays very smoothly and deserves its place alongside Diablo, Path of Exile and Torchlight.
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It's pretty boring
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What?
Is there a retail package? My Dad loves titan quest, but Steam is a bit too much for him.
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Is it navigating the ui that's too much for him? You could try making a desktop shortcut for the game.
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He's in England full time and I'm in New York most of the time.
It has to be an oldschool DVD or I think it will have to wait until I see him next.
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You could remote desktop and help him out to install it.
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But beware of the folder on dad's computer labelled "Not Porn", for it is a lie.
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You could buy the game on GoG. The games are DRM-free there and can be burned onto DVDs. Currently Ragnarök isn't out on GoG but they're planning to release it there very soon.
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Buy it on GOG. You can just give him the installer to double-click like any other windows program for decades and it will put the shortcut on desktop. No DRM to deal with.
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Was the base (Anniversary Edition) game updated with the QoL stuff?
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It updated yesterday for me.
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Wow, This is quite the surprise. Titan Quest is one of my favorites. If it had better multiplayer support, a few balance patches, and characters that wore pants it could've been been up there with Diablo 2.
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I'm not even kidding when I say this expansion adds pants.
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characters that wore pants
What the fuck you got against underwear?
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Do you wanna risk yo dick to monster claws?
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Showing your privates at aggressors is a way to assert dominance. Everyone knows that.
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a few balance patches
There have been balance patches since it was added in steam, and the Anniversary edition was also released with one.
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is the story in this game good or interesting?
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Personally I found the story very weak. I wanted to like it since I enjoy mythology like the Greek gods and titans and the use of historical places but the story, characters were all forgettable. It failed to create its own lasting mythos, so to speak. Look around this thread and others, you never hear about how a particular story element, NPC, boss, class, skill, item, voice line, area, whatever was memorable even from fans of the game, unlike other games (obvious Diablo 2 comparison where people still talk about particular bosses or rare items even if they haven't played in 10 years).
I still played it a ton because I was addicted to ARPG loot but yeah. Even the loot wasn't interesting. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Its a interesting story. I finished the first game.
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Main story is interesting, the 1st expansion is meh. Haven't tried this one yet.
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The plot is threadbare at best and contains no characters of note or interest, even counting the greek myth figures that appear occasionally. It’s comparable to Diablo 2, but without Diablo, Deckard, prime evils, henchmen... hell, even characters like that random Assassin from Act iii.
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As always pcgamesN copy pastes an article to get clicks. Not even sure why they're allowed in the sub. They only repeat stuff.
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Did it update the UI, or are there any UI mods? I remember really wanting to get this game when I was younger but never did and when it got remastered I jumped on it, but never really put time into it since the UI is a bit dated
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iirc there's a diablo 3 ui mod, but I've never used it. The regular UI is fine, why do you think it's outdated?
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Biggest issue is stash management. Runes / monster pieces are just awful to manage, especially when you're trying to collect for lesser relics to make major relics.
It's like the last hurdle for Titan Quest. Otherwise a pretty great game if a little linear--but having ran D3 rifts until they all look the same I think I'm more of a designed path game than the random gen nonsense.
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I enjoyed Titan Quest, but I kinda thought it was a little bit grindy at times, as I would get stuck in grindwalls. Maybe I went the wrong specs but I dunno.
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Did they do anything to fix how the hot keys work? Feels really grating how hot keys work compared to modern ARPGs.
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First God of War and now this? I hope Thor 4 got a Celtic mythology spin off.
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And it's a fucking fantastic expansion at that.
THQ Nordic is precious. Protect this company at all costs.
I was so sad when THQ went down but then Nordic bought the rights to Darksiders and gave it to gunfire games. THQ Nordic isn't perfect but they've got heart. They virtually define AA development for me.
What is AA?
One A less than AAA. Smaller companies than EA, Activision and Ubisoft but not indie-sized.
One less ass hat at the helm
Somewhere between AAA titles and indie titles.
While they’ve been doing a solid job since they rebranded themselves as THQN, don’t forget that JoWood had a poor reputation for a long time.