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For Fans of Diablo

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This review is for the demo of Titan Quest (as the full version is not out yet). You can easily find the demo for free download by doing a web search for 'Titan Quest Demo' and check it out for yourself.

Titan Quest is an Action-RPG in the EXACT same vein as Diablo II, and that's a good thing! As a Diablo fan, I've played many different Diablo-clones out there trying get my fix for that addicting playstyle while experiencing something new. Unfortunately, I've yet to find a game that captures the magic of the Diablo series. Most clones screw up by trying to change the formula. Unforunately, you can't fix what aint broken, and the changes they make are almost always for the worse. There have been one or two clones that came close, but then they would lack crucial elements like multiplayer.

Titan Quest is by far the best Diablo-clone I've yet played. You coulda told me this game was called Diablo III and I woulda almost believed you except for the setting gives it away. It's not only that close, it's also that good. Titan Quest doesn't mess with any of the formula's that made the Diablo series so good. In the game you'll find the same exact point and click interface. Health and mana function exactly the same as you'd expect. You have the same character inventory screen and "paper doll" interface where you equip your character. You also have the talent tree just like Diablo II. So what if the game play is completely unoriginal. If originallity was that important, the game industry wouldn't suffer from sequelitis like it does.

Titan Quest does make a few improvements on the Diablo formula. One is it's use of true 3D graphics. Some criticized Diablo II for not going 3D, but I never understood why. Going 2D allowed the game to feature much nicer and more realistic artwork. 3D technology just wasn't good enough back then, but it is now. Titan Quest is even more gorgeous than Diablo II, and those with killer rigs will be able to crank up the resolution to 1600x1200 for unbelievable clarity.

Another improvement seems to be taken from Dungeon Siege. In Diablo you might run around in an area over and over again till you levelled high enough to progress making the world feel like an arena that you entered and exited. Titan Quest features a linear progression of outdoor (and some indoor) levels that you encounter as you travel. Travel far enough and voila, you are at the next town. It really adds to the narrative of the game.

Like I said in the beginning of this review, the big difference in this game is the setting. Instead of using the tried and true dark medieval fantasy world, Titan Quest instead turns to Greek myth and features you as a would-be hero of the Gods, and it works really well.

The demo doesn't feature any multiplayer component, but it will be there in the full version game. If the developers can make multiplayer match ups anywhere near as functional as Blizzard's Battle.net, this game might actually be better than those it copies.

If you are a fan of Action-RPG's pick this demo up and try it for yourself.

Great Fun!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

My review is actually for the demo itself, not for the disk, since I downloaded it from gamespot. I am preordering the game, having played through the demo three times to check out all mastery options, and may do it more to experiment with the different skills within those sets. The demo only allows you to advance six levels, which will probably happen halfway through, which was a bit frustrating. You should still be more than capable of finishing the whole thing.

This was so much fun! Of course, I enjoy games like Bard's Tale and Fable. I haven't played Diablo, but am told that this is similar. If so, I will have to grab that too.

For those who enjoy elaborate battle controls, you may be a bit frustrated. Most battles you can handle using only your mouse, with maybe a keyboard tap here and there to switch your weapon set. This was great for me because the physics is fun to watch. You can click away at 5 or 6 monsters and just watch the balletic motion of them flying through the air and landing on rocks.

Graphics are great. Though you can't interact with most things in the environment, if a monster is wearing or using something, it will be available for you when they die. Items are related to the creature itself, so if you kill a boar, for example, you won't get gold or a weapon, but may get a boar hide with which to enhance your armor. I think this is a neat concept.

Hours fly by with this game, so if you have a tight schedule, be sure to set an alarm. You can save at any time, though when you restore you will be not where you saved it, but at a rebirth fountain. All monsters come back when you restore, which is great for acquiring experience and new items. I don't know if this will be the case when the game is released, but I hope so.

Whee!

Good idea - Bad Execution

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: May 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

It is the same type of game as Never Winter Nights, Bards Tale, Dungeon Siege etc.. You are stuck in one view and can only zoom in and out.. No 360 degree viewing. A step back in RPG evolution.

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