RPad.TV met up with Grinding Gear Games lead programmer Jonathan Rogers to talk about the upcoming action-RPG Path of Exile. The game takes pieces from Diablo II, Magic: The Gathering, Final Fantasy VII, and Final Fantasy X, blends them all together, and cranks the depth to 11. Rogers talks about the gameapos;s influences, the upgrade system, the character skill tree, why the company decided against using in-game currency, and the companyapos;s unique Kickstarter-like approach to funding.
Game Rant interviews Path of Exile game director Mark Roberts about the Secrets of the Atlas expansion and its new specially-designed storage system.
Path of Exile 2 is up for pre-download on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, and Grinding Gear Games is holding a Twitch Drops event.
I really want to try PoE2 on PS5 but it looks pretty confusing and the skill tree is massive. Closest thing I’ve played to this would be Diablo.
They simplified PoE2 a bit, not to Diablo levels, but the passive tree will be easier to manage than PoE1. Give it a try, I think you will be surprised if you like ARPGs.
I tried playing PoE1 multiple times and it never really clicked for me due to its complexity (and I found the combat a little unengaging).
I've just started PoE2 and I am instantly enjoying it. It's basically what I wanted from Diablo 4. Especially loving the combat so far.
Dang I might have to pick it up after all. I was just worried about the complexity mostly.
Terraria, Kerbal Space Program, and Path of Exile can be incredibly hard for players to get into without ample prior genre experience.
