Recruit mercenary(ies) or companions ?

[Thibault68]

Hi,
Will we be able to recruit human companion(s) to fight with us during the journey, like Diablo or Divinity Original Sin 2 ?
I mean, we'll go through forgotten caves, ancient tombs, arid deserts, dungeons, and fight countless ennemies : can there be another humanoid servant of the light to support us and cheer us along the way ?

I tried pets/familiars but they don't ever interact or speak (and often look like monsters), and multiplayer isn't my thing.
Thanks in advance for your insight =)

[MedeaFleecestealer]

No one knows yet.

[Thibault68]

Thanks for replying. Then I'd like to draw attention on the topic, perhaps MegalomaniacNG or a Grimlore rep could answer that soon, on a blog post or at Gamescom ?

[Thibault68]

Auto-update : Having mercenaries/companions seems unlikely, based on these hints :
- Titan Quest 1 had no such feature, a change would probably have been advertised
- On the topic of companions, official publications claim that you'll traverse the world with your divine mount, Areion. From gamescom footage it looks like the horse is currently a simple talking charm in your inventory, so it's probably not going to be much more
- Currently released footages don't show any companion
Hopefully the game will have interesting permanent pets, we'll see !