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Loving the game so far. I believed in this project so much and I'm over the moon I'm not disappointed.
Pros:
On the trailers and demos combat felt stiff and I was worried about it but it turned out pretty good.
Dialogues are nice, they feel very natural although sometimes I feel the casting doesn't fit the character. There's still plenty for me to discover so I'll probably add more to this review when I progress further.
Game look gorgeous and I didn't have any performance issues so I must be on the lucky team.

Edit after 30 hours:
I completely disagree with complaints about the story. Dawnwalker presents a really deep and brutal world - notes describing how a random victim was starved to death, how a person obsession can lead to suffering of innocent people around and a constant fear on how far can I go in order to still align with my moral compass. All you have to do is read, listen, and actually want to play.

Regarding the "time as a resource" mechanic: it's annoying, but in the best way possible. Devs put an insane amount of pressure on you to carefully choose what you want to do. Quests are not the only thing that advances the timer: leveling abilities, side activities, sometimes even looting. It creates a meaningful pacing for the first playthrough, but I believe a non-timed option for NG+ could be really nice as well.

Questing is extremely open and allows for ton of freedom. Because of how it's structured I would say everything is a side quest. I was roaming around Svartrau and stumbled upon a random activity which led me to a really fun quest chain and a reward. Later in the game it turned out that one character wants me to investigate this specific activity in order to progress with their storyline. While I had such opportunities in different games, the way it's presented and structured in Dawnwalker gives you the feeling of complete and meaningful freedom.

Cons:
On a controller movement feels like driving a tank - walking is clunky, feels weird and has an odd weight. Coen is stiff and oddly responsive, it's really annoying to turn and switch from walking into running.
Widescreen support - while the menu and gameplay support widescreen monitors - cutscenes and dialogues not so much. We get black bars almost any time we're not in direct control of Coen.
30 FPS cutscene limit - c'mon, we don't need that, do we?

Online co-op unavailable? Wow.

Multiple server slams yet the game is still barely playable. Trailer and the idea is decent but the execution is mid at best. The game doesn't know whether it wants to be a Sea of Thieves sand clone, a battle royale or an exctraction shooter which results in a pure slop soup. Don't buy; if you did, request the refund as soon as possible. This game doesn't need an early access, it needs a complete overhaul.

It's a really fun nostalgic trip. Can't wait for the full release.

game of the year

Really cool! Definitely need some quality of life changes to better balance the gameplay and manage the trap pool, but it's an amazing start. Can't wait for the game to grow, it's super fun.

It's really fun. The music is fantastic, graphics really neat and the amount of skills, runes and combinations feel just right.
The biggest downside of the game is that the skills don't feel impactful at all. It's just like lights flickering on the screen, you can't feel the attack actually hitting the enemy, it feels like it's just flowing and flashing.
It's hard to tell for me whether it's a sound design flaw or something else, but it's frustrating me a lot.
But other than that, game's great, highly recommend.

Amazing game, highly recommend.

TL;DR: If you're into Titan Quest - go for it. If you're into aRPGs in general - wait until there's more content and features, see how the game grows, but don't buy it now.

So, as an original Titan Quest fan and a sucker for ancient mythology settings, I'm super excited for this. But before we talk about the pros, let's run through negative ascepcts of the game, as it lacks a ton of quality of life features. I understand the game is in Early Access and the final product might differ signifincantlly (like BG3), but I think it's important to highlight a few things so you folks know better whether to support the game or not.

I think the 0.1 version of TQ2 has some issues that might make the game not so enjoyable:

• The game's performance leaves much to desire. I gained maybe 15 FPS while switching between Epic and Low graphics settings.
  
• Can't use multi-binds for skills, so you cannot assign SHIFT+1 for the desired action.
  
• Can't turn on the subtitles for cinematics.
  
• Roofs won't go invisible when you enter a hut, leaving you with limited vision.
  
• While talking to a vendor, the default action for RMB is not selling but equiping the item.
  
• Right clicking on the vendor opens an interaction dialog rather than their shop instantly.
  
• Lack of character customization on the creation step.
  
• A metal chestplate is flexing on my character as if it was made of leather.
  
• Not too many masteries to choose from.
  
• Press ALT to jump??????????

Personally, no issue mentioned above is a deal breaker. I hope it's something that'll be changed or fixed with future updates.

• Visuals.
  
• Character and monster design.
  
• Music.
  
• Pacing.
  
• Skill enhancements.
  
• Weight and impact of attacks.

Titan Quest 2 looks and sounds amazing. The pacing of the game is great, and while this might be a controversial take as it is really slow, sluggish even, I really enjoy it, because it's something different to all the other action packed, hyper-paced, ultra fast, zoomer aRPGs on the market and closer to the original TQ experience.

It feels like a worthy and promising successor of the original Titan Quest, and I'm really excited for the game. Sure, it lacks some content and features and I would personally suggest to wait with buying it, but it is still something worth waiting for. I really miss the amount of masteries from the original, but maybe we'll get more of them on the release. I'll stop playing for now and wait for the release cause' I don't want to spoil the fun for myself.

Great job Grimlore and THQ, keep up the good work, can't wait for the final product.

It's just Stronghold Crusader. Nothing more, nothing less. Improved controls, smooth camera and graphics, some new content. This is how the original looked like in my memory. Totally worth grabbing.