While in Early Access, Titan Quest II already displays the hallmarks of a future action RPG classic. You take control of a Greek warrior on a small island tasked with hunting down a legendary griffon. It’s a compelling hook, and while you eventually succeed in the hunt, the narrative quickly takes a turn for the worse as ancient threats emerge. Of course, every great adventure needs a bit of world-shattering chaos to get the momentum going.
While the core combat follows classic ARPG standards – clicking on enemies and managing active abilities – the skill system stands out as something truly special. You begin by selecting one of five mastery trees, each featuring an expansive list of unique skills and passives to upgrade as you level. As you invest points, you unlock sub-slots that allow you to modify how abilities function, such as adding extra projectile casts or fundamentally changing a skill’s elemental property.
The experience becomes truly interesting once you unlock your second mastery, providing a massive array of options to mix and match abilities as you see fit. This dual-class synergy creates deep complexity, yet the game remains accessible because you can respec your points as often as you like. This ensures that if you find a new piece of legendary equipment you want to test, or simply want to see how a specific skill performs, you can do so without any penalty or hassle.
You do all of this while traversing a beautiful Greek world teeming with monsters and myth, underscored by an atmospheric soundtrack and grand visual spectacle. It is a fantastic experience already, and the scope will only improve as more content and masteries are added throughout development. This is already a stellar action RPG, and it is clearly destined to get even better from here.
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