Grim Dawn - Late Review 2024

review / guide i may have got carried away but it is one of the best arpgs of all time
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00:00 Opening Rant
1:14 THE GAMEPLAY
7:50 Classes, Leveling Up and the First Boss
17:31 Scrap, Slith and The Great Potion Problem
22:13 Skill Modifiers and Respeccing
27:13 Factions and How to Alienate People
31:34 Choices, Exploration and Quality Bosses
36:30 Equipment, Affixes and Quality Items
42:27 Glamour 101, Smithing and Becoming a Frog
46:42 Resistances and you
51:00 The Devotion System
54:45 Annoyances and Nice Things
56:56 Difficulty Modes and Replayability
01:04:16 Expansion Packs
01:09:37 Multiplayer
01:11:17 Alternatives and Competition
01:16:28 STORY and CHARACTERS
01:19:14 Player Impact and the Golden Goose
01:27:00 Narratives and Characters
01:29:12 Worldbuilding
01:32:10 Stargate Rant
01:33:24 More Worldbuilding, Quests and Lore Notes
01:37:05 Pacing Problem
01:39:05 SOUND and MUSIC
01:41:32 Sound Design
01:43:33 Voice Acting
01:47:08 VISUALS and SPECTACLE
01:55:13 SUMMARY TIME
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[@reallylatereviews]

i got a bit self indulgent with some of the rants in this video. hopefully they make you laugh. talking about devotion points and staying awake was real tough. I joke about alcoholism in the video because I'm funny but it's a serious matter. Alcoholics Anonymous operates in many countries, give them a ring if you need it. They even do virtual meetings now. No this doesn't effect me, I don't really enjoy alcohol unless it's a fruity cider and I can't even drink that because I want to get beach ready. yes i know im insane

[@theretrodj907]

Ever since we lost Mitten Squad to drinking, alcoholism has always been in the back of my mind. I'm glad you're not going down that path man.

[@reallylatereviews]

So I wasn't familiar with this youtuber (I don't actually watch much youtube) but holy smokes that is sad to hear. I put this in because Captain Bourbon is of course, an easy joke about drink, but I also want people to know I think laughing about something together helps us beat it. Laughing at my weight drove me to want to change it. I dunno maybe the jokes are in poor taste, but I think humour is the best form of awareness. SORRY long winded reply. Thank you for watching and commenting, ya know I appreciate it, I always do! Thank you! (hope ya enjoy the vid as well)

[@deenman23]

@@theretrodj907 wait what??he died?

[@Pindamann]

This was one of the most enjoyable YT videos i've watched in a long time. Nicely spoken, in depth, good jokes. "I've tried to get help" heh, "but noone wanted to get into the tubes" haha

[@reallylatereviews]

@@Pindamann I'm so sorry I missed your comment Pindamann! Replies are really hard to find in KZbin these days if I miss just one notification. But I spotted your comment! So I get chance to say thank you for your kind words, and for watching my video. I really appreciate it! Thank you so much! And haha, glad someone liked that one :D

[@georgiegan]

For new players watching, you'll have an easier time in the early game if you just max out one attack skill of choice first and use that to fight. You should be able to easily 1 hit kill entire pack of enemies with a maxed attack skill. Very detailed review of the game. The base game quests and areas are already great, but the exploration of hidden areas and secret side quests are my favorite parts of the game, most of which are only available or accessible on Ultimate difficulty. There are entire secret quest lines tied to these areas and most of them will lead to secret bosses with unique rewards. I also like how smooth Grim Dawn made it to level up your alternate characters after your first. Factions will sell Mandates when you reach maximum reputation with them. You can buy these and store in the shared stash to be used on your other new characters. These will double reputation gain with factions, making the reputation progress much smoother, without needing to grind reputation through bounty quests.

[@reallylatereviews]

I love this advice because it's absolutely true, and I did the exact opposite every time haha. I am the worst sort of player, I had a dozen abilities, all very weak. Love it. The secret areas are so nice. I think something is lost in the procedurally generated arpgs. Sure once you've found a secret you know where it is forever, but finding that hand placed location is worth it I think. And of course, the rewards! It's the smoothest implementation of alt-gearing I've seen. Only now decades later World of Warcraft is addressing this. I know the comparison is insane but GD is perfect for replayability with alts, without making you bang your head against a wall, so I couldn't agree more. Let me also say thank you for taking the time out of your day to watch and comment, I really do appreciate that! So thank you!

[@cepheus3d]

My favorite A-RPG, played it a lot in solo and multiplayer with my friends. The sheer build variety in the game is insane.

[@reallylatereviews]

I think you hit the nail on the head when you said Grim Dawn is based :P It just is and I have to say it's my favourite too. You're absolutely right as well with build variety, I feel like you can just go off the rails with abilities or focus entirely around one item. I love it I'm gonna add as well, thank you! For coming back, for commenting and setting aside time out of your day to watch my long video. Thank you!

[@cepheus3d]

@@reallylatereviews 😊

[@someonebritish6326]

Really enjoying the video so far. Love how sincerely enthusiastic you are when describing games.

[@reallylatereviews]

Ayyyy! Someonebritish! First off let me say thank you for coming back to watch, that means a lot to me. I try to keep track of who comes back but KZbin made it impossible! But I do try. I think it's important to always be honest if someone might spend money on a game I've talked about. So while I play some bits up for laughs, I am sincere and, well if I hated the game I wouldn't bother making a 2 hour video rofl. I love all these games (*although Dragons Dogma does make me pull my hair out as well) Sorry long winded reply but thank you! For watching and stopping by to leave kind words as well. I appreciate it and hope the rest of the video is good! :D

[@frostburn195]

Grim Dawn is my favorite ARPG ever. Bought it a few years back, sunk 3,7k hours between vanilla, Reign of Terror (the Diablo 2 recreation mod) and D3 classes mod. Levelled tens of characters with many more builds that I still didn't build. It's a beautiful and addicting game and... I think I wanna boot it up now and smack some foes with lightning-infused icy meteors on my main character!

[@reallylatereviews]

That lightning/ice combo is why I love this game, so much freedom to do whatever you want. That is a lot of playtime so I really respect that gosh, I feel like GD is a game you can have endless fun with as well. I know I was filming but I also played the game just for fun and my playtime quickly went up I wanted to talk more about the mods but I was starting to run into the 4th month of editing rofl, so I kept it short. The Reign of Terror mod looks fun and true to what I've seen of Diablo, I will have to try it some day. I'm going on and on, I apologise but let me say thank you for watching! And commenting too! I appreciate it, thank you!

[@anthonygonzalez1203]

I always love when more KZbin content comes out about Grim Dawn. I have about 150 hours in it right now and I’m still going. I’m at the Forgotten Gods expansion on Elite, on my way to clear the whole game on Ultimate. Then I’m gonna make a Spellbreaker that focuses on cold damage. No other game has hooked me quite like Grim Dawn.

[@reallylatereviews]

I feel that I really do, it's a game that just hooks you in! Spellbreaker sounds like a really interesting combo, I never got far with Nightblade but it sounds like it has a lot of potential for multi classing. And ayyyyy! Good luck for your ultimate run! Lemme just add thank you for watching and for commenting too! I do appreciate it, so thank you!

[@Kwisatz-Chaderach]

Yeah, I was super pumped when I finally beat Ultimate. Used a Vit Sorcerer.

[@blackforestguy9649]

Still playing Grim Dawn, its just so...relaxing in Compare to other "modern" ARPGS 🙂

[@reallylatereviews]

Haha yeah I feel that as well. It's got a more chilled out pace to combat. In Grim Dawn even if I get one shot I just think "oh yeah look at that, I know exactly what killed me. what a doughnut." It's weird it's more relaxing to play but so much more engaging. But I'm rambling. Thank you! For watching and stopping by to comment as well! I appreciate it, so thank you!

[@MrSkeezymak]

Clicked on this vid wondering how the hell someone stretched out a grim dawn review to 2 hours, but i watched the whole damn thing. Highly entertaining, great vid sir.

[@reallylatereviews]

Holy smokes thank you! For setting aside time out of your day to watch my video and leaving kind words. I appreciate that a lot, so thank you! I worry about my runtime, so it's nice to know it's not too bad. I'm glad you enjoyed it haha! I mean if you didn't enjoy it after 2 hours not gonna lie, I think we'd both be unhappy rofl. So thank you again!

[@MrSkeezymak]

@@reallylatereviews

[@reallylatereviews]

I tell ya if I do it's a long way out haha! But nothing's impossible I might look at it :D It'll be a while before I tackle any RPGs though they take ages rofl

[@urahi830]

it's always a joy listening to people fawn over grim dawn

[@reallylatereviews]

It's such a great game, I just hope I don't drone on too much rofl! With that sentiment in mind I'll quickly add, thank you! For watching my video and stopping by to comment! I do appreciate it, thank you!

[@urahi830]

@@reallylatereviews The video is great mate, might not be the most algorithm friendly review but I had a blast listening to it

[@reallylatereviews]

Maaaan thank you! Ya know what this is what I'm worried about, the algorithm doesn't matter so long as my video finds it's way to people and it makes them laugh. Then I'm happy haha :D thank you again!

[@Handle35667]

Grim Dawn is the best ARPG ever made. It meets and surpasses its predecessor, Diablo II, in the same way that Diablo II surpassed Diablo I. I’m glad people are continuing to spread the good word.

[@reallylatereviews]

I've never played Diablo 2 but I did play the Diablo 3 demo for 20 minutes before uninstalling it. So I have no choice but to agree with you haha! I do love PoE but for me, Grimmy D is the best it really is. Thank you for mentioning the damage numbers in your other comment. I think I left them on just to see what I was doing, but truth be told I think I'd prefer it with them off so I will remember this, thank you! Also thank you for watching! And stopping by to comment, I really appreciate it, so thank you!

[@Hravokh]

me when you upload: "still drawing breath I see" Grim Dawn my Beloved

[@reallylatereviews]

I'd have left your comment unhearted but the Captain had other plans. I hope I did the game justice haha :D And I wanna say thank you as well, for taking the time out of your day to watch, to comment and ya know for subscribing as well. I appreciate it, I do, thank you!

[@Apudurangdinya]

god i wished i find your channel sooner, and never too late to start grim dawn

[@reallylatereviews]

Absolutely! Grim Dawn is one of those games that you can just start playing years after it came out. Easy to feel you missed the window with some new games, but not GD at all. And ayyy I'm just glad you're here now and let me say thank you! For watching and commenting! Hopefully I can make more videos worth watching :D Thank you!

[@Apudurangdinya]

​@@reallylatereviews started playing GD again bc of your vids and having fun going through the game again, now with mods perfect game to play while waiting for the dlc, also your RE4 review is also a masterpiece, having a blast

[@reallylatereviews]

Maaaan thank you! Ya know what I think that RE4 video is the video I am happiest with haha. I just don't think I'll ever make one as good as that again. So thank you so much and I'm just so glad to hear you're enjoying GD again aw with mods too! I love mods, I have to look into some of these like the rainbow filter and such!

[@isaacgorski6054]

Totally forgot when this came out. Have never stopped playing

[@skyesfury8511]

0:57 I love the names you gave the expansions. 🤣 I really enjoy your humor. Makes these reviews very enjoyable.

[@reallylatereviews]

Ayyy Skye thank you! Haha I was worried going overboard with puns and jokes but I thought "ahhh the videos 2 hours long, turn it up" :D so I'm glad I did. I'm also glad to see ya come back and I hope you liked the video! I try to keep track of who comes back but KZbin has made that impossible, but I do try! All I can add is thanks for your kind words and taking the time out of your day to watch my video, thank you!

[@skyesfury8511]

​@@reallylatereviews I enjoy long form vids. I'm usually playing a game while I watch/listen to a video. So when I find a creator who can make long vids AND they're entertaining, I try to keep up with their channel! Hope you're having a great day!

[@reallylatereviews]

Thank you! I am and I hope you're having a great day too! And that is lovely to read honestly, thank you! I just hope I can keep making more stuff you enjoy - although I may do a couple of shorter videos next time haha :D

[@oozingtulip1534]

would love to see you do a little mini video on the new dlc whenever it comes out if ur feeling it! so little Grim Dawn content out here

[@reallylatereviews]

I have a very strict policy of just doing things when I fancy it :P That being said, I will break the rule for Asterkarn. When it comes out I will do my best to review it. I'll try to get it done the same year as the expansion. I also have a strict policy of saying thank you! Because I really appreciate you taking the time to watch my video, and comment as well. So thank you very much!

[@draketheduelist]

Somebody likes the Aether Ray as much as I do. I did an Arcanist / Demolitionist build, roleplaying as a former Rover who went to live and teach at the capital and nerd out over old Rhowari history when the big GD happened. I think the game calls that combo "sorcerer", but as I used the Aether Ray to hose my way through the Arkovian underground so that my cursed ancestors could finally be laid to rest, that wasn't how I thought of it. I was a dark fantasy _ghostbuster._ And bustin' makes me feel good.

[@reallylatereviews]

Holy SMOKES that sounds cool. That is great rofl. The ghostbuster archetype that's perfect. I can understand though, it's a very satisfying way to play and I bet coupled with demo even more destructive! I'm a big fan of stories created around characters, I think it helps get into the game. Sometimes it's more satisfying in games where no backstory is provided for your character, because you can truly come up with anything you like. Ex-Rover Ghostbuster, love it I'll quickly add thank you for watching, commenting and sharing this! I love character stories, so thank you!

[@HellAngel275]

This is such a perfectly executed review! It is literally pulling me back into Grim Dawn even though I spent about 60 hours on it at some point and am already hooked on 3 separate games at the moment! Good job.

[@reallylatereviews]

Ayy thank you! It really is a game like that haha. I don't really play much after making a video because by that point I need a break from a game. But I always go back eventually and for Grim Dawn, I still play a bit every now and then. It pulls you back it's true! I want to say thank you again! For commenting such kind words and for watching as well! Thank you!

[@Advancedgod]

Been getting into Grim Dawn myself recently, found your video. Great review, good editing and funny jokes! You deserve way more views and subs. You've got mine!!!

[@reallylatereviews]

Holy moly, just thank you! I really appreciate you watching and taking the time out of your day to leave kind words. I think it's a great game to get into. Few games can boast being as complex as Grim Dawn without requiring the player to engage with all it's systems. I'm gonna also say thank you for subscribing, I just hope I can keep making videos worth your time and I hope you enjoy Grim Dawn!

[@DarkRaven2020]

Great review! Not sure if it was mentioned but don't forget about Faction Augments at Honored and Revered Rep. Added along with components they can be attached to any piece of gear for insane amounts of further item customization. They really help fill gaps in your resistances and are essential for Hardcore mode imo. They give a real purpose to the faction bounty tables because you want to rush for the Revered Rare Augments with all factions. I went far too long without realizing the power of Faction Augments myself. Grim Dawn changed my opinion on Hardcore mode in general with how fair it is in the challenge with a bit of game knowledge.

[@reallylatereviews]

Ayyyy thank you! So DarkRaven I gotta confess I cut things out of this video. Challenge dungeons like the Steps of Torment Anguish department, I had jokes about that. Erm probably the augments as well. Oh theres that whole other page of stats that I did not want to even crack open. To tell you the truth I was still discovering things while I finished this video, like rare components. The rare augments are something I used, I really liked the utility and variety they presented and paired with reputation requirements for many of them. Every system in this game is linked flawlessly, it's almost like a joke that other games can't do this as smoothly. I respect you going hardcore I don't think I have the guts for that rofl, but I believe it's one of the more fair hardcores out there Wow I really went on there but let me please just add thank you! For watching and commenting kind words, as well as the helpful advice! I do appreciate it! Thank you!

[@danielbrophy8955]

Really enjoy your reviews! You have a lovely and relaxing voice as well as your passion for the games is you review is very refreshing.

[@reallylatereviews]

Ayy thank you! I dunno what to say holy moly. I just hope I can keep making videos worth your time. I try to wear my passion for the games on my sleeve in these. I want it to be easy for people to know when I'm not objective, this way they know when even if I enjoy the game, it might not be for them. Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching as well! I appreciate it, thank you!

[@bballjosh11]

Best ARPG on the market

[@reallylatereviews]

You know what I couldn't agree more. It's the one I've had the most fun in. I am a bit burnt out from making the video but I wanna go back to this game Thank you as well! For watching and taking the time to comment, I appreciate it ! Thank you!

[@quercusquercus532]

I love the Resistances chapter. Warden Grieg really fits the tone of the game perfectly. Growing tension, then an explosive crescendo of utter chaos. Maybe today is the day I finally find the perfect pair of trousers for my Ultos Warder. Primal Strike really is fun, never tried the spinny version. Reminiscent of the Thraddash build I could never quite figure out.

[@reallylatereviews]

I couldn't agree more, he really sets the the rest of the game up to a tee, gosh I wish I'd thought of that when I was writing rofl! Really good description I like that! Primal strike does look so much fun and if that Stormrend ever drops I'll be using it, with that in mind I hope you find your ideal trousers. Lastly, please let me say thank you so much for watching and commenting on my long ass video! I was happy with the resistances too :P Thank you, I appreciate it I really do!

[@danielruszin2223]

This is what I'm looking for when I wanna watch videos. Thank you for your time and effort. Subbed. Keep it up!!!!

[@reallylatereviews]

Ayyy thank you! Not just for subscribing but for watching and leaving kind words! I appreciate it, I really do! Hopefully I can make more videos you enjoy :D

[@JuliusCaesar103]

44:20 He's talking about your videos. Another video that makes for a great time

[@reallylatereviews]

Maaaan bless you and thank you, holy smokes. You're far too kind. What more can I say except thanks for coming back Julius Caesar! I do tend to repeat myself but I'm gonna do it again; Thank you for taking the time to watch my long ass video and leave kind words. I really do appreciate it. (And I will try to get the DD smith in every video haha)

[@JuliusCaesar103]

​@@reallylatereviewsI'll repeat myself too! It's my pleasure to watch these, they're very entertaining

[@personalgao]

This game is worth every penny. I even got the others cosmetic DLC. Grim Dawn became a once a year coming back experience. And I'm surprised the company still upgrades the game. BTW great controller support as well. I keep the game both in my computer and on my Steam Deck.

[@reallylatereviews]

I had no idea about the controller support, that is great to hear! As a keyboard user I really appreciate it when a game supports both haha, another win for Grim Dawn. It really is worth the money, fantastic game and I see myself coming back as well Let me lastly say thank you! For watching and commenting, I really do appreciate it, so thank you!

[@misterkefir]

This looks fantastic, actually. Loving the aesthetic! Thanks for the video, man. Maybe I'll try this one out later.

[@reallylatereviews]

No thank you! For setting aside the time in your day to watch and comment, I appreciate that! And yeah the aesthetic just nails it, I couldn't agree more. It's a game that either clicks or it doesn't, but it's definitely worth a go and is one of those occasions the 2 hour steam refund period is enough time to see if you enjoy the arpg loop. I mention this in comments because Diablo 3's demo put me to sleep but I'm at 130 hours now in Grim Dawn. Some arpgs click some don't. Anyway long reply sorry , thank you again!

[@misterkefir]

@@reallylatereviews The overall aesthetic of this game and the.. vibes it's giving off.. looks like just my kind of jam. That was always very important to me - the more I like the aesthetic, the more immersed into the game world i'm going to be. And hey - No problem! The long reply means you actually truly care about the channel, your viewers and this game in particular ;) Great to see this kind of passion, especially these days. My pleasure. Can't wait for another review already. Cheers.

[@ChemicaaLz]

Any ARPG gamer that haven't checked out Grim Dawn is absolutely insane. I often get surprised by new fearures and QoL every time I come back to it, just shows how much the developers and community cares for it. As always your review and video format is on point mate. I'd just like to point out that Titan Quest is the father of Grim Dawn, Crate was founded by former TQ devs and both games share the same engine. Might be something you'd like to check out if you haven't yet. Just be mindful that the upcoming Titan Quest 2 is gonna be from different devs. Oh, and yea they love weapon proc skills! Just perfect 👌

[@reallylatereviews]

First off let me say thank you ChemicaaLz for coming back. Thank you. I probably have said this before but seeing someone come back to watch is why I keep making these, so thank you so much for your kind words. That's lovely to hear as well, it feels like Grim Dawn is one of those games that will just endure long after any fanfare has gone because of the players, and devs who clearly want to keep it alive. And I did not know this, or that they used the same engine, that's crazy. Crazier still because I tried Titan Quest years ago and to be honest it felt wooden so I never got very far. I might have to give it a second chance now though that you've said this because it may have been that at the time I could not fathom standing still to hit something rofl I have Titan Quest on Steam already, I think they merged them into the Anniversary edition. I will definitely go back to check it out but truth be told if I decide to review it, I'm taking a break for real life and also from RPGs, at least for now. They take so long haha! Titan Quest 2 hmm I'll keep an eye on that too :D I'm glad someone else loves the weapon proc skills haha! I think that's so clever I really do. I get to do extra things without worrying about 12 different hotkeys. Gonna quickly add thank you again, I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment, thank you!

[@ChemicaaLz]

@@reallylatereviews Yeah, no worries! I just mentioned because it's nice to see from what they improved with whatever engine limitations or knowledge they had at that time. And thank you too for all the dedication you put on your videos, it's a pleasure to be here. ❤

[@reallylatereviews]

I had a good look at Titan Quest's expansion lineup after reading what you said and I think it's telling that some of the later expansions have mixed reception, as they too would have been made by people other than the original team that went on to make Grim Dawn. I had always assumed the same people were responsible for all the TQ expansions, so I'll keep an eye on this :D And thank you again holy smokes!

[@Grandmastergav86]

The funniest thing is when Asmongold was farming the Diablo 4 content for all it's worth I posted numerous times that he should forget it and just try Grim Dawn. My comments were deleted and he'd keep harping about PoE. I don't mind PoE but it doesn't feel half as good as GD IMO.

[@quercusquercus532]

Titan Quest needs so much more love. In four decades of gaming, I'm not sure I've ever had a feeling that matches my discovery of the Overlord's Passage. Battle! Wooooah!

[@chrislawrence6701]

For me Grim Dawn is the best ARPG ever made. I love the world Crate created with this game, and it deserves so much more attention than it currently gets. Thanks for the amazing video and review.

[@reallylatereviews]

Let me say thank you for your kind words and for watching, I really appreciate that, thank you! And I couldn't agree more the world of Grim Dawn is fantastic. And while I do think PoE is the most solid online aRPG, Grim Dawn is my favourite. It really does deserve more attention. Thank you again!

[@solael]

Having played this for the better part of the last decade (and even taking my handle from my favorite Witch God!), many of the observations you made have been lost on me over time. This video made me nostalgic, bringing back every memory I've had the first time I played the game. Much of what I know and have experienced are pretty much on par with other vets in that we've seen the game evolve slowly over the last decade and probably would have made us jaded to a degree. I know it did me. At some point, I just looked forward to the next patch, anticipating if my favorite build is going to get the Zantai Stamp of Nerfing, or if there are new QOLs will make my RSI bearable. Your review successfully dredged wonderful memories, chief among them my initial observations about skills as well (I dropped countless F-bombs the moment I used Aether Ray the first time!). I keep telling people, Grim Dawn is _the_ best ARPG of all time, and I have lived enough to have played D1 on launch day and do all those Baal runs in D2:LOD in early high school. Somehow, the years have taken away a lot of the reasons _why_ I loved and still love the game, but I remember them all again. Good job on making old men like me giddy looking forward to Fangs of Asterkarn. Here's to a few more thousand hours. Softly holding you to a follow-up review once the expansion is out. ;)

[@reallylatereviews]

Gosh holy smokes. I dunno quite what to say. I feel the nerf sentiments in my soul having played a mage on WoW for years. Before finally saying fuck it they hate fire mage so I will go protection paladin rofl. Different vibe than Grim Dawn I think. But to everything else you said, just thank you for sharing. I really think this is my favourite top down arpg, the only reasons it hasn't eclisped my PoE playtime yet is because real life, other games and truth be told there is a point making these videos where you've been playing one game for months and you need a break. Even with all that, I'm still doing a few totem runs to farm Stormrend. So I agree with you is what I'm saying ya know, it plays like a labour of love. I also respect the Solael rep. This is one of tha rare instances I'll do an on time review of Asterkarn, it will still be months out of date no doubt :D Sorry for rambling, last thing to add is thank you! For taking the time out of your day to watch my video and leave kind words, and share your love for this great game. I really appreciate it, thank you!

[@Ledeej083]

Fantastic video! Grim Dawn is my personal favorite ARPG of all time. It was a lot of fun seeing a fresh player's perspective after playing it for thousands of hours myself. I highly recommend checking out the modded community leagues if you want more content. Each season adds tons of cool new loot to experiment with, and the last one even added a full new act.

[@reallylatereviews]

Ayyyy well first off, please let me say thank you for watching and commenting. I'm always grateful to hear kind words, but when an existing fan of a game leaves them it stops my worries over the video a bit :D I want nothing more than to do these great games justice and be respectful to their fans, and Grim Dawn is just phenomenal, so thank you, I hope I did it justice! Holy smokes thousands of hours I can believe it though. My playtime in Grim Dawn quickly shot up, it's the second longest playtime in my reviewed games. I had a quick look at the modded leagues but I'd been working on the video since November, and it was already 2 hours rofl. So I wanted to call it a day. But I will be doing my best to make a video for Asterkarn, and I'll also do my best to check those out. I love that the community has created events like this, that is lovely. I would have tried those modded masteries but I really didn't want to mess with my saves until I'd got Stormrend lol I'm rambling but I want to say thank you again, I really do appreciate you taking the time to comment, thank you!

[@Shandael]

Very detailed and complete review. Practically wrote the encyclopedia of Grim Dawn and kept it entertaining throughout. Incredible job. The only way you could ever hope to top this review is to do a detailed review of the Bible.

[@reallylatereviews]

Haha okay I won't lie, the second sentence really caught me off guard. I think my ambitions aren't quite that big in scope but I will try and make more video game reviews, and I'll do my best to match this video. Gosh I think the encyclopedia thing, wow, just thank you! To add to that all I can do is repeat myself. Thank you so much for your kind words, and taking the time out of your day to watch my video. Thank you, I really appreciate it!

[@Handle35667]

Go into settings and turn off damage numbers and the monster health numbers. Your visual and spectacle appreciation will increase 10-fold.

[@fuyu848]

Great video! on point for as a review and a detailed guide

[@reallylatereviews]

Thank you! I was worried I went a bit overboard but it felt right with Grim Dawn because just mentioning half these systems offhand does them a disservice. Let me say thank you again for your kind words and for watching my video! I really appreciate it!

[@malkyvich]

Just discovered this game recently and totally love it. Learning things about it all the time. Really great, informative and entertaining video thanks

[@reallylatereviews]

Aw I'm right there too. I love when a game just keeps having something to uncover. I think it's lovely that this game is itself still being discovered! It deserves it, I think! Let me also say thank you! For your kind words and watching my long video haha! I appreciate it, thank you!

[@kevinsiscoe]

You are such a seriously under-rated content creator! This must have taken a long time to put together. Thank you for your analysis and recommendation! I have added the game to my Wishlist!

[@reallylatereviews]

Holy smokes thank you! Yeah a little while rofl. I started back in November but I like to do these videos right ya know? And thank you for trusting me to pop it on the wishlist. GD is one of those games that the steam 2 hour refund period is absolutely enough time to see if you like the gameplay loop. I say this only because I have 130 hours in Grim Dawn now, but the Diablo 3 demo I uninstalled in 2 hours. Not every arpg feels the same to every player, so a test run is always good Sorry for rambling! Thank you for watching and stopping to leave such kind words. I really appreciate it, thank you!

[@hueypancakes597]

Love your sense of humor, and editing is to notch. Got a new sub outta me!

[@reallylatereviews]

Holy smokes, thank you! For subscribing, for watching and commenting kind words as well! I really do appreciate it, so thank you! Hope I can keep making videos worth your time :D

[@Viperzzzzzz]

There’s a version of the aether beam on a relic that’s a fire beam, I love it

[@reallylatereviews]

I want to try and find that now rofl oh maaaan that sounds cool. I love items that have special effects to them so I will have to hunt that down! Also, thank you for commenting and watching my video! I appreciate it, so thank you! Thank you!

[@ShooterKhal]

"crate job" loved that pun

[@reallylatereviews]

Haha thank you! I really had to restrain myself putting it in that late. Let me also say thank you! For taking the time out of your day to watch and comment on my video. I appreciate it, so thank you!

[@CenoRAYD]

Great video! Glad you've been enjoying the game! Some quick notes/corrections: - Hope you're still holding on to that Salt Bag you spawn with at level 1! I hear there's a good use for it in Ultimate! (Spoilers ahead: (Grim Dawn and its two expansions each have a 'Secret Quest' only available in Ultimate difficulty. Each one is something of a comment on the game's development at the time. Grim Dawn's secret quest is a parody of the Early Access process. Ashes of Malmouth makes a comment on the rampant datamining (e.g., grimtools) and modding that occurred between the game's release and the first expansion. Forgotten Gods's secret quest is an homage to Crate Entertainment as a whole while adding 'puzzles' that run counter to the way the community had been building endgame characters until then. If you decide to pursue these quests, I'd recommend making sure your character is in tip-top shape!)) - At some point you mention the 'On-Attack' proc archetype being able to activate from pets and retaliation damage. Pet-scaling pets do not trigger their player's On-Attack/Crit/Kill procs. Player-scaling pets do. Each summon in the game specifies whether it is Pet-scaling or Player-scaling. Thermite Mines, Inquisitor Runes, or Shaman Wind Devils, for instance, are Player-scaling. Necromancer Skeletons and Occultist Hellhounds, however, are Pet-scaling. I'm unsure about retaliation damage triggering On-Attack effects. Worth noting, however, that an ability does not need to deal damage to be an Attack (or to Crit). Occultist's Curse of Frailty is GREAT at activating On-Attack effects because every time it 'ticks' and applies its debuff on any enemy, it rolls the chance to trigger such an effect. Non-damaging debuffs like this can also Crit! (- For the purposes of triggering On-Crit effects; a debuff critting does nothing inherently for the debuff itself) - Best of luck finding Stormrend! It has an increased chance to drop from Monster Totems, introduced with Forgotten Gods, but can still drop randomly from any source. Piece of insight that totally went over my head (after thousands of hours in GD...) until someone pointed it out: Thunderous Strike, the Primal Strike transmuter that makes it spammable, does not require a 2H weapon! It only requires that you can use Primal Strike. ;) - I'm entirely with you on the point of players being CC'd leading to deaths that don't feel satisfying. Particularly in 'endgame' being CC'd is essentially an auto-death sentence, and it necessitates the acquisition of CC resists even though those resists are both rarer in general and can never reach a point at which they make a character truly immune to any CC effect. I would much prefer the game if player CC were removed, as I think it'd make moment-to-moment gameplay smoother. However, I also acknowledge that CC is one way to keep monsters feeling dangerous - counter point to that, though, is that I think monsters are plenty dangerous if other mechanics of theirs are just outright ignored. - I'm reasonably certain powbam's GDSwitcher isn't what separates your saves based on which expansion you launch? I think the game is supposed to do this by default. But I haven't toggled off my expansions in a long while, so my memory on that front may be more suspect. - I also mostly agree with the notion of Act 4 feeling a bit quest-sparse. Even with the Hidden Path interacting with its areas (you did do the Hidden Path, right? :D ) the lack of intermediary quest content along the road to the Necropolis does give it a feeling of emptiness. But it's also where Trip South, one of the game's best pieces of lore, is found. So, there's that. Looking forward to seeing you in Asterkarn!

[@trewrikgaming]

Great review! I bought the game when it was in kickstarter (2013-2014?) and I still to this day play it at least a few times every year. I love it and everyone should at least try it.

[@reallylatereviews]

I couldn't agree more! Really lovely game and holy smokes you're an OG player so I'm glad to hear it still brings you back. I think games with that sort of shelf life are so important. I want to add thank you! For taking the time out of your day to watch and comment as well, I appreciate that! So thank you!

[@diskoebalo]

Благодарю за обзор, очень интересно было послушать, подписался. Если честно, такой монтаж, озвучка и подача материала заслуживают намного большего количества подписчиков.

[@reallylatereviews]

Пожалуйста, простите за перевод. Спасибо! Я просто рад, что люди смотрят мои видео и, надеюсь, смеются. Пока это происходит, я счастлив! Позвольте поблагодарить вас за добрые слова и за просмотр моего видео! Я очень ценю это, спасибо!

[@frenchfrog644]

I stopped at the intro cause I definitely want to go into this one blind. Will gladly watch your review afterwards :)

[@reallylatereviews]

I understand completely! It is always best and I'm glad I got better at putting spoiler warnings at the start haha :D But I can still say thank you for coming to comment kind words! I appreciate it! Thank you!

[@LucasVogel]

I have over 500 hours on Grim Dawn and had no clue they implemented dodge roll lol. Might do a fresh play through :3

[@reallylatereviews]

Ayyy that's some serious playtime! I only played for a few hours before the patch, but even I think it made a big difference to the early game experience so it might be a good time for another run :D Thank you as well! For watching and stopping by to comment, I appreciate it, so thank you!

[@dabakrada5077]

I might give this game another try after your review. Specifically how nice the 1st expansion looks and how the itemization is actually excellent with the chance to get those gear pieces that proc other skills. Thanks.

[@reallylatereviews]

I tell you I wanna come back and say thank you and also add this to follow up your other comment because this is very important. I value all feedback, critical, positive and negative. It's the only way I can improve at making videos. You bring up a good point which concerned the visibility of my videos and I appreciate that. But I really do make these for my own recreation and for the joy of making others laugh. All I can say is thank you for your time, your own thoughtfulness, and I tell ya it's a game that if it clicks with you, you'll just sail with it. I think that initial 'click' is what takes a moment to get into Grim Dawn. Thank you again!

[@RAGEGTX]

About food delivery quest for Devil's Crossing, if I remember correctly, you did get delivered food boxes. My guess is that because you started Ashes of Malmouth storyline before completing quest, it did not let you see them since AoM quest changes devil's crossing world space. Nice review btw.

[@reallylatereviews]

Oh holy moly, that makes sense. Oh such a shame I missed that but yeah, there would have been a huge smoldering monster right where the bran flakes got dropped off. I'd consider trimming that part of the video but I think I'll leave it in as even if it's overriden by Ashes, I still think it's a shame. Yet I failed to mention the change in the environment post-Ashes so I'm annoyed by my oversight there as well :P Regardless I'm grateful you pointed this out, thank you! And I'm grateful for you watching and commenting too, thank you!

[@Iymarra]

Nice one lad, great game. Looking forward to the expac too.

[@reallylatereviews]

Ayyyy thanks Lymarra! Aw it really is a great game, I spent more time in it that I ever thought I would (still playing bits and pieces now!) If the new expansion is anything like the others I think it's gonna be a good one :D Thank you as well! For coming back to watch and comment, thank you! I say it a lot but I'll say it again, because I really do appreciate it!

[@Arcadelife1]

Really nice video. I’ll call out the Devotions part as particularly good because I know (oh yeah, I know) how challenging it is to explain that stuff concisely and adequately 👊🙂

[@reallylatereviews]

dude so I don't watch much youtube but every now and then I check out someone's channel and holy shit you're the whos who of Grim Dawn builds. I literally recommended one of your videos to someone asking for a pet summon build. All I can say is thank you, damn. I always appreciate every comment and I'm grateful for every kind word. I'm lucky enough to be able to read everyone and reply to most. To know I can do this game justice is lovely and to hear it from fans of the game makes my day. And if someone who makes Grim Dawn videos at the level you do says it's okay then I'm content I think rofl Thank you for taking the time to watch my video and leaving kind words. Lastly on devotions, holy smokes yeah I only had to explain it once haha!

[@Arcadelife1]

@@reallylatereviews Cheers for the reply and massive thanks for recommending one of my videos to someone else.

[@isaacgorski6054]

A fun build is inquistor nightblade with all weapon skills. You get to dual wield pistols and blades and utilize weapon swapping effectively. For the most part you use nightbalde skills but the dual pistols are very effective against aoe bosses and dangerous enemies you want to stay away from. There is also a lot of epic items that play into this build very well

[@reallylatereviews]

This does sound like a lot of fun actually, especially having access to dual wielding for both ranged and melee. I found my options to utilise ranged gradually receding as I leveled my Necromancer. Oathkeeper still great and kiting though. I thought Nightblade wouldn't be my cup of tea but even after a little bit of playing just to record some footage of it, I did enjoy it, especially the teleport strike! I want to also say thank you! For watching and stopping by to comment, I appreciate it! So thank you!

[@isaacgorski6054]

@reallylatereviews great thing about this build is that the nightblades blade burst ability can be placed in the default attack slot but works with ranged as well. It also has a short cooldown PLUS the other node makes into a damage boost for all follow up attacks.. and of course you can still proc weapon skill attacks in between blade bursts CD. The classes blend well together but it took me a long time to figure out how keyboard bindings are very fascinating in this game for abilities, attacks and devotions. Fantastic game that is so underrated and so cheap. Glad to talk with you. Can't wait to see what else you post in the future

[@reallylatereviews]

I didn't even get into the keybindings I didn't even think of that! I think I ended up with a fewlong cooldowns so just left it on numbers haha. And likewise! I only hope I can make stuff worth watching :D thank you! Edit: adding cause I just brushed over the sick blade burst you described, my brain went straight onto the keybindings.

[@allnamestakenlol]

As always, excellent review. Thank you for the 2 hours of entertainment. :)

[@reallylatereviews]

Ayyyy! Gosh thank you for coming back so soon as well haha! No thank you for setting aside the time out of your day to watch my long video, and leave kind words. It is always lovely to see people come back and comment, it makes me want to make more videos! So thank you, I really do appreciate it!

[@trombulan]

35:40 Nice Fly 😅

[@reallylatereviews]

Ayy I'm replying here to your other comment because it's really hard for me to follow replies haha! First off, rofl I love the ragdoll in this game! And secondly, thank you so much for your kind words and taking the time out of your day to watch my video. I really appreciate it, thank you! Here's to aetherial misery :D

[@wyrdstone]

I've backed quite a few games on kickstarter, and I've enjoyed quite a few of them, but Grim Dawn is still my favorite. They kept adding more, and more content during development because they were in the zone. Some of those long and wide stretches of land are the end result of them forgetting to scale things back a bit; act 1 is massive as an end result. One thing that I don't recall being mentioned, and my apologizes if it was, is that the over world and many of the dungeons aren't procedurally generated. I've put in about 200 hours between GOG and Steam, and I can't wait for the expansion. Outside of a few D&D licensed games, Grim Dawn and Guild Wars 1 are the few exceptions that have a lot of class depth, but also great class synergy when multi-classing. I do wish more games would use the idea more often, even if they're a balancing nightmare.

[@reallylatereviews]

Holy smokes that actually makes a lot of sense looking back. Act 4 feels very much like the zones were made to hold more dungeons and quests as they feel complete, just empty. You know you're absolutely right I didn't mention it, I only brought it up for the Shattered Realm that the levels were hand crafted. I should have said something but the truth is at the time I wasn't aware just how much procedural generation was going on in arpgs these days. I dropped the ball there. And nothing against procedural, but I like that Grim Dawn's land is hand crafted. I've always shied away from kickstarter, the first kickstarter project I backed got hit with a copyright infringement notice rofl. Yet I can clearly see this was one of the good ones. I agree, multi classing is just one of those things that extends playtime and adds so much gameplay. (And I mean balancing ya know, pffft sure if there's multiplayer. My perspective is I play Skyrim, the community has been rebalancing that game for 10 years) I will quickly add because I'm going on and on, thank you! For watching my video, stopping by to comment and share this because I didn't know about that! So thank you!

[@JohnDoodson]

Great video as always! I've been itching to play an ARPG again for a few weeks now, since my co-worker won't stop talking about Diablo 4. But the price tag on that game...nah. I think i will go for Grim Dawn. Your review helped me to decide. Thanks man!

[@americatheuneducated3715]

On the third tab of the character screen there are things to strive for that reduce certain effects....like trap reduction which was what was getting you stuck, there is also freeze reduction and slow reduction........the rest pretty much go away the second you take damage. Physical resistance is the hardest to get but they lowered it and now armor is more important.. Let me explain physical resistance reduces the amount you take then after that your armor and its absorption reduces what is left....this is the only reason for the armor number as it only protects vs physical damage. Also the spawns are there for some of the tougher enemies for attack converted to health.. the boss has a lot of damage reduction and your not going to get that much health back from them as it is a percentage based on the damage you do.....but the weaker spawned enemies are easier and take more damage, converting more health in return.

[@reallylatereviews]

I want to say thank you first of all for the explanation of physical resistance, that actually explains a lot! I did allude to the other tabs, I think I said there are "other secondary stats" or something. But the truth is I'm only now looking at those 132 hours into the game. I write these as my experiences happen so I wasn't ignoring those stats but they also didn't really become important for my first normal/ultimate run. However now I'm slowly pushing the Shattered Realm they are haha, so yeah I'm looking into Freeze Reduction the new bane of my existence :D And the spawned enemies, oh my goodnesss that makes sense actually. That's so clever. I'm annoyed I didn't pick up on that. Lastly I will add thank you for taking the time to explain this to help me and other new players. And of course for stopping by to watch and comment! Thank you, I appreciate it!

[@americatheuneducated3715]

@@reallylatereviews Don't ignore the apprentice and the things it can do, also faction augments that apply to gear with the components. also if a item has a bonus to a skill it will be gray if not for your class/classes and highlighted if it is.

[@reallylatereviews]

Thank you my dude! I got into those augments after editing most of my review, and they're really strong! I hadn't picked up on just how useful they were until I bothered to look at the Revered ones!

[@samuelmillar9918]

Fantastic review. I love this game and it makes me happy to see others sharing the love.

[@epyjacek]

What a great, late review. I absolutely love Grim Dawn and I have played it since 2016. Can't wait for the expansion.

[@reallylatereviews]

Thank you! Not just for your kind words but for watching as well! It means a lot especially coming from a long time player, I always want to do these games the justice they deserve. And me too, I really look forward to it. One of the few new things coming up I'm excited for haha! Thank you again, I really do appreciate it!

[@ChrisElison]

Fantastic video, I can only think how long this must have taken to record and then edit! So much good info here, I'm trying to get my friend into playing GD, I will recommend he watches this! 👍

[@reallylatereviews]

Thank you! About 5 months on and off rofl, but as a hobby there are days I don't touch a project and days where I do nothing else. But I do enjoy it :D And holy smokes just thank you, for watching and stopping to leave kind words. I really appreciate that, and you recommending my video as well that is lovely, thank you! I hope your friend gets into GD either way!

[@jjforcebreaker]

Grim Dawn is a true king of SP/classic (not live service-always online format) h'n's ARPGs. Just like their (-ish) Titan Quest was previously. I've been playing it since the first public early access release and loved it since. Very good, thorough overview of the game. Good job!

[@reallylatereviews]

Holy smokes first of all, thank you for your kind words and for watching! I appreciate it! And secondly, yeah I'm with ya honestly. I get that some games either need always online, or don't suffer for it. I truly think there's no need for a game like this to be always online and I'm glad it isn't. Only heard good things about TQ as well, I did try 10 minutes years ago but that was about it. Thank you again!

[@seiferblade9180]

If you haven’t already, you’d probably like Titan Quest as well. Though it is a bit of a regression lol. But yeah, I’ve been gushing at GD as well. The main reason I play arpgs is for the build variety and this does it the best in the genre to me. It really is simultaneously accessible and hardcore. That’s how well designed it is

[@reallylatereviews]

I tell ya I tried TQ years and years ago, but for about 10 minutes. I'm not a massive top down arpg fan so Grim Dawn really took me by surprise, it's made me want to try TQ again when I have time! Also the expansion pack Ragnarok looks good. I think what you said is what helped me in. Pretty much every thing I hear about path of exile in recent years is "just follow a build." I really do think it's a great game but that instantly makes it inaccessible to people. GD has no such barrier and, like you said, it has the variety. I mean now I'm rambling, I agree in short rofl Thank you, for watching and commenting as well! I appreciate it, thank you!

[@possiblystevo9141]

this was great on xbox series x probably the best ARPG on console. i've played the ascent, diablo 2 and diablo 4 since, Grim Dawn utterly blows them away

[@reallylatereviews]

I love that Grim Dawn seems to get so much appreciation, and well deserved if it plays well on consoles as well! I've never played the ascent or diablo 2 but I've seen and read enough about diablo 4 to believe Grim Dawn beats it rofl. Thank you! For watching my video and for commenting too! I appreciate it, thank you!

[@deenman23]

just a little note on the cosmetics,people were begging the devs on the forum to give em more mtx,i have never in my life seen this phenomenon,its also much cheaper than d4 and you get more bang for your buck with em

[@mystechry]

Haha, I too would buy an other cosmetics pack, it it was as epic as the third one. There is no reason to hate optional cosmetics if they are well done, priced reasonably, can be dought with real currency and are only a hand full. That is true especially if the game is done well and the price of the game is lower and the devs upt out those cosmetic packs after years for passionate fans.

[@reallylatereviews]

Imma reply to your comments here all in one hehe. First off, yeah I think the Grim Dawn MTX is fine. I am old and for me I will always have a chip on my shoulder for MTX. But there are times even to me it's acceptable and this is one of them. Clearly they have the support from fans so I'm happy. I think for Grim Dawn 2 I am curious as well but gosh I'm just happy with Grim Dawn 1. I think the new ascendancy difficulty (?or something?) is an answer to what you described. A way to maintain and increase challenge, provide new progression and keep the dual mastery system going as long as possible. Interesting thought though I hadn't considered that! Lastly don't be fooled by my ultimate death montage haha! I found my Death Knight surprisingly strong in ultimate. However, after uploading this I ran my Oathkeeper through some of ultimate and got clapped to a point I could not progress. So I felt the problems you described on that character holy smokes, did I struggle there rofl Lastly lastly! Let me say thank you so much for watching and commenting on my video! I appreciate it big time, so thank you!

[@reallylatereviews]

Just want to reply here and say I completely agree! Even though to a point I am a "oooh microtransactions" pitchfork guy. Nah these are alright, I have no quarrel with Grim Dawn's cosmetics. They're some of the best out there both in design and price. (Also thank you for watching and commenting too! Thank you!)

[@armyofninjas9055]

I'd argue they're just cosmetic packs. Not mtx.

[@mystechry]

@@armyofninjas9055 I agree. I would go so far as to consider them as donations for the developers so they will contiune on their path.

[@chronos2893]

Good thing the channel is called Really Late Reviews and not Really Long Reviews. But great video. I will buy Grim Dawn on the next sale.

[@reallylatereviews]

Ayyy thank you haha. This was a long video even for me, I will do a couple of shorter ones next I think! I think that is a great idea and because it's a top down arpg, Steam's two hour refund period is more than enough time to decide if you enjoy the basic gameplay loop. I say this because top down arpgs are not for everyone, and each one is different. The Diablo 3 demo was enough to know the game just wasn't for me. Grim Dawn 120 hours later ya know what I mean Sorry for long reply just wanted to give my thoughts as you're trusting me to make a purchase. To that I'll add thank you! For watching, and for your kind words. I really do appreciate it, thank you!

[@eduardo0379]

Ah yes, Grim Dawn. I've played a couple (of thousands) of hours. It's been about 2 years since I last played Grim Dawn, right now I'm waiting for the new expansion's release to see if it has enough in it to bring me back to the game. Anyway, great review. It's nice to see new players enjoying the game this much. About effects like entrapment, being frozen and others, you can raise your resistance to those too, either through equipment, skills, devotions or components. You can't 100% resist them but you can reduce the time you're affected enough to make these effects bearable. But yeah, I'm not a fan of movement restriction either.

[@reallylatereviews]

Holy smokes I'm nowhere near a thousand hours but I won't lie, it's a game I do keep popping back to play! Although I can understand for sure waiting for Asterkarn that makes sense Thank you as well for the info, I must admit I tried to stay away from the second and third stat panels while playing haha! But I will look into them further as I do more Shattered Realm. It's the age old thing though if you want to move a game will try and stop you, if you want to stand still the game will try and move you Thank you! For taking the time out of your day to watch and comment, I appreciate it, so thank you!

[@Ails1234]

You convinced me to actually pay attention to the story the next time I play

[@reallylatereviews]

Holy moly okay I'm pleased. I won't lie with some aRPGs I'm just "yeah okay. sure. take the head got it" but I will get invested if I think there's something to sink into. Grim Dawn is pretty good to sink into even if the main plot is exactly what you would expect I will add as well, thank you! For watching and stopping by to comment, I appreciate it! So thank you!

[@Grandmastergav86]

@@reallylatereviews I've always said that, for an ARPG, Grim Dawn's story is good, that in itself is saying something. it's very predictable but as a massive Lovecraft fan, I found it enjoyable (I'm generally a mechanics focussed Gamer, story often means little to me tbh).

[@edwilaguilar]

Really great review. I played LE but was still thinking of this game despite playing that one. This is definitely and S tier game

[@reallylatereviews]

Ayy thank you! For your kind words and for watching too! I've heard good things about LE but I've also heard what you just described, some players can't help but think of Grim Dawn when playing it. Pretty good sign that GD is a solid game :D Thank you again!

[@PlagueDrReiss]

After 6300 hours and 2 steam achievement and stat wipes and I still love this game, it's addition of a camera function was absolutely crucial, however, that dodge roll is crap, lol binds for controller is all messed up right now, also breaking it for me. Plus RAM a modder on the forums of crate, has ported diablo 2 to grim dawn, absolutely amazing. 💯 and 🎉

[@reallylatereviews]

Holy smokes that is a lot of Grimmy D. I just hope I did the game justice in the eyes of fans of the game like yourself. And I am really sorry to hear about the dodge roll wreaking havoc, I hadn't even thought about the effect it's had on the controller users but I bet it changed where everything was. I looked into the Diablo mod! But I wasn't sure if it was version specific and the video was already pretty long rofl, so I trimmed that Let me just say thank you as well for watching my long video and stopping by to comment, I appreciate it! And damn I'm impressed with that playtime - and I didn't even know you could wipe steam achievements that's next level.

[@PlagueDrReiss]

@@reallylatereviews you can remove achievement unlocks to redo em, but in the early stages of this it could have accidents, I liked your video overall, but yes it has been strange to get use to it. By the way, the mod is made by a dude named damn! Lol, funny, hardest thing was doing shattered runs solo during the start

[@reallylatereviews]

That's neat honestly, I thought steam achievements were locked in forever. Nice to know you can go for them again if you want to! Haha aw I believe it, the shattered realm did not wait long to start schooling me! Thank you again!

[@be-truthful-kinder2456]

So talented!!! Simply the best!!!!!!!!!!!😊 I wish you fine health and unfathomable high endless success!!! YOU DESERVE RECOGNITION!!!!!!!

[@inkfish83]

Best game ever! And what an amazing video to honor it. Well done.

[@reallylatereviews]

It really is an amazing game and I love playing it, can't wait for Asterkarn! And thank you! Thank you for such kind words and for watching my long ass video, I really appreciate it!

[@Houldey]

Great vid so far - only 30mins~ or so in atm but I just had to pause and comment as hearing the word barrens had some sorta pavlovian response on me and forced my eyes to the bottom left of screen lol. Mankriks bloody wife.

[@reallylatereviews]

Ayyy Houldey! I'm sorry to put you through that haha! I had the exact same reaction I mean it even has the same grass. I'm just gonna say I hope the rest of the vid is enjoyable! And thank you ya know for watching and stopping to comment with kind words. I really do appreciate it! So thank you! (Thunderbluff was always so much nicer as well)

[@maktub2994]

This is really well done 👍 keep it up sir

[@reallylatereviews]

Maaaan thank you! I'm gonna try! Taking a break haha but hopefully I can make more videos worth watching. Fingers crossed :D Thank you! For watching and commenting, I really appreciate it, thank you!

[@deenman23]

im curious to see how crate handle a grim dawn 2,because in this game,wile dual mastery is awsome,it has led to some issues with expansions,if they add just one new mastery,the more they add every expansion,the work they have to put in future expansions grows exponentialy,its the reason why the level cap hasnt been increased in the 2 latest expansions as it leads to insane levels of extra work making more advanced forms of the current sets for the exponentialy growing in number mastery combinations

[@be-truthful-kinder2456]

Thank you for your hard work!!! U have born talent for this! I can sing well and act decent so I am in a way a brother of the art to you! U da men!!!

[@madmada1015]

Dont think i saw any of it in the gameplay, but did you find "The Path" hidden quest?

[@reallylatereviews]

This is something I started looking for but got very confused and ultimately didn't have time because I wanted to get the review up after months of making it haha! I started looking for this in the Flooded Passage which I believe is the wrong place. Weeks later I found the secret area in Lower Crossing but was in game recording something else at the time, so haven't had chance to go back yet. I will go back eventually though haha, sorry for long reply also! I'll add thank you! For watching, and stopping by to comment as well. I really do appreciate that so thank you!

[@madmada1015]

@@reallylatereviews Just thought you might like it with wanting to join a cult and all.

[@reallylatereviews]

Cults? Okay I may go back sooner to check this out :P

[@vladpintilie2294]

I swear I just downloaded the game now in is a fuking masterpiece I love it so much. And your video is the ultimate tutorial and introduction thank you very much ❤🎉

[@reallylatereviews]

I really agree, I think Grim Dawn is the masterpiece of aRPGs. The only reason I don't say that in the video is I just said Resident Evil 4 was a masterpiece and if I say it all the time rofl, it loses all meaning. But yeah it's fantastic Let me also say thank you so much holy smokes for your kind words, and for taking the time to watch my video. I really appreciate it and I hope ya enjoy Grim Dawn! :D Thank you!

[@samuelgames8970]

As someone who just got it a couple of weeks ago and who has been blazing through it, I agree with (almsot) everything said here. Absolutely amazing review. That said, the only thing I disagree with is the VFX. Yes the overall themes are great and mostly function well, but I don't think theyre all (or even mostly) amazing - quite a few of them, especially for the base classes, I would say look quite bad even for 2016 standards. Regardless, even though I dont particularly love the VFX the rest of the visuals and game as a whole are absolutely awesome and I still adore the game. I would say if you're deterred by the vfx JUST TRY IT OUT ANYWAY. PS: Please at least try out the rainbow filters mod, it is an absolte game changer for how items rarities/resistances/damage types are displayed, and its incredibly simple. I think it should just be apart of the base game as it helps make a LOT of the games item complexity feel a lot simpler.

[@reallylatereviews]

This is such a good point to raise because no matter what class combo I picked for my actual playthroughs, at least one mastery was an expansion feature. The VFX for Oathkeeper and Necromancer would look better, it's something I didn't even think about. I am a little weak in the knees for 'dated aesthetic visuals' and so I'm biased as well. Yet I can't deny I should have dug deeper into the base classes before blanket commenting on VFX. I will say though, I love the cyan fire so much it carried hard. Thank you for bringing this up! The rainbow filter does look useful. I won't lie I'm let down it doesn't just flash through rainbow colours on tooltips because that's what I hoped it did. But this is far more helpful and I will get around to installing it and messing with the settings. Thank you! Lastly sorry for going on so much, please let me just add thank you! For setting aside time to watch my video and leave kind words. I appreciate it big time, so thank you!

[@samuelgames8970]

@@reallylatereviews My first couple of classes were non-DLC masteries and it is a lot more painfuly obvious there unfortuantely. But when I got the DLC I've been slamming necro + X classes and its visual effects do definitely look a lot better overall. It's more than fair if you like 'em, was more just a note for people as overall the biggest complaint I/many people have is the the VFX really just aren't up to par for most classes (especially for things you're spamming thousands of times). Yes the name for the mod is a bit disapointing haha, but it is a game changer for being able to quickly see what gear is good/good for your class. The installation is super easy, and it doesnt affect the game at all - you can just play it as normal and that's that. I honestly got it like 10 hours in, as it looks widely accepted to be basically required at this point lol. And no problems, the video was stellar and I will definitely be keeping my eyes peeled for more of your stuff! The analysis and review was spot on, and love seeing someone be so passionate about the games we all love :D

[@_iao_]

kudos for the comprehensive and fair review 👍 and hell yeah, FRINGE

[@reallylatereviews]

Thank you! I always try to be fair and Grim Dawn was meant to be a "quick review before a break" but it deserved way more than that. Now I take that break haha. But before I do let me say thank you! For setting aside the time out of your day to watch and comment. I really appreciate it, thank you! And FRINGE aw man, what a show.

[@SeiryuTheBlueDragon]

Better than watching a movie! Imma enjoing it with a popcorn

[@reallylatereviews]

Ayyy Seiryu! I hope ya enjoy it I really do haha :D And of course, let me say thank you! It makes me smile so much to see people come back and well I'm a broken record, I know I am, but I'm grateful. Thank you, for watching and commenting. I appreciate it! Gosh I like popcorn but I've had these corn crackers lately. They're like rice crackers but taste of popcorn :D

[@insertaunnombreaqui]

uh, a lot of people in crate entertainment where responsible for the develop of titan quest, both games share a lot of similarities including the mastery mechanic...the only downside that I came up recently for grim dawn is the lack of ranged skills...which may or may not be a design choice?

[@reallylatereviews]

I've heard about this and I had no idea about the TQ connection! I can't speak to the lack of ranged skills, but I did notice a lot of ranged passives vs ranged spellcasting skills, if that makes sense. So bows/guns are just enhanced with passives but mages get actual ranged skills. That may be a big problem honestly and I missed it because I just didn't play that style. I want to add thank you! For watching and commenting on my video! I do appreciate that, so thank you!

[@insertaunnombreaqui]

@@reallylatereviews I was very casual with GD until recently that I started to spend more time in it, and I wanted to try a dual gunslinger or ranged build so I didnt notice at first until now...and afaik the new expansion wont add anything for ranged gameplay, despite that problem I had a lot of fun with a spellcaster build, and I eager to try the new class...and I think with its problems GD is one of the best arpgs with PoE and Last Epoch, thanks for your content I enjoyed your review a lot

[@JustinMartinshrapnel]

I'm curious, since they are similar. How many of you have played Titan quest and which is your preference if you have?

[@reallylatereviews]

I wanna come in and say I've played about 10 minutes of Titan Quest and it didn't click with me, but this was years ago, before GD. I'm not a top down arpg fan, so for me to click with Grim Dawn makes me want to try TQ again. Let me also say thank you! For watching and commenting, I really appreciate it! Thank you!

[@Mishk-a]

amazing review

[@reallylatereviews]

Ayy thank you! I know I say this often but thank you for watching and commenting! It means a lot to me so thank you!

[@SpudNug69]

I always find myself hitting a brick wall whenever i get to the portal bit in the sand area. The 1st 2 builds i made i made myself and just assumed i was doing something wrong. I then followed a build guide the next 2 times and still just hit the same brick wall and dont know what to do

[@reallylatereviews]

Hey man do you mean the shattered realm is giving you trouble or the expansion area in general? (Let me also add thank you! For watching and stopping by to comment, I appreciate it! Thank you!)

[@SpudNug69]

@@reallylatereviews sorry dude, im not 100% sure but its the main hub part of the sand area that always gets me. I think thats the shattered realm

[@SpudNug69]

the portal in that area**

[@reallylatereviews]

Sorry I am slow to reply! I think you're right that is the Shattered Realm. Depending on your difficulty I wouldn't worry about it until level 73+ but if you are level 70 and it's causing you problems then something must be happening :( The only thing I can suggest is checking your resistances, that place does not muck around when it comes to resistances. Sorry I am a bit useless rofl

[@SpudNug69]

@reallylatereviews bro, ngl, I've been going in at like lvl 40 or so... I got a quest to go in, so went in and just assumed that's what I was supposed to be doing. Thought I'd made it to end game haha

[@constantinethegreat5907]

Another great review, had to skip some for parts for spoiler reasons as i've yet to play it. But you've sold me, end of the month it's mine. Keep up the great work.

[@reallylatereviews]

Ayyy Constantine, thank you! I hope I gave adequate warning for the spoilers, especially in the story section. I wanted to give a few examples because in top down arpgs, I've just not seen quests where I can choose what to do. I just get told what to do usually, ya know? GD is usually on sale, and the base game is really cheap when it is. I've been saying this in other replies but Steam's two hour refund period is more than enough time to see if you enjoy the top down arpg loop. I only say this because Diablo 3s demo I was uninstalling in 2 hours. Grim Dawn 120 hours played. I want to add that as you're trusting me to make a purchase. Let me also say thank you for watching, and coming back as well as leaving kind words. I always appreciate it, so thank you!

[@OreVsWorld]

Awesome!

[@reallylatereviews]

Ayy thank you! I'm always happy to see familiar faces come back, it really means a lot to me. Thank you for watching my long video and commenting too :D I appreciate it!

[@Grandmastergav86]

The best ARPG - bar none. It was far from the first but it is the best IMO.

[@reallylatereviews]

I agree I really do. I think PoE is great and stand by my praise of it, but for my personal preference Grim Dawn is the game for me. Truly fantastic game Also let me say thank you! For watching and stopping by to comment! I appreciate it, thank you!

[@MadnlooneyJR]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I didn’t know you dropped this!!!!!!!!!! 😂😂 I’m just about to head off to sleep but I’m absolutely watching this tomorrow the fallout TV show shall be put on hiatus. As usual I’m sure it’ll be an absolute banger ✊

[@reallylatereviews]

Ayyy Looney! I'm slowly watching that haha, good so far! Gosh I recommend that over my video rofl, Walton Goggins is great. Well tbh I think they're all good in that! I think I mentioned I was watching it but my memory I swear. I'm rambling, thank you dude holy smokes :D

[@MadnlooneyJR]

@@reallylatereviews No problem at all I’m about 3/4 through your video. As per the comedy is stellar 😂 It’s awesome that you enjoy Grim Dawn so much as if I’m not mistaken you weren’t too hot on Diablo. It really is a special game that is built with nothing but love. I think they made Titan Quest as well but I could be wrong and that game was great with a lot of the ideas Grim Dawn mastered. Yeah the show is really damn good I’m impressed and not only that decided to play some Fallout 4 earlier today so they’ve done what they set out to do and pull old players back 😂

[@reallylatereviews]

Maaan thank you! I really didn't know about the Titan Quest connection until after I made this, I completely missed it haha! But I have only dabbled in TQ, and that was absolutely years ago so I can't remember it at all. If it's anything like GD I bet it is good and as you said probably a little less polished GD :P Ayyy Fallout 4! I'm glad honestly haha, it's nice that the franchise is back in the spotlight a bit with some good news. I played the free weekend of Fallout 76 and unfortunately it was a rubber band simulator for me but some people have no problem so that's great too :D

[@Duzon1602]

very nice video

[@reallylatereviews]

Thank you so much! Not just for watching, but also for stopping by to leave kind words, I appreciate it. Thank you!

[@PaulWebsterLincoln]

Great review

[@reallylatereviews]

Holy smokes thank you. I dunno what else to say but thank you for leaving kind words and taking the time out of your day to watch my long video. Thank you!

[@PaulWebsterLincoln]

@@reallylatereviews I can't tell if that is sarcasm or not ;) but anyhow I meant it, good review hope to see more in the future!

[@reallylatereviews]

@@PaulWebsterLincoln Sorry for the late reply! It's hard to keep up with comments in replies because if youtube pushes the notification down and I forget, it's basically gone forever rofl. But I remembered to come back and say no sarcasm! I always worry about repeating myself but here it helps out haha, I say similar stuff in most of my replies :D Let me just say thank you again, I just hope I can keep making videos worth your time!

[@Ryan_rvz]

"Thats the sound of forgiveness hitting the body" 🤣

[@reallylatereviews]

Haha I'm glad someone liked that :D (Imma add in here thank you for watching and commenting, I appreciate it! Thank you!)

[@vul7ure_]

Awooooooooooo new videooooo The long awaited😭😭😭🍕🍕

[@reallylatereviews]

Vulture! Ayyyy! Thank you! Hope you like the video I really do. This one was a long time coming so hopefully it was worth the wait :D I'm gonna add here as well thank you, I sound like a broken record when I reply I know haha! But I DO appreciate ya coming back to watch and comment, stuff like that just makes me want to make more videos, so thank you!

[@vul7ure_]

@@reallylatereviews i'm watchin' in segments (almost done watching) and i gotta say, you outdone yourself in every video lol Really lovin this one :')

[@reallylatereviews]

Maaaaan thank you! And ya know what, I don't blame you it's 2 hours haha. I've tried to start adding comprehensive chapters so it's easy to resume or skip to important bits :D but holy moly bless you and thank you this is lovely to hear!

[@pennsylvaniafellow4409]

I didn't really care for Grim Dawn though I had not really played an action RPG before. However, I did find it very visually appealing and what I got of the story was interesting

[@reallylatereviews]

I tell you something, the Grim Dawn/Diablo style of aRPG is not usually my cup of tea at all. Diablo 3 just put me to sleep without being rude it's not my genre. Yet I hit it off with PoE and especially Grim Dawn, more than I ever thought I would. I'd say a large part of that is thanks to the story and visuals, as much as the gameplay. Thank you as well! For watching and stopping by to comment, I really appreciate that! So thank you!

[@pennsylvaniafellow4409]

@@reallylatereviews the video did make me think of giving it another look sometime. Love the channel by the way

[@reallylatereviews]

Ayyyy thank you! I said to someone else the base game is usually on sale on steam, and I think the 2 hour refund period is more than enough time to decide if you like the basic gameplay loop. Top down arpgs are not for everyone so I think testing them out is the safest thing!

[@euroanez998]

Ok, you convince to get this F*** game, despite i would like another Torchlight 2-Like (i mean, in the colorful sense) every time i see this game, i just amazingly fun, and you just make it look even more fun

[@reallylatereviews]

I remember Torchlight! I never played the second one but I did enjoy it, I will say GD hooked me for a lot longer though. I'm still popping on GD every now and then as well. It's one of the nicest arpgs I've played and it never felt wooden, which a few others do I think at least And please let me say thank you! For watching and commenting, and trusting me to give the game a try! I appreciate it and the 2 hour refund period on Steam is plenty of time to try it to see if you don't like the way it handles :D

[@samysnes]

I'm a huge ARPG buff and none have dethroned Grim Dawn for me, especially in its current, evolved state. I've played Last Epoch recently. It's a good game, but it doesn't match the incredible itemization that Grim Dawn has. That's the most important factor to me and no game has come even close yet.

[@reallylatereviews]

I've seen bits and pieces of Last Epoch and it looks good visually, and even looks good from a gameplay standpoint but that's just from videos. Yet I agree and I've seen people say the same (I always do a little digging after finishing my review to what other people have said) and that's crazy to me that after nearly a decade, Grim Dawn still has the best itemization. I know in PoE there are items that can change your entire build but it feels like in Grim Dawn you can build an entire build around one item. That's crazy, that's great. Sorry I'm going on and on but I agree! And I want to quickly add thank you, for watching and taking the time to comment! I really do appreciate it, thank you!

[@samysnes]

@@reallylatereviews The itemization is very bland and dull in Last Epoch. Sure they have some cool Mythic/Legendaries or whatever they call them, but below that tier of item, it's all just SUPER generic stuff with all the same uninspired couple of stat lines. In Grim Dawn, you can straight up get a named green item with some cool lore that gives you a skill or proc while you wear it. You can also put components into it that will give you ANOTHER skill or proc and all of that in the early levels of the game. It's incredible to me that none of the modern ARPG have caught on that itemization is the most important aspect. We play these games for THE LOOT! If 99% of your loot is boring repetitive garbage, we will get bored with your game. With Monster Infrequents and DoubleRares, I'm constantly looking at what I'm looting because some of them are often times better than legendary gear or offer unique abilities found nowhere else in the game. It's such a simple but effective game design choice. As you can see, I can also ramble on like crazy haha What can I say, I'm passionate about this genre of game!

[@reallylatereviews]

Yeah you're absolutely right, this is such a strength for GD and it feels like a no brain to want to make systems like this, and not like they used to be. I think I saw in Last Epoch you can customise your equipment (I may be completely wrong here) with affix smithing and stuff. But if all you're really doing is changing those stat lines that's basically a side note in build optimisation. And that sidesteps the loop of getting a cool item with random affixes drop when you least expect it. That's such a shame. GD's system is near perfect, it's difficult to get fed up with a playstyle when something can drop that just changes your ability lineup when you wear it, or at the very least grants a powerful buff I can see working beyond +2damage. All that being said I am an unapologetic purple farmer, I like that colour rofl And don't even worry about, this is such a joy to read and I'm so lucky to be able to do so. I love reading stories and opinions, it's part of why I make these videos! I think that Grim Dawn is a really good game to be passionate about, it's lovely.

[@samysnes]

​@@reallylatereviews Yes, Last Epoch's way of dealing with items is mostly through crafting AKA playing with the UI... which is very boring. And yes, it makes looting stuff very trivial and pointless. I get the intent, they wanted to move away from randomness to reduce grinding and farming, but let's be honest, the most die hard fans of this genre actually LIKE grinding to some extent (as long as the gameplay loop is rewarding and fun). I want to use my build to get my upgrades, not just click on some materials on a UI.

[@reallylatereviews]

@@samysnes Oh gosh. I know this is a weird thing to bring up but I am a person who loves to create and build things in games. So I actually enjoy modded Minecraft from time to time, not vanilla though. And for the longest time all of this crafting and creation was just done in UIs, until mods like Immersive Engineering and Create made it all happen in the world. It's so much more fun and you feel like something is happening almost like it's a real game. It pains me when I see more stuff shifted into the UI because it is more efficient, but much less fun. Such a shame. Why not make a variant of items that drop with incomplete modifiers, in addition to regular random items. And to complete the item you have to siphon stats into them from the bosses you defeat. It's the same system, it just happens as you play the game. Items would still have a component of randomness, but you can tailor the empty modifier slots based on which bosses you kill until they're 'fixed'. I'm rambling rofl just there has to be a better way than a UI, that does sound boring and contrary to as you said, what most fans of the genre even want

[@whinegummi6329]

DOOD; BY FAR ONE OF THE BEST CHANNELS ON YT: LOVE YOUR CONTENT caps sry

[@reallylatereviews]

Maaan we love the caps don't even worry! I just wanna say thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to watch my video and leave kind words. This is so nice to hear let me hit the button THANK YOU HOLY SMOKES, I really do appreciate it :D So thank you!

[@whinegummi6329]

@@reallylatereviews I really mean it. I enjoy your content so much. You are one of very few creators I can listen and watch and my brain isn't going crazy with other stuff. It is so relaxing and enjoyable. You have no clue how rare it is for me to come down and enjoy something without worrying about other things. Your video was from the beginning to the end just the perfect content. Jokes landed. Information was plenty full and very important it let me think this is an honest opinion. So thank you. Thank you so much.

[@reallylatereviews]

I really don't know what to say holy moly. Just thank you so much, all I can say is I hope I keep making videos you enjoy. I'm gonna try and keep the same vibe going as long as I can :D Gosh just thank you for such kind words. Bless you!

[@deenman23]

you did struggle a lot mostly because you were playing on ultimate with lvl 70-80,you dont even get acces to endgame gear until you are 94 to equip them,ultimate is an endgame difficulty,ofc you will suffer if you dont have the far better gear that level range offers,ofc some people are masochists and play ultimate from lvl 1 even lol

[@Kwisatz-Chaderach]

Its pretty darn good.

[@reallylatereviews]

I think so too :D And I'm gonna add thank you! For watching and stopping by to comment, I appreciate it!

[@VasuAmpaipan]

kid me 2 hours GD review oh my life

[@reallylatereviews]

Haha yeah sorry about that I couldn't help myself! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment, I do appreciate it! And a shorter review next I think :D

[@vazhatavberidze5040]

Been wanting to play this for ages but: 1. epilepsy-inducing combat effects did put me off back when it came out. Who on earth thought that looked good? 2. Not to keen on diablo-like combat 3. Guns vs Greatswords - I am fine with early guns in rpgs, but revolver vs greatsword kinda irks me, Idk why That said, still tempted to give it a go. Can you play as an uber-summoner so that your mooks take care of the enemy mobs and you dont have to click on shit 10 times each second?

[@reallylatereviews]

So I've only had a little look but this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eX7HZZqVa6-jf7M I've skimmed it and it seems to be an entirely pet focused build. I think he turned on an ability to link himself to the enemy boss at times (my brain wants to say this is marked for death) and then every now and then refreshes damage over times. However this can't possibly be the only build for pets as Oathkeepers have Angel summons. Shamans summon briarthorn monsters. Occultists get both caster and melee pets, etc... I would say with experimenting or finding builds online you can be an uber-summoner I also wasn't aware of the original release having epilepsy triggers holy smokes. I've played Final Fantasy 14 and honestly, the flashbangs and lens flare is often too much for me. But I found Grim Dawn at least in it's present state not too bad, perhaps they toned it down The diablo like combat is gonna be a bar to entry and I'm right there with you. The Diablo 3 demo put me to sleep. I think if Grim Dawn clicks with you it'll click but if it doesn't, it just is the genre ya know? They either work or they don't Sorry for big reply, wanted to give a helpful response! I wanna quickly add thank you so much for watching, subscribing and taking the time to comment. I really do appreciate it, so thank you!

[@vazhatavberidze5040]

@@reallylatereviews thanks for a comprehensive reply, appreciated. Might give this a try after all.

[@reallylatereviews]

Ayyy no worries, thank you! I just hope you enjoy it. My advice would be if it's on sale the base game is usually extremely cheap on steam, and you can test out the gameplay quickly within 2 hours and refund it if you're not into it. I say this because I really think with these top down arpgs it's either hit or miss for how they feel to play.

[@CorruptorPeste]

😃

[@AndreiUnknownGameist]

i cant wait to play thisssssss gorgeous game and to see that ladyyyy waifiiiiiiii mmmmmm yeah but love your video it was so good to watch keep going and kick that 2 brats yup they are annoying

[@reallylatereviews]

Yeh those two fuckers I swear. But ayyy thank you holy smokes! I appreciate ya watching and commenting, I really do, thank you! It really is a lovely game :D

[@JCGronewold]

Titan quest next!

[@reallylatereviews]

Aw man I'm taking a break first, and a break from RPGs, they take months to do rofl. TQ is on the list, but not right away haha! I have it already though so I will get around to it I quickly add thank you! For watching and commenting too! I appreciate it, thank you!

[@cariyaputta]

The only drawback of the game is that character gender only has 2 choice, I would love to see a Queer option.

[@reallylatereviews]

I mean I was devastated just for no hair colour option haha! This sounds like a cop-out, but I think it boils down to the year it was made and the lack of any real character customisation at the start of the game. I know that isn't a popular answer but on the flip side I feel choices today are wider in many RPGs. Please let me say thank you! For watching and commenting, I really do appreciate it, so thank you!