to clarify, I mean games like Diablo 4, Path of Exile, and Grim Dawn!
I really love the genre (right next to roguelikes and looter shooters for me, I guess I just like shiny loot a lot hahaha) but I've been feeling kind of lost in it since I quit playing Path of Exile (with over a thousand hours in it) due to not finding the shifting meta builds fun anymore. my favorite build ever in that game (that I had even made myself!) was a tectonic slam juggernaut, and while it was never the best skill, it was an enjoyable one for me. later, things seemed to get more difficult for me to parse in PoE so I never went back. I also never really enjoyed trading, but found playing by myself hard and not as enjoyable since I played with other people at the time.
I've dabbled in Grim Dawn and Last Epoch, but couldn't quite get into them. I keep feeling like I should give them both another go, because I like the genre, but I've bounced off of them multiple times. I also played Diablo 3 briefly but it was at the height of my Path of Exile phase so I didn't really stick with it.
I've been curious about Diablo 4, especially with the summer steam sale potentially coming up soon. most reviews and such I can't find something recent, but I know they had a big update not too long ago. I know a lot of reviews a saw before didn't like it from the start, but I was wondering if anyone who played it could tell me about how it currently is right now.
what arpgs are your favorites, or maybe ones you dislike? what aspects do you like about them? is there something new you'd like to see in the genre, or maybe something that you want to become standardized?
I mean, it’s no Diablo but I love the Hades games. If you’re in it mostly for the progression and build construction than you won’t have a great time, but if you’re looking for SOLID arpg gameplay they’re a good fit.
There’s a lot more focus on clean movement, it’s very much an arpg through a roguelite lens rather than an mmo or pure arpg.
unfortunately I am in it for the grinding, progression and crafting a build (usually something off the wall when I get confident.)
that said, I do love Hades! I've been wanting to get the second one despite it being in early access so hopefully that'll be in my library soon.
Strong recommend, I’ve already put more hours into the sequel than I did the first game. Nyx’s mirror is replaced with a card system that allows for a bit of build customization, you might really dig it!