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Diablo III has arrived!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 93 / 94
Date: June 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

While it's not a Blizzard product, Titan Quest fills the long void that has plagued fans of Diablo and Diablo II.

It is evident that some influence of former Blizzard veterans helped build this game and it plays like Diablo with better graphics. This isn't simply a clone however as there are some really nice new features and enhancements that makes Titan Quest stand on its own.

First, it features a map editor and even discusses it in brief detail within the manual. It's apparent that they want the Mod community to take this game and run with it. I can't tell you how many times, I had wished Diablo had extra maps.

Second, they have made it easy for everyone to get to and from town with a built in portal function. No longer are you required to bring a wizard in your party or to spend hours search for the town portal spell or spending hard earned cash on scrolls. It's built in from the start and usable by any class. Bravo!

Third, perhaps not as important given the nature of this being a game, but my personal favorite is the fact that if a creature is going to drop it, he'll be using it against you. It definitely adds a bit of adrenaline to run into the fray and see one of the bad guys charging at you with armor or a different looking weapon. This makes attacking a group of 20 'goat men' not feel like attacking a group of 20 'goat men'. Instead it's you'll find it more like fighting an actual living world. You might fight a leader and several levels of his henchmen. This to me feels much more entertaining and you'll start to look for villains with new and unique items in hand!

All in all if you're a fan of the Diablo series, you won't be disappointed and this promises to have a longer life as the map making tools appear to be very good and easy to use.

I'd highly recommend picking this one up. There is a demo available on fileplanet.com as well. It's a 500mb download.

One of the Best Games I've Played This Year

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 17
Date: July 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Titan Quest is extremely fun and addictive. It reminds me a lot of another game called Diablo. I loved playing Diablo in the past and no game has come out like Diablo until now. If you liked Diablo you'll definitely love Titan Quest.

Titan Quest follows Greek mythology. There are many different monsters and creatures that you fight through out the game. This game has a lot of replay value. The maps in the game are linear but the maps are also huge. There are a lot of caves and temple dwellings to explore just like there was in Diablo.

The graphics in this game are extremely beautiful. I can tell the game developer put a lot of love and attention into making this game. The amount of detail in the creatures and monsters alone is great. The game has got great looking skeletons, zombies, and spiders to fight against.

The game has a great zoom feature for zooming in and out of areas to look at. The only thing I miss seeing in the game is where you could rotate your main character around. I'm sure a future patch will eventually fix that.

You can choose to be a male or female character at the beginning of the game and you decide how you want to fight in the game. Do you want to use a sword? Or do you want to use magic? The choice is yours.

This is a fun game to play. I recommend getting this game.

Better than average

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: July 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Titan Quest has all the standard features of its genre. Its two biggest pluses are it has a better than average story and grahically its very nice on the eyes. When I say standard features I am talking about customizing your character etc. Included in the game is a level editor and online multiplayer support. I would have preferred being able to rotate the camera view similar to Dungeon Siege 2, thats just a style of line of sight that I like. Also it would have been nice if the game could use a gamepad, after a hour of play your mouse finger gets pretty tire. All in all a decent game but it is not revolutionary, just evolutionary.

A Grand Hack-n-Slash Adventure

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 33 / 34
Date: July 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I love this game for what it does well. It is a wonderful single-player hack-n-slash adventure set in a creative and vibrant world with mythical overtones. However, I must caution you. This is not Diablo III. This game is not really meant to be a multiplayer game. It is a single-player game with the multiplayer option. It handles multiplayer much like Sacred did by matchmaking you with those who host a server. There is no central Battle.net service here, and the multiplayer suffers because of it. Plus, this is a very linear game. Also, the game doesn't offer anything new to the genre that hasn't been done previously. But, it does borrow some of the best elements of gold standards in the industry like Diablo II, Sacred, and Dungeon Siege. The true strength of the game is the skill and character sets. There are so many ways you can develop a character and, in turn, so many ways you can choose to approach the gameplay. Helping our character grow and choosing the path is a lot of fun. I presently have 4 different characters I'm playing - each with a unique style of play that makes the gaming experience different. The graphics and sound are wonderful and what you would expect from contemporary games. In conclusion, if you are looking for a multiplayer experience like you had with Diablo II, this is not the game for you. If you want a fun and beautiful single-player game along the lines of Sacred and Dungeon Siege, Titan Quest is well worth the money. I've been unhappy with many of the games I've bought so far this year - I'm not unhappy with this one. Jump in and have a blast!

wont even install on three different computers

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: July 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I purchased tis game without doing my homework first. this is the last time i trust this comany. i wanted to like this game as i played diablo, diablo2 and sacred and loved them. so as soon as this game came out i purchased it without researching issues on the internet. i could have saved myself 50 dollars had i have done that. the games comes on 5 cds and there seems to be a manufacturing defect on disk 2 that prevents the install process from completing. thus i cannot even install it. i tried on all three of my home computers with the exact same result. i then searched the web and found the issue i described. i attemted to contact thq 2 times now but have gotten teh standard reply about it being a driver / hardware / windows issue. if you look into the system event log, it even states a bad sector was encountered on the cd. i have searched all the websites associated with thq and ironlore, the developer, and cannot locate a phone number. this also should have been a dead giveaway that the company is not interested in your feedback or concerns onyl the money from the initial purchase.

AGAIN, I CANNOT STATE ENOUGHT TO NOT PURCHASE THIS GAME FOR FEAR OF GETTING THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT PREVENTS THE GAME INSTALL AT ALL.

Enjoy!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: July 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Have played through about half of the game so far. Am really enjoying it. The skill reassignment ability lends a strategic element that is refreshing- you can retool your skills to adapt to specific threats. Nice.

Inventory space could be a bit more robust, but thats a minor squabble.

If you like the genre, this is a must buy. Minor bugs, great gameplay and an enjoyable world!

Go buy.

best pc game (next to halo of course)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 14
Date: July 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

man i played this game for only 1 hour and refused to get up even though my friends and i had figured that one out within in the first few minutes.

Tons of Horsepower to run this Titanic game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 24 / 28
Date: July 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Every hack and slash games that comes out of the market these days is compared upfront to Diablo 2. Diablo 2 has set a standard for hack and slash RPG, and every player who has gone through Diablo 2 will certainly look for something comparable. In comes Titan Quest. A real hack and slash Diablo clone with an insatiable thirst for PC horsepower.

The game version I have came with 5 CDs so turn on that TV and tune in to Law and Order while you install the game. By the time you finish the installation, you're already watching the court scene of Law and Order. It's almost like a 20 minute installation process. It took about 2 gbs of HD to install the game. Not bad.

Now, some gamers are having issues with game installation. Bad sectors, failed installation, etc. I would think the main culprit would be not enough HD space or temporary space for the game to use during installation. For some who have attempted to install the game on several PCs and still get an error message, I suggest you pull out that receipt and head out to the store for a replacement OR get the DVD version. Another advice would be to clean the registry. I cleaned my registry prior to installing this game.

Ok to start off, this game really does feel like Diablo 2 but only this time it's set in a)Ancient Greece b)it's 3D accelerated with AA and T&L, c)it has portals d)it has the exact same inventory screen as that of Diablo 2 (a REAL knock-off). I sometimes wonder if Brian Sullivan asked Blizzard Entertainment to use the Diablo game mechanics. Who knows? But it's exactly the same engine.

Now the ugly part (before I review the gameplay). This game requires a whole lot of PC horsepower. I mean the game will ground to a "slideshow" presentation when things get busy on screen. I am running a 3.4 ghz P4, 512mb Chaintech AGP card, 2 gb of DDR, running on a 200gb HD. I tried running it on 1048 resolution on medium texture and my PC was struggling to get the textures drawn every frame occasionaly, usually when things get busy onscreen. I'd say the minimum requirements to run this game on low settings at 800 resolution would be a 2.8ghz P4 and a 256mb AGP. Anything lower than this and expect this game not to run at all. Graphics-wise though the game is beautiful, but with every beauty comes a price and that's a trip to the nearest PC store to upgrade your system.

Gameplay, well..if you're suffering from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, avoid this game. This is a "one-click per swing" game, meaning, you have to constantly click your mouse to keep your character swinging his weapon at hordes of merciless mobs bent on ripping you to pieces. Yup, this is where your mouse finger gets the real workout. Yes you get to encounter hordes of angry mobs while you frantically click your mouse to swing at every baddie. Stop clicking that mouse and you end up DEAD.

Maps are huge but the dungeons are two to three levels deep only. Diablo 2 took me hours to complete a dungeon. Titan Quest has a low map level structure supplemented with gazillions of mobs. Maps are easy to traverse because of icons that identify key areas found in your overhead map. Yes this game is user-friendly. I'd say TOO FRIENDLY. Icons completely cut out the intrigue "where is that door??? or "where is that staircase???" question when you travel outside. The game just points you totally in the right direction, and I mean the exact location where you need to go. This is Ancient GPS for you!

Weapons..well..I haven't really beaten the game yet but from what I've heard and read, there are tons of drops in this game. Ok...money wise you don't have to worry about being poor. If you like picking up useless drops in the game, you can have 50K as early as level 6. Weapons can be bought at towns, including potions and magic items. Weapons do not degrade overtime. Unlike D2 where there is a durability counter, Titan Quest weapons do not require repairs. It doesn't degrade.

Titan Quest also didn't employ the annoying Stamina Bar. Remember when you were playing D2 and you were trying to get to the other town and then suddenly you slow down to a walk? Well, Titan Quest got rid of that Stamina bar. Now you can run without fear of running out of air. Run all you like, there's no stamina penalty.

Quests...they're mostly go find this person type of quest. They're mostly "fetch me this" or "kill this" type of quest. Quests are easy to complete...well...thanks to the map icons. Storyline is your usual "YOU MUST SAVE THE UNIVERSE" type of story. Dialogue is so-so considering the scriptwriter was the guy who wrote the movie Braveheart. I'm not really a big fan of Braveheart because...well...Mel Gibson isn't even a Scotsman and he played William Wallace!??? I mean...his accent was just..BAD. Ok sorry for going off tangent here...

Well...what's my advice for you. Hmmm...ok...buy the game. We don't know if there will ever be a Diablo 3. If you are in need of a long fix (yes Titan Quest packs 40 hours of gameplay)of hack and slash, Titan Quest might be the next best thing. Production value is high, quality is excellent. It's worth your $50.00.

Ok I'm off to clean my house, mow the lawn, and wash my SUV...too much Titan Quest isn't good.

Could be great but it is not

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 12
Date: July 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I absolutley adore the Diablo series. When I found out this game was going to be a contender to knock Diablo I & II out of the top of their repsective fields, I immediatley went out and bought it.

The graphics look amazing. But they have some serious issues & bugs in this game.

After I started having problems, I went to the Tech Support forum and learned that this game should have never been released to the market.

Even if by some MIRACLE you get this game installed & begin play be forwarned that over 88% of the people are exp. total charhcter loss after levels 30 and up.

Their tech team is either non existant or inept.

Save your money. At this point even after the release of their patch (which failed to solve 99% of the reported problems) I dont think the problems will be fixable through patches.

Its a shame.

The new Genre, Fantasy Ancient Role playing game forget the knights'n castles

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 40
Date: July 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Although most RPG's are in a Medival setting this one is actually in the "Before Time" spoke of in those other games. The Romans and thier gorious era were touched on in Elder Scrolls but with a mix of other elements. This is truely a Greecian Ancient game of Gods and wisdom of the Ages(long past). this is not based on fact, yet is rendered to look and feel the mood of pre-biblical times. The drawings are perfect and the animations with fighting are subtle and epic at the same time. For instance, your character may swing to the left or right when fighting a monster. It is not robotic as in most games. Comparing it to Diablo does no justice as that game(and it's sequals) were limited in locations and the mood was always gothic more than atmospheric in the genre. If you've watched "Clash of Titans" or played "Rygar" this is much like it(in atmosphere) and of course layered in character developement. You pick from serveral tiers of interest and then hone those skills accoridingly either focus on individual skills or raise an entire class structure and focus on more powerful versions of the same one. Also metamorp abilities at the highest level are optional on some classes(not my style). As collosus giant(defense) or an elemental(Earth, Storm, Death). The dialogue is very limited to "get this goat creature and save my uncle" sort of thing and character interactioni is not there and I suppose this is the diablo part. Why they waist Dwight Schultz's voice talant in this way is beyond me. Thier is no plot dialgoue of pivital importace either as in Kain from Diablo series but it is still much more interesting than diablo in the freedom and exploration. Where as Diablo had the default character of limited scope(barbarian, assasin druid ect.) In this game, you can choose a gender and then decide what path you want to take later with any feild or skills you want and in any combonation. All action RP games and Diablo clones should use this as an example. Oh, and this is NOT a Diablo clone!

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