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
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)
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
@@Pindamann I'm so sorry I missed your comment Pindamann! Replies are really hard to find in TH-cam 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
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 TH-cam 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
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.
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!
You didnt ever need bounty quest for Rep. Just make a full Clear playthrough in every difficulty and you will have max REP at the end of ultimate. I never did Bounies and i allways have max REP everywhere. Bounties are not worth it.
It is indeed what is recommended, but honestly, as a new player, I used my point in sort to have 1 in each skill of the 2 masteries I Ichoose (Shaman + inquisitor) ; except few that are kind of incompatible, or useless with one another. It makes my spell bar full, and too small to contain everything anyway, but I have numerous passivs and enhencement ; and also few agressiv spells. And and the stacking of all that little effects result in a really powerfull charactere. Maybe also the fact to have quicker high level skills ? I passed the warden in Burwich like 2 game hours ago, and I still havn't died. Some fights were a little tricky and require I use my heals and spell in an efficient manner.... but just what I except from a game like that :). Maybe it is different at higher difficulty level (I play in veteran), but for now, to me, it is just enough to not just roll out on the game 🤔. But maybe Vindicator is a classe which can allow to not max spells 🤔 ?(because, I think, heavely empowered attack and lot of passiv buffs 🤔) And I swear I did all the zone, kill everything, even the sooooo overpowered (for the zone) boss hidden in kind of a... "shore cave", near burrwhich.. It needed hard focus and not a lot mistakes were alowed, but stil succeed without dying 🤔😅 !
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!
That's what I always say about the game. No arpg has such a good build diversity, the new class in the expansion won't be one class but 10. With a few good builds just in that class without even taking into account the multi class combos.
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!
I agree with you I don't like the season system that exists in many ARPGs. I don't want to create a new character from 0 every time I start a season and leave the original character worthless. My time is too valuable to waste on starting a new character every 3 months.
I always love when more TH-cam 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.
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!
One of the most detailed game reviews i have ever seen.well written and narrated and makes this review a story on its own ..i was hooked...A sub for you man , legendary stuff
Dude thank you! I dunno what else to say except that it really makes me smile to know my video goes over well haha! I won't lie I do try to tell little stories with my reviews haha Thank you so much for taking the time to watch, comment kind words and for subscribing as well! I hope I can make more videos worth your time! Thank you!
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!
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!
@@reallylatereviews Honestly the games greatest strength is the fact its still supported by the developers. I grabbed the game back in 2018 and the game has changed a lot since then. Components used to come in pieces, and you had to combine them to make the finished components. Components also didn't auto collect so you had to manually pick them all up. The glyphs were added with Forgotten Gods, before that your build just had to either be sturdy enough to just tank all the hits, or you had to waddle around to not stand in the damage. And remember that visual feedback on the skills? That also wasn't as good. The skills used to not change based on anything you modified them with so you just had to know it based on your gear and stats, and the visual effects were much more basic.An great example of this was the molotov skill you showed, Blackwater Cocktail. Its visual element never changed despite the radius of it getting bigger, so enemies on the borders of it would just explode from invisible ghost fire. Oh and the Aether Ray you love didn't pierce through enemies so it would just stop on the first thing it hit, making it almost useless. I would say though the biggest improvement is the amount of items added and tweaks made to itemization and gear in general. Like you did in the video, the game really is at the point where anyone can pick up the game and play, ANY mastery combination and use, ANY skill they want and it will still function just fine.
@@woobaloo3956 Just for that aether ray change alone I respect Crate but ROFL holy smokes that invisible molotov range sounds dreadful, and yet they've been making all these improvements as you said! That is a strength, especially today where games are either quickly dropped or milked beyond all recognition. But yeah, the less flashy changes like components, tweaks and added items are what's elevated this game so much. They've clearly kept this game alive and that's lovely. Let me also say thank you for watching and commenting! I really appreciate it, thank you!
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 TH-cam 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!
@@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!
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
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.
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!
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.
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!
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
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!
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!!!
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!
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!
@@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
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!
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.
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!
Try out Titan Quest some time. It's available on everything from Switch to PC. Even on android! It was made about a decade before Grim Dawn by the same team. It's set in ancient Greece. It does mythology from everywhere though. Like Egyptian to Norse. It also has the second mastery selection at lvl 8 I think. It's a great game but the ....bright version of Grim Dawn kinda
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.
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!
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!
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!
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!
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.
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!
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
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.
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!
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.
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!
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)
I like how the name of the world (cairn) is the word for burial stones. That aside, this game is crazy good. Been playing for almost a year & it's criminal that I discovered this game so late.
Why did I just watch a review of a game that was as long as a long-ish movie? Because this review was just a piece of art (within the world of game reviews). You, good sir, offered us a marvellous, awesome, fluid, time-stopping, immersive review, unlike any other that I have watched or listened to. Of course it end in a subscription and of course I am going to watch all other (most probably) pieces of "reviewing" art that you have created. And I'm not referring to Grim Dawn as it is already a favourite of mine... Thank you!
Maaaaan I don't know what to say. But I think I will be predictable and say thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to watch my long video, and leave such kind words. I really do appreciate it and it's part of the reason I keep making videos! And also thank you for subscribing too! I hope I can make more videos worth your time. I also respect GD being a favourite of yours already, it's such a great game and deserves lots of attention! Thank you again!
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.
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!
Little hint for early game. When you are down there fixing the towns water supply....there is a wall you can knock down that opens a decent treasure room!
Though I've played hundreds of hours of GD and don't need this video in any way, it was highly entertaining and had a great time watching it. New Sub here! One question. Did you try using the new evade skill to free yourself from being CC'd?
Ayyyy first please let me say thank you! For watching, leaving such kind words and for subscribing too! I hope I can make more vids you enjoy! Thank you! Especially as a GD veteran - I'm brand new to the game and I always want to do right by a game and it's players. I try at least! Also I'm going to dance around your question because I can't remember if I did or I didn't. I mostly remember being stuck haha. I will try it when I boot up GD again, but gosh I will feel silly if I can just evade out of it.
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!
@@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.
2024 is a great time to be an ARPG fan, the current state of Grim Dawn being one of the highlights. One thing I enjoy is the pacing. The game starts slow enough to learn the basics and then ramps up the challenge to scale with where the player *can* have their character at any given time. Another thing are the secondary mechanics like Reputation and the Constellation systems; it's one thing to get the basics (stats/skills/items) right, but GD lays some nice layers on top of it. Then you get cool boss fights on a regular basis. Also, the experience gain from reading lore is cool, and the lore pages are an interesting look into the world. I could go on, but I'd rather just get back into the game. Edit: Last Epoch definitely a fun game. Not as deep as GD or POE, but not a casual game neither. The class-based skill system is deep. Each base class has a passive tree. Each mastery has a passive tree. You choose a mastery, you get access to the entirety of that tree; you get access to the left half of the other two masteries for that class. Then every skill has it's own skill tree, and many of them access the skill tree of other skills, which can be built up for some cool double- (or even triple-) dipping effects with every attack. Not quite a 10/10 game like POE or GD, but the potential is there. I spent 5 months playing nothing but 3 Primalist-base characters, and none of them play remotely the same. All of them are effective, all of them are fun, the Swarmblade Druid being my favorite, because I get to play a magic murder hornet who brings a storm with every attack. Also, he has a scorpion pet and his gloves proc a swarm of bees (not optimal, but sometimes theme > effectiveness).
I think if you can get that much enjoyment out of a game that speaks pretty well to it honestly, so I am glad to hear this I really am. I hear a lot of mixed feedback about Last Epoch but I sometimes think that's the marmite effect. Some people love it, some hate it. But the Swarmblade Druid description just makes me want to try the game haha! I really agree about the pacing of the gameplay mechanics as well, you never feel overwhelmed in GD. I just wanna also say thank you for watching and commenting! I really appreciate it and this was a lovely comment to read. You're right, 2024 is great for ARPG fans! Thank you!
@@reallylatereviews Honestly, worth it just to play Swarmblade Druid, except that Beastmaster is pretty fun. I have two, and one is themed around prehistoric minions- a Raptor and a Sabretooth... and the raptor has feathers, which is a cool detail for someone who has been a dino nerd since age 6. Going outside of Primalist characters, my buddy and I were partied up at launch, which was rough, but doable- mostly just server overload which caused loading issues which we found a workaround for. I had planned on trying out the brand-new (at launch) Falconer mastery, so I started with a Rogue, but playing through with the Rogue skills, I ended up going Bladedancer, which is an absolute blast. My buddy started with the Sentinel and took the Void Knight mastery. So you had a glass-cannon leaping around and slicing stuff up and a tank charging around and fidget-spinning stuff into oblivion. I've dabbled in Acolyte-> Necromancer, the minion choices are pretty cool, and given how skills can be developed, there is lot of choice as to how you can make regular skeletons powerful. Still haven't tried the Mage, but I'm pretty sure there are a ton of fun options, which is a big thing for this genre... giving players meaningful options. Anyway. loved the video, not only does it give a lot of info that new players could use, but down-to-earth with a sense of humor that makes the 2 hours fly by.
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 👊🙂
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!
Such a crazy, well-made review. You've reignited my love for Grimdawn, especially since there is another new patch. Thank you so much for the content 😊
Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to leave kind words holy smokes, and for watching my video too. I'm especially glad this video has got ya back into Grim Dawn haha! It's a great game and the new patch sounds good. Again, thank you so much!
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!
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.
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!
Normal is also viable for gathering Monster Infrequents for your build while also unlocking shrines. Use a merit to unlock the riftgates, then go to the areas to farm your desired MI's. This is also nice for leveling as the monsters will be way above your own level.
Ayy thank you! I gotta try and get Star Trek in wherever I can haha! I'm gonna also say thank you for watching, and for commenting too! Because I appreciate it, thank you!
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.
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!
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. ;)
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!
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 👌
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!
@@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. ❤
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!
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.
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!
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!
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!
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.
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!
Maaaaan thank you! I don't know what else to say but thank you for your kind words and taking the time out of your day to watch my video, and for subscribing too! I will do my best to put out more videos worth watching ! Thank you!
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.
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!
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!
Wow this was actually a thorough review of the game by somebody who's actually played through most of it and done some exploring and note reading. I can't tell you how many times i've gone to watch a review that was in nornal difficulty only. You have a new sub before i even delve into the rest of your channel! Have you tried or found the hidden uber bosses by this point? *hint: salt bag*
First of all please let me say thank you for watching, commenting and subscribing as well. I say this often so I worry about being unoriginal - but I really do appreciate it. Thank you and I hope I can make more videos worth your time. Secondly I really did hold onto that salt bag because I like keeping starter items but... I might know :D I haven't done that yet though Lastly on what you said about normal difficulty. I would compare this to what I think about reviews that are more like "first impressions." I am asking someone to spend their time watching a long video and to trust what I say. The least I can do is play the game, ya know? Besides, I had fun playing it haha! Thank you again!
Holy smokes thank you! Just what more can I say but thank you for watching my long ass video, especially as you already know Grim Dawn, and thank you for leaving kind words as well. I do appreciate it, so thank you!
Man I had played around 25 hours of grim dawn years ago and then never touched it again. After watching this video months back, im now 178 hrs in! Thank you so much for getting me into this again!
Ayyy Subway and damn that's crazy. You've got more playtime than me! I stopped and decided not to start until Asterkarn because I knew I would just be playing Grim Dawn all day rofl. I really enjoy this game. Funnily enough, I played 20 minutes of Grim Dawn years ago and never touched it again. I just don't think I was ready for an arpg :D Thank you as well for coming back, this is especially nice to hear cause it's a great game!
@@subwaytovenus3237 Subway first off sorry for the late reply I've been ill lol! Secondly I'm down for that! I dunno if you noticed but I go out of my way to censor my screename in these videos. Purely for privacy and also to protect my friends. But I've considered streaming stuff and this isn't the first time I've been asked to do multiplayer. So I need to figure out an account or something, it may just be renaming my Steam Profile and hiding my friends list - this would also keep new friends safe as well. At the same time, I feel I need a seperate discord account once that box is opened ya know? I feel shitty writing that, but it's a concern I've had ever since more people starting watching my videos. I've had some nasty comments that don't represent 99.9% of the people leaving comments. But some were so nasty they never made it through the autofilter and honestly, I don't want my information out there after reading those rofl. tldr: i'm up for asterkarn but i might try and figure out an RLR profile first. or i'll just say "fuck it add me" rofl
i can't confirm or deny these accusations But I will say thank you haha! For watching and commenting, I really appreciate that! I think the expansion is gonna be a banger fingers crossed!
"i didn't follow any build guides" as someone that has 600 hours in this game, he is telling the truth. His choices hurt my soul at times, but that is why this game rules.
Rofl I knew I'd cause some pain. After making this I feel like I'm learning what is better to pick, and the truth is it's the first arpg where I actually cared enough to learn on my own. So I couldn't agree more, this game rules. And it does make D4 look like a joke rofl Thank you for watching and commenting, especially as you've already played a lot of GD! I appreciate it, and I hope I did the game justice. Thank you!
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!
So the salt bag haha. I didn't know all the ins and outs but I wanted to give a nod to players who know that I found out how important it was. I haven't started any of the secret stuff yet, and I really did hold onto it just because I like keeping starting gear :D The on-attack stuff is on me and I'm grateful you've pointed it out, thank you! I won't lie, it's hard for me and maybe other newcomes to notice those details. What I am curious is if my skeletons and retaliation attacks were triggering something else, which was in turn triggering on-attack effects. Or if it was just my retaliation attacks doing the work and the skeletons took the credit for it purely because they were shooting haha. Either way this is an oversight on my part, thank you! Gosh I have been running a totem in Crown Hill over and over. It will not drop so I'm taking a break but I will get back to it :P But yeah I do want it and that transmuter makes it sound even better haha! The CC is a big one. I don't love it, for all the reasons you've said, but also you're right it maintains some balance against certain enemies. What I would say is the one shotting because of Grim Dawn's CC, at least I know what happened. In other games I don't know unless the game has a combat log. Combat logs aren't fun so even when I complain about GD, it's still better than the alternative :D But that doesn't change the fact that CC is auto-death, I like that phrase haha Lastly for the GDswitcher I probably just got that wrong, and I read from a comment that Act 4 is a bit sparse because it's where the initial kickstarter boom had gone into the first 3 acts. I've been waiting for a rainy week to start the hidden path stuff (honestly I may have done a bit too much Stormrend farming) also Trip South :( Let me say as well, thank you so much for watching my long ass video! And stopping to leave kind words and helpful insight! I appreciate it, I really do, so thank you! And see ya in Astarkarn yeeeee!
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!
@@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).
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
Thank you so much holy smokes. For your kind words, for watching and for trusting me to make a purchase. I really hope you enjoy the game, I think it's one of the best I've ever played haha! SO thank you, I really do appreciate it. Thank you!
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!
Thank you! Ya know what though I'm just glad you're seeing them because that's why I make these. I'm not fussed about big attention, so long as people find my videos and enjoy them, I'm happy! Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to leave kind words and for watching too! Thank you!
There is no late here, especially when Byscilla is concerned! I just wish there were poster versions of the older art like there is for Fangs. I wanna thank you as well for watching and commenting, I really appreciate that! Thank you!
Been playing this game since i was a little kid and it was in early access and i still keep cominf back to it. Very interesting to see the thoughts of someone playing it for the first time after all the QoL changes that have happened over the years, most of which have won me over (Even though i know it was worse i miss collecting fragments of components for some reason). Really enjoyed thus review. Iut if curiousity, have you gone up against any if the celstial secret bosses?
Sorry for my late response! And please let me say thank you for your kind words and for watching my video! I think the QoL changes are so good. They won me over too, compared to when I tried the base game years and years ago. I think I have haha, I fought Mogroden(?). Antler Man. I never did Callagadra, although it's been a while so I can't remember why. Thank you again!
@@reallylatereviewsI don't want to spoil too much but there's some additional ultimate only fights. I would go break some urns in the temple of korvaak (in act 4 not the dlc) on ultimate tho
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!
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!
A little late to the party (much like yourself mate) but have to say I have just binged all your content after watching the Grim Dawn one, I have over 2k hours in this game and agree with pretty much all your points, I love the amount of choice this game gives. One thing I will add as not sure if you are aware but in regards to the modding scene there are a group of folks that have made player run seasons and added a whole new almost DLC qaulity area in askerkan with new quests, dungeons and loot the whole works and if you are a big fan of the game I encourage you to check it out its amazing Anyhow I hope you have a great day and I cannot wait to see what you come up with next as you have given me a whole chunk of amazing content so I also want to say a massive thanks
First of all I wanna say I had no idea about a mod of this scope. I've recently learned about the player run seasons which I think is great but I will have to go back and have a proper look at the modding forum. I must admit I tried not to because I wanted to play as much unmodded as possible for recording and it's very tempting to install mods haha! Secondly that is a respectable playtime holy moly, but I understand it completely because yeah, so much choice and freedom in Grim Dawn. Lastly, please let me say thank you. To think you've watched all my videos. That has put such a smile on my face. I really do make these purely for my own enjoyment and to hopefully make people laugh. So this is just lovely to hear, thank you so much genuinely for watching and taking the time out of your day to leave kind words. I appreciate it, I really do. I hope I can make more stuff you enjoy! Thank you, you have a great day too!
What I like about this game is how much you can take it at your own pace, compared to other ARPGs, especially the newer ones like PoE, D4 and LE which feel very endgame/season focused.
Yeah I feel like I'm done with that sort of thing. When Overwatch came out I loved it, but the constant stream of limited time stuff burnt me out. I tried that for PoE once and it nearly did the same. It's lovely to just chill through Grim Dawn knowing I can stop for months and come back. Thank you so much for watching and commenting! I really appreciate it! Sorry for late reply! Thank you!
That was an excellently crafted review for one of my favorite games ever made. Easily earned yourself a new sub and I will be sharing this review around to my friends to try and get you a few more at least. My only point of contention with this game is a lack of cross play. I know it's an 8 year old game and wouldn't be easy to do, especially when this game starts to show it's limitations with higher tier SRs and the visual bugs. I bought this game on xbox because I was disappointed with Diablo 4. Had no idea how small the community is on console, it feels like there's maybe 12 of us. This game is fun solo but real replayability comes from multiplayer. PC may be the better system but there's something to be said for consoles ease of use and the comfort of your couch. Just wish we had a way to play with everyone else that didn't require starting over and purchasing a new pc.
Please let me say thank you first of all for your kind words holy moly, and for watching my video, subscribing and sharing it as well. I am truly grateful, thank you! And please let me apologise for not bringing up cross play in the review, it was something I hadn't even considered. The lack of cross play is a real issue and I wish I'd thought of it, especially given what you've said. Finding other people to play with sounds like a nightmare. I do love my PC but I've always felt consoles are just as good for gaming and it's always a shame to see either one suffer. It sounds as well like GD may never get cross play due to it's age, I've since read there are even problems getting Steam and GoG to play nice with it. Damn this is a shame. Well I feel my reply is getting Grim so I will end by saying thank you so much again, I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!
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! 👍
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!
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.
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!
This game ticked all the boxes I didn't realize I needed since Diablo 2. The arcanists death laser (sorry, 'aether ray') is also one of my favorite skills. I also absolutely love how you can have the same overall class but have them function incredibly differently based on your skill choices. ETA: I have over 1.5k hours in this game, and I'll probably play it long after Crate moves on to other things. Addendum: you can use the A key to move to mouse instead of giving yourself rsi by constantly holding down mouse 1. The added benefit of this is it won't trigger npc dialogue. I'm in the middle of a fight oroboruuk we can talk in a minute!
That's a great tip, thank you! I'm currently enjoying the double click static buildup that comes from playing shooters so weirdly I miss holding down the mouse haha. GD does so much right, it really does. It's a box ticker. I want to say thank you for watching and commenting on my video, especially as someone with a lot of playtime already. I appreciate you watching even though you know the game haha. Thank you!
@@reallylatereviewsThere's a sad dearth of Grim Dawn content on youtube. It was very nice to see a game I enjoy getting its hooks into someone in long-form. Another benefit of A-key for movement is for ranged toons. You won't accidentally Amarasta's Blade Burst or Primal Strike while running about on one dood instead of the pack you want to gib.
That does sound like a big plus. I was using the "hold to bypass action" key or something like that, but it took me way too long to find out about that. And that's a shame to hear about Grim Dawn on TH-cam. I hope it comes back and maybe with Fangs it will! I plan to wait for Fangs to even revisit the game on my own time as well. But who knows I might try and do a video just for fun :D
Everyone that enjoys Grim Dawn make sure to try Titan Quest. Its about a decade older than Grim but done by the same devs. It has the two mastery system like Grim Dawn. Its set in ancient Greece but dies all mythology from around the world. Its available on pretty much any platform from Switch to PC. Even available on android! Playable on your phone on the go!
I tell ya Titan Quest comes up so much it's on the list I swear! Haha it looks good though, and I love mythology. Plus I think I missed that treasure room in the water supply cave maaaaan I want to say thank you as well for watching! And for commenting too. I appreciate it, so thank you!
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
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!
@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
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.
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.
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!
love the review, love the game, love the way you play (I also listen and read every word and overexplore every corner of a map) you earned a new subscriber today, looking forward to new videos
Ayyy nice! Exploring the map is one of the best ways to play I think :P When you listen and read it's so easy to fall into the world they created. But holy moly what can I say but thank you! Thank you for watching my long video, taking the time out of your day to leave kind words, and for subscribing too. I hope I can make more videos you enjoy. Thank you so much!
I think you'll enjoy it too, I really do. I read a lot of Titan Quest commenters here who like Grim Dawn! (I'm a little late to reply but hopefully you are enjoying GD haha!) Thank you for watching and commenting, I do appreciate it! So thank you!
I love the game and your reactions to experiencing the systems or the gameplay in general are priceless to me. Keep up the great content! I would strongly advise you to check the Rainbow filter. Yes, it is created by fans of the game, but it is also confirmed that they will add it as a permanent feature to the game in a future update. It will make your experience a little better and easier. On another note, there are more than a few mods for the game, but I wouldn't suggest them for you to test them right away. I don't use any duplication method or stuff like that, but I do use the Grim Dawn Item Assistant. The game is amazing at the variety of builds that it can offer you, but your stash simply cannot handle the amount of items that you will receive throughout your journey. You can give it a try, it's worth is priceless to me. Having just a few builds done and may be almost 200 more planned, I cannot imagine my life without an infinite stash space. I don't much else to say about the game and you haven't already said. Whoever has played knows what an adventure it is. As for the others out there, what are you waiting for?
Someone has mentioned the Rainbow Filter so of course I forgot about it, I will write it down this time haha! It's good to hear they're thinking of adding it officially, that is the sort of thing I love to see holy smokes. I won't lie, farming Stormrend I've been tempted to use the Item Assistant rofl. But I'm resisting, I think few games get me to do that. Grim Dawn, Elden Ring, stuff like that - I want to obtain the items the right way. There are other games when I just reach a point and think "ahh I can't be arsed" but I appreciate you mentioning it for the stash capabilities, that is just very helpful :D I couldn't have said it better either, it is a real adventure. Lastly please let me say thank you for taking the time out of your day to watch my video and leave kind words. Your portrait is so familiar so if you're returning please forgive me, I can't be sure, TH-cam has made it impossible to search comments by name. But I'm grateful whether you're new to my videos or returning, I really am. Thank you!
@@reallylatereviews Thank you for your reply. I'm new to your channel, I have just subscribed to you, while I was half an hour into the video. The picture is of a digital artist, even though I'm using before I knew the author. It is possible for someone else to have been using also. Not sure why you think the Item Assistant may alter your experience in a negative way. There two main things that you can use it for is having an infinite stash and checking how many of the items in the game you have collected. Neither of the two has ruined the experience for me at all, even the opposite. It's just cool all the time that you have invested in one character to be in way, also invested in other characters. This will not reduce the time that you have to farm the items, it will just allow you to freedom to try other builds more easily. With that said, the Forgotten Gods expansion has added the option to transmute items, so even if you decide that you have one that dropped many times you can transmute it to another epic item, for the cost of some resources. There is also a second option in the transmute tab, to transmute the set items in another part of the set. By any means, I don't have any intention of ruining your experience as we both agreed that it is a unique adventure for anyone who tries it. Again thank you for replying and wish you luck in your adventures in Cairn. Also, I wish you many loayl subscribers for your channel and I'm looking forward to your next video. 😊
@@MilenSmilov I think that might be the case haha! Sorry about the portrait confusion but also, thank you for subscribing and for more kind words! Gosh I just hope I can make more videos worth your time. I misunderstood what Item Assistant was capable of! I was worried it might tempt me to cheat in Stormrend haha! But from what you've described it sounds like a useful tool especially for players with a lot of playtime. Thank you! I will investigate this mod for next time And transmuting as well! I have not tried it out yet but I think eventually I'll give it a go. I wish you good luck as well! :D
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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!
What I like is that there is a unique dialogue if you choose a necromancer class AFTER you join Kymon's chosen. Have you experienced the secret ultra bosses? 1 for base game, AoM, FG
OH damn I hadn't even thought of that! Okay that is really neat I wanna try that now haha! And I haven't yet if you're talking about what I think. I've tried the challenge dungeons but they're, wow they're hard. Oh I did Mogdrogen if that's one of them! Good fight! Thanks as well for watching and commenting on my long ass video haha! I really appreciate it, so thank you!
It's such a good choice for a top 3 list honestly. And yeah I think the potion change makes sense and will probably keep new players playing vs being faced with hoarding bottles. I wanna add thank you! For watching and commenting, I appreciate it! Sorry for late reply as well!
Ayyy I tell ya I have to work back to Titan Quest, I only hear good things about it! I couldn't agree more about the two classes, just puts these games in a whole other ballpark for player freedom. I want to say thank you as well for watching and commenting! I appreciate it, so thank you!
I always hit a wall with the higher difficulties as would get melted in seconds and then found out Armor absorption was the key ....i wonder if there are other ways to increase survivability
I feel that, I lucked out big time on my first plathrough. I found a lot of my survivability was down to my death knight's leech. My oathkeeper without leech, but with a shield and heavy armour just got melted. Absorption sounds like it might help me out haha! Thank you as well, for watching, commenting and sharing this because I must look into it for my oathkeeper! Thank you!
Daaamn 600 that is a nice milestone and a testament to how fun this game is! Aw I am looking forward to Fangs, I'm waiting for it at this point before jumping back in. Let me also add thank you! For watching and commenting on my video! Especially as you've played a lot of GD, so hopefully I did the game the justice it deserves. Thank you!
I really have to try Titan Quest as everyone has something good to say about it haha! It does look good, and I can honestly see why you're still playing Grim Dawn. It's great! Let me also say thank you! For watching my long video and stopping to comment, I appreciate it! Thank you!
Hey there, I really liked your review. I've dabbled with Grim Dawn before, but back then it didn't really click for me. Just this week I picked up Titan Quest on Switch and somewhat enjoyed it and while watching some videos on TQ, I found that DG is pretty much its closest spiritual successor. I got instantly hooked on the game this time and I really wanna explore all the depths and wides this game has to offer. Loved your humour, I miss this long format cool analysis videos about games, there are plenty about movies and TV shows, but gaming doesn't have that many well scripted, descriptive and laugh-inducing videos to go by. Please keep going off script, those rants were epic! :) Thank you for your work!
Ayyy I am glad you came back to try it again. I went through the same thing, I first tried it absolutely years ago and it just didn't click. But with all the changes I wanted to see how I felt about it now :D Titan Quest also looks so good and I bet plays great on Switch, I think these games are a good fit for consoles (but I am guessing here) Please also let me say thank you so much for your kind words and for watching as well. I really appreciate it, so thank you. I worry about taking up too much of someone else's time but I think if it's funny enough to rant about, I'll leave it in :D Thank you again!
@@reallylatereviews I had never played Titan Quest on PC, therefore I cannot really say how successfully they transitioned the game onto Switch, but it's mostly servicable. I'd say Diablo 2 did it better, but it isn't a detriment to how fun the game can be. But boy, oh boy, Grim Dawn is leagues better. I love all the effort that the devs put into that game, so many quality of life improvements, it makes the entire experience incredibly wholesome. I love that they constantly support the game, despite it not being a live service demanding you keep pouring money into it. I ended up leveling to 20ish level Commando in one sitting after watching your video and then went and bought all the DLCs on GOG, because I really want them to feel the support for creating games with this kind of philosophy. A complete and amazingly enjoyable product that is also an amazing piece of art. Truly the best ARPG I have ever played. Love for fans is absolutely oozing out of this one.
@@Thedennati I respect that holy moly! Commando just sounds like a great way to play in every sense haha. I always struggle with ranged in arpgs as I find having to stand still to fire something I just can't get past, but I want to try it in Grim Dawn which says a lot I think. Yeah they really are doing their best and, well I feel, putting other services to shame. It feels like a good cult, I know that sounds weird but it's like you said, it's wholesome. Irrespective of playtime, once you're in the cult you hope other people will join in. There's only a handful of games I feel like that about.
@@reallylatereviews Huh, I've joust found out that I'd watched through pretty much all of your videos. Many of the games you covered I played and loved myself and I feel they are relevant to this day, perhaps more so than before (which possibly is the true mark of a great piece of art). Especially Bayonetta, the sequels miss that special something that the first one had for me, but it is hands down one of the best spectacle fighters ever, standing shoulder to shoulder with the best of Devil May Cry series (if not a little above). I enjoyed all your takes, and if you ever want to share that unpublished sci-fi novel, gimme a hauler :D I like your taste and your way of making videos, I'll be looking forward to watching more. You got yourself a subscriber, my friend ;)
@@reallylatereviews Oh, regarding that Commando, I play just like you did. No guides, no builds, I just picked whatever seemed most fun and slowly I grew to appreciate some abilities more so I started focusing on them. First I had a fairly versatile build where I would use Fire Strike to whittle enemies from afar, and if they got too close, I'd swap weapons and use Forcewave to mop up the rest. Slowly but steadily I specced deeper into Demolitionist and I even got an Epic Chest which enabled the Gunslinger ability to dual-wield pistols, as well as two very lovely Epic Pistols. Now I don't swap weapons almost at all, because Fire Strike with some enhancements and skills from items is just so efficient at dispatching enemies, and paired with a ramped up Grenado these deal with most of my issues :D And on top of that it plays wonderfully into this idea of mine of creating a character inspired by a Bridge Burner called Fiddler (soldiers who would also be sappers/demolitionists) from Malazan Book of the Fallen fantasy series. I love how the game just lets you be organic and still have ton of fun. Really reminds me of the best times I had with Diablo 2 back in the day, but it goes way beyond that in the combinations it enables.
Thank you for watching and for your kind words holy smokes! And I get it cause it really is a great game. I hope GD gets more of the attention it deserves! Thank you again!
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!
Ayyy glad to see you back my dude hope you're well! So really I shouldn't talk about Diablo 4, I haven't played it and that alone is enough to shut me up. But the cost, the general consensus from arpg players, the fact they're trying to "fix" loot a year after release, it does all add up ya know? :D Grim Dawn isn't going through any of these growing pains, it's complete right now. So I hope I haven't led you astray but it's with confidence that I say GD is a good choice. Also no thank you! For coming back to watch my long ass video and for stopping to leave kind words. I say it often, but I really do appreciate it, thank you!
@@reallylatereviews I have put 30 hours into this game, since i wrote my last comment (i am on sick leave atm, haha). So it's save to say, that you have absolutely not led me astray at all! The only thing i regret is, that i only bought the base game. You think it's worth to buy the DLC as well? Will i have to start new game or can i just keep playing seamlessly? I could google it, but you put together such a coherent review, you probably know :D Also i have to get back to playing now, haha. You're very welcome. I pretty much only comment on your channel, and nowhere else, because i want you to continue and to do well in the future :)
Holy smokes thank you! Just thank you so much! That's so nice of you! And maaaaaan, I hope you feel better! Hope you're getting rest as well as Grim Dawn time haha. But I am glad you're enjoying it that is good news! As far as I know you can just keep going if you buy the DLC. Ashes won't start until you've finished base game, and Forgotten Gods you can go and do any time you like after killing Warden Krieg. That being said the only thing you're really missing out on at this point in playing are the additional masteries, and the mobility emblems from Forgotten Gods. Ashes is more of the same, Forgotten Gods is a little more plus endless endgame. So you can absolutely play up to the end of the game, see how you feel, then buy Ashes. Then after finishing that, you can buy Gods after if you like! If they're both on sale I recommend both just to get them as you can usually get them as 2 for the price of 1 haha :D
@@reallylatereviews I do feel better already. Thanks to the scientists who came up with Antibiotics. I wanna hug them :D I can fully enjoy my sick leave with no more pain. The DLC sounds really good now. I might wanna splurge on them, mainly for the extra lightning weapons and Shrines (i coul have arcane bomb already, from the additional burrwitch shrines). I'm playing 2h Shaman with Primal Strike, so i could use those things :D Absolutely blasting through the game, hehe. Thanks for answering so timely, i might do it right now :D Edit: Yea, i did it. Thanks for making me spend another 35€!
@@JohnDoodson Sorry I am slow with the followup! I'm glad to hear you are feeling better that's what we want haha :D I think you'll enjoy the DLC! The game is good enough to live without them but really, they are just so good in what they add. And primal strike shaman is a blast to play! I forgot they added extra shrines as well, I think there are more devotions (?) so maybe they'll make your lightning build even more shocking :D
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
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.
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!
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!)
Ugh I'm seriously on the fence about buying it. Lost Ark worked for like 2 months, Never really got stuck on PoE but been thinking if maybe Grim Dawn could change that. Does the Co-Op mode work well?
I will say this, Grim Dawn is absolutely a game you can try out, get a feel for it, and refund it within the 2 hour window on Steam if you think you won't enjoy it. Myself and pretty much my entire raid group back then, played Lost Ark when it came out. It lasted two days for us. So I think if you got 2 months out of Lost Ark, Grim Dawn will last you a lifetime and that's not me being a smartass honestly. I just think it's a far more engaging game, but the world is of course smaller than Lost Ark. The co-op mode works well enough but you'll need to have the same expansions, or use the GDswitcher tool on the crate forums to play vanilla with friends. I only had 2 bugs, and they both occurred on co-op. Loot my friend couldn't see, and a crash to desktop. After over a hundred hours without a CTD, I'm willing to bet that was bad luck. The loot thing may be a problem though. Sorry for rambling, wanted to give a good answer, thank you for watching and commenting! I appreciate it! Thank you!
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!
Ayy thank you, glad you liked it! I got a Halo Combat Evolved video coming tomorrow (fingers crossed.) But if you want something to watch I think my Resident Evil 4 vid is the best I've done haha! Let me say thank you again for watching and commenting, I appreciate it!
Ayy thank you! I just hope I can keep making videos worth your time haha! All I can say is thank you again for watching, for subscribing, and taking the time to leave kind words. I appreciate it, thanks!
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!
Grim Dawn scratches the same itch that Diablo 2 and Titan Quest did, and a good amount better than both. PoE just didn't vibe with me for some reason, while GD got me hooked like nothing. Compared to Diablo 4, Grim Dawn answers the question: what if a modern arpg was actually good. Also, great video man, props! Bonus points for DS:9 inserts, from one true Trek fan to another :)
Ayyy dude, Star Trek is timeless haha. It's silly how good DS9 is. I get that with PoE. I went mad for one league, but afterwards I mostly popped back to see what was new. You're encouraged to play the same few builds over to clear content, and that kinda wears thin. And yeah Diablol 4 But let me say thank you for watching and for taking the time to leave kind words. I really do appreciate it! So thank you!
I love Grim Dawn, I feel it is really slept on. It's not my main arpg, I like the seasons in PoE and Last Epoch BUT I always go back to GD when the seasons get through the grind parts. Great review video and made me subscribe for more
I struggle with seasons in PoE but I do like to pop back every now and then. I'm a terrible player with burnout, I'll often burn myself out so much that I never return haha! So I curb myself these days with seasonable stuff. GD is a great game to play outside of those times in other arpgs so I respect that big time. Please let me also say thank you for taking the time to watch my video and leave kind words, and subscribing as well holy smokes. I appreciate that, I really do. Thank you!
@@reallylatereviews That is the exact way I use seasonal stuff for the exact reason. I am very focus driven on games and will play myself out of them if I dont have ways to moderate my play.
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.
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!
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!
This is such an in depth and yet charming analysis. Great work man! And yeah you are preaching into the choir here, Grim Dawn is a brilliant game. It's kinda unfortunate that we don't get a lotta ARPGs like this these days. Classic design with surprisingly modern QoL sensibilities. I've 15+ unique builds in this game and I keep coming back. The fact that I can look at an monster and what it drops and make a complete thematic build around it that blasts endgame is so flavourful and immersive. Beautiful game.
This is so true. Just having the flexibility and opportunity to build around items. I've seen similar stuff in other arpgs where items 'complete' a build, but because of the competitive and timed nature of the leagues/seasons, there isn't really time for the average player to experiment without serious setbacks. I can't imagine anyone being able to try 15+ builds as you have without losing all their progress repeatedly. I guess tying in to what you said about classic design with modern QoL, with Grim Dawn having the one QoL feature modern "live" arpgs lack: Time. I'm rambling rofl but I agree wholeheartedly with what you said, and yes new choir member here. Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching my long ass video! I appreciate that, so thank you!
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.
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!
41:00 that kinda is on those games though, transmog system should be in every game. 1:10:00 yup they really need to 'fix' that. 1:12:00 and as someone with 2,000 hours in path of exile: grim dawn can be played OFFLINE! First video I've seen from your channel, great video.
The offline play is always appreciated. Crazy to think that's now a positive we have to hope for in videogames haha. Settlers of Kalguur(?) looks good though. I respect the Path of Exile playtime as well holy smokes! I do hope they fix the expansion issue and I'm grateful for your comments about my gearing point. I also think every game these days needs a transmog system, especially when we're pushed to all wear the same "best possible" clothes I also want to say thank you for your kind words and taking the time out of your day to watch my video. I really do appreciate it, so thank you!
I get that. No shade to D3 as I've heard it's good but I couldn't get into it, so I'm just glad to hear that Grim Dawn is being enjoyed haha. I want to say thank you for watching and commenting on my video. I appreciate it! Thank you!
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
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!
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
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.
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)
@@theretrodj907 wait what??he died?
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
@@Pindamann I'm so sorry I missed your comment Pindamann! Replies are really hard to find in TH-cam 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
Really enjoying the video so far. Love how sincerely enthusiastic you are when describing games.
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 TH-cam 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
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.
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!
@@reallylatereviews You find secret rooms years after you first started playing and it is awesome. I also like the hand crafted design of the maps.
You didnt ever need bounty quest for Rep. Just make a full Clear playthrough in every difficulty and you will have max REP at the end of ultimate. I never did Bounies and i allways have max REP everywhere. Bounties are not worth it.
It is indeed what is recommended, but honestly, as a new player, I used my point in sort to have 1 in each skill of the 2 masteries I Ichoose (Shaman + inquisitor) ; except few that are kind of incompatible, or useless with one another.
It makes my spell bar full, and too small to contain everything anyway, but I have numerous passivs and enhencement ; and also few agressiv spells.
And and the stacking of all that little effects result in a really powerfull charactere. Maybe also the fact to have quicker high level skills ?
I passed the warden in Burwich like 2 game hours ago, and I still havn't died. Some fights were a little tricky and require I use my heals and spell in an efficient manner.... but just what I except from a game like that :).
Maybe it is different at higher difficulty level (I play in veteran), but for now, to me, it is just enough to not just roll out on the game 🤔.
But maybe Vindicator is a classe which can allow to not max spells 🤔 ?(because, I think, heavely empowered attack and lot of passiv buffs 🤔)
And I swear I did all the zone, kill everything, even the sooooo overpowered (for the zone) boss hidden in kind of a... "shore cave", near burrwhich..
It needed hard focus and not a lot mistakes were alowed, but stil succeed without dying 🤔😅 !
My favorite A-RPG, played it a lot in solo and multiplayer with my friends. The sheer build variety in the game is insane.
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!
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That's what I always say about the game.
No arpg has such a good build diversity, the new class in the expansion won't be one class but 10. With a few good builds just in that class without even taking into account the multi class combos.
Still playing Grim Dawn, its just so...relaxing in Compare to other "modern" ARPGS 🙂
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!
I agree with you I don't like the season system that exists in many ARPGs. I don't want to create a new character from 0 every time I start a season and leave the original character worthless. My time is too valuable to waste on starting a new character every 3 months.
I always love when more TH-cam 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.
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!
Yeah, I was super pumped when I finally beat Ultimate. Used a Vit Sorcerer.
One of the most detailed game reviews i have ever seen.well written and narrated and makes this review a story on its own ..i was hooked...A sub for you man , legendary stuff
Dude thank you! I dunno what else to say except that it really makes me smile to know my video goes over well haha! I won't lie I do try to tell little stories with my reviews haha
Thank you so much for taking the time to watch, comment kind words and for subscribing as well! I hope I can make more videos worth your time! Thank you!
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!
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!
@@reallylatereviews Honestly the games greatest strength is the fact its still supported by the developers. I grabbed the game back in 2018 and the game has changed a lot since then.
Components used to come in pieces, and you had to combine them to make the finished components. Components also didn't auto collect so you had to manually pick them all up. The glyphs were added with Forgotten Gods, before that your build just had to either be sturdy enough to just tank all the hits, or you had to waddle around to not stand in the damage. And remember that visual feedback on the skills? That also wasn't as good. The skills used to not change based on anything you modified them with so you just had to know it based on your gear and stats, and the visual effects were much more basic.An great example of this was the molotov skill you showed, Blackwater Cocktail. Its visual element never changed despite the radius of it getting bigger, so enemies on the borders of it would just explode from invisible ghost fire. Oh and the Aether Ray you love didn't pierce through enemies so it would just stop on the first thing it hit, making it almost useless. I would say though the biggest improvement is the amount of items added and tweaks made to itemization and gear in general. Like you did in the video, the game really is at the point where anyone can pick up the game and play, ANY mastery combination and use, ANY skill they want and it will still function just fine.
@@woobaloo3956 Just for that aether ray change alone I respect Crate but ROFL holy smokes that invisible molotov range sounds dreadful, and yet they've been making all these improvements as you said! That is a strength, especially today where games are either quickly dropped or milked beyond all recognition. But yeah, the less flashy changes like components, tweaks and added items are what's elevated this game so much. They've clearly kept this game alive and that's lovely.
Let me also say thank you for watching and commenting! I really appreciate it, thank you!
Reign of Terror enjoyer, I see! How did you like Act 6?
0:57 I love the names you gave the expansions. 🤣
I really enjoy your humor. Makes these reviews very enjoyable.
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 TH-cam 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!
@@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!
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
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.
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!
Turned my Aether ray to a god tier beam of lightning. So satisfying. Definably my favorite skill in the game.
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.
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!
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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
me when you upload: "still drawing breath I see"
Grim Dawn my Beloved
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!
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!!!
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!
god i wished i find your channel sooner, and never too late to start grim dawn
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!
@@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
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!
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.
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!
Try out Titan Quest some time. It's available on everything from Switch to PC. Even on android! It was made about a decade before Grim Dawn by the same team. It's set in ancient Greece. It does mythology from everywhere though. Like Egyptian to Norse. It also has the second mastery selection at lvl 8 I think. It's a great game but the ....bright version of Grim Dawn kinda
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Totally forgot when this came out. Have never stopped playing
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.
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!
it's always a joy listening to people fawn over grim dawn
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!
@@reallylatereviews The video is great mate, might not be the most algorithm friendly review but I had a blast listening to it
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!
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.
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!
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.
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!
This is what I'm looking for when I wanna watch videos. Thank you for your time and effort. Subbed. Keep it up!!!!
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
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.
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!
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.
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!
44:20 He's talking about your videos. Another video that makes for a great time
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)
@@reallylatereviewsI'll repeat myself too! It's my pleasure to watch these, they're very entertaining
I like how the name of the world (cairn) is the word for burial stones. That aside, this game is crazy good. Been playing for almost a year & it's criminal that I discovered this game so late.
O, the class system in this game is by far the best I've seen. Build diversity is vast & it feels so balanced
Why did I just watch a review of a game that was as long as a long-ish movie? Because this review was just a piece of art (within the world of game reviews). You, good sir, offered us a marvellous, awesome, fluid, time-stopping, immersive review, unlike any other that I have watched or listened to.
Of course it end in a subscription and of course I am going to watch all other (most probably) pieces of "reviewing" art that you have created. And I'm not referring to Grim Dawn as it is already a favourite of mine...
Thank you!
Maaaaan I don't know what to say. But I think I will be predictable and say thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to watch my long video, and leave such kind words. I really do appreciate it and it's part of the reason I keep making videos! And also thank you for subscribing too! I hope I can make more videos worth your time. I also respect GD being a favourite of yours already, it's such a great game and deserves lots of attention! Thank you again!
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.
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!
Little hint for early game. When you are down there fixing the towns water supply....there is a wall you can knock down that opens a decent treasure room!
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@@redshift912 are you not bright or what? You can't argue with something that's literally an actual fact
Though I've played hundreds of hours of GD and don't need this video in any way, it was highly entertaining and had a great time watching it. New Sub here!
One question. Did you try using the new evade skill to free yourself from being CC'd?
Ayyyy first please let me say thank you! For watching, leaving such kind words and for subscribing too! I hope I can make more vids you enjoy! Thank you! Especially as a GD veteran - I'm brand new to the game and I always want to do right by a game and it's players. I try at least!
Also I'm going to dance around your question because I can't remember if I did or I didn't. I mostly remember being stuck haha. I will try it when I boot up GD again, but gosh I will feel silly if I can just evade out of it.
This looks fantastic, actually. Loving the aesthetic!
Thanks for the video, man. Maybe I'll try this one out later.
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!
@@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.
2024 is a great time to be an ARPG fan, the current state of Grim Dawn being one of the highlights.
One thing I enjoy is the pacing. The game starts slow enough to learn the basics and then ramps up the challenge to scale with where the player *can* have their character at any given time. Another thing are the secondary mechanics like Reputation and the Constellation systems; it's one thing to get the basics (stats/skills/items) right, but GD lays some nice layers on top of it. Then you get cool boss fights on a regular basis. Also, the experience gain from reading lore is cool, and the lore pages are an interesting look into the world. I could go on, but I'd rather just get back into the game.
Edit: Last Epoch definitely a fun game. Not as deep as GD or POE, but not a casual game neither. The class-based skill system is deep. Each base class has a passive tree. Each mastery has a passive tree. You choose a mastery, you get access to the entirety of that tree; you get access to the left half of the other two masteries for that class. Then every skill has it's own skill tree, and many of them access the skill tree of other skills, which can be built up for some cool double- (or even triple-) dipping effects with every attack.
Not quite a 10/10 game like POE or GD, but the potential is there. I spent 5 months playing nothing but 3 Primalist-base characters, and none of them play remotely the same. All of them are effective, all of them are fun, the Swarmblade Druid being my favorite, because I get to play a magic murder hornet who brings a storm with every attack. Also, he has a scorpion pet and his gloves proc a swarm of bees (not optimal, but sometimes theme > effectiveness).
I think if you can get that much enjoyment out of a game that speaks pretty well to it honestly, so I am glad to hear this I really am. I hear a lot of mixed feedback about Last Epoch but I sometimes think that's the marmite effect. Some people love it, some hate it. But the Swarmblade Druid description just makes me want to try the game haha!
I really agree about the pacing of the gameplay mechanics as well, you never feel overwhelmed in GD. I just wanna also say thank you for watching and commenting! I really appreciate it and this was a lovely comment to read. You're right, 2024 is great for ARPG fans! Thank you!
@@reallylatereviews Honestly, worth it just to play Swarmblade Druid, except that Beastmaster is pretty fun. I have two, and one is themed around prehistoric minions- a Raptor and a Sabretooth... and the raptor has feathers, which is a cool detail for someone who has been a dino nerd since age 6.
Going outside of Primalist characters, my buddy and I were partied up at launch, which was rough, but doable- mostly just server overload which caused loading issues which we found a workaround for. I had planned on trying out the brand-new (at launch) Falconer mastery, so I started with a Rogue, but playing through with the Rogue skills, I ended up going Bladedancer, which is an absolute blast. My buddy started with the Sentinel and took the Void Knight mastery. So you had a glass-cannon leaping around and slicing stuff up and a tank charging around and fidget-spinning stuff into oblivion.
I've dabbled in Acolyte-> Necromancer, the minion choices are pretty cool, and given how skills can be developed, there is lot of choice as to how you can make regular skeletons powerful. Still haven't tried the Mage, but I'm pretty sure there are a ton of fun options, which is a big thing for this genre... giving players meaningful options.
Anyway. loved the video, not only does it give a lot of info that new players could use, but down-to-earth with a sense of humor that makes the 2 hours fly by.
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 👊🙂
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!
@@reallylatereviews Cheers for the reply and massive thanks for recommending one of my videos to someone else.
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Such a crazy, well-made review.
You've reignited my love for Grimdawn, especially since there is another new patch. Thank you so much for the content 😊
Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to leave kind words holy smokes, and for watching my video too. I'm especially glad this video has got ya back into Grim Dawn haha! It's a great game and the new patch sounds good. Again, thank you so much!
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
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!
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.
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!
Normal is also viable for gathering Monster Infrequents for your build while also unlocking shrines. Use a merit to unlock the riftgates, then go to the areas to farm your desired MI's. This is also nice for leveling as the monsters will be way above your own level.
man, you got me with the star trek edits-nice video man!
Ayy thank you! I gotta try and get Star Trek in wherever I can haha! I'm gonna also say thank you for watching, and for commenting too! Because I appreciate it, thank you!
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.
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!
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. ;)
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!
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 👌
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!
@@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. ❤
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!
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.
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!
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!
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!
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.
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!
One of the best game reviews i have seen on TH-cam! You have a new fan and sub!
Maaaaan thank you! I don't know what else to say but thank you for your kind words and taking the time out of your day to watch my video, and for subscribing too! I will do my best to put out more videos worth watching !
Thank you!
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.
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!
Just discovered this game recently and totally love it. Learning things about it all the time.
Really great, informative and entertaining video thanks
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!
Wow this was actually a thorough review of the game by somebody who's actually played through most of it and done some exploring and note reading. I can't tell you how many times i've gone to watch a review that was in nornal difficulty only.
You have a new sub before i even delve into the rest of your channel!
Have you tried or found the hidden uber bosses by this point? *hint: salt bag*
First of all please let me say thank you for watching, commenting and subscribing as well. I say this often so I worry about being unoriginal - but I really do appreciate it. Thank you and I hope I can make more videos worth your time.
Secondly I really did hold onto that salt bag because I like keeping starter items but... I might know :D I haven't done that yet though
Lastly on what you said about normal difficulty. I would compare this to what I think about reviews that are more like "first impressions." I am asking someone to spend their time watching a long video and to trust what I say. The least I can do is play the game, ya know? Besides, I had fun playing it haha! Thank you again!
Not new to Grim Dawn yet still this was still an amazing watch! u made 2 hours feel like 30 minutes.
Holy smokes thank you! Just what more can I say but thank you for watching my long ass video, especially as you already know Grim Dawn, and thank you for leaving kind words as well. I do appreciate it, so thank you!
*Crackling of Paladin's shield that's bouncing off of enemies*
''That's the sound of forgiveness hitting the body''' XD
I was quite happy with that line not gonna lie :D
(Let me quickly add thank you! For watching and commenting, I really appreciate it! Thank you)
Man I had played around 25 hours of grim dawn years ago and then never touched it again.
After watching this video months back, im now 178 hrs in!
Thank you so much for getting me into this again!
Ayyy Subway and damn that's crazy. You've got more playtime than me! I stopped and decided not to start until Asterkarn because I knew I would just be playing Grim Dawn all day rofl. I really enjoy this game. Funnily enough, I played 20 minutes of Grim Dawn years ago and never touched it again. I just don't think I was ready for an arpg :D
Thank you as well for coming back, this is especially nice to hear cause it's a great game!
@@reallylatereviews oh for sure, super keen for Asterkarn; would be keen to get in on the multiplayer with you if you're ever down mate!
@@subwaytovenus3237 Subway first off sorry for the late reply I've been ill lol! Secondly I'm down for that! I dunno if you noticed but I go out of my way to censor my screename in these videos. Purely for privacy and also to protect my friends. But I've considered streaming stuff and this isn't the first time I've been asked to do multiplayer. So I need to figure out an account or something, it may just be renaming my Steam Profile and hiding my friends list - this would also keep new friends safe as well. At the same time, I feel I need a seperate discord account once that box is opened ya know?
I feel shitty writing that, but it's a concern I've had ever since more people starting watching my videos. I've had some nasty comments that don't represent 99.9% of the people leaving comments. But some were so nasty they never made it through the autofilter and honestly, I don't want my information out there after reading those rofl.
tldr: i'm up for asterkarn but i might try and figure out an RLR profile first. or i'll just say "fuck it add me" rofl
homie so rock hard for grim dawn it makes me want to play it again with the next expansion
i can't confirm or deny these accusations
But I will say thank you haha! For watching and commenting, I really appreciate that! I think the expansion is gonna be a banger fingers crossed!
"i didn't follow any build guides" as someone that has 600 hours in this game, he is telling the truth. His choices hurt my soul at times, but that is why this game rules.
Rofl I knew I'd cause some pain. After making this I feel like I'm learning what is better to pick, and the truth is it's the first arpg where I actually cared enough to learn on my own. So I couldn't agree more, this game rules. And it does make D4 look like a joke rofl
Thank you for watching and commenting, especially as you've already played a lot of GD! I appreciate it, and I hope I did the game justice. Thank you!
@@reallylatereviews Your review was amazing, thanks for giving love to one of my favorite games!
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!
So the salt bag haha. I didn't know all the ins and outs but I wanted to give a nod to players who know that I found out how important it was. I haven't started any of the secret stuff yet, and I really did hold onto it just because I like keeping starting gear :D
The on-attack stuff is on me and I'm grateful you've pointed it out, thank you! I won't lie, it's hard for me and maybe other newcomes to notice those details. What I am curious is if my skeletons and retaliation attacks were triggering something else, which was in turn triggering on-attack effects. Or if it was just my retaliation attacks doing the work and the skeletons took the credit for it purely because they were shooting haha. Either way this is an oversight on my part, thank you!
Gosh I have been running a totem in Crown Hill over and over. It will not drop so I'm taking a break but I will get back to it :P But yeah I do want it and that transmuter makes it sound even better haha!
The CC is a big one. I don't love it, for all the reasons you've said, but also you're right it maintains some balance against certain enemies. What I would say is the one shotting because of Grim Dawn's CC, at least I know what happened. In other games I don't know unless the game has a combat log. Combat logs aren't fun so even when I complain about GD, it's still better than the alternative :D But that doesn't change the fact that CC is auto-death, I like that phrase haha
Lastly for the GDswitcher I probably just got that wrong, and I read from a comment that Act 4 is a bit sparse because it's where the initial kickstarter boom had gone into the first 3 acts. I've been waiting for a rainy week to start the hidden path stuff (honestly I may have done a bit too much Stormrend farming)
also Trip South :(
Let me say as well, thank you so much for watching my long ass video! And stopping to leave kind words and helpful insight! I appreciate it, I really do, so thank you! And see ya in Astarkarn yeeeee!
You convinced me to actually pay attention to the story the next time I play
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!
@@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).
Love your sense of humor, and editing is to notch. Got a new sub outta me!
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
This video is fantastic!! you gave me the push I needed to buy this game and finally try it! thank you very much!❤
Thank you so much holy smokes. For your kind words, for watching and for trusting me to make a purchase. I really hope you enjoy the game, I think it's one of the best I've ever played haha!
SO thank you, I really do appreciate it. Thank you!
I stopped at the intro cause I definitely want to go into this one blind. Will gladly watch your review afterwards :)
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!
i'm glad i came across your channel, your videos quality deserve more attention
Thank you! Ya know what though I'm just glad you're seeing them because that's why I make these. I'm not fussed about big attention, so long as people find my videos and enjoy them, I'm happy! Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to leave kind words and for watching too! Thank you!
I'm late to the party but... the goth mommy IS Byscilla, that was a preview of her art. I can see why she would attract devotion.
There is no late here, especially when Byscilla is concerned! I just wish there were poster versions of the older art like there is for Fangs.
I wanna thank you as well for watching and commenting, I really appreciate that! Thank you!
Devil's crossing theme music is cool as well.
Been playing this game since i was a little kid and it was in early access and i still keep cominf back to it. Very interesting to see the thoughts of someone playing it for the first time after all the QoL changes that have happened over the years, most of which have won me over (Even though i know it was worse i miss collecting fragments of components for some reason). Really enjoyed thus review. Iut if curiousity, have you gone up against any if the celstial secret bosses?
Sorry for my late response! And please let me say thank you for your kind words and for watching my video! I think the QoL changes are so good. They won me over too, compared to when I tried the base game years and years ago. I think I have haha, I fought Mogroden(?). Antler Man. I never did Callagadra, although it's been a while so I can't remember why.
Thank you again!
@@reallylatereviewsI don't want to spoil too much but there's some additional ultimate only fights. I would go break some urns in the temple of korvaak (in act 4 not the dlc) on ultimate tho
Best ARPG on the market
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!
What a great, late review. I absolutely love Grim Dawn and I have played it since 2016. Can't wait for the expansion.
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!
A little late to the party (much like yourself mate) but have to say I have just binged all your content after watching the Grim Dawn one, I have over 2k hours in this game and agree with pretty much all your points, I love the amount of choice this game gives. One thing I will add as not sure if you are aware but in regards to the modding scene there are a group of folks that have made player run seasons and added a whole new almost DLC qaulity area in askerkan with new quests, dungeons and loot the whole works and if you are a big fan of the game I encourage you to check it out its amazing
Anyhow I hope you have a great day and I cannot wait to see what you come up with next as you have given me a whole chunk of amazing content so I also want to say a massive thanks
First of all I wanna say I had no idea about a mod of this scope. I've recently learned about the player run seasons which I think is great but I will have to go back and have a proper look at the modding forum. I must admit I tried not to because I wanted to play as much unmodded as possible for recording and it's very tempting to install mods haha!
Secondly that is a respectable playtime holy moly, but I understand it completely because yeah, so much choice and freedom in Grim Dawn.
Lastly, please let me say thank you. To think you've watched all my videos. That has put such a smile on my face. I really do make these purely for my own enjoyment and to hopefully make people laugh. So this is just lovely to hear, thank you so much genuinely for watching and taking the time out of your day to leave kind words. I appreciate it, I really do. I hope I can make more stuff you enjoy! Thank you, you have a great day too!
What I like about this game is how much you can take it at your own pace, compared to other ARPGs, especially the newer ones like PoE, D4 and LE which feel very endgame/season focused.
Yeah I feel like I'm done with that sort of thing. When Overwatch came out I loved it, but the constant stream of limited time stuff burnt me out. I tried that for PoE once and it nearly did the same. It's lovely to just chill through Grim Dawn knowing I can stop for months and come back.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting! I really appreciate it! Sorry for late reply! Thank you!
That was an excellently crafted review for one of my favorite games ever made. Easily earned yourself a new sub and I will be sharing this review around to my friends to try and get you a few more at least.
My only point of contention with this game is a lack of cross play. I know it's an 8 year old game and wouldn't be easy to do, especially when this game starts to show it's limitations with higher tier SRs and the visual bugs. I bought this game on xbox because I was disappointed with Diablo 4. Had no idea how small the community is on console, it feels like there's maybe 12 of us. This game is fun solo but real replayability comes from multiplayer. PC may be the better system but there's something to be said for consoles ease of use and the comfort of your couch. Just wish we had a way to play with everyone else that didn't require starting over and purchasing a new pc.
Please let me say thank you first of all for your kind words holy moly, and for watching my video, subscribing and sharing it as well. I am truly grateful, thank you!
And please let me apologise for not bringing up cross play in the review, it was something I hadn't even considered. The lack of cross play is a real issue and I wish I'd thought of it, especially given what you've said. Finding other people to play with sounds like a nightmare. I do love my PC but I've always felt consoles are just as good for gaming and it's always a shame to see either one suffer. It sounds as well like GD may never get cross play due to it's age, I've since read there are even problems getting Steam and GoG to play nice with it. Damn this is a shame. Well I feel my reply is getting Grim so I will end by saying thank you so much again, I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!
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! 👍
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!
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.
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!
This game ticked all the boxes I didn't realize I needed since Diablo 2.
The arcanists death laser (sorry, 'aether ray') is also one of my favorite skills.
I also absolutely love how you can have the same overall class but have them function incredibly differently based on your skill choices.
ETA: I have over 1.5k hours in this game, and I'll probably play it long after Crate moves on to other things.
Addendum: you can use the A key to move to mouse instead of giving yourself rsi by constantly holding down mouse 1. The added benefit of this is it won't trigger npc dialogue. I'm in the middle of a fight oroboruuk we can talk in a minute!
That's a great tip, thank you! I'm currently enjoying the double click static buildup that comes from playing shooters so weirdly I miss holding down the mouse haha. GD does so much right, it really does. It's a box ticker.
I want to say thank you for watching and commenting on my video, especially as someone with a lot of playtime already. I appreciate you watching even though you know the game haha. Thank you!
@@reallylatereviewsThere's a sad dearth of Grim Dawn content on youtube. It was very nice to see a game I enjoy getting its hooks into someone in long-form.
Another benefit of A-key for movement is for ranged toons. You won't accidentally Amarasta's Blade Burst or Primal Strike while running about on one dood instead of the pack you want to gib.
That does sound like a big plus. I was using the "hold to bypass action" key or something like that, but it took me way too long to find out about that. And that's a shame to hear about Grim Dawn on TH-cam. I hope it comes back and maybe with Fangs it will! I plan to wait for Fangs to even revisit the game on my own time as well. But who knows I might try and do a video just for fun :D
Everyone that enjoys Grim Dawn make sure to try Titan Quest. Its about a decade older than Grim but done by the same devs. It has the two mastery system like Grim Dawn. Its set in ancient Greece but dies all mythology from around the world. Its available on pretty much any platform from Switch to PC. Even available on android! Playable on your phone on the go!
I tell ya Titan Quest comes up so much it's on the list I swear! Haha it looks good though, and I love mythology. Plus I think I missed that treasure room in the water supply cave maaaaan
I want to say thank you as well for watching! And for commenting too. I appreciate it, so thank you!
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
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!
@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
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.
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.
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!
love the review, love the game, love the way you play (I also listen and read every word and overexplore every corner of a map)
you earned a new subscriber today, looking forward to new videos
Ayyy nice! Exploring the map is one of the best ways to play I think :P When you listen and read it's so easy to fall into the world they created.
But holy moly what can I say but thank you! Thank you for watching my long video, taking the time out of your day to leave kind words, and for subscribing too. I hope I can make more videos you enjoy. Thank you so much!
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Just bought this game and all expansions today, after just beating Titan Quest. Played for 6.1 hours straight. Seems like I'll enjoy it.
I think you'll enjoy it too, I really do. I read a lot of Titan Quest commenters here who like Grim Dawn! (I'm a little late to reply but hopefully you are enjoying GD haha!)
Thank you for watching and commenting, I do appreciate it! So thank you!
I love the game and your reactions to experiencing the systems or the gameplay in general are priceless to me. Keep up the great content!
I would strongly advise you to check the Rainbow filter. Yes, it is created by fans of the game, but it is also confirmed that they will add it as a permanent feature to the game in a future update. It will make your experience a little better and easier.
On another note, there are more than a few mods for the game, but I wouldn't suggest them for you to test them right away. I don't use any duplication method or stuff like that, but I do use the Grim Dawn Item Assistant. The game is amazing at the variety of builds that it can offer you, but your stash simply cannot handle the amount of items that you will receive throughout your journey. You can give it a try, it's worth is priceless to me. Having just a few builds done and may be almost 200 more planned, I cannot imagine my life without an infinite stash space.
I don't much else to say about the game and you haven't already said. Whoever has played knows what an adventure it is. As for the others out there, what are you waiting for?
Someone has mentioned the Rainbow Filter so of course I forgot about it, I will write it down this time haha! It's good to hear they're thinking of adding it officially, that is the sort of thing I love to see holy smokes.
I won't lie, farming Stormrend I've been tempted to use the Item Assistant rofl. But I'm resisting, I think few games get me to do that. Grim Dawn, Elden Ring, stuff like that - I want to obtain the items the right way. There are other games when I just reach a point and think "ahh I can't be arsed" but I appreciate you mentioning it for the stash capabilities, that is just very helpful :D I couldn't have said it better either, it is a real adventure.
Lastly please let me say thank you for taking the time out of your day to watch my video and leave kind words. Your portrait is so familiar so if you're returning please forgive me, I can't be sure, TH-cam has made it impossible to search comments by name. But I'm grateful whether you're new to my videos or returning, I really am. Thank you!
@@reallylatereviews Thank you for your reply. I'm new to your channel, I have just subscribed to you, while I was half an hour into the video. The picture is of a digital artist, even though I'm using before I knew the author. It is possible for someone else to have been using also.
Not sure why you think the Item Assistant may alter your experience in a negative way. There two main things that you can use it for is having an infinite stash and checking how many of the items in the game you have collected. Neither of the two has ruined the experience for me at all, even the opposite. It's just cool all the time that you have invested in one character to be in way, also invested in other characters. This will not reduce the time that you have to farm the items, it will just allow you to freedom to try other builds more easily.
With that said, the Forgotten Gods expansion has added the option to transmute items, so even if you decide that you have one that dropped many times you can transmute it to another epic item, for the cost of some resources. There is also a second option in the transmute tab, to transmute the set items in another part of the set.
By any means, I don't have any intention of ruining your experience as we both agreed that it is a unique adventure for anyone who tries it. Again thank you for replying and wish you luck in your adventures in Cairn. Also, I wish you many loayl subscribers for your channel and I'm looking forward to your next video. 😊
@@MilenSmilov I think that might be the case haha! Sorry about the portrait confusion but also, thank you for subscribing and for more kind words! Gosh I just hope I can make more videos worth your time.
I misunderstood what Item Assistant was capable of! I was worried it might tempt me to cheat in Stormrend haha! But from what you've described it sounds like a useful tool especially for players with a lot of playtime. Thank you! I will investigate this mod for next time
And transmuting as well! I have not tried it out yet but I think eventually I'll give it a go. I wish you good luck as well! :D
Благодарю за обзор, очень интересно было послушать, подписался. Если честно, такой монтаж, озвучка и подача материала заслуживают намного большего количества подписчиков.
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!
What I like is that there is a unique dialogue if you choose a necromancer class AFTER you join Kymon's chosen. Have you experienced the secret ultra bosses? 1 for base game, AoM, FG
OH damn I hadn't even thought of that! Okay that is really neat I wanna try that now haha!
And I haven't yet if you're talking about what I think. I've tried the challenge dungeons but they're, wow they're hard. Oh I did Mogdrogen if that's one of them! Good fight!
Thanks as well for watching and commenting on my long ass video haha! I really appreciate it, so thank you!
Go into settings and turn off damage numbers and the monster health numbers. Your visual and spectacle appreciation will increase 10-fold.
I agree with the potions. It literally made perfect sense to do it like that. I love grim dawn. Its easily a top 3 all time game .
It's such a good choice for a top 3 list honestly. And yeah I think the potion change makes sense and will probably keep new players playing vs being faced with hoarding bottles.
I wanna add thank you! For watching and commenting, I appreciate it! Sorry for late reply as well!
i'm finally just getting into grim dawn, loved titan quest. the two class system makes it a very addicting game with so many build possibilities
Ayyy I tell ya I have to work back to Titan Quest, I only hear good things about it! I couldn't agree more about the two classes, just puts these games in a whole other ballpark for player freedom.
I want to say thank you as well for watching and commenting! I appreciate it, so thank you!
I always hit a wall with the higher difficulties as would get melted in seconds and then found out Armor absorption was the key ....i wonder if there are other ways to increase survivability
I feel that, I lucked out big time on my first plathrough. I found a lot of my survivability was down to my death knight's leech. My oathkeeper without leech, but with a shield and heavy armour just got melted. Absorption sounds like it might help me out haha!
Thank you as well, for watching, commenting and sharing this because I must look into it for my oathkeeper! Thank you!
I hit my 600th hour while listening to this. 👍
Gime Dawn is just a game that i always comeback to and will again again when Fangs come out.
Daaamn 600 that is a nice milestone and a testament to how fun this game is! Aw I am looking forward to Fangs, I'm waiting for it at this point before jumping back in.
Let me also add thank you! For watching and commenting on my video! Especially as you've played a lot of GD, so hopefully I did the game the justice it deserves. Thank you!
Great game, I played Titan Quest for yrs. until I played this game...same result, still playing Grim Dawn to this day. Luv this game.
I really have to try Titan Quest as everyone has something good to say about it haha! It does look good, and I can honestly see why you're still playing Grim Dawn. It's great!
Let me also say thank you! For watching my long video and stopping to comment, I appreciate it! Thank you!
Hey there, I really liked your review. I've dabbled with Grim Dawn before, but back then it didn't really click for me. Just this week I picked up Titan Quest on Switch and somewhat enjoyed it and while watching some videos on TQ, I found that DG is pretty much its closest spiritual successor. I got instantly hooked on the game this time and I really wanna explore all the depths and wides this game has to offer.
Loved your humour, I miss this long format cool analysis videos about games, there are plenty about movies and TV shows, but gaming doesn't have that many well scripted, descriptive and laugh-inducing videos to go by. Please keep going off script, those rants were epic! :) Thank you for your work!
Ayyy I am glad you came back to try it again. I went through the same thing, I first tried it absolutely years ago and it just didn't click. But with all the changes I wanted to see how I felt about it now :D Titan Quest also looks so good and I bet plays great on Switch, I think these games are a good fit for consoles (but I am guessing here)
Please also let me say thank you so much for your kind words and for watching as well. I really appreciate it, so thank you. I worry about taking up too much of someone else's time but I think if it's funny enough to rant about, I'll leave it in :D Thank you again!
@@reallylatereviews I had never played Titan Quest on PC, therefore I cannot really say how successfully they transitioned the game onto Switch, but it's mostly servicable. I'd say Diablo 2 did it better, but it isn't a detriment to how fun the game can be. But boy, oh boy, Grim Dawn is leagues better. I love all the effort that the devs put into that game, so many quality of life improvements, it makes the entire experience incredibly wholesome. I love that they constantly support the game, despite it not being a live service demanding you keep pouring money into it. I ended up leveling to 20ish level Commando in one sitting after watching your video and then went and bought all the DLCs on GOG, because I really want them to feel the support for creating games with this kind of philosophy. A complete and amazingly enjoyable product that is also an amazing piece of art. Truly the best ARPG I have ever played. Love for fans is absolutely oozing out of this one.
@@Thedennati I respect that holy moly! Commando just sounds like a great way to play in every sense haha. I always struggle with ranged in arpgs as I find having to stand still to fire something I just can't get past, but I want to try it in Grim Dawn which says a lot I think. Yeah they really are doing their best and, well I feel, putting other services to shame. It feels like a good cult, I know that sounds weird but it's like you said, it's wholesome. Irrespective of playtime, once you're in the cult you hope other people will join in. There's only a handful of games I feel like that about.
@@reallylatereviews Huh, I've joust found out that I'd watched through pretty much all of your videos. Many of the games you covered I played and loved myself and I feel they are relevant to this day, perhaps more so than before (which possibly is the true mark of a great piece of art). Especially Bayonetta, the sequels miss that special something that the first one had for me, but it is hands down one of the best spectacle fighters ever, standing shoulder to shoulder with the best of Devil May Cry series (if not a little above). I enjoyed all your takes, and if you ever want to share that unpublished sci-fi novel, gimme a hauler :D I like your taste and your way of making videos, I'll be looking forward to watching more. You got yourself a subscriber, my friend ;)
@@reallylatereviews Oh, regarding that Commando, I play just like you did. No guides, no builds, I just picked whatever seemed most fun and slowly I grew to appreciate some abilities more so I started focusing on them. First I had a fairly versatile build where I would use Fire Strike to whittle enemies from afar, and if they got too close, I'd swap weapons and use Forcewave to mop up the rest. Slowly but steadily I specced deeper into Demolitionist and I even got an Epic Chest which enabled the Gunslinger ability to dual-wield pistols, as well as two very lovely Epic Pistols.
Now I don't swap weapons almost at all, because Fire Strike with some enhancements and skills from items is just so efficient at dispatching enemies, and paired with a ramped up Grenado these deal with most of my issues :D And on top of that it plays wonderfully into this idea of mine of creating a character inspired by a Bridge Burner called Fiddler (soldiers who would also be sappers/demolitionists) from Malazan Book of the Fallen fantasy series. I love how the game just lets you be organic and still have ton of fun. Really reminds me of the best times I had with Diablo 2 back in the day, but it goes way beyond that in the combinations it enables.
Fantastic review. I love this game and it makes me happy to see others sharing the love.
Thank you for watching and for your kind words holy smokes! And I get it cause it really is a great game. I hope GD gets more of the attention it deserves! Thank you again!
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!
Ayyy glad to see you back my dude hope you're well! So really I shouldn't talk about Diablo 4, I haven't played it and that alone is enough to shut me up. But the cost, the general consensus from arpg players, the fact they're trying to "fix" loot a year after release, it does all add up ya know? :D
Grim Dawn isn't going through any of these growing pains, it's complete right now. So I hope I haven't led you astray but it's with confidence that I say GD is a good choice. Also no thank you! For coming back to watch my long ass video and for stopping to leave kind words. I say it often, but I really do appreciate it, thank you!
@@reallylatereviews I have put 30 hours into this game, since i wrote my last comment (i am on sick leave atm, haha). So it's save to say, that you have absolutely not led me astray at all! The only thing i regret is, that i only bought the base game. You think it's worth to buy the DLC as well? Will i have to start new game or can i just keep playing seamlessly? I could google it, but you put together such a coherent review, you probably know :D Also i have to get back to playing now, haha.
You're very welcome. I pretty much only comment on your channel, and nowhere else, because i want you to continue and to do well in the future :)
Holy smokes thank you! Just thank you so much! That's so nice of you!
And maaaaaan, I hope you feel better! Hope you're getting rest as well as Grim Dawn time haha. But I am glad you're enjoying it that is good news!
As far as I know you can just keep going if you buy the DLC. Ashes won't start until you've finished base game, and Forgotten Gods you can go and do any time you like after killing Warden Krieg.
That being said the only thing you're really missing out on at this point in playing are the additional masteries, and the mobility emblems from Forgotten Gods. Ashes is more of the same, Forgotten Gods is a little more plus endless endgame. So you can absolutely play up to the end of the game, see how you feel, then buy Ashes. Then after finishing that, you can buy Gods after if you like! If they're both on sale I recommend both just to get them as you can usually get them as 2 for the price of 1 haha :D
@@reallylatereviews I do feel better already. Thanks to the scientists who came up with Antibiotics. I wanna hug them :D I can fully enjoy my sick leave with no more pain.
The DLC sounds really good now. I might wanna splurge on them, mainly for the extra lightning weapons and Shrines (i coul have arcane bomb already, from the additional burrwitch shrines). I'm playing 2h Shaman with Primal Strike, so i could use those things :D Absolutely blasting through the game, hehe.
Thanks for answering so timely, i might do it right now :D
Edit: Yea, i did it. Thanks for making me spend another 35€!
@@JohnDoodson Sorry I am slow with the followup! I'm glad to hear you are feeling better that's what we want haha :D
I think you'll enjoy the DLC! The game is good enough to live without them but really, they are just so good in what they add. And primal strike shaman is a blast to play! I forgot they added extra shrines as well, I think there are more devotions (?) so maybe they'll make your lightning build even more shocking :D
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
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.
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!
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!)
I'd argue they're just cosmetic packs. Not mtx.
@@armyofninjas9055 I agree.
I would go so far as to consider them as donations for the developers so they will contiune on their path.
Ugh I'm seriously on the fence about buying it.
Lost Ark worked for like 2 months, Never really got stuck on PoE but been thinking if maybe Grim Dawn could change that.
Does the Co-Op mode work well?
I will say this, Grim Dawn is absolutely a game you can try out, get a feel for it, and refund it within the 2 hour window on Steam if you think you won't enjoy it. Myself and pretty much my entire raid group back then, played Lost Ark when it came out. It lasted two days for us. So I think if you got 2 months out of Lost Ark, Grim Dawn will last you a lifetime and that's not me being a smartass honestly. I just think it's a far more engaging game, but the world is of course smaller than Lost Ark.
The co-op mode works well enough but you'll need to have the same expansions, or use the GDswitcher tool on the crate forums to play vanilla with friends. I only had 2 bugs, and they both occurred on co-op. Loot my friend couldn't see, and a crash to desktop. After over a hundred hours without a CTD, I'm willing to bet that was bad luck. The loot thing may be a problem though.
Sorry for rambling, wanted to give a good answer, thank you for watching and commenting! I appreciate it! Thank you!
I have over 500 hours on Grim Dawn and had no clue they implemented dodge roll lol. Might do a fresh play through :3
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!
You have another video coming soon? This was a fun watch.
Ayy thank you, glad you liked it! I got a Halo Combat Evolved video coming tomorrow (fingers crossed.) But if you want something to watch I think my Resident Evil 4 vid is the best I've done haha!
Let me say thank you again for watching and commenting, I appreciate it!
Great review mate and review style!..earns a sub!
Ayy thank you! I just hope I can keep making videos worth your time haha! All I can say is thank you again for watching, for subscribing, and taking the time to leave kind words. I appreciate it, thanks!
Dont think i saw any of it in the gameplay, but did you find "The Path" hidden quest?
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!
@@reallylatereviews Just thought you might like it with wanting to join a cult and all.
Cults? Okay I may go back sooner to check this out :P
Grim Dawn scratches the same itch that Diablo 2 and Titan Quest did, and a good amount better than both. PoE just didn't vibe with me for some reason, while GD got me hooked like nothing. Compared to Diablo 4, Grim Dawn answers the question: what if a modern arpg was actually good.
Also, great video man, props! Bonus points for DS:9 inserts, from one true Trek fan to another :)
Ayyy dude, Star Trek is timeless haha. It's silly how good DS9 is.
I get that with PoE. I went mad for one league, but afterwards I mostly popped back to see what was new. You're encouraged to play the same few builds over to clear content, and that kinda wears thin. And yeah Diablol 4
But let me say thank you for watching and for taking the time to leave kind words. I really do appreciate it! So thank you!
I love Grim Dawn, I feel it is really slept on. It's not my main arpg, I like the seasons in PoE and Last Epoch BUT I always go back to GD when the seasons get through the grind parts. Great review video and made me subscribe for more
I struggle with seasons in PoE but I do like to pop back every now and then. I'm a terrible player with burnout, I'll often burn myself out so much that I never return haha! So I curb myself these days with seasonable stuff.
GD is a great game to play outside of those times in other arpgs so I respect that big time.
Please let me also say thank you for taking the time to watch my video and leave kind words, and subscribing as well holy smokes. I appreciate that, I really do. Thank you!
@@reallylatereviews That is the exact way I use seasonal stuff for the exact reason. I am very focus driven on games and will play myself out of them if I dont have ways to moderate my play.
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.
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!
As always, excellent review. Thank you for the 2 hours of entertainment. :)
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!
@@reallylatereviews You do excellent work and I'm always eager to jump on your latest offering!
This is such an in depth and yet charming analysis. Great work man!
And yeah you are preaching into the choir here, Grim Dawn is a brilliant game.
It's kinda unfortunate that we don't get a lotta ARPGs like this these days. Classic design with surprisingly modern QoL sensibilities.
I've 15+ unique builds in this game and I keep coming back. The fact that I can look at an monster and what it drops and make a complete thematic build around it that blasts endgame is so flavourful and immersive. Beautiful game.
This is so true. Just having the flexibility and opportunity to build around items. I've seen similar stuff in other arpgs where items 'complete' a build, but because of the competitive and timed nature of the leagues/seasons, there isn't really time for the average player to experiment without serious setbacks. I can't imagine anyone being able to try 15+ builds as you have without losing all their progress repeatedly. I guess tying in to what you said about classic design with modern QoL, with Grim Dawn having the one QoL feature modern "live" arpgs lack: Time.
I'm rambling rofl but I agree wholeheartedly with what you said, and yes new choir member here. Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching my long ass video! I appreciate that, so thank you!
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.
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!
41:00 that kinda is on those games though, transmog system should be in every game.
1:10:00 yup they really need to 'fix' that.
1:12:00 and as someone with 2,000 hours in path of exile: grim dawn can be played OFFLINE!
First video I've seen from your channel, great video.
The offline play is always appreciated. Crazy to think that's now a positive we have to hope for in videogames haha. Settlers of Kalguur(?) looks good though. I respect the Path of Exile playtime as well holy smokes!
I do hope they fix the expansion issue and I'm grateful for your comments about my gearing point. I also think every game these days needs a transmog system, especially when we're pushed to all wear the same "best possible" clothes
I also want to say thank you for your kind words and taking the time out of your day to watch my video. I really do appreciate it, so thank you!
I probably played more of Grim Dawn at this point than D3 back in the day.
I get that. No shade to D3 as I've heard it's good but I couldn't get into it, so I'm just glad to hear that Grim Dawn is being enjoyed haha. I want to say thank you for watching and commenting on my video. I appreciate it! Thank you!
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
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!