I bought this game awhile ago but never played it. My wife got pregnant and I decided it was time to change my ways and “ grow up” . I got a better job , started working really hard so that I can provide for my wife and future kids. Bought a new house, new car, really made something of myself in a short amount of time. Fast forward 9 months and the kid arrives. The reason i changed my whole life and in a way the reason i never played this game. Well the baby was Black. Neither of us are black. She cheated on me. I was crushed . I left them , my life fell apart and now i live with my parents a former husk of the man i became. One evening after i had cried my last tear for the night i decided to start up my steam account and play Grim Dawn. I could care less that my ex wife cheated on me now . I hate that bitch cause she delayed the joy i now feel having found this game. I am complete now. Thank you

0/10, literally unplayable.

There is no battle pass, no limited weekly content, no requirement to log on once a day, and if that all wasn't bad enough, it doesn't even force you to be online to play. What the hell were they thinking???? Oh, and there's NO MICROTRANSACTIONS. Not a single one. It's literally incomprehensible that a game this bad exists. How am I supposed to play the game if I can't even spend hundreds of dollars to get the most OP gear possible, only to use it for an hour before finding out that there is a limited time deal that lets me get even more OP gear? Another huge problem is how deplorable the story is. It's almost like they put effort into writing the lore (unthinkable). How am I supposed to care about a world that isn't some hyper-unrealistic fantasy world with characters that don't resemble humans at all? The developers must have been super out of touch with the gaming community to create something this awful.

Have you been diagnosed with Diablo Disappointment Disorder Stage 3? While PoE treatment is free it has side effects that may be harmful: anger, greed, depression, addiction, microtransaction transmitted diseases. Have you lost all hope in finding the right cheap medication? No worries Grim Dawn is cheap and effective with little to no side effects - if you become too tolerant, there will be more content added. Please ask your doctor if you, friends, or family have any addiction problems relating around fun arpg adventures before you make your decision.

You hear an alarm beeping, startling you away from your screen. You turn around and stare at the neon letters on the clock. It's 5:30AM. Birds chirp outside as the tentative first rays of sunshine creep through the gaps in your curtains. You've spent an entire weekend slaying hellbeasts from beyond the void and now you only have an hour to get to work. You haven't slept. That's Grim Dawn.

Best Diablo 3 patch ever.

Update 2023 : Still the best in its genre. One of the Greatest Action RPGs ever. Kudos to the devs. Bundles the best elements of classics like Diablo 2 and Titan Quest into one awesome package. __ Good variation in character classes and skills. __ Infinite build possibilities. Dual class system , Items, componenets/enhancements , skills , and an alternate skill system called devotion really open up the possibilities to build a truly unique hero. __ Combat is meaty and challenging. __ Satisfying loot. __ Beautiful aesthetics and sound design. __ Modding support. __ Early Access done perfectly. The one thing I wish this game had , is Steam workshop integration so mods are easier to find and use. If you like aRPGs , just pick this up already.

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MassDebates New Game Log - Grim Dawn

Start of Day 1

: Saw an advertisement today and figured I'd buy this game to try it out for 2 hours. Looked like a new Diablo 2, but I knew not to get my hopes up too much after what happened with Diablo 3. I'll log my thoughts occasionally as I play, so you can see a time-based breakdown and you know where the game is good & bad.

• 2:44PM-

  It looks pretty good. Graphics are nice; High contrast but I don't feel like I'm on acid (like some games)

• 2:56PM-

  Enjoying combat gameplay and found skill window hotkey. Really cool hybrid skill system. Must explore later.

• 3:02PM-

  I FOUND 3 RARE YELLOW ITEMS! BEFORE MY FIRST MAGIC! OMFG! LOOKING UP KEYBIND FOR INVENTORY NOW!

• 3:03PM-

  Discovered Inventory Hotkey. Items weren't rare. Angered, but still an awesome game. I'll get awesome shit later!

• 3:09PM-

  Had to stop gameplay to log a note. The plot is very well done. Story has got excellent writing elements, the characters really work well, and the lore is enoyable to read. I legit feel like I'm a savior to these people! No water, no food, evryone's turning into a total dick covered in evil green stuff... they were totally screwed before I came around. Great job, devs!

• 3:12PM-

  Found my first Enemy Hero. Luckily, I've got leech life for days. He looks tough, but I think I can take him!

• 3:15PM-

  DESTROYED HERO WHO EXPLODED IN A SLEW OF GREEN SET ITEMS- CANT WAIT TO SEE IF ANY MATCH!!!

• 3:16PM-

  Unfortunately, my gamer mouse seemed to have spontaneously crushed itself. Strange... Shooting over to the store for another. Oh, and minor, unrelated side note: Greens are not set items, apparently.

• 3:36PM-

  I've returned with a new mouse with metal-reinforced plastic and have resumed savior duties.

• 3:42PM-

  Discovered Devotion Menu after restoring first shrine. Holy shit, this game's character building has got some serious kick!

• 5:18PM-

  Sorry, Haven't logged lately. Uh, games great and whatever. Hold on, I'll log some of the plot after I clear this Wasp Nest I found. I'm really close to getting a poison mod for shadow rush!

• 9:57PM-

  Uh... totally would tell you the plot but that's a lot of writing. Really in depth though, it's awesome. Better then reading a book ever could be. I need to head to bed soon, so I'll port to town, sell my latest loot, and continue logging tomorrow.

• 4:02AM-

  Ported to town and sold my loot. Sure, it was about 5 hours ago, but I said I'd continue reporting the day after, didn't I? This is for you, Steam Community. Remember that.

• 4:18AM-

  Discovered bounty table. Amazing feature for a game. Diablo needed this. Stepping outside for a smoke real quick after I port to town. It's that time, after all, and I gotta keep up with my Diablo 2 Tradition!

• 4:32AM-

  A bit late; stepping out for a smoke break real quick after I grab that chest I saw. (No room in inventory)

• 4:35AM-

  Collected chest items. Selling loot and then finally getting a smoke break. Nobody is ever on time for 420 anyways.

• 5:41AM-

  I've given up smoking. It is a dirty habit that takes away from the important matters in life.

• 8:04AM-

  Called in sick for work- illness is too great, especially with this reduced resistance curse on me right now.

• 12:21PM-

  Wow, did you know how much better the crafting is in this than DIablo 2? Horadric cube was bomb, don't get me wrong, but man, components, augments, rituals, and powders?GIMMY MY GRIMMY, Puh-LEEZ!

• 1:11PM-

  Girlfriend called me 4 times in a row. Can't she see that she only has to wait until I'm done with the mob I'm fighting!? At any rate, I'm super psyched- She's cooking my favorite cut of steak for dinner tonight at 5:00PM!! She also told me my parents were trying to get a hold of me since 3PM yesterday and haven't seen me.

• 3:21PM-

  I've quelled all immediate threats of danger for an entire town. When they were starving and eating rations of rotten, corrupt meat, I've given them food and the gift of fertile farmland. When they were too thirsty to sweat, I've demolished a river blockade and allowed irrigated water to flow. When they felt unsafe, I provided security. I've personally saved over 40% of this town single-handedly, sometimes repeatedly for the same villagers. and just now, when I find 3 pieces of some shit-stained fabric handkercheifs in some hazardous-as-fuck ruins (because, y'know, fabric isn't anywhere else, apparently) after 15 minutes of searching, I finally gain enough trust to be treated as "Friendly".Ungrateful twats..

• 3:44PM-

  Found a new town. Cleaned up some worms out of a Farm. Very grateful people. I like 'Homestead' a lot more.

• 5:28PM-

  Girlfriend is furious, says that I lied to her about demonic forces taking over the local area and that I'm no longer invited over for dinner because she threw mine out after eating. After hearing Constance's voice while on the phone with me, she remains convinced that I'm hiding another woman on her. I said, "Nonsense. She's a school teacher. I like my women promiscuous and sultry". She hung up immediately after that while saying "We're Done". Why didn't she beleive me!? I'll smooth it over with her tomorrow.

• 5:29PM-

  Phone died, but I'll plug it in to charge soon.

• 5:41PM-

  I've gotten up for the first time since playing to switch out the bathroom bags and grab the rest of my Mountain Dew & Dorito rations from downstairs Forgot to plug in the phone, but I'll get it on the next stand-up.

• 7:21PM-

  I've stepped foot onto the wastelands known as the 'Obsidian Throne' in my quests and my ambitions for amazing gear. This is one of the coolest areas so far. A whole new dimension, and better than Hell's Sanctuary was.

• 7:24PM-

  Girlfriend busted my room's door in while screaming about all sorts of stuff. She seems really pissed.

• 7:26PM-

  Just got to 2nd level of Cthonic Rift Portal, and got my first summon (from Devotion's Grim Reaper). I've mentally decided that I'm going to explore the Shaman and Occultist characters after I'm done with this one.

• 7:52PM-

  Girlfriend storms out saying "I give up. I'm not even going to try. Tell your Mom I said thanks for the flowers, because I'm leavning for good." and throws a vase at the wall. Even though it amazingly landed face up, unspilled and unbroken, it was still totally uncalled for.

• 11:59PM-

  I'm out of Mountain Dew, but I have plenty of Doritos left. If it were the other way around, I'd be really annoyed by seeing "Untouched Meal" every 5 minutes.

• 1:22AM-

  I'm now out of doritos, but there's still at least a half-cup of water left in the flower vase. I should be good to go for a while before I go downstairs to refill it.

• 2:44AM-

  The police have arrived at my place and are forcing me to shut off the computer before they take me in. I told them I didn't do anything wrong, that I have an alibi, and that it's all even logged right here! They gave me some bullshit about a 'missing person' and that they have to bring me in for Fingerprints to make sure they know whether or not I'm 'the guy'. Fucking idiots... I wasn't missing. I knew where I was the whole time..

Please, if you value your life, do not get this game.

I've been released after treatment for malnourishment, video game dependence-based anxiety, hallucinations, and an inability to separate fantasy from games. My gf and family have left me. I'm so alone....

Update: Found multiplayer

Because my PC is more powerfull than my phone.

You know that itch that Diablo 3 couldn't scratch? That.

The nicest thing I can say about the game is that it's very divisive. I know the people that love this game love this game: the game was funded it via kickstarter and it was in early access for a long time. The people who want this game know exactly what they're getting into, but for those same reasons the rest of us will find it lacking. It's a loot based RPG, in the vein of your Diablo IIs and Torchlights, but it is also what I would consider needlessly complicated. For example, there are eight types of damage, but many of the damage types go by multiple names: you don't take fire damage over time you take Burn damage, okay that make sense I guess. Chaos damage or "Damage from Chthonian Beings" They both start with C at least. But you can also take Cold or Frostfire damage. That seems like an odd choice. Was it in a novel or something? Each class has access to 10 or so "Active abilities," plus another half dozen or so passive ones. Not bad! Except that each ability has 12 levels of improvement for you to sink points into. And then the majority of the active abilities have multiple passive upgrades for you to throw 12 more points into. And you have to use those same points to level up your "mastery" stat to gain access to the new abilities and upgrades for your class. And Ten levels in they have you pick a second class. Fortunately you can respec. For a small cost. One point at a time. At an NPC sitting in a corner that no one as much as mentions "Hey you should go talk to that Witch maybe." Oh and you can further improve your character with Devotion points, which are completely different points used on a completely different screen. It's not that I mind a complicated game, but complexity does not equal depth. No matter how many points you throw at it. None of the various complex systems are explained overly well, nor do they make much of an effort to dole these systems out in parts so you can come to terms with any of them. Oh hey you unlocked the Blacksmith? Here is a list of the 60+ items he can make for you. Some of them for items slots you might not even know you have. Or requiring items that the blacksmith himself has to make from a handful of other crafting materials. Oh, also all the crafting materials can be used to grant bonuses to an item. The item that can augmented depends on the crafting material on a case by case bases. Good thing you have that sizeable stash they never actually tell you about, hope you spend the time to explore the opening base. People who love this game will love all of this, and they will mock me for being too casual or some such business. Which is fine, the game isn't for me and I'm glad they enjoy it. But don't come into this game because D3 is between seasons and you like loot based games. If you do pick up the game, do so because you hate that Diablo 2 became Diablo 3 and Torchlight was too jovial for your taste Edit: There seems to be some confusion relating to my confusion. I did not find the mechanics confusing, I found them complicated. That complication does not add to my enjoyment of the game. Yes, the internet exists, at any point I am but a few keystrokes away from infinite knowledge of a given subject. That does not mean that gameplay mechanics should be designed and implemented without elegance. Yes the respec Witch does have a quest she offers you, but no other NPC ever mentions her and she is alone up in a corner of the starting camp. A new player might not find her, is there a compelling reason that her quest isn't issued by another NPC to help draw attention to her position? It is fantastic that the community for this game is heavily involved with it, and if you look at the online guide or the Wiki there is a plethora of information for you, I merely wish that more of that information was presented in the game itself, or was more intrinsic during gameplay. That said, Grim Dawn is designed like this on purpose I am sure. It harkens back to the classics of the genre, where study was required for a player to excel in a game. That is fine, it's just not for everyone. Also "damage from Chthonian beings" is taken directly from the mouse over text for Chaos Damage on the character screen. If this actually isn't a damage type then it should be removed from the description. This is also where I learned that Frostfire was a subtype for cold damage. For a while I thought that it was some sort of hybrid Fire/Cold thing based on the name. Fun fact: Chthonian is a real word meaning "relating to the underworld." Go Go Gadget Classical Education.

It cured my dota 2 addiction.

I don't have a phone.

I trusted a little girl standing in the middle of a necromantic circle in a dark ancient cave and she turned out to be an ancient chtonian demon willing to enact the patriot act on a nearby village Kids these days...

They out-Diabloed Diablo.

Don't you have PCs?

I'm unemployed.

!!!!! Turducken Time!! Kaploooey! **Latest Game Update** Larry, get the car! I'm done with this guy. I don't even care if you took my rabies, keep it! Just get out of my life! -Thad Castle, Blue Mountain State Football Team Captain c.2010 **New In-depth Review Update** I'm still playing this game. **Old Review w/ 50% less depth** Look ya wankers! As you can clearly see I am entirely too busy actually playing this game to write you a proper review. So.. Look at my hours, now look at my recommendation. Finger it out and buy the game. Peace.

Welp, spent maybe a bit too much time playing this now. 50/10 buy now.

This game is good. You can play it on your computer. There are lots of things to do in the game but you have to load it first and then you can do them. This game has it all: * Swords * Skeleton men * Levels or something * pants for your dude to wear * jewels or gems or something All in all I rate it a 10/10 and think if you don't buy this game you're stupid and need to be thrown into space. DISCLAIMER: I wrote this entire review while my dog was staring at me

Was ok for the first hour. Update: was good for the first 600 hours Update: still good after 900 hours

Fun game. Good for a few hours at least.

Better than your girlfriend ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ .

Whoever made this game deserves to get their a** ate.

At least it's not on mobile.