Rating: N/A

Path of Exile is a game unabashed by its complexity and is sure to satisfy anyone looking for an ARPG with the greatest amount of depth possible. There is mountains of content to uncover here, and the dozen or so hours I put into it thus far was only able to get me a third of the way into the campaign (which is just the start).

Unfortunately I cannot deliver a more nuanced review because the technical issues render the game unplayable. I found myself disconnecting from servers every 5-20 minutes on stable internet - a problem that appears to be widespread based off of some quick research - and also encountered frequent freezes. When I did get to play the game, there would often be rendering glitches that prevented items, enemies, or particle effects from showing up, making it difficult or impossible to tell what was going on until the textures popped back in a few minutes later.

It's important to note that Path of Exile has no single player mode, even if you only wish to play single player as I did. There is unfortunately no way to remove yourself from the networking issue lottery.

Rating: N/A Path of Exile is a game unabashed by its complexity and is sure to satisfy anyone looking for an ARPG with the greatest amount of depth possible. There is mountains of content to uncover here, and the dozen or so hours I put into it thus far was only able to get me a third of the way into the campaign (which is just the start). Unfortunately I cannot deliver a more nuanced review because the technical issues render the game unplayable. I found myself disconnecting from servers every 5-20 minutes on stable internet - a problem that appears to be widespread based off of some quick research - and also encountered frequent freezes. When I did get to play the game, there would often be rendering glitches that prevented items, enemies, or particle effects from showing up, making it difficult or impossible to tell what was going on until the textures popped back in a few minutes later. It's important to note that Path of Exile has no single player mode, even if you only wish to play single player as I did. There is unfortunately no way to remove yourself from the networking issue lottery.