Almost all of the recent negative reviews are due to server issues at launch, and not the actual quality of the game. This game will be, and maybe already is, the premier ARPG experience of the modern gaming era.

TL;DR: If you are a new or old player of ARPGs, you should play this game. There's a slight lack of super-end-game content, but still way more than enough to have a great experience.

If you are a new player to the genre, this game has many modern quality of life features that make the game so easy to hop into. It's very forgiving at the beginning, and gives you so much room to experiment and find what you like, with very little cost to change it if you don't like it and want to try something else.

If you are a veteran ARPG player who loves the depth of games like Diablo 2 and Grim Dawn, think Diablo 3 and 4 are too shallow, and think that POE is too bloated these days, then this game is what you have been looking for. This game has so much depth of character customization, with all of the bells and whistles of modern game design smoothness. The variety of builds that can function into the end game is impressive.

The only negative that I can say about the game right now is that there is a bit of a lack of end-game content. It lacks that "ultimate goal" like a big pinnacle or uber boss that you really have to push and maximize your character to beat. Even so, it still has far more interesting and challenging end game content than Diablo 4, and I would much rather have a game where the gameplay is super fun and engaging as a base. Adding content is easy, making a fun game with bad gameplay is not.

Is it perfect? Of course not. It has bugs here and there, but so does every game on the market. They will be fixed over time, and even the ones that do exist very rarely detract from the experience in any meaningful way, and are more just like "oh, that probably wasn't supposed to work that way. Oh well"

Play this game. Seriously. You won't regret it.

Almost all of the recent negative reviews are due to server issues at launch, and not the actual quality of the game. This game will be, and maybe already is, the premier ARPG experience of the modern gaming era. TL;DR: If you are a new or old player of ARPGs, you should play this game. There's a slight lack of super-end-game content, but still way more than enough to have a great experience. If you are a new player to the genre, this game has many modern quality of life features that make the game so easy to hop into. It's very forgiving at the beginning, and gives you so much room to experiment and find what you like, with very little cost to change it if you don't like it and want to try something else. If you are a veteran ARPG player who loves the depth of games like Diablo 2 and Grim Dawn, think Diablo 3 and 4 are too shallow, and think that POE is too bloated these days, then this game is what you have been looking for. This game has so much depth of character customization, with all of the bells and whistles of modern game design smoothness. The variety of builds that can function into the end game is impressive. The only negative that I can say about the game right now is that there is a bit of a lack of end-game content. It lacks that "ultimate goal" like a big pinnacle or uber boss that you really have to push and maximize your character to beat. Even so, it still has far more interesting and challenging end game content than Diablo 4, and I would much rather have a game where the gameplay is super fun and engaging as a base. Adding content is easy, making a fun game with bad gameplay is not. Is it perfect? Of course not. It has bugs here and there, but so does every game on the market. They will be fixed over time, and even the ones that do exist very rarely detract from the experience in any meaningful way, and are more just like "oh, that probably wasn't supposed to work that way. Oh well" Play this game. Seriously. You won't regret it.