Path of Exile 2 Early Access Review

Watch our Path of Exile 2 review in Early Access by Travis Northup on PC.

At its early access launch, Path of Exile 2 is already shaping up to be the sequel we’ve been waiting for. Everything from the refined action-RPG gameplay to the surprisingly fleshed-out endgame has seen major improvements, and the half of the story we’ve got so far shows plenty of promise, even if the setting feels a little generic in the realm of dark fantasy worlds. The downsi de of playing in early access, though, is that you’ll have to slog through all three acts twice to reach the endgame, the loot game still needs some major tweaking, and some mild-to-severe technical wonkiness threatens to take the wind out of your sails – but it’s nothing that makes me concerned for the future of this expansive sequel. Even while we wait for 1.0, Path of Exile 2 is already a stellar way to lose dozens of hours and a clear leap forward for the series.

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[sabihrashid]

This reviewer also claimed D4 had a 'near perfect endgame' at launch.

[MusicForMyDemons]

Why do only the bad games get a 9-10 rating?

[Mozokuni]

Helpful tips:
1. Vendors sell great gear and restock every time you level up. Check each lvl
2. Early Access comes with 300 points to spend in microtransactions.
3. Buy a currency stash tab, and a couple premium stash tabs. It’s all you’ll need to play for at least 100+ hours.
4. In this Early Access only the first half of the campaign is available, 3 of the 6 acts.
5. In this Early Access only 6 of the 12 playable classes are available.
6. In this Early Access only 12 of the 36 accendancies are available. This is your classes final form, so only 1/3 in total.
7. They will make changes regularly because its Early Access. They made player requested changes 72 hours after launch, so constructive feedback is welcome. The loot drops and crafting currencies have already been buffed for example.

[redmist]

i come to look at comment not the review

[johnWayne-dfrm]

"Sarcastically dense" I thought he was talking about himself.

[swillcivic]

I’d say it’s a 9 because it’s better than D4 in an unfinished state.

[hw]

Why are we even listening to the guy who gave Concord a 7 and Dragon Age a 9?😂😂😂

[LymeGreen]

This game rates lower than veilguard lmao

[VoidedVisuals]

They just dropped this review and it’s already out of date, the loot just got buffed today

[okitsalex]

Lmao this is about 1000x better than D4 and its only EA.

6 more classes, 3 acendancies each, 3 new acts, 2x more endgame.

This is the true Diablo2 successor.

[felicelupin]

A review score for an early access not fully released yet game.

You can't spell malignant without ign.

[bambino]

Ign is out to lunch giving d4 a 9 and poe an 8 😂

[Daniel-gsle]

i will not trust anyone without a currency tab

[bieglov]

You're such a jerk for spoiling the game by showing the end game boss. Never again am I watching this channel.

[Balistick]

The game is an absolute masterpiece. A lot of people forget that it's an open beta and that the game is going to improve A LOT MORE until full release. Congrats to GGG for creating this piece of art and I hope that they will continue supporting it for the next 10+ years. People that don't like this game are just not for the ARPG genre or they just need some brainless ARPG to kill useless monsters, complete the whole game and get all the best gear in 1 day. Game of the year in my opinion.

[glenn]

Not letting the guy who did the interview with the GGG dev, do a review tells you enough of the bias thats going on with IGN. Minor issues with the game thats in early acces but already clears diablo 4 story and content wise.

[EarthenGames]

IGN, a suggestion to alleviate concerns about your review system: rate games specifically within their genre with defined classification (so there would be a scale for ARPGs, JRPG, Survival Horror, Sports, Racing Sims, RTS, MOBA, MMORPG, Platformers, etc.) It’s hard for many folks to grasp how the review system works when gaming as a hobby is not one-size-fits-all. I understand the outcry over this universal scaling system

[albertovillalobos]

I love this kind of games, put hundrerds of hours on Diablo 2 and 4, but my all time favorite in the genre was the first Path of Exile.

Soooo complex and engaging, you truly had to study and learn A LOT of things to be able to properly run endgame content.


If PoE 2 is "more of the same" with better graphics I can definitely see myself skipping Diablo 4 expansions/seasons and paid content to focus on PoE2 for the next several years.

[Yidaru]

This game made me quit throne and liberty, I give it a 11.

[kyuubidemon]

That's not a skill tree. That is a skill forest...