Path of Exile

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2202 Ratings

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  1. EduCLSS
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Path Of Exile no respeta ni siquiera los elementos básicos de un juego de rol. Al comenzar, te colocan un enemigo que lanza ataques aéreos y te mata al instante. Imagino que lo colocan para obligarte a comprar items de pago. Después de jugar 10 minutos, no quedan ganas de seguir jugando. Además, el entorno es más feo que pegarle a la mamá.
  2. Injaw
    Aug 24, 2023
    1
    Unplayable new league on ps5 freezes and disconnections. First time i see that
  3. TheGvH
    Aug 22, 2023
    1
    Not new player friendly. The game does not do a good job of explaining its mechanics to new players. This can make it difficult to know what to do or where to go, and can lead to a lot of frustration.
    Requires research. In order to play Path of Exile effectively, you need to do a lot of research. This includes reading guides, watching videos, and experimenting with different builds. This    Not new player friendly. The game does not do a good job of explaining its mechanics to new players. This can make it difficult to know what to do or where to go, and can lead to a lot of frustration.
    Requires research. In order to play Path of Exile effectively, you need to do a lot of research. This includes reading guides, watching videos, and experimenting with different builds. This can be a lot of work, and it can take away from the fun of the game.
    Requires 3rd party guides. It is very difficult to advance in Path of Exile without using 3rd party guides. These guides provide detailed instructions on how to build your character, what skills to use, and what items to equip. This can be helpful, but it can also take away from the discovery aspect of the game.
    Could use more in-game guides. Path of Exile is a very complex game, and it would be helpful if there were more in-game guides to help players learn the basics. This would make the game more accessible to new players and would reduce the need for 3rd party guides.
    Overall, I would not recommend Path of Exile to new players. The game is simply not new player friendly. If you are a fan of complex ARPGs, then you may enjoy Path of Exile, but be prepared to do a lot of research and experimentation.    … Expand
  4. BlueSlime
    Aug 13, 2023
    0
    This site wont let me post an actual review I get a 403 error for some reason.
  5. Koose
    Aug 13, 2023
    0
    Bloated game with extremely outdated graphics. It's hard to understand the cult like following it has.
  6. tomarnocu
    Aug 3, 2023
    0
    poe seu lixo toma 0 por ser ruim kd poe 2? que quando aparecer já vai tomar um 0 igual diablo 4
  7. blizzardscamm
    Jul 29, 2023
    1
    Try it for yourself and see what you think, its free. I didn't like it for a lot of reasons but maybe you will.
  8. Hastings91
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un juego muy completo y para jugadores hardcore. Nada friendly para jugadores nuevos. Por eso y porque está lleno de fanboys y explayers de otros juegos resentidos que ponen 0 a otros juegos, yo también le daré un rosco.… Expand
  9. tyrannic
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Lots of content as long as you follow the meta. If you want to have fun with a homecooked build you're probably gonna stall out in yellow maps or red maps, which is essentially like heroic dungeons in terms of end game progression.
  10. ThunderArs
    Jul 17, 2023
    2
    uninteresting story, unremarkable style and graphics, boring gameplay, overcomplicated, little fun
  11. dontlikeit
    Jun 8, 2023
    0
    I tryied to play few times but imo its a worst H&S game in my life ( pretty long life)
  12. ChrisWilson
    Jun 8, 2023
    0
    Developers do not improve the required QOL in this game, game still flooded by trade-bots, blight-farm bots and other bots (like mf train botting). Last 5 leagues are stagnation, fake promises of poe2 that doesn't exist at all, still fixing a league problems for months since release. QOL team is outsorcing indian students? When new expansion? When refresh of old content, act system?
    Every    Developers do not improve the required QOL in this game, game still flooded by trade-bots, blight-farm bots and other bots (like mf train botting). Last 5 leagues are stagnation, fake promises of poe2 that doesn't exist at all, still fixing a league problems for months since release. QOL team is outsorcing indian students? When new expansion? When refresh of old content, act system?
    Every league is the same, for a year now.    … Expand
  13. plasticc
    Apr 15, 2023
    1
    I'd love to give this game a 9 or 10. Until someone buys the company making this game and makes even one good decision, the game will remain a 1. Terrible story presentation, and nobody knows it. Bland music. Weak visuals. Early gameplay is so bad it almost certainly makes everyone who tries this game quit immediately. Endgame has potential and a wealth of content, but you are forced intoI'd love to give this game a 9 or 10. Until someone buys the company making this game and makes even one good decision, the game will remain a 1. Terrible story presentation, and nobody knows it. Bland music. Weak visuals. Early gameplay is so bad it almost certainly makes everyone who tries this game quit immediately. Endgame has potential and a wealth of content, but you are forced into exactly one thing to be any good at it, but to do all of the content in the game, you must do all of it. The solution is to trade, and this game is designed to REQUIRE you to trade. Don't bother playing whatever content you enjoy, because you'll be needing to look up guides. Guides on everything from how anything in the game works, because the game won't explain it to you, to optimal farming strategies so you can afford to buy your gear from other players, and then you go finish the game. If that sounds like it entirely defeats the purpose of an ARPG, you just figured out why I'm giving this a 1/10.… Expand
  14. VanLupu
    Mar 28, 2023
    0
    I played this game for years , spent money on stashes and packs , when i stoped cause i had some inventory space to trade and and so on , i recived a ban for RMT , never happened . When i ask them how is this even possible , i get no response . They are using this to force me into making a new account and spend again more money to get same things i already bought . At first i heardI played this game for years , spent money on stashes and packs , when i stoped cause i had some inventory space to trade and and so on , i recived a ban for RMT , never happened . When i ask them how is this even possible , i get no response . They are using this to force me into making a new account and spend again more money to get same things i already bought . At first i heard simillar stories and did'nt believe . now i know it's they're cunning way of making more money . I do not recommend .… Expand
  15. dchrist2
    Sep 29, 2022
    4
    Was once good. Put developer is putting their head in the sand and trying to squeeze players for more time and money. Just not fun anymore.
  16. Qban
    Sep 10, 2022
    0
    0 cause absoluetly disrespect to players, 0 optimisation, only nerfs everthyng in the game, for beginners this game is true hell,for players who play this game long time at this moment just nothing to do in this game,cause game get nerfed at all, developers want only donations and everthing they do is made battlepass and cosmetic donate items,but how about game?What about0 cause absoluetly disrespect to players, 0 optimisation, only nerfs everthyng in the game, for beginners this game is true hell,for players who play this game long time at this moment just nothing to do in this game,cause game get nerfed at all, developers want only donations and everthing they do is made battlepass and cosmetic donate items,but how about game?What about content,economy,mechanics?Why you nerfing everthing and make game difficulty so hard?For what?Seems like GGG want absolutley hardcore game at all,they absolutley dont know what to do with game now.Lake of Kalandra most garbage league of all time RIP POE.… Expand
  17. formerPOEenjoy
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    Lead Developer is driving the game into the ground, removing any non-gambling "crafts", purposely leaves trading in a near unusable state, relies on 3rd party community tools to even play the game state and is generally stuck in the 1990s on a lot of things. Don't play this until he leaves.

    As of 2022 this game is in the worst state it has ever been. They've purposely broken the    Lead Developer is driving the game into the ground, removing any non-gambling "crafts", purposely leaves trading in a near unusable state, relies on 3rd party community tools to even play the game state and is generally stuck in the 1990s on a lot of things. Don't play this until he leaves.

    As of 2022 this game is in the worst state it has ever been. They've purposely broken the crafting system just to spite the players. The Devs hold the players in contempt and now that Tencent owns them their revenue stream is divorced from the state of the game so they are actively attacking the community with impunity.    … Expand
  18. Killermandude
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    Path of Exile has been the king of ARPGs virtually since it was in beta.

    They've made HUGE improvements, pumped out an insane amount of content over the years, and you never had to pay a dime. I've given them plenty of money. For 2000 hours the least I could do is throw them money every 100+/- hours. But now they've decided they don't want the game to be what it has been, and they    Path of Exile has been the king of ARPGs virtually since it was in beta.

    They've made HUGE improvements, pumped out an insane amount of content over the years, and you never had to pay a dime.

    I've given them plenty of money. For 2000 hours the least I could do is throw them money every 100+/- hours.

    But now they've decided they don't want the game to be what it has been, and they ripped it away from us.

    It's soul crushing. This game is not even worth playing now. And they won't just ACCEPT they messed up and FIX IT.

    So I'm doing my part. Anywhere I can review this game, minimum rating possible.    … Expand
  19. MastermindJapan
    Aug 25, 2022
    0
    I've been a long term POE player (started in Beta). The game's going downhill with each patch, getting worst and worst. Developers are out of touch and do not understand what the players want, even after receiving feedback on changes time and time again. Would not recommend wasting your time on this game and move onto something different. This genre definitely needs a competitor who canI've been a long term POE player (started in Beta). The game's going downhill with each patch, getting worst and worst. Developers are out of touch and do not understand what the players want, even after receiving feedback on changes time and time again. Would not recommend wasting your time on this game and move onto something different. This genre definitely needs a competitor who can take things to the next level. POE has grown stagnant.… Expand
  20. platikus
    Aug 25, 2022
    1
    As a player who has 1100 hours in this game, they successfully managed the kill POE at 08.20.2023 with 3.19 patch. RIP POE. You will be missed.
  21. NashEquil
    Aug 23, 2022
    0
    I just can't recommend this game to anyone. The developer has gutted the drops, gutted the crafting materials, and ignored the community. It just isn't fun anymore. Nobody wants to run 500 maps to lose materials on a single craft. The decision making is pathetic.
  22. weallone
    Aug 22, 2022
    2
    I really loved this game few years ago. Started from Essence and Breach. But more and more GGG artificially force you to spend more time in game. I'm not respect companies or people, who not respect my time! For me GGG now like EA or Blizzard( R.I.P.
  23. Coasted
    Aug 6, 2022
    0
    Far too many things wrong with this game to list here. To sum it up, it's not new player friendly. Too many broken mechanics., and too many one-shot mechanics out of nowhere.

    The biggest problem with this game is they built it around players who've dumped 10,000 hours into the game but gave the finger to those who've spent under 1000. It's best if people stay far far away from this    Far too many things wrong with this game to list here. To sum it up, it's not new player friendly. Too many broken mechanics., and too many one-shot mechanics out of nowhere.

    The biggest problem with this game is they built it around players who've dumped 10,000 hours into the game but gave the finger to those who've spent under 1000.

    It's best if people stay far far away from this game and hopefully they fixed all that they screwed up on in Path of exile 2. At face value this game looks good, but it's completely disgraceful once you're out of the epilogue.

    On a side note, no game should require multiple 3rd party programs to make it playable. This basically circles back to it not being friendly to new players. If one thinks they can simply just pick up the game and play it through, they are terribly mistaken.    … Expand
  24. KainNPR
    Jun 13, 2022
    0
    Path of Exile - when mob one shots you on T1 without mods map, when any defence mechanic doesn't work, when developers do new content and you can't beat uber content, because they add to rare mobs insane mods, because loot system does'nt work (HARDER = BETTER), because i can farm only bloody aqueduct and here mobs one shots me, because Chrisssss Whilson never play in Diablo before, becausePath of Exile - when mob one shots you on T1 without mods map, when any defence mechanic doesn't work, when developers do new content and you can't beat uber content, because they add to rare mobs insane mods, because loot system does'nt work (HARDER = BETTER), because i can farm only bloody aqueduct and here mobs one shots me, because Chrisssss Whilson never play in Diablo before, because he never know how do the best ARPG, because in 2023 Diablo 4 kick's their PoE ASS forever, i believe in 2023.… Expand
  25. pokeaatrox
    May 28, 2022
    0
    IT was the better hack n'slash of all time, now it the worth.

    From league to league the changes are turned to content that one shot you even after the death of the mob. (if it hasn't already been done in their lifetime) Only meta and tanky builds will allow you to advance in the End-Game. Before, I was praising the game to my friends for the variety of possible builds, the fun,    IT was the better hack n'slash of all time, now it the worth.

    From league to league the changes are turned to content that one shot you even after the death of the mob. (if it hasn't already been done in their lifetime)
    Only meta and tanky builds will allow you to advance in the End-Game.

    Before, I was praising the game to my friends for the variety of possible builds, the fun, etc....
    This is no longer the case

    PoE is no longer fun but just frustrating    … Expand
  26. Marceus
    Mar 19, 2022
    0
    For a game that touts itself as being 'anti pay to win', PoE sure treats its free players way worse than any p2w games out there. Some of the staff members have serious god complex problem. I just recently found out they have dedicated staff members policing the games, locking random free accounts for absolutely arbitrary reasons.
    So I have an account with a character named ChokinChris    For a game that touts itself as being 'anti pay to win', PoE sure treats its free players way worse than any p2w games out there. Some of the staff members have serious god complex problem. I just recently found out they have dedicated staff members policing the games, locking random free accounts for absolutely arbitrary reasons.
    So I have an account with a character named ChokinChris that I created in 2018 (it was just a random thing about Chris Brown that I read on social media at the time and just pops into my head while I was naming my character). I recently logged into that account after a few years hiatus, it was promptly locked just after stepping into town a few times, and I was requested to contact support, which I did. This is the reason they give me, and I quote, "This account has been locked for making character names which reference physical violence towards a Grinding Gear Games staff member.".
    Needless to say I was completely caught off guard by that, because I had no idea who or what they were talking about. I had to take to Google to find out that 'Chris' just happens to be the name of GGG's boss man.
    While this definitely raises concerns over GGG's overzealous moderation of the game, it wasn't what 'grinded my gears'. The worst thing came after, as I explained to them multiple times that it wasn't geared toward any GGG staffs, as I don't even know the name of a single person that works there, they completely dismiss my explanation and insist that I must apologize for my actions and promise never to do it again, only in doing say that they may, and I quote again, "consider reduce this to a warning". Yes, you read that right, not only did GGG decide to lock my account for a completely arbitrary reason that they came up with themselves, refuse to apologize for it, and insist on coercing a free player into admitting they're wrong. These GGG staff members are far too deep in their fan clubs that they think every single player worship them as gods. Too bad for them, a level 24 character with a bunch of leveling gears is hardly something worth rolling over for. So now, instead of a player, they gain an evangelist with a dedicated mission to spread the words about their god complex on as many platforms as possible.
    Good job, GGG.    … Expand
  27. whoami1
    Feb 5, 2022
    2
    This is one of the best and worst games ever created. It's great because of its interesting logic and flexibility. But you forget all good emotions at the end of the game. The end-game dynamics get exponentially and excessively hard. The biggest issues are
    - diminishing experience gain with each level and
    - big experience penalty of 10% on death You can purchase the most expensive    This is one of the best and worst games ever created. It's great because of its interesting logic and flexibility. But you forget all good emotions at the end of the game. The end-game dynamics get exponentially and excessively hard. The biggest issues are
    - diminishing experience gain with each level and
    - big experience penalty of 10% on death

    You can purchase the most expensive build and you will still die once in a while. Combined with quickly diminishing experience gain you end up with very long and tedious experience farming just to erase all day work with a few quick deaths. You have to play slow and be very careful, which is not fun. Or you must find a party and grind the same Beachhead Harbinger Map over and over again, which gets boring.

    As soon you get to love this game because of all the intricacies, the whole experience is ruined by poorly balanced experience dynamics.

    Developers should at least halve the death penalty or considerably increase experience gain. I thought the idea of the game is experiment with more builds, so there is no problem making dynamics to reach level 100 a bit easier.    … Expand
  28. Superjkfried
    Jan 6, 2022
    0
    The direction of the game has taken a turn for the worst as the developers are so focused and intent on slowing down the game, removing creativity and uniqueness in character builds and removing or destroying old content in order to fulfill their "vision" of the game.

    The developers are seemingly incompetent or outright hostile towards their own community. It is almost routine that    The direction of the game has taken a turn for the worst as the developers are so focused and intent on slowing down the game, removing creativity and uniqueness in character builds and removing or destroying old content in order to fulfill their "vision" of the game.

    The developers are seemingly incompetent or outright hostile towards their own community.
    It is almost routine that they promise certain changes and deliver the opposite, while gas lighting the community into thinking otherwise.

    The PoE community is very vocal and passionate about the game and the changes they want, but is almost always ignored. The developers seem to view them with contempt and even going so far as to mock them.

    The player base and viewers has declined over the years with each new update adding more tedium and $40-$60 armour skins and pets while the game play and content suffers.
    For the price of one cape or pair of gloves, you could purchase a fully finished game that respects your time.
    Needless to say, Path of Exile's glory days are long gone and is a shadow of it's former self, intent on milking the player base for all the money it can before the dwindling player base leaves.    … Expand
  29. Gwimpon
    Nov 22, 2021
    3
    Way too buggy and has been buggy since launch. No trading post is a **** atrocity and should be banished to the outer realm of death penalty allah smite mashallah
  30. chrissyboi85
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    I played this game for many years back between 2013- 2017. Then on and off again since. I can now say I have left this game behind for good.

    It is soo frustrating to love a game but see it take a different road (and not knowing what could have been). Grinding gear games design philosophy eventually pushed me away. Thats fair I didnt agree with it so i left. I was willing to forgive    I played this game for many years back between 2013- 2017. Then on and off again since. I can now say I have left this game behind for good.

    It is soo frustrating to love a game but see it take a different road (and not knowing what could have been). Grinding gear games design philosophy eventually pushed me away. Thats fair I didnt agree with it so i left.

    I was willing to forgive many of the mechanics of the game if ggg had solved the issue of trade.

    The problem with trade.
    If you want to create a unique build with specific equipment its impossible. Even at the beginning of a new league its impossible.

    a: There are never enough traders and the stuff that is for sale is usually either meta picks or they are stupidly overpowered. Well that turns me off! Because I want to build something I want to build!
    Not whats in the meta.

    But? I cant because finding a specific item? Its impossibe. Nobody sells any items that arent worth there time or valuable at all. Which highlights existential problem with trade: it reinforces only the most valuable items because the current trade regime is in effect a chore and a inconvenience.

    The only remedies to this existential problem ggg has laid to rest and said they are not on board. (No special leagues with improved drop rates ) or a in game trade house.

    Besides trade there are a couple other notable mentions that turned me away from this
    game.

    When ggg got owned by Tencent that was a game changer. And as an american its a security risk.
    Its also no longer a indie developer anymore. But truthfully as one who played before the acquisition and after Path of Exile changed. it was a different game when ggg was a indie company.

    Lastly, maybe the most foreshadowing of all. I grew tired of Path of exiles Free to play business model. I dont care what anybody says you want stuff for free? well there are consequences.

    And you see those consequences all through Path of exile. I see a game starving for integrity all through its mechanics. I see a game that relies on addictive mechanics and special effects.

    And all these reviews on Poe are fake, straight up fake. Dont trust the gaming media and community its all fake. The streamers are in denial because there source of livelihood depends on the game.

    A meme; Has anybody ever recognized wtf is happening on screen? If you answer no...your playing Path of Exile.    … Expand
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#20 Best PC Game of 2013
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#18 Most Discussed PC Game of 2013
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#14 Most Shared PC Game of 2013

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. RPGamer
    May 9, 2014
    100
    Grinding Gear Games has created something special here, and given it gratis to the world.
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  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Mar 11, 2014
    88
    Hack & slash games are addictive because they follow a simple formula: kill, kill and kill some more. Path of Exile is no different in this regard. During your quest in the perilous continent of Wraeclast you need to slay thousands and thousands of monsters but it never gets boring because there are a plenty of fresh ideas like the very vast skill system and barter-based economy that differentiate it from other similar games. But it's not a perfect game. The story is weak and the difficulty level is too low in the beginning. [Dec 2013]
  3. PC Gamer
    Jan 13, 2014
    84
    An exceptionally generous free-to-play action-rPG. What it lacks in punch it makes up for in depth and value for money.
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