Yahoo's Review

[chooch709]

http://videogames.yahoo.com/gamerevi...&page=0&eid=-1

[Fletch]

Good Review. Thanks chooch.

[frankenparrot]

I like yahoo. Now that was a fair review!

[Srikandi]

Yup, both insightful and well-written

[DaveyJJ]

Yup, nice review.

[Icarus]

and the Nature mastery counters to animals

Buh?

Otherwise nice.=)

[Tenore_Titan]

Wo completely unbiased. The first 2 paragraphs alone make me say "kudos" tho the reviewer.

Let's get this out of the way up front: Titan Quest is no Diablo. It's similar in many ways to Blizzard's masterpiece and it's obviously aimed at the same people who enjoy that sort of glib frantic action RPG clickery. In some ways, it's every bit as good as Diablo. In other ways, it's better. In yet others, it's not as good. But overall, it's very much its own thing, with refreshing and unique gameplay that stands on its own, and dazzling technology that elevates it head-and-shoulders above anything it resembles.

The basic vibe is undeniably the action RPG that Blizzard all but codified with their bazillion-selling quintessential hack-n'-slasher. The fundamentals are almost identical, from the overarching premise (left-click, loot, repeat) right down to the interface, which has been established in much the same way click-dragging is established in a real-time strategy game or WASD as the movement keys in a shooter. It's unfair to criticize Titan Quest for its similarities to Diablo when these are largely a matter of simply admitting that there's no reason to tinker with the conventions of the genre.

[ScottyBones]

Now that's what I was talking about srikandi!

[frankenparrot]

I would like to say that the unbiasness could come from the fact that Yahoo makes a ton of money outside of games and that they could afford to pay people for an unbiased opinion. Sorry all you Gamespots/IGNs out there, but bias is king in your vocabulary. No offence of course to above listed sites...

[Cironir]

Well, the review was written by Tom Chick, who happens to be the only reviewer whose opinion I actually consider when it comes to game purchases. I've known him for a long time, and yes, he's a "no fluff" reviewer who doesn't fall for hype or "big names". He's also able to look at the "greater picture" without getting hung up on fixable details that won't be of any significane after a patch or two. I'm generally wary of commercial reviews, but Tom's an honest, experienced (far more than most) reviewer. I'm glad he liked the game!