Path of Exile 2 has taken the throne. Not only is it a worthy sequel, its latest update earns it the right to have "next-generation action RPG" in its official description. I've played obscene amounts of these types of games and have never seen one quite so ambitious. Certainly not one that is still in early access and doesn't even have a finished campaign yet.
Even if developer Grinding Gear Games says it will be finished by the end of the year, PoE 2 is already one of the best action RPGs I've ever played and absolutely worth the price of admission (before it goes free-to-play for 1.0). It's one of the only games that has figured out how to follow-up its campaign with an endgame loot grind that barely feels like a grind at all.
The result is an experience that blends the eerie worldbuilding and irresistible loot chase of Diablo 2 with the challenging combat of Elden Ring. PoE 2 is a game where a giant gorilla can smash you into pieces with a stone pillar and a game where that same gorilla can drop an item that transforms your entire character. In f...
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