


Much like the original Path of Exile, the sequel will start you off as a half-naked wretch sentenced to doom, making your way up from the very, very bottom ranks of the world of Wraeclast. It's a nightmarish, gore-soaked, yet oddly beautiful and distinct world that I'm eager to sink my sabatons into.

And that's not just because of the enhanced graphics compared to its predecessor, with new lighting effects that really pop and set the tone for anything from a scorched sand dune to a properly dreadful dungeon. Standing atop a rolling, gothic mini-city dragged through bleak deserts by bizarre beasts of burden, Path of Exile 2's second act immediately looks like the kind of foreboding, imaginative action RPG adventure I expect from Grinding Gear Games.
