Titan Quest Anniversary Edition

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Finished the base game in about 21 hours (not counting the Immortal Throne Expansion, which is included in the Anniversary Edition). Sadly, this has been one of the most boring gaming experiences I can remember. I am not super into ARPGs to begin with, but I had good times with the likes of Diablo 2, Grim Dawn or PoE. Titan Quest however felt much worse in comparison. Combat was even more mindless than in other ARPGs (might have been because of my class, I played as a Warden). Most of the time I was barely paying attention, it felt like playing cookie clicker. Probably my biggest issue was the loot though. I know that most loot in ARPGs will be useless clutter, but I was baffled at how little usable stuff the enemies in Titan Quest dropped. I ended the game on level 31 and i dont think i switched out more than one or two items in the last fifteen levels. The game is incredibly stingy with decent drops, even the big bosses at the end of acts hardly drop anything interesting. With neither the combat nor the loot being rewarding, the game just doesn't have a lot to offer. The setting is kinda cool and it is voice acted, but the story is bland and forgettable. Now maybe the expansions are really great or the post-game loop is really enjoyable for ARPG enthusiasts. But the base game itself was such a slog, that I feel zero incentive to keep playing.