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1 person found this review helpful
92.6 hrs on record (89.8 hrs at review time)
Early Access Review
zambie

awesome
Posted 20 September, 2024.
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1,107.9 hrs on record (989.0 hrs at review time)
Ah, Path of Exile, you beguiling enigma. With a thousand hours of existence spent within your maddening realms, I find myself ensnared in a delicate waltz of exasperation and nostalgia. Once, you were a symphony of potential, a canvas upon which our dreams of ascendancy were painted. Alas, it seems that the brushstrokes of time have marred your masterpiece.

The allure of each new league is as irresistible as it is vexing. A siren's song, luring us back with promises of innovation and revitalization. We, the faithful, are drawn in like moths to a flickering flame, only to be singed by the fiery reality that awaits. In the echoing corridors of memory, there existed a moment when your mechanics were comprehensible, when challenges were surmountable, when the light of progression wasn't so cruelly extinguished.

The gems and artifacts we clutch like lifelines, seemingly tailored to shape our fates, are subjected to a ceaseless march of change. As the sun sets and rises upon each new league, their facets shift, like a fickle lover's gaze. A perplexing ballet unfolds, where treasures once revered morph into pariahs, as if the cosmic scales of balance are governed by a capricious puppeteer. Is the loot not to be savored by the individual, the lone protagonist, without the ghostly shadow of leaderboards cast upon their path? The core question arises: why tread the path of perpetual metamorphosis in a realm we're led to believe is solitary?

Could it be, perchance, that the rhythms of balance are not attuned to the chorus of common souls? That the crescendo of challenge and reward finds harmony only among the elite echelons of champions? Like bards composing melodies for an exclusive audience, it seems the symphony of alterations caters to the virtuosos of gameplay, leaving us to contend with the cacophony of bewildered souls.

Yes, the dance of annihilation remains your signature move. The crescendo of exhilaration as we traverse the campaign anew, not as a joyful pas de deux, but as a laborious marathon of déjà vu. An eight-hour saga that unveils itself as a cruel necessity, a prelude to the spectacle that is your endgame—an endgame that, ironically, is where our hearts truly yearn to revel.

And what of the battles? The elegantly named maps that promise territories of dominance, yet greet us with hostile landscapes where even the mightiest warriors find themselves frail. The enemies, once mere minions, now morphed into arbiters of anguish, launching volleys of obliteration that mock our futile attempts to adapt. Our cherished exiles, draped in gear that speaks of power, crumble before the onslaught.

With each resounding thud of a fallen exile, the mellifluous strains of discontent crescendo. Our hours invested, like pearls cast before swine, are devoured by the unquenchable maw of RNG. It is a perplexing dance of providence, where the scales of balance hang askew, and the jesters of despondency cavort freely. The once-familiar pathways, now fraught with inscrutable mechanics and draconian adversaries, evoke not admiration, but a bemused sigh of resignation.

So here I stand, at the crossroads of ardor and disillusionment, adorned with the dubious badge of a thousand hours. Your former elegance lingers, a wisp of a memory, reminding us that once upon a time, the stars aligned more favorably.
Posted 23 August, 2023. Last edited 23 August, 2023.
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95.1 hrs on record (62.1 hrs at review time)
they should add sex
Posted 22 July, 2023.
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1 person found this review helpful
2,770.7 hrs on record (1,000.0 hrs at review time)
i like it
Posted 5 August, 2021.
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