For starters, it’s already a completed project - Acts 1 to 5 are available, and it’s a far better option than to wait years for this lot to put out an uber-crappy so-called “remake” like Warcraft 3 turned out. If you don’t own GD, trust me it’s worth the cash just to play this. That’s as far as I’ve gone at this stage because I’ve been taking my time exploring every nook and cranny in order to get as much loot as possible so I can go further. And Black Marsh really IS a black marsh, very dark and very slimy.
Stony Field and Dark Wood look vastly different to each other in comparison to the D2 look. Rest assured, level design appears to be quite individual regarding each area. Playing through it feels even more awesome if you have NOT played much of the vanilla Grim Dawn - because this way I can’t tell if the levels I’m playing through are simply renamed areas from the standard game, or have been recreated from scratch using just assets. But seeing it translated into Grim Dawn with fresher-looking assets and evolved terrain, it’s frikkin amazing.Īgainst my better judgement I forked out an extra 40 bucks to buy the 2 necessary expansions - which lend assets to the D2 remake - and I haven’t regretted it. Let’s face it, compared to what they can pump out these days, D2 level design is quite primitive. Make sure to use GDDefiler to start at the highest difficulty.
