Titan's Quest: Immortal Throne or more commonly known as TQIT is the successor to Iron Lore's Titan's Quest. Just like Titan's Quest, TQIT is based on Greek mythology. Although you get the same exact quests all the way to Act III, TQIT adds an additional fourth act that takes place in Hades.

Requirements

• Windows XP
• 3Ghz Intel Pentium IV or equivalent
• 1GB RAM
• 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series or ATI Radeon X800 series or equivalent
• Soundblaster X-Fi series sound card

Installation

Installing through Steam is a snap. But please be advised that if you're having trouble playing multi-player with a friend, then ask them if they've installed the unofficial patch and if they did then I suggest you install it too so that you can play with them, otherwise you're stuck with the people who didn't install the unofficial patch.

First Impressions

Having played the original Titan's Quest I already know what to do for the most part. However the improved user interface certainly helped me enjoy TQIT better. I can set different stances for my pets now for example. Gameplay-wise nothing really change, I mean that's what I felt.

Singleplayer

With the improved (yet still lacking) pet system, I wanted to give my Conjurer a second try and what a blast it was (as long as you have the spare time). I always find myself equipping the same items (or something similar) that I did back in TQ though. I wanted to try different ones but you see...the other items just aren't as good as the staple items that everyone uses.

Going from Act I to Act III was a breeze because I already know what to do and once I got to Act IV, my character was already powerful enough to just blaze through anyone who thinks they can own me. I finished Act IV in an hour or so including the side quests if that's what you want to know. At this time I was already thinking that I wasted my money on TQIT.

Multiplayer

Sine playing the single-player mode of TQIT was a bit on the boring side, multi-player brought the game back to life. Playing with friends definitely makes this game a lot more enjoyable. You know...the usual stuff, leveling together or just standing there while your friends level you up. Those are some things that only multi-player can do. Oh and don't forget that the more players that play, the more cool effects that you're going to see.

There's just one problem with multi-player, everyone has to have the same version of the game meaning that if you just downloaded it straight from Steam without using the community patch then you're stuck with people who haven't used the community patch.

Final Thoughts

I enjoyed the TQIT as much as I enjoyed the original TQ even though it got a bit boring redoing Act's I to III. However redoing them with a better user interface makes it a lot more manageable. You have a lot more control compared to TQ and with the additional main quest and side quests in Act IV plus the additional masteries you'll definitely spend more time playing TQIT than TQ. In short I kept playing TQIT until I finally realized that I need to make room for another game to review.

Rating

Installer - Once you're done installing the game, the question will be...to patch or not to patch. Not only do you need to ask yourself that but you also need to find out if the people that you'll be playing with are patched as well.

Graphics - Got the hardware to run the game in max settings? If the answer to that is yes then you'll be taking screenshots of your character doing cool-looking stuff like let's say burning some big bad monsters.

Sound - Just like the original TQ, sound effects and the background music are just so-so. They don't really make you want to live the game.

Gameplay - You'll get tons of game hours with this game. I pretty much spent my time happily grinding my way to the dungeons just to make my character to look cool. Oh and try all the cool mods the community has to offer too.