The graphics engine also gets some improvements

May 13, 2019 11:57 GMT  ·  By

Titan Quest, an action RPG that was released all the way back in 2006, just received a new expansion called Atlantis.

Action RPG fans will remember Titan Quest because at that time it was considered to be a worthy opponent to the upcoming Diablo 3, or so they thought. People were speculating that Diablo 3 is just around the corner, but it would take another six years for that game to arrive.

Isometric RPGs are fun, and we have to bow down to Titan Quest for all the cool stuff it implemented, long before other games. It featured a powerful physics engine, beautiful graphics, and randomly generated loot, just to name a few.

THQ Nordic is not sitting around

THQ Nordic made a habit of buying old properties from bankrupt studios and publishers. Then, they re-released those games with better graphics and compatible with modern systems, making some good money in the process, not to mention buying the goodwill of a gaming community that’s happy to relive its childhood in HD.

The same goes for Titan Quest, which already received an Anniversary Edition and another expansion called Ragnarok. Everyone believed that’s the end of that, but THQ Nordic surprised everyone with Atlantis.

And by surprise, I mean just that. There weren’t any official announcements, hints, trailers, or anything of this sort. The new expansion just landed on Steam.

“The expansion comes with a brand new and epic story line, leading the players through the most mysterious of all cities. Explore new environments or dive into a vast amount of added quests in the well-known areas of the base game. Heroes can master new skills and fight with new items. The expansion also adds some quality of life and general improvements,” reads the announcement.

An exciting feature is the addition of a co-op mode that can accommodate up to six players, along with an endless mode. The engine was also improved with the addition of SSAO and color grading.

The expansion is now available on Steam and users will need Titan Quest Anniversary Edition to play it.

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