Stabilized memory fragments can be pieced together in an area called “The Void,” which serves as a hub for Cavas’ recovered memories. As Cavas narrates each memory fragment, the player is tasked with “stabilizing” it before it decays, fighting through hordes of enemies in the process. The player agrees to assist Cavas in recovering his lost memories, which involves accessing portals into Cavas’ memory fragments that are scattered across different world areas. “Players will find out his true identity as they play,” he insisted. Wilson, however, declined to reveal much beyond that.
The central narrative conceit behind the expansion is as follows: The player meets Cavas, who Wilson describes as an important person in the history of Wraeclast (the continent to which the player is exiled at the beginning of the game). “In the Synthesis expansion, the player has expanded opportunities for synthesizing both game world areas and items.” The idea of synthesis is relevant to both the story and new mechanics. “‘Synthesis’ means the creation or fabrication of something,” explained Grinding Gear Games’ managing director, Chris Wilson. Synthesis is an apt name for the expansion in a number of ways. It also features a new mechanic for synthesizing special items, the logic of which is kept a mystery for players to solve. Its most compelling new feature is a build-your-own-dungeon metagame that involves piecing together the recovered memories of a mysterious figure named Cavas. Path of Exile: Synthesis, the game’s newest expansion, does just that. Its main strengths are in developer Grinding Gear Games’ willingness to experiment every expansion tends to introduce a completely new system that strives to extend beyond the typical ARPG conventions of grinding and looting ad nauseam. This is part of why it has earned a massive, ardent fan base: it’s backed by developers who work tirelessly to hone the player experience expansion by expansion while also introducing new content. The free-to-play, top-down action-RPG Path of Exile has received regular updates and expansions since its release on PCs in late 2013. Explore An Ever-Changing Map With Path Of Exile’s Latest Expansion Staff – Maat 11:11 AM
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