{"id":346718,"date":"2025-09-05T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=394972"},"modified":"2025-09-05T01:00:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T08:00:01","slug":"this-popular-rival-of-diablo-4-introduces-a-new-act-in-the-game-and-is-positively-compared-to-elden-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/this-popular-rival-of-diablo-4-introduces-a-new-act-in-the-game-and-is-positively-compared-to-elden-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"This popular rival of Diablo 4 introduces a new act in the game and is positively compared to Elden Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The latest update of Path of Exile 2 has introduced Act 4, which significantly enhances the campaign experience, offering new gameplay mechanics and a richer narrative approach. <strong>This new act features some of the most creative boss encounters to date, with challenging mechanics that have been compared to popular titles like Elden Ring<\/strong>, highlighting a sense of discovery and tension that elevates the gameplay.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An act where the game opens generously<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>One of the most notable features of Act 4 is the freedom it offers players to explore different islands in any order, each with its own theme and mini story. <strong>This non-linear structure is a welcome change from the previous acts, which felt more restrictive and repetitive<\/strong>. Players can enjoy a tangible progression by exploring new areas, which has enriched the overall experience.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Path of Exile 2: The Third Edict Announcement Teaser\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KiA_IFmidOQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Encounters with bosses in this act stand out for their creativity, including challenges like a sorcerer who creates a maze of rocks and an enemy who can freeze time. This has led to comparisons with the design styles of FromSoftware, where enemies present surprising transformations and attacks that require puzzle-solving. <strong>The excellent narrative and attention to detail have sparked renewed interest in the game among many players, even those who still feel intimidated by the complexity of the skill system<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Act 4 is also highly replayable, offering players the opportunity to return and complete new challenges, which adds additional value to the content.<strong> As players immerse themselves in this new content, a palpable anticipation is generated for the future acts of the saga, with the hope that Grinding Gear Games continues to surprise them with innovations in the story and game design<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3047d89c-96d0-11e6-8546-00163ed833e7\/2505233623\/steam-download.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest update of Path of Exile 2 has introduced Act 4, which significantly enhances the campaign experience, offering new gameplay mechanics and a richer narrative focus. 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An act where the game opens up generously One of the most notable features of Act 4 is the freedom it offers players to explore [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9318,"featured_media":346719,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[15692,15693,4446,6693,7589,5938,7563,15694],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-346718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-acto-4","tag-desafios","tag-diablo-4","tag-fromsoftware","tag-grinding-gear-games","tag-mundo-abierto","tag-path-of-exile-2","tag-rejugabilidad","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=346718"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":346730,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346718\/revisions\/346730"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/346719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=346718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=346718"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=346718"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=346718"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=346718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}