Torchlight - Discussion Thread

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Vinny said:
Its an okay timepass, nothing more, nothing else.
Titan Quest was waaaayyy better, gameplay wise.
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Agreed, Torchlight doesn't seem to have much depth compared to Diablo 2 or Titan Quest. It's still too early to judge though.
Nothing comes close to D2 for the sheer storyline and immersiveness, I still play it casually now and then. If only I could get the game in a higher resolution!!
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Get the D2 high resolution hack here :). Don't use it on B.net, you will get banned.


Torchlight was made by some of the original creators of Diablo. Even the background score was done by the same guy(guitar string + drums effect, etc).
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Infact the background music in the town of Torchlight is near identical to the one from the Rogue Encampment in D2.
 
Thought of giving this title a shot after having played Deathspank and Deathspank: Thongs of Virtue recently. Besides, Torchlight II is soon approaching. But before I begin the title, I would like to know how long does it take for completion? Deathspank and the expansion was fairly short for an RPG title I may add - roughly 10~12 hours for each with almost 90~95% game completion.

Is the storyline something similar to Trine but the added 3rd person camera perspective + RPG elements - is that it?

Getting addicted to the RPG genre gradually. Heck, no other genre gives us as much satisfaction as this one after completing the titles. But it consumes a LOT of time unfortunately. :(
 
Just play Titan Quest if you want a good action RPG until Diablo 3 releases.

Torchlight has almost no depth and is just a mindnumbing clickfest.
 
Isn't Titan Quest a bit too old considering it was released almost 5 years back? The graphics might suck!

I wanted to play Torchlight since the sequel is coming up. :(

PS: Haven't played the previous Diablo titles since I wasn't into RPG genre much.
 
Gannu said:
Thought of giving this title a shot after having played Deathspank and Deathspank: Thongs of Virtue recently. Besides, Torchlight II is soon approaching. But before I begin the title, I would like to know how long does it take for completion? Deathspank and the expansion was fairly short for an RPG title I may add - roughly 10~12 hours for each with almost 90~95% game completion.

Is the storyline something similar to Trine but the added 3rd person camera perspective + RPG elements - is that it?

Getting addicted to the RPG genre gradually. Heck, no other genre gives us as much satisfaction as this one after completing the titles. But it consumes a LOT of time unfortunately. :(
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Torchlight is very long if you want to 'complete' it, in the sense that you make it to the last boss in the main dungeon. But, this is a roguelike, meaning there are other dungeons which are infinite. So, you cannot actually complete it. Anyway, if you are not a hardcore fan of the Diablo style clickfest genre, then you wont even make it through the main dungeon. It is more similar to Diablo 1 than Diablo 2. I'd suggest you play it with a higher difficulty than normal, since it can get too easy otherwise.

Storyline is nothing like Trine, it is almost exact copy of Diablo 1 along with the background music. Only the art style and some gameplay elements have been changed.

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Gannu said:
Isn't Titan Quest a bit too old considering it was released almost 5 years back? The graphics might suck!

I wanted to play Torchlight since the sequel is coming up. :(

PS: Haven't played the previous Diablo titles since I wasn't into RPG genre much.
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Titan Quest might be old, but the graphics still hold up in my view. The engine is still quite good. They are actually making a new game on the same engine called Grim Dawn.
 
^Thanks for that info! :)

Let me give Torchlight a shot then. So how exactly is the completion achieved? I mean there must be some primary objective(s) right?

I suppose the game supports the X360 controller natively?
 
Gannu said:
Isn't Titan Quest a bit too old considering it was released almost 5 years back? The graphics might suck!
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Judge for yourselves. If not for Diablo 3's superior art-style, I'd say TQ beats even that shaders and texture quality wise.

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/5426/tqit2009031004231993.jpg

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But the best part of TQ is the items itself. The gear that you find in TL never got quite epic enough to justify spending hours huting for it.

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/8854/tqit2009092419265314.jpg

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These are the last snapshots of my character before my HDD died :(.
 
saumilsingh said:
The gear that you find in TL never got quite epic enough to justify spending hours huting for it.
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The itemisation is actually one of the aspects for which TL gets criticised a lot. It is sort of too randomised. So, you might get a really awesome item right of the bat and probably never find an improvement for it.
 
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