Light that Torch, too

by Gamniac Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:33 pm

Dropping a line to say Torchlight 2 is currently half-price (i.e. it now costs 10 bucks) on Steam.
One of the Action RPGs I had/have quite a lot of fun with.

For those that don't know what Torchlight is;
Mostly it's described as a poor man's Diablo: It doesn't really require a top of the line computer and is in itself hell of a lot cheaper.
Not entirely inaccurate (it was made by the folks who made Diablo 1 and 2, a fact that's rather hard to miss while playing), but it adds enough to go it's own way.
Most notable of these are the art style and it's pet system.
Both allow for a fluent experience, since not having to render every freckle your character's face in a realistic fashion frees up a lot processing power and not having to run out of a dungeon because of an overflowing inventory removes a major speed bump.

For those who wonder what's new compared to the first game;
Multiple areas (a big journey like in Diablo 2), more pets to chose from, more loot, new weapons, new classes, new story, stockpiling gems is pointless now...
Oh and don't forget the multiplayer.

Incidentally, the game has no DRM. So that's a plus, too.

Edit:
Scratch that half-off bit, it's a quarter off, now.