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A vast improvement over the\u00a0first Torchlight, Torchlight II is built for\u00a0a longer gameplay. One can play in single-player offline mode, or jump into online or LAN co-operative games where enemies scale up in difficulty as more join in. Even if the online interface isn\u2019t as fully featured as something like Diablo III (you can\u2019t link items through the chat field, for example), Runic still implements smart design features, like making it so every player gets unique drops, eliminating the threat of cool stuff getting stolen in case you’re playing with inconsiderate strangers.<\/p>\n
There’s a lot of comparison between Torchlight 2\u00a0and Diablo 3, especially with the release of both games being so close to each other that Blizzard’s Diablo 3 gives the feeling of looming over Torchlight 2 completely. This is particularly true when I am doing this review, since there’s a little voice nagging in my head telling that this is the same as Diablo 3 in X way….this is different from Diablo 3 in Y way. I have invested hours in Diablo 2, Diablo 3, Torchlight and Torchlight 2; and if you liked Diablo 2, you will definitely like Torchlight 2. But if you do not like Diablo 3, as I do, you will probably still like Torchlight 2.<\/p>\n
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A word of warning to Diablo 3 fans, I am going to start my Diablo-3 bashing now and explain why it’s better to park your money ($24 on Steam) with Torchlight 2. Here goes:<\/p>\n
Diablo 3 is a pain for the always-online requirement that Torchlight 2 doesn’t have. This means I can’t plug off my laptop and play Diablo 3 in some backwater country with no Wifi if I want to, but I can still continue my solo play in Torchlight 2. For me, a solo player, Torchlight\u00a02 is a clear winner in this aspect. What’s more, Torchlight 2 is more balanced in its levelling and feels less of a grind fest than Diablo 3. The classes in Torchlight 2 are a lot more versatile than in Diablo 3; Diablo 3 has this sucky linear skill tree that forces to play in a certain way, while Torchlight 2 blows your mind away with its permutations in terms of skill trees\u00a0with one class. And the loot can suit many classes; you can use a crossbow for\u00a0the Engineer class, and then swap for an Embermage’s staff in an instant. The game doesn’t restrict to to X item belongs to\u00a0Class A, Y item\u00a0belongs to Class B.<\/p>\n
Another thing I really like for Torchlight 2 are its bosses. I’ve found Torchlight 2\u00a0bosses to be more varied and interesting than the bosses in Diablo 3.\u00a0Diablo’s 3 bosses are\u00a0a major clickfest: all one really needs to do is to spam your skills, drink potions and hope that the boss dies.\u00a0\u00a0In Torchlight 2, bosses follow varied attack patterns, use environmental tricks to trap and disorient you, summon clones and minions, and generally follow more interesting routines. It is generally a lot tougher and you have to be fast and be alert to the patterns to survive.<\/p>\n
Lastly, Diablo 3 is completely closed and controlled by Blizzard, while Torchlight 2\u00a0invited the modding community to tweak and re-invent the game however they want. One wonders why Blizzard would want to\u00a0restrict\u00a0that, given the wild success of opening up mods for Warcraft 3 (spawning off all those interesting maps). Its good news for Torchlight 2 gamers though, because it means you can expect new user-generated content for many months to come.<\/p>\n
Considering that Torchlight 2 does everything incredibly well, with so much content, gameplay, replayability, and incredible environment, you will be hard-pressed NOT to buy it at $24 on Steam (sometimes lesser than $10 if on sale). Once you start on this, I guarantee you would throw your Diablo 3 account into the toilet bowl.<\/p>\n
This game is amazing in so many areas. I will rate it 9.5\/10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I have recently\u00a0taken a few days off my PS3 console to explore PC games, and I stumbled into Torchlight 2 which proves to be one of the best buys I have for PC games in years. Let me explain. 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