![]() ![]() On my Nintendo witch, the game oozes color, to the point of almost hurting my eyes. The world of torchlight is bright and pretty, overall. ![]() In Torchlight I, the world felt very mechanical, while in Torchlight II, it feels more coherent. Being torchlight, you can again equip guns, throw dynamite in fishing ponds if you don’t fancy waiting for the fish to bite, and so forth. A portion of the last dungeon feels like the Goblin Fortress from Dungeon Siege, one of the more original places. The most interesting one being a big injection of steampunk. Is it a coincidence that, as in Diablo II, the first act is grass, the second sand, and the third a forest? I think it’s more of a homage than anything else, because there are many unique aspects that set this world apart from Sanctuary. I also love the variation: there are four times as many different monsters, items, scenery, … than in Torchlight I from 2009. There’s still no cool worldmap like in Sacred, but it definitely feels more coherent than its predecessor. There are (snowy) grasslands (Act I), sandy dunes (Act II), and dark forests (Act III). In Torchlight II, this has been radically altered: dungeons are connected through multiple zones that also represent the outside surface. It very much feels like a single act from Diablo II. There’s one single town that acts as a central hub. In Torchlight, you basically ascend a huge mine, divided into levels, which are grouped together by a common theme: crypts, caves, inferno stuff, and so on. As always, let’s first dive into the world design. Both hack & slash games were released in 2012, so it is safe to assume that Runic did its homework and took out the magnifying glass to see how Diablo 3 works - or doesn’t. ![]() Maybe I should start by saying that this is an even better version of the original game, although the release time-frame and some additions make it more akin to a modern Diablo 3 than a classic Diablo 2. Of course, I did not play its successor yet. In my original Torchlight review, I called Torchlight a ‘near-perfect Diablo 2 clone - Diablo 2.5’. Some game called Anna’s Quest, clearly a point & click adventure game, with 90% off? While scrolling through the Nintendo Switch eStore, I suddenly recognized the Daedalic logo.
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