Torchlight Demo and Game Impressions!!!

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#1 Crispenz
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I downloaded the demo today and just finished it. Definitely buying it. For $20, its a great buy. Your thoughts on the game?

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#2 fudgeblood
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Looks good, I love the art style and atmosphere. A group of friends and I were going to buy it, but they chickened out when they found out it was single player only (We play alot of games together online). I will most likely buy it soon.
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#3 denter21
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I thought it was alot of fun. Definitely cartoony, but I like the charm. The spell effects are great as well, even the little details like how an enemy will splatter in place when squished with a hammer, but explode away when devastated by a sword. I just bought Borderlands, and I've been working my way through the Horus Heresy 40k books so I'm trying to stay thrifty for the moment, but I'll definitely pick this game up in a few weeks.
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#4 SemperFi10
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I'm playing the first dungeon right now (it's minimized :P) I have to say I like it so far. The spellcaster has some brilliant and colorful spells. Very fun. This will hold me over till Dragon Age comes out. :)

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#5 prehuang
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Wait for Dragon Age...Because the full version installation of Torchlight,I've seen,is just less then 600mb...But it offer a editor that allow you to make your own level.

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#6 fudgeblood
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Wait for Dragon Age...Because the full version installation of Torchlight,I've seen,is just less then 600mb...

prehuang
What the...? No one was asking whether to get this or Dragon Age, and quantity =/= quality. Some games are tiny, yet fantastic.
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#7 RichardStallman
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Wait for Dragon Age...Because the full version installation of Torchlight,I've seen,is just less then 600mb...

prehuang
And we all know that install size is an excellent measure for game quality and length.
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#8 SemperFi10
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[QUOTE="prehuang"]

Wait for Dragon Age...Because the full version installation of Torchlight,I've seen,is just less then 600mb...

RichardStallman
And we all know that install size is an excellent measure for game quality and length.

Isn't that why WoW is so great? lol
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#9 prehuang
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[QUOTE="prehuang"]

Wait for Dragon Age...Because the full version installation of Torchlight,I've seen,is just less then 600mb...

fudgeblood

What the...? No one was asking whether to get this or Dragon Age, and quantity =/= quality. Some games are tiny, yet fantastic.

I couldn't agree more...Dungeon Keeper 1 was just about 300mb even 50mb for its cracked version...But things had changed.

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#10 whatisazerg
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Torchlight is AWESOME... imo.... I'm not the least bit disappointed with it.... It's like Diablo 2.5.... my only gripe is no Multiplayer support, but tbh, I spent most of my time playing Diablo I & II by myself anyway.

I really hope Blizzard is watching this game.... Blizzard please use the "Shared Stash" and maybe even the "Pet Inventory".

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#11 KHAndAnime
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[QUOTE="fudgeblood"][QUOTE="prehuang"]

Wait for Dragon Age...Because the full version installation of Torchlight,I've seen,is just less then 600mb...

prehuang

What the...? No one was asking whether to get this or Dragon Age, and quantity =/= quality. Some games are tiny, yet fantastic.

I couldn't agree more...Dungeon Keeper 1 was just about 300mb even 50mb for its cracked version...But things had changed.

Dungeon Keeper 1 came out in 1997. For its time, 300mb was quite huge!
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#12 felixiration
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Awesome game, If I had to choose between spending that 20 bucks on food or Torchligh, I would choose Torchlight

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#13 StrawberryHill
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My impression of the demo is that it's nice to look at. The artwork and music are well done. I'm probably the only one to say this so far, but I thought the game was boring to play. Just not my cup of tea.

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#14 lived_basic
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I've heard there is going to be multiplayer but I can't confirm (runic's site is very slow today due to the launch I guess). Here's the wiki link with a little info.

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#15 chandu83
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I thought it was a very well made game. The art work is really good, and the gameplay so far seems like the usual Diablo 2 type click fest. I could be wrong though, I only played it for a little while. Great stuff. I will pick the full version soon.
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#16 Jinroh_basic
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I've heard there is going to be multiplayer but I can't confirm (runic's site is very slow today due to the launch I guess). Here's the wiki link with a little info.

lived_basic

Torchlight will be single player only. however, a separate mmorpg set in the same universe is currently being developed.

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#17 OgreB
Member since 2004 • 2523 Posts

Meh...

Just finished the demo...plays just like Fate...or Titan Quest etc.

Same old, same old....

But if your bored and got 20 bucks to spend you could worse....alot worse.

I'm passing personally...

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#18 ssvegeta555
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I love the game. I've already played 6 hours today (lvl 23 alchemist right now) and very few games now-a-days holds my attention for that long in one stretch. Best $20 I've spent by far.

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#19 amekhov
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I watched the giantbomb review and it looks like a very cool game.

I think they might add multiplayer in the future...

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#20 Nibroc420
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I watched the giantbomb review and it looks like a very cool game.

I think they might add multiplayer in the future...

amekhov
They're not adding multiplayer. They're releasing a free, microtransaction mmo in the same style, same engine. They've been working on it along with torchlight for some time.
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#21 Gladestone1
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I love the game. I've already played 6 hours today (lvl 23 alchemist right now) and very few games now-a-days holds my attention for that long in one stretch. Best $20 I've spent by far.

ssvegeta555

Savegeta im playing a alchemist also..Fun class isnt it..Love the lightning spell..Couldnt shut down the game last night..The boss fights are long an tough to take down..Well call the red highlighted ones bosses..Came close to dying twice last night..Got my blood flowing..Its a decent fun game...How can any gamer pass this up for 20 bucks..If i didnt have to work today id be playing right now...Ill play tonight..Also got forza 3..Its in the back burner for right now..Glad this also came out this week..It will hold me over till dragon age next week..Looking forward to what these guys can do in the future..Relic seams to be a fresh new company..

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#22 Varny
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I don't like the world they've created because it's just so generic like they obviously stuck with the art style they know from Blizzard but the world they've created is just... meh. Also theres no online so that instantly kills it and you end up thinking "just gonna go back to Diablo 2 until 3"

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#23 Mr_Alexander
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I absolutely loved it =)

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#24 arijit_2404
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[QUOTE="fudgeblood"]... and quantity =/= quality. Some games are tiny, yet fantastic.

right ... in recent time, I have found "Trine", "World of Goo" etc are full of fun.
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#25 Ontain
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is this almost like single player Mythos? because i remember some former blizzard ppl working on that too.
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#26 Daytona_178
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its shocking how much this is like Diablo II....thats a great thing! :D

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#27 SpaceMoose
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No remotely stored (and thus theoretically unhackable) online characters and remotely generated online games is something of a deal-breaker for me for an ARPG. From what I read in these forums it doesn't even have any online play at all, which is just kind of ridiculous. Except for the first playthrough, I have ONLY ever played Diablo II online via "closed" battle.net. I don't have a ton of interest in playing these types of games single-player, except to get a feel for them and to see the events in the proper order. Granted, I did buy the Titan Quest pack on Direct2Drive with its expansion pack for $5 during their big sale, because that deal was kind of too crazy to pass up. I still haven't got around to playing it yet.
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#28 zomglolcats
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Just sat down with it tonight (full game) and it is really a great game. I really love the stylized cartoonish artwork for the graphics. Gameplay, well yeah, it plays a LOT like Diablo, but it improves it in certain areas, and the game world, characters, and classes are pretty unique and set it apart from the Diablo universe. Sure, multiplayer would be nice, but I actually don't really care, especially with the modding tools. If you like Diablo, you really need to buy this game. I mean really, it's only $20. More than worth that price.
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#29 SemperFi10
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I'm a level 15 alchemest in the game now, still loving it. Each dungeon is very unique in its look but not in its design (I know its random, but there isn't anything special here). The combat is fun and exciting though. The art is what gets me the most. Very vibrant colors and interesting spells make this one a winner.

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#30 zomglolcats
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I'm a level 15 alchemest in the game now, still loving it. Each dungeon is very unique in its look but not in its design (I know its random, but there isn't anything special here). The combat is fun and exciting though. The art is what gets me the most. Very vibrant colors and interesting spells make this one a winner.

SemperFi10
Yeah spells are great. I just learned the Zombie one that summons a group of zombies to go attack for you lol
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#31 kidcool189
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fantastic game, hope it gets the sales and recognition it deserves...especially for only $20
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#32 Daytona_178
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fantastic game, hope it gets the sales and recognition it deserves...especially for only $20kidcool189
Damn straight, with the money they make they are going to turn it into a FREE to play MMORPG!
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#33 Zenkuso
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I just played it today and its a fantastic game with a colorful world, characters and art direction behind it, my only problem is unfortunately like aquaria it'll be unrecognized by most because most modern gamers get hunt games down anymore, they have to have it plastered in there face for them to even now something is there to begin with, pity really this game does many things right and considering they didn't have to release it but choose to it really shows they wanted to ground a fan following before the free mmorpg version comes out. For 20$ brand new it is pretty funny to think that games that have costed me 120$ NZD aren't close to it in terms of value for quality.
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#34 shakmaster13
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is this almost like single player Mythos? because i remember some former blizzard ppl working on that too.Ontain

Well it is made by the same people, but I never played mythos so I wouldn't know(was it even released?).

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#35 whatisazerg
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Note: play it on Hard at least.... I started my 1st character on Normal... and there was just no challenge, no fear of death.... restarted on VERY HARD... its much better now.

After I get to know the game a bit more... I think I'll take a stab at VERY HARD w/ Hardcore turned on.

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#36 wayleo
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I have played it for one hour. It is really great. Some of the people who have left Blizzard are working on this game, so it is like Diablo in so way. But it is also different from diablo. In my opinion, it's worth your time and money. So buy it!!!

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#37 Nibroc420
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[QUOTE="Ontain"]is this almost like single player Mythos? because i remember some former blizzard ppl working on that too.shakmaster13

Well it is made by the same people, but I never played mythos so I wouldn't know(was it even released?).

Yes, it's single player mythos. No mythos was only in closed beta, didn't make it to open beta. However it's being re-released check out the website.
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#38 PTMags
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Played it for about an hour, cool little game. You can definitely hear the Diablo influence in the music. I may purchase it this weekend, haven't decided for sure. Still have quite a few games to finish, and Dragon Age comes out next week.

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#39 rmfd341
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I played it for an hour or so, and I'm having so much fun with it. A must buy definitely.