Comment on Zynga shuts down Torchlight 3 developer four years after its acquisition
etchinghillside@reddthat.com 9 months ago
Had recently picked up Torchlight 3 and been plinking through it on my Steam Deck.
It’s not great - but fits the mindless AARPG genre fine. I’m sure it doesn’t have the depth/mechanics to keep the Exile and Diablo fans happy.
The only good part of TL3 were the classes.
TL3 as MMOlite had an “interesting” idea with the campaigns having different ideas and some dynamic events on maps. Then they went with SP and just stringed the campaigns one after another so you have to regear quickly after the zones… and then final boss IIRC does all 3 type of damage and you just sigh if you get that far.
Torchlight and Torchlight 2 are great games and even have mods available.
I hear 3 and Infinite are not, though.
Torchlight is so highly spoken of… Am I the only person that thought it was pretty pedestrian?
I think a lot of it is timing, too. Remember, the first Torchlight was 2009, we’re talking pre-indie craze. There’s been no Super Meat Boy or Fez yet, I think. ARPGs hadn’t absolutely flooded the market yet and seeing a very competent and stylized, if simplistic Diablo-like back then could generate some interest. That carried on to the 2nd, which had a lot of improvements.
There’s a bunch wrong with 3 and Infinite, but they were also competing in a saturated market and, you’re right, the Torchlight “brand” didn’t really have enough luster on its own to carry a series.
Yeah it was absolutely insane how long Diablo 3 was taking, so yeah Torchlight released when people were desperate for ARPGs.
Different tastes.
The simplicity, artwork and playability appeals to me.
Been a while since I played 2.
I recently played 1 and was surprised how well it played on the Steam Deck. Felt very native and is small enough on disk to leave it in for any dungeon slashing needs.
Being able to function on the deck does not make it a good game, just saying
I never uninstall it, in fact I have several copies: Steam, GOG…
Was 3 made after aquisition?
I guess so.
The first two (mainly the first) had that special something you get in indie games.
You should try The Slormancer if you haven’t already.
Just started playing it and would also recommend!
abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world 9 months ago
You may enjoy Last Epoch. It definitely scratches that itch for me, and is a bit more entertaining than TL imo
Croquette@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Last Epoch needs to let us skip the campaign once it has been done once.
I do not play these games for the dogshit story, I want to kill stuff and get new loot and the story gets in the way of that.
Same thing with PoE (haven’t tried PoE2). I don’t want to have to rush 5-6 hours on a new char just to get through the dog shit story.
Diablo 3 fixed that a decade ago. Shouldn’t be that fucking hard.
Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
Last epoch’s campaign is so mid too. I feel like they somehow both underplayed and overplayed the time travel stuff. At least it’s pretty short
Croquette@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
The campaign is long for what it is. The time travel adds absolutely nothing to the gameplay.
abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world 9 months ago
There actually is a campaign skip. It’s baked into the campaign but you can skip two thirds of it on a second playthrough.
I’ll contest that i think the skip function needs a little work but it does exist
Croquette@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
I know that skip, but it’s not a real solution. Why is it a problem to let people enjoy the gameplay loop without forcing them to go through the pacing of the story?
etchinghillside@reddthat.com 9 months ago
Thanks – It’s on the wishlist. I don’t really play for Seasonal content or anything so I can be patient until a heavy discount.