Comment on Zynga shuts down Torchlight 3 developer four years after its acquisition

• Krudler@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Torchlight is so highly spoken of… Am I the only person that thought it was pretty pedestrian?

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  • audaxdreik@pawb.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    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.

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    • pseudonaut@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah it was absolutely insane how long Diablo 3 was taking, so yeah Torchlight released when people were desperate for ARPGs.

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  • Quazatron@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Different tastes.

    The simplicity, artwork and playability appeals to me.

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• etchinghillside@reddthat.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  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.

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  • Krudler@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Being able to function on the deck does not make it a good game, just saying

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  • Quazatron@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I never uninstall it, in fact I have several copies: Steam, GOG…

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• MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Was 3 made after aquisition?

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  • Quazatron@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I guess so.

    The first two (mainly the first) had that special something you get in indie games.

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