Different tastes.
The simplicity, artwork and playability appeals to me.
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Krudler@lemmy.world 2 days agoTorchlight is so highly spoken of… Am I the only person that thought it was pretty pedestrian?
Quazatron@lemmy.world 2 days ago
audaxdreik@pawb.social 2 days 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.
pseudonaut@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yeah it was absolutely insane how long Diablo 3 was taking, so yeah Torchlight released when people were desperate for ARPGs.