For people not following this year's action-RPG games, those two titles are highly anticipated releases for later this year. Torchlight II is being made by the same people who made Diablo and Diablo II before leaving Blizzard to start their own companies, while Diablo III is a Blizzard game that brings in a whole new cast for the next installment in the highly popular franchise.
Torchlight II promises to be an "open" gaming experience, with mod support and release of the same development/design tools the designers used to create the game. The developers are promising a less-than-full-retail price of the game, which could be as low as the $20 initially required for Torchlight 1 in 2009. www.torchlight2game.com
Diablo III, on the other hand, is offering a closed, "secure" experience. Always-online even when playing solo, and no mods whatsoever. There will be an in-game currency auction hall for items as well as one for RMT auctions. Diablo III will be a full-price game for $60. www.diablo3.com
I'm looking forward to playing both games. I'm excited for Diablo III in many ways, but I admit that I find fault with requiring a peristent internet connection for what will largely be a single-player experience for me: my home connection is not always stable, and I don't cheat but am being punished for it anyways. And that doesn't even address the restriction of the used-game market (which is the real reason for requiring such DRM however much they're being truthful about game security).
Torchlight II, on the other hand, will likely run better on my system at max settings since it's using the same game engine as Torchlight (aka 3 years old). What's been promised as a lower price-point with no other barriers to entry is also very appealing to me. The availability of player-created mods has demonstrated time and again how it can vastly improve the base game by - ironically, Blizzard has incorporated dozens of what were 3rd party mods into the base WoW game.
I'm sure people have been following Diablo III, but has anyone else been keeping an eye on Torchlight II? Which are you more looking forwards to?
Torchlight II promises to be an "open" gaming experience, with mod support and release of the same development/design tools the designers used to create the game. The developers are promising a less-than-full-retail price of the game, which could be as low as the $20 initially required for Torchlight 1 in 2009. www.torchlight2game.com
Diablo III, on the other hand, is offering a closed, "secure" experience. Always-online even when playing solo, and no mods whatsoever. There will be an in-game currency auction hall for items as well as one for RMT auctions. Diablo III will be a full-price game for $60. www.diablo3.com
I'm looking forward to playing both games. I'm excited for Diablo III in many ways, but I admit that I find fault with requiring a peristent internet connection for what will largely be a single-player experience for me: my home connection is not always stable, and I don't cheat but am being punished for it anyways. And that doesn't even address the restriction of the used-game market (which is the real reason for requiring such DRM however much they're being truthful about game security).
Torchlight II, on the other hand, will likely run better on my system at max settings since it's using the same game engine as Torchlight (aka 3 years old). What's been promised as a lower price-point with no other barriers to entry is also very appealing to me. The availability of player-created mods has demonstrated time and again how it can vastly improve the base game by - ironically, Blizzard has incorporated dozens of what were 3rd party mods into the base WoW game.
I'm sure people have been following Diablo III, but has anyone else been keeping an eye on Torchlight II? Which are you more looking forwards to?
Torchlight II and Diablo III.
- 16/08/2011 08:48:49 PM
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I've been following Diablo III, but I've never heard of Torchlight.
- 16/08/2011 09:45:17 PM
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Torchlight is a cheap, extremely undemanding (in terms of requirements), steampunk Diablo clone.
- 18/08/2011 08:27:01 PM
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Re: Torchlight is a cheap, extremely undemanding (in terms of requirements), steampunk Diablo clone.
- 18/08/2011 09:03:59 PM
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I really never saw the appeal in Diablo.
- 16/08/2011 11:45:38 PM
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^^ This ^^ *NM*
- 17/08/2011 02:04:27 AM
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Agreed. Diablo (and Torchlight) is the very definition of a repetitive grindfest.
- 17/08/2011 02:35:15 PM
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Which is just fine, for what they are.
- 17/08/2011 05:26:10 PM
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Funny the different perspectives people get.
- 17/08/2011 06:54:04 PM
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Re: Funny the different perspectives people get.
- 17/08/2011 07:58:44 PM
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Re: Funny the different perspectives people get.
- 17/08/2011 09:08:57 PM
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Re: Funny the different perspectives people get.
- 18/08/2011 01:51:39 AM
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Re: Funny the different perspectives people get.
- 18/08/2011 02:18:16 AM
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Yeah, the TW series is pretty weak grand strategy. Paradox does it best. *NM*
- 17/08/2011 09:29:28 PM
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Paradox? *NM*
- 18/08/2011 01:54:00 AM
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Hearts of Iron, Victoria, Europa Universalis... think RTS Civilization meets Dwarf Fortress.
- 18/08/2011 05:45:09 AM
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lol now that i've looked into Torchlight..
- 17/08/2011 02:04:51 AM
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YOU PLAY FIFTEEN DOLLARS A MONTH FOR THIS WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU 
- 17/08/2011 07:58:06 AM
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- 17/08/2011 07:58:06 AM
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what? 
- 17/08/2011 08:13:41 AM
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- 17/08/2011 08:13:41 AM
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He's referring to your WoW subscription. *NM*
- 17/08/2011 01:47:48 PM
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Oh well. i don't pay for that 
- 18/08/2011 02:40:37 AM
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- 18/08/2011 02:40:37 AM
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Re: Oh well. i don't pay for that
- 18/08/2011 01:58:52 PM
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- 18/08/2011 01:58:52 PM
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Diablo III's lore and atmosphere draw me, but not the bajillion clicks required.
- 17/08/2011 04:07:40 AM
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You know...
- 18/08/2011 08:22:03 PM
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Poor Jacob! 
- 18/08/2011 09:07:06 PM
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- 18/08/2011 09:07:06 PM
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If it were a matter of money and availability...
- 19/08/2011 01:27:04 PM
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I dislike this "always-online" requirement, and I don't think I'll ever buy a game that demands it. *NM*
- 26/08/2011 03:53:49 AM
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