Sometimes your character will move, just like you’d see with lag spikes in online shooters, the stats don’t portray the right information and there are random crashes now and then, making you lose some progress. The Switch version comes with a few bugs though. The game gives you a lot of freedom to create your character as you see fit, and that’s probably the biggest strength of Torchlight II. The gear is dependable on stats or level and this system works decently. It’s pretty much Diablo II all over again, where you figure everything out yourself, but at least you can reroll some choices if you happen to change your mind the further you get in the game.
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The UI takes some time getting used to, and the game doesn’t give you that much explanation on how to progress in terms of leveling up your skills and stats. While this can be annoying, it’s a negligible issue. Unlike in Diablo, your pet isn’t completely useless and will join you in battle, and it can also equip items and go back to town to sell your excess crap.Ĭontrols work as they should but there seem to be issues with the hit detection at times.
You’ll roam around the world, completing quests, bashing monsters, all while leveling up and collecting gear. The game is created by some of the original creators of Diablo, and thus it follows the same formula. Torchlight II is an action RPG, just like it was on its initial release seven years ago. While some sound effects feel a bit generic, the SFX are decently done. Other than that, you’ll have a rather cinematic soundtrack, while you can hear parts of your enemies flying around as you mercilessly bash their skulls. The quests all have accompanying voice acting, which makes the game feel more alive. Overall the Diablo meets WoW-esque style of the game still looks good after nearly seven years and the Switch handles everything on screen well, be it in docked mode or while playing handheld. The different areas are well dressed and there are a lot of nooks and crannies to explore. There is a bit of gore here and there, but overall the game is somewhat PG friendly in what it does. You’ll be treated to many softer colors, making things very pleasant to the eyes. It’s unsure if anything has been done to enhance the graphics, but the comic-like style of everything in the world of Torchlight II makes a few botched details rather forgivable. The graphical quality of Torchlight II is still decent after all these years. It’s pretty much a revamped version of the Diablo II story but in its own original Torchlight style.
You’ll get to see a few cutscenes in-between the different acts and that’s about it. This is pretty much the main theme of the game and there is not that much extra to explore story-wise. In Torchlight II you’ll be chasing the Alchemist, who was the protagonist of the first game, while he undoes all the good he has done. Now, seven years later, the game is released on all major console platforms, and we were lucky enough to take a look at the Switch version. Nonetheless, the freedom to fully create your character as you like by investing stat and skill points as you see fit allowed for a proper amount of freedom making sure you could experiment and create several different builds. The developers seemingly got too inspired with some of the content of the newest installment of Diablo, where some bosses etc seemed a bit too ‘similar’ to one another.
Back in 2012 we had our first run-in with Torchlight II, which we concluded was somewhat of a mix between Diablo II and Diablo III.
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