Torchlight II

It will never be as iconic as TL II for me, but it's still a fun game. I've played it through a couple of times and I still don't know what the story is - that's how poorly the narrative is constructed. In contrast, the story of TL II still lives rent free in my brain. That said, the fun is still there. They've managed to create interesting classes and it still feels pretty darn amazing to hack and slash your way through. That is why I recommend it. It's an okay attempt at recreating mastery.

Torchlight III is a massive disappointment for any fan of TL1 and TL2. The combat is not satisfying, the systems are shallow and watered down, the user interface is atrocious, and the level design is a massive downgrade in comparison to TL2. Many of the features are missing entirely (e.g. fishing).

At its best, Torchlight 3 is a fun and colorful (if mindless) romp through mobs of enemies in the search of loot. At its worse, it's a premium game that feels like an empty, free-to-play MMO, and it becomes clear that the game has an identity crisis.

It is an improvement of Torchlight II via it's advanced skill/relic system, pet system, player fort customization, etc.
It is a degression of Torchlight II because of it's experience and levelling system. It is too lengthy. If levelling is going to be lengthy then it is missing a specific system of character upgrade that occurs between levels that makes the grind more palatable. The overlay map seems to be stuck right in the middle of screen. It does not show all markers and there's no option to change map opacity so I can't see my character clearly. The corner map is too small. I prefer the overlay map. The background music is lack lustre.
I will however disagree with many excessive critics of this game. It is a fine game not better than Torchlight 2 but it is still comparable in it's own way. It is not a bad game.
I would recommend this game. Try it out yourself without prejudice.
06.04.2024 18:03
There's a guy who manages the game. He is a red racist. He has access to my device owner's name and general location so he assumed I am a Bengali and used a slang derogatory word to call me by naming a new pet loot as "Bongo". On top of that, he called me a "Dull Star" because I wouldn't play the game which I bought in the way he wanted me to. All of these interactions occurred without any direct chat.
To the owners of Torchlight III:
Please make sure misanthropic racist employees do not harass the customer while playing especially by naming conventions of ingame items.
I bought the game for Rs 288 when there was a sale. I think that makes me a customer, right?
Is this how your employees treat their customers? By harassing them inside the game?
If you are so unhappy with the 288 deal we made, kindly return me my money and I'll move-on to another game.
I'm not one for drama.
07.04.2024 14:28
There is a "Jester" sticker awarded to me for this review. It is shown right beside the review. This person is responsible for my harassment inside the game. I wouldn't be surprised if it's an Artificial Intelligence playing the role of doubt-seeding. The sticker is a Jester and a special helm I got inside the game is "Knave". Same person responsible for these things.
Btw, if you don't know what "Knave" means, it is "a dishonest or unscrupulous man." used archaically.
If it's a human, he's spineless and likes to whisper doubts and accusations indirectly. A coward of fluid morality. He doesn't know the difference between seller and customer, let alone right or wrong or good and evil. All his accusations thrown at me via ingame assets is his projection of his own psyche.
He is a sick individual that needs professional help.
If it's an AI, this is what they're using and calling as "weaponization". It'll backfire and has already backfired before.
This guy is so brazen because he feels his work at Perfect World Entertainment, Beijing, immunizes him from any accountability.
I have 3 printscreen images that prove the files are altered.
An external hacker from another company won't modify the files in real-time. This was sent from perfect world's server.
If you ingrates have a problem with me specifically or the 288 deal, why even allow me to buy your game and install it? Hypocrisy.
Young fellow. It's alright.
Peace.

Worth it ONLY on heavy sale. If I bought this game at or even near the $40 price tag, I would be super grumpy. However, I picked it up at $8 -- a sale price point that happens often enough. And there's definitely $8 worth of fun here. But probably not much more.

It's decent. Not great. T1 and T2 were less frustrating. I feel like these games became less and less munch and pulp as it went on.

Great game plays excellent through Proton, love the steampunk style of Torchlight

I have always loved Torchlight games and was really hoping (despite reviews) that this would be good.
Game play wise it is different, but very similar to Path of Exile, which I didn't mind.
However, for a game that I usually play with friends, it was really frustrating.
Very buggy and cannot share loot with friends.
I haven't played SOLO yet, so I don't know if its as bad, but it really killed some of the fun.... and the ending Sucked!
All in all, probably worth playing alone, but get it on sale. Hope the next one is better.