
Where Diablo 3 had the enjoyable little sound clips of history or info on various monsters, Torchlight 2 had nothing. Considering that not long after Torchlight 2 released, Diablo 3 saw many improvement and balance tweaks, including upping the ability to find desired Legendaries, this has become a failing of Torchlight 2's.Īnother area where Torchlight 2 could've used improvement, compared to its bigger, more notorious ARPG brother, was how Torchlight 2 provided feedback and info on the foes you'll face. That being said, having finished the game twice now, I was disappointed at how stupidly difficult it was to get a Legendary, which in this particular game is truly uber-rare. It’s no secret that the loot system is a hugeĭriving force in action-RPGs and Torchlight 2 actually scoops D3 in how it Sets in the game and always finding other neat stuff, too.

In Torchlight 2, I was always on the lookoutįor that wicked piece of gear which might complete one of the many great item See more of the story and amazing cut-scene movies. The results of my combat, finding myself driven forward solely in the desire to Implosions” will buff my health by +100 compared to my current sword butĭrops always felt so chintzy and grudgingly doled out that I lost interest in

Swapping in that slightly better item to make my character just that tiny little Where, in Diablo 3, I was constantlyĭisappointed at the fairly mundane low-level magic items I was finding, in TorchlightĢ I was always getting really cool stuff! I’m admittedly someone who enjoys the constant item comparisons and Therein lies Torchlight 2’s best strength compared to Diabloģ – it features a much more generous yet balanced loot experience.

Refreshing Mana and Health potions and there are also spells you can findĭuring the game which can also boost hit points, armor, or defense for further Town Portal scroll, it wasn’t too annoying to return to the scene of your failure in short order. Without very astute micro-management of my character’s abilities and some I played through Torchlight 2 on Normal difficultyīut despite the label, I found large portions of the game rather difficult Read about the best “builds” and instead like discovering things for myself, IĮnded up not fully realizing just how powerful several other skills/powers wereĪnd only added points to some of them much later in the game. Despite the fact that the Outlander is supposed to be a low-level magic-user, I found his magical “Glaive” special attack to be extremely potent and

Heavily assisted by his trusty lupine pet. I chose to play as a shotgunne-wielding Outlander who was
