Torchlight 2 Next Month

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The Runic Games Forums now offer the promised announcement of a release date for Torchlight 2, saying the action/RPG sequel is due on September 20th (thanks Mr. Tact). According to Travis Baldree, well see a more official announcement about this later today.

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Aug 31, 2012, 10:59

Slashman

Mr. Tact wrote on Aug 31, 2012, 10:40: I'll admit to some ignorance about BL2 and ask, aren't they very different games? I thought BL2 was more of a FPS with TL2 being a ARPG. I mean yeah, there is cross-over but they aren't in direct competition are they? That's just ridiculous. There was never a time when I was torn between firing up Borderlands and Torchlight 1, Titan Quest or any similar ARPG. Borderlands is a FPS first and foremost. It has a couple of similarities with items and skills in isometric ARPGs but that's it. The mechanics are different and the skillset to play them is different. The only way they compete is if someone was going to buy both games and discovers that they came out at the same time and their budget is limited.

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Aug 31, 2012, 10:57

Creston

The Pyro wrote on Aug 31, 2012, 10:40: True, but even so, Borderlands 2 is a big, big release. Releasing so shortly after that is going to cost them sales. Runic is not worried because most of their customers already bought the game and are just waiting for delivery. Hehe, that's probably very true. Creston

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Aug 31, 2012, 10:55

WarpCrow

InBlack wrote on Aug 31, 2012, 10:20: I tried GW2 at my store today. Aside from the pretty graphics it plays and feels exactly like WoW. Somehow I thought it was going to be more Diablo-esque. Oh well. I'm not sure how you got that impression. They're utterly different games in many ways; they just happen to belong to the same genre. It's a bit like saying BF3 and CoD feel exactly the same because they're both multiplayer FPS with a leveling system and a similar setting.

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Aug 31, 2012, 10:55

ochentay4

My wife is going to kill me, I ve played the last 3 weeks more than 30hs Skyrim (which is boring me to hell) and 30hs Dark Soul Prepare to Die (which I really love and played to death on the 360) Im in Anor Londo and died less than 10 times on this playthrough. Now Borderlands 2 and Torchlight 2, she is going to divorce me... I think im going to abandon Skyrim, never understood what was good about it. Talking and traverling all the time, and as a Destruction Mage and Alchemist almost all fights are easy end really quick. Maybe a time waster for sad people? (Prepares to receive all kinds of aggresions)

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Aug 31, 2012, 10:54

ItBurn

Mr. Tact wrote on Aug 31, 2012, 10:51: Does BL2 have RPG elements like skills and levels? Or is it just grabbing new weapons? You're right at some level, both games are about killing stuff. But rightly or wrongly people seem to have strong differences of opinion about the player perspective and "RPG" elements -- often casting those games in different categories. *wrote this before seeing Pyro's post Let me put it this way: both games are diablo clones as far as gameplay goes. Borderlands is first person tho, so I guess it's a Hellgate clone...

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Aug 31, 2012, 10:51

Mr. Tact

Does BL2 have RPG elements like skills and levels? Or is it just grabbing new weapons? You're right at some level, both games are about killing stuff. But rightly or wrongly people seem to have strong differences of opinion about the player perspective and "RPG" elements -- often casting those games in different categories.

*wrote this before seeing Pyro's post




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Re: Torchlight 2 Next Month

Aug 31, 2012, 10:48

The Pyro

Mr. Tact wrote on Aug 31, 2012, 10:40: I'll admit to some ignorance about BL2 and ask, aren't they very different games? I thought BL2 was more of a FPS with TL2 being a ARPG. Borderlands is essentially an ARPG with guns, so there's definitely some overlap with a title like Torchlight 2. Both games feature random item drops and skill trees (though Borderlands skills tend to be passive rather than active). Yes, there will definitely be some lost revenue from competition - though from which title I can't say. For many gamers it may be a question of which game is purchased at full price and which one is a holiday sale purchase.

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Aug 31, 2012, 10:45

ItBurn

Mr. Tact wrote on Aug 31, 2012, 10:40: I'll admit to some ignorance about BL2 and ask, aren't they very different games? I thought BL2 was more of a FPS with TL2 being a ARPG. I mean yeah, there is cross-over but they aren't in direct competition are they? For me, these games are in direct competition. It's the same thing, except that one is guns and first person and the other is swords and top-down. Same game pretty much. One way to put it is: BL2 is the worst game, of all the games to be released, that Torchlight 2 could release at the same time as...

Re: Torchlight 2 Next Month

Aug 31, 2012, 10:40

The Pyro

True, but even so, Borderlands 2 is a big, big release. Releasing so shortly after that is going to cost them sales. Runic is not worried because most of their customers already bought the game and are just waiting for delivery.

Re: Torchlight 2 Next Month

Aug 31, 2012, 10:40

Mr. Tact

I'll admit to some ignorance about BL2 and ask, aren't they very different games? I thought BL2 was more of a FPS with TL2 being a ARPG. I mean yeah, there is cross-over but they aren't in direct competition are they?




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Aug 31, 2012, 10:36

Creston

Kajetan wrote on Aug 31, 2012, 10:26: Darks wrote on Aug 31, 2012, 10:15: Why do they want to compete with Borderlands 2? Because they dont? There are a lot of people who are not interested in Borderlands or vice versa Torchlight at all. Different games, different tastes, different people. True, but even so, Borderlands 2 is a big, big release. Releasing so shortly after that is going to cost them sales. Creston

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Aug 31, 2012, 10:31

Mr. Tact

Woot - I have the Friday after off, so the timing is perfect.




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Re: Torchlight 2 Next Month

Aug 31, 2012, 10:26

Kajetan

Darks wrote on Aug 31, 2012, 10:15: Why do they want to compete with Borderlands 2? Because they dont? There are a lot of people who are not interested in Borderlands or vice versa Torchlight at all. Different games, different tastes, different people.

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Aug 31, 2012, 10:20

InBlack

I tried GW2 at my store today. Aside from the pretty graphics it plays and feels exactly like WoW. Somehow I thought it was going to be more Diablo-esque. Oh well.




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Re: Torchlight 2 Next Month

Aug 31, 2012, 10:15

Darks

This release date is really dumb on their part. Why do they want to compete with Borderlands 2? I’m all for the game coming out, but I feel that the game should have come out a few weeks ago. Oh well, at least it’s almost here. With GW2, Borderlands 2 and TL2 it’s going to be a very busy fall.

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