Torchlight II is now available, offering the second installment in this action/RPG series from Runic Games, a developer that boasts some of the creators of the original Diablo (there's an interview on IncGamers with
Matt Uelmen talking about the old days of Blizzard North).
Joystiq has word from Runic CEO Max Schaefer that the company is working on an OS X edition of the game, but that they are reconsidering plans for an MMO version of Torchlight. Here's his convoluted explanation: "We're waiting to do the Mac port of Torchlight 2, and fix whatever launch issues we have, and then decide after we've had a good night's sleep or three. It is likely that nothing that would be called an MMO is the next thing we do, though, but that's not 100 percent certain." Travis Baldree elaborates on
Reddit: "I'll be frank, we have no plans to jump into that right now. The landscape is a little different than a few years ago, and creating the amount of content we did for Torchlight 2 was a supreme effort with a team this size. Taking on an MMO immediately afterward is not our current desire." Torchlight II is available on the
Official Website and through
Steam, and they each also offer a playable demo (thanks Frans), though there are no details on what this includes. Here's how the game is described:
The award-winning action RPG is back, bigger and better than ever! Torchlight II takes you back into the quirky, fast-paced world of bloodthirsty monsters, bountiful treasures, and sinister secrets - and, once again, the fate of the world is in your hands!
Torchlight II captures all the flavor and excitement of the original game - while expanding the world and adding the features players wanted most, including online and LAN co-op multiplayer. Torchlight II is fast, fun, and filled to the brim with action and loot. Adventure solo or online with your friends!
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*Just for clarification, MisterBenn has me quoted as saying what Wowbagger actually said in reply to my comment seen below.
Wowbagger_TIP wrote on Sep 20, 2012, 22:29:
Prez wrote on Sep 20, 2012, 21:37: Totally digging TL2 so far. Have got about 7 hours in as a dual-wielding Beserker. FWIW, the art to me seems a bit more gritty and less "cutesy" this time around. I'm thinking if the look of Diablo 3 doesn't turn you off then neither should TL2. Of course, that may not be the way everyone sees it. So what kind of changes did they make to the skill tree since the beta? The beta tree was kind of boring because most of the upgrades were just like +5% to whatever. Yawn. I hope they made it more interesting since then. I didn't play the beta. But I can tell you that as a berserker I have seen a couple of skills that have a +5% incremental increase. Many don't though. |
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