It's as simple as that. The game plays perfectly. From the creators of Mythos and Diablo 2 (no shit) comes this awesome 1-player action RPG. I will go out on a limb and say that Torchlight has more action than Diablo 2 ever did. It plays faster, smoother, and has a bit more depth. Not only do your characters have skill trees like in Diablo 2, but you also have the ability to purchase spells of incremental levels. For example, my Destroyer has a heal spell, the ability to summon zombies (for distraction), haste, and refraction (like thorns). But, you only have 4 spell slots, so this adds a bit more depth to the way you build your characters. In addition, you have a pet from level 1, similar to a merc in Diablo 2, but it really doesn't have the same abilities (that I've found yet...) as the merc did. In Torchlight, you find random fishing holes, catch some fish, and feed it to your pet a la a Boy and His Blob to transform your pet into different types of monsters. They can range from melee spiders to range attack fire elementals. You have the same core gameplay that Diablo 2 had plus these additional few things. It is so much like Diablo 2, in fact, that as you play it, you'll recognize some of the areas, from Act 3 to Worldstone Chamber. This video definitely looks like Act 5 of Diablo 2:
You can see that I'm getting my ass handed to me. I am playing the game on hard difficulty, which is an excellent choice for those who feel comfortable with these types of games. The game gets hard enough that you actually have to concentrate on your items, positioning in battle, and healing in a well-balanced way.This was a random mini-boss battle that had really nothing to do with the story, but made it an interesting time fighting through floor 29 of the main dungeon. It's these little fights and events as such that make this game so enjoyable. In addition, Runic Games plans to incorporate the data played game data from this game in their upcoming yet-to-be-seen MMORPG. I literally bought it 4 hours ago, and haven't put it down since. Well worth the $20.
Verdict: WORTH IT
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