Torchlight Infinite Preview - A Torchlight with a Bright Future | MMORPG.com

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Torchlight Infinite Preview - A Torchlight with a Bright Future | MMORPG.com

Torchlight Infinite has a lot going for it. After seemingly disregarding Torchlight III entirely by creating a direct sequel to the much beloved Torchlight II, developer XD intends to deliver on every point that made the franchise great to begin with. Check out this list of the good and the bad Torchlight Infinite has to offer from the mobile closed beta.

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Dattelis

Is Torchlight 3 still in a rough state?

maskedweasel

Dattelis said:

Is Torchlight 3 still in a rough state?

I think it got better, but they aren't working on it anymore, so I don't really think it's worth it. 

Myrdynn

such a disappointment from this once fine franchise, TL 3 was hot garbage, I couldn't even stick thru the first act

Asturios

Dattelis said:

Is Torchlight 3 still in a rough state?

Yes it mostly is not as bad as in the beginning but still not really good if you have the Gamepass for PC you can take a look as far as i know its part of it.

Dattelis

Asturios said:

Dattelis said:

Is Torchlight 3 still in a rough state?

Yes it mostly is not as bad as in the beginning but still not really good if you have the Gamepass for PC you can take a look as far as i know its part of it.

yeah I see it on steam for 10 bucks now during their lunar sale so was wondering as well.

kitarad

LOL I like the pun "torchlight with a bright future"

TiamatRoar

That screenshot in the last section "Sealed Mana" as well as the mechanic of Sealed Mana looks like they're taking a lot of inspiration (or outright ripping off) from Path of Exile.  Which is probably a good thing though (...probably) considering how long POE managed to last and how popular it is.

Hopefully they don't go around smashing everything with a nerf sledgehammer like Path of Exile has been doing the past year or two.

maskedweasel

Zenislav said:

"Developer XD intends to deliver on every point that made the franchise great to begin with."

Also it is mobile game. Haha are they fucking with us?

It's going to be cross platform. Only the beta is mobile as far as I know. 

emperorhades1

I could not get over the toonish graphics. Diablo ok, dark themed. Path of Exile, blood gore, dark. Cartoon crap, not for me. And I will endure a lot in a game if it has good gameplay.

Angrakhan

Color me extremely skeptical after the disaster that was TL3. Such a huge let down after the gems that were the first 2. Unless I see just piles of glowing reviews this one will be off the radar.

Talin

Agreed wholesale with other posters above. XD built a mobile game before, it is now called Torchlight 3. They left tons of systems linked to the mobile build and pretended it was a mainline release. T3 is basically like many early access games in steam, half finished on delivering on many of the promises of the game. Unfortunately, they are leaving it to die and on to this next one. A real shame after the success of TL 1 and 2.

k61977

I think many people forget that the torchlight games where not really successes when they first came out. It was the modders that made the games great. I mean they basically made entirely new games out of the game through modding. Without modding it isn't torchlight.

Also if I can't play it on one of the mobile emulators it will also be a hard pass. Don't enjoy gaming on phones at all. I have a desktop for a reason.

Machkeznho

mobile... yuck prolly nft's too.

Mensur

For me there is only torchlight 1 and 2 the rest is bullcrap

ashiru_1978

Looks to me like the only bright thing about it is the graphics art style. xD

But really, this might succeed because there are a lot of mobile gamers who have really low standards. I personally don't care about this game, but it would be nice if they don't make it Online-Only, that would be greedy and really suck.

Warlyx

awww mobile .....ugh no thx

Arthurpendragon

Lost me with .. "its Mobile" welp ill always have torchlight 2 with mods to go back and play every now and then.. sad this franchise just fell off. How hard was it to just take torchlight 2 upgrade graphics add abilities and new story have mod availability and call it torchlight 3 .. package and make money jesus. Sometimes devs just get in they own way ..

StoneRoses

Asturios said:

Dattelis said:

Is Torchlight 3 still in a rough state?

Yes it mostly is not as bad as in the beginning but still not really good if you have the Gamepass for PC you can take a look as far as i know its part of it.

It's not a Runic Games game! Not the same folks behind the IP.

FrodoFragins

What's the last good thing PW has put out?  They oversaw complete failures in TL3 and that MTG ARPG hybrid.

KnightFalz

Dattelis said:

Is Torchlight 3 still in a rough state?

In discussion on Steam, many claim issues in Singleplayer mode with pets disappearing, lost items and such. I have always stuck to Multiplayer, even when playing solo, and have not had these problems. So, it appears to have issues but they can be avoided.

Other than that it's fine, but not the enhanced TL2 people were apparently hoping for. If you're receptive to the new ideas implemented and can deal with some of the old ones left behind you can get some enjoyment from it.

If not stay with the TL you have, or play something else.

lahnmir

Torval said:

FrodoFragins said:

What's the last good thing PW has put out?  They oversaw complete failures in TL3 and that MTG ARPG hybrid.

Remnant: From the Ashes. It has pretty good ratings on both platforms.

It's on Xbox PC GamePass

https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9PBHXGWZTS2N

And on Steam

https://store.steampowered.com/app/617290/Remnant_From_the_Ashes/

I plan on installing it through GamePass and giving it a go. I've been looking for a certain kind of shooter since hitting burnout on Fallout 76. I'm having a hard time finding one that is scratching the "shootery" part of the itch.

Remnant is one of my biggest surprises in the last five years, really good game.

/Cheers,
Lahnmir

kjempff

It is funny how much one can predict from the title alone. Well, ok maybe it is knowing the previous titles + a keyword "mobile" + the title.

maskedweasel

Torchlight infinite is pretty good. I was a little worried about downloading taptap to install it but i gave it a shot anyways. Granted I haven't played torchlight 3 in a long time, but torchlight infinite is way better compared to the last time I played 3 and really addictive... depending on how far along closed beta is to release, there is a lot to do. I've seen full released games with less content, even if it gets a little repetitive.

A lot of the levels are just rehashed maps and the enemies change when difficulty levels increase, but the gear drops are good and I like the class options.

Keep in mind though, I play mobile games a lot these days. It's one of the better arpgs I've tried. You probably have to like torchlight to enjoy it in the first place though, and leveling is really quick, so I think maybe they've amped it up for testing. Plus the cash shop is mostly cosmetic but has a gacha roll system for boons that can feel a little pay to win, but nothing super crazy.

I dont know how it compares to Diablo immortal but I've been impressed. 

KnightFalz

Torval said:

If you want to play TL3 I'd recommend just buying a month of Xbox GamePass for PC ($10) or using a free trial. Not only could you play the game but then check out a ton of other games while you're at it before buying them. I rarely buy games now and just play what's on GP.

That's a good idea, provided one keeps in mind the game changes up a fair bit once the end game dungeon is opened up which each character must do separately. To fully experience what the game offers would require doing so on at least one character.

Hariken

The inventory thing bothers me a lot. You will have to spend real money to increase it. I stay away from games that do this.