If you have played Diablo, you’ll understand how this all works in terms of switching out your gear for the better and having to drop the less effective items so you don’t become overburdened. The many types of monsters you encounter also drop copious amounts of bountiful treasures that, at times, will give you better weapons or attire than you currently have. You can always take a more colorful approach with a funky looking unicorn but personally, I stuck with a huge cat called Indi, named after my dog – yes, that is a little confusing isn’t it? You can take your pick from a wolf, dog, ferret, alpaca – the list is endless and if you happened to pre-order Torchlight II on the Switch, you got yourself a cute little yapper sidekick. Like any good adventurer, you’ll need a pet to not only keep you company but help you take on some of the monsters and ghouls you’ll encounter throughout the game. You gain even better skills as you progress through the later part of the game, too. This is probably one of the most addictive elements in Torchlight II as it will see you reaching for your Switch whenever you can fit in a little time. As you begin to level up, you earn skill points that let you select a list of active and passive skills that enhance your character’s core fighting style. “Panic Button hit all the right notes and not only enhanced the game but breathed life back into the much needed top-down dungeon crawler.”Įach class has a specific meter that fills up as you deal damage and makes you more powerful, which in turn, makes you want to keep attacking everything you see with gusto. If that doesn’t tickle your fancy then you can choose either the Engineer, a heavy melee fighter who uses ember-powered steampunk technology, the Berserker, who uses quick attacks and animal-themed special powers, or the Embermage, a highly trained spell-casting class with elemental attacks. I chose the outlander who is a nomad and has a host of ranged weaponry that includes the shotgun and bow. Having put many hours into Diablo III, I seriously needed a fresh replacement and thus started my journey into the fantasy/steampunk world of epic battles and bountiful treasure.Īs with most RPG games, you’re first thrown into a customization screen where you can pick what playable character you want to take on the adventure. Even though I thoroughly enjoyed what I saw then, I did go into the game now with an amount of trepidation – mostly due to wondering if it had aged well and if the developers would manage to screw up the port. I didn’t get to experience Torchlight II first hand when it was initially released, although I did watch a fair proportion of gameplay previously.
Thankfully, Panic Button hit all the right notes and not only enhanced the game but breathed life back into the much needed top-down dungeon crawler genre that’s even better on the go.
Torchlight 2 review switch Pc#
Torchlight II first released back in 2012 on PC to high praise whilst gaining a very healthy score on Metacritic from critics and players alike, but porting over a seven-year-old game to the Nintendo Switch could be seen as a dicey decision from developers Panic Button while risking a smear on the games previous positive reception.