Zero Punctuation: Torchlight
- Thread starter Yahtzee Croshaw
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this one seemed a bit short but i still found it extremely funny.
I wonder If the extra punctuation will be "Fetch quests" or "Rpgs".
I wonder If the extra punctuation will be "Fetch quests" or "Rpgs".
Being a fan of the original Diablo and especially Diablo II, I think I might enjoy this game if I were to pick it up. However, I can see where some of the bits might get tedious. I'm also an MMO player, though, so incredibly boring things that take hours to play are right up my alley.
Jokes, snark, visual humor and rapid pace - this is trademark, quality ZP.
Jokes, snark, visual humor and rapid pace - this is trademark, quality ZP.
no kiding... they are no-automatic weapons like g3 and you actually click one per bulletcrotalidian said:First I beleive that he often does his best to be proffessioanl and play enough of a game and a 10h campaign isnt bad.LobsterMobster said:While I can appreciate Yahtzee's trademark snark and venom, I did notice that he said he played it for at least 10 hours. That's a lot of time to put in to a game that's only better than an ice cream if it's buried under gravel/only accessible via straw.
The thing is, most of Yahtzee's complaints about it could be applied to any game in the genre. He'd might as well say, "this game is ridiculous and stupid because you get five guns that all shoot bullets and I don't even like shooting bullets to begin with." If that's not your thing, you won't like FPS's.
Second clicking for EACH AND EVERY ATTACK is a pain. imagine playing CoD while having to press the trigger once per bullet. Not fun.
Surprised he didn't mention the fact that death is pretty much a non-event as you can respawn at the start of the stage for a small amount of gold, which you'll have a nearly infinite supply of since you get so much stuff from the enemies you'll never need to actually buy anything.
Torchlight is a decent game, but damn does it have some giant problems. Also the girl is pretty much useless, as are all bow-wielders without some support which you can't get since this is single player only. Hopefully the MMO version coming out will fix that problem.
Torchlight is a decent game, but damn does it have some giant problems. Also the girl is pretty much useless, as are all bow-wielders without some support which you can't get since this is single player only. Hopefully the MMO version coming out will fix that problem.
Who gives a damn? Yahtzee reviews stuff his own wayEl_Lazor said:
OT, good showing again, but I have to admit... I'm finding ZP's jokes and style are becomming a bit stale to me after all this time...
Bit unfair, Dungeon Siege was almost exactly the same. And for 3 bucks, that ice-cream sandwich wouldn't have lasted half the time.
I totally agree on the NPCs though.
+19 Armour of Spiky Death? That's worth 2 Subway points.
This is why I never got a Tesco ClubCard. THEY'RE EXACTLY THE SAME SORT OF THING!
Seriously, next time you go into a supermarket, work out exactly how much each point is actually worth against how much extra you're having to pay to get them.
I totally agree on the NPCs though.
+19 Armour of Spiky Death? That's worth 2 Subway points.
This is why I never got a Tesco ClubCard. THEY'RE EXACTLY THE SAME SORT OF THING!
Seriously, next time you go into a supermarket, work out exactly how much each point is actually worth against how much extra you're having to pay to get them.
I get it ya know. He makes very valid points about the game (the genre really) but as someone who fondly remembers playing diablo 1 and 2 when they came out none of these problems concern me.Jaranja said:
Oh item identifying, how I've missed it. Takes me back to the first time I played M&M6 and would yell, "YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS? IT'S A FRICKIN' STICK! Now sell it for 2 gold."
To be honest, I haven't even heard of Torchlight. Probably because I game on my 360 and do work on my Mac (thus no steamy-Steam :\) Oh well, I still gotta beat DA:O. Some day...
To be honest, I haven't even heard of Torchlight. Probably because I game on my 360 and do work on my Mac (thus no steamy-Steam :\) Oh well, I still gotta beat DA:O. Some day...
Its a good game for what it is. But for me what it is, is really boring and monotonous after a 20 minutes.
The game had alot of interesting mechanics like enchanting, heirlooming weapons, shared stash and the dog that goes to town and I would have love to see those things implemented in future dungeon crawlers like diablo 3. But like yahtzee said the overpowered spells, repetive enviroments and limited character classes made me quit just before the ending. And why the hell couldn't you redistribute your stats in this game? There is nothing worse than pumping alot of points in a spell that turns out to be bloody useless halfway through the game.
If you liked Diablo you'll enjoy Torchlight. It doesn't have the same level of atmosphere, but the gameplay is nearly identical. Even some of the music is similar, and the identify and town portal scrolls are the same color. Apparently some of the original Diablo devs worked on Torchilight, and it shows.BlueInkAlchemist said:
