Zero Punctuation: Torchlight
- Thread starter Yahtzee Croshaw
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The game is fun, definitely worth it if you can get it cheap on Steam, it's quite good for a Diablo clone, and also, yes, the game is rather easy, but I enjoyed it, played through it on hard as an alchemist (lol), and hard quite a bit of fun sending hordes of minions after bosses.
Plus, it has modding capabilities, so that just makes it better.
Plus, it has modding capabilities, so that just makes it better.
Whoops, I already bought it, and basically every other Diablo/rogue fan on the internet. Try to get here a bit sooner next time Yahtzee.
I tried the demo for Torchlight and loved it! All the mindless fun and mobs is wheat appealed to me though, so I guess its just differing opinions 
Speaking as a card-carrying Yahtzee fanboy,I happen to think the whole "but saying bad things in what he does" defence is a load of tosh. ZP's entertainment value, in my eyes at least, lies in sharp assessments on foolish or ridiculous elements of a game supported by wonderful, colourful language. If the man is spending too long skewering a minor or irrelevant point* for the sake of negativity, it's like watching a master boxer fight a weeble doll - faintly amusing, but not as impressive or joyous. If his criticism is factually wrong, then what is the point in bringing it to light. And being positive is not necessarily dull, if it represents genuine enthusiasm. Look at the Prototype review for a good example, which single-handedly sold me a game I enjoyed very much.Shamanic Rhythm said:
I agree people should be a little less sensitive about a guy who is honest about a guy who is not even pretending to be anything but rampantly opinionated (thank god "objective judgement" of entertainment is a dodgy idea at best) but pretending Yahtzee never makes mistakes or should give up on conveying his impressions "cuz its funnier" is equally silly.
*Incidentally, I didn't really feel the TL review was unrepresentative. The AC2 was the best/worst example - dissecting superfluous and pointless amounts of cash, a flaw of every game ever made ever, in reviewing a game that was supposedly enjoyable was surely a mis-step.
The whole using a pet to sell stuff back at the village reminds me of the game FATE, also for the computer. Actually, so does the village.
Why is that? Why not an iguana? Iguanas are nice and they eat bugs, which many dungeons have.Aleate said:
Well there is also the fact he lives in Australia and has to wait for it to be released there, and/or wait til he gets through other games, and/or is able to take advantage of Steam sales and make his budget look shiny. Still feeling surprised?El_Lazor said:
I spent my $3 on a taco value meal instead, and after this review I feel better about my investment. I do prefer a bit of a challenge in my games, as well as less the feeling that it wants to give me some wrist or hand disorder.
It's been a while since I found one of these reviews so funny - the game sounds like a pretty good bargain for 3 dollars; anymore than that, however, just seems like a waste.
The Irrelevant Gamer said:
Not just some of the original developers, but also the same person that wrote the music for Diablo 1 and 2. Which might be part of the reason why it sounds so similar. ^^
I'm of the opinion that hack 'n slash action rpg's works best on consoles - my hands hurt after too many hours of diablo, but the baldur's gate dark alliance, fallout and champions of norrath games on PS2 - which are basically diablo clones, (especially the first BG: Dark Alliance game which has ripped everything from diablo 2 except the lenght, the game is ridiculously short and linear) plays really well with the ps2 controller.
But still, I liked the Torchlight demo, and will probably buy the game once they start selling the physical product. I like having the game box, and think Steam is pretty stupid. Twice the price for games you'll lose the moment someone manages to crack your password or Valve goes out of business. It's ridiculously similar to Diablo, yeah sure, the same people made it, but the town music is not much more than a remix of the tristram song from Diablo, the UI is identical ... there is no innovation whatsoever, but still I did enjoy playing it.
But still, I liked the Torchlight demo, and will probably buy the game once they start selling the physical product. I like having the game box, and think Steam is pretty stupid. Twice the price for games you'll lose the moment someone manages to crack your password or Valve goes out of business. It's ridiculously similar to Diablo, yeah sure, the same people made it, but the town music is not much more than a remix of the tristram song from Diablo, the UI is identical ... there is no innovation whatsoever, but still I did enjoy playing it.
Awesome review. This is the only other video review i have seen of this game, apart from one that was sent on a game show here in Denmark. Seemed like a nice little game. Really simple and atmospheric. But i think i will wait for Diablo 3 though.
