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Diablo III and/VS/or Torchlight 2
Posted by Shin GenX,
21 May 2012
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Diablo torchlight hacknslash
Diablo 3 finally released after Diablo 2 and it's expansion released in 2000 and 2001 respectively. So it has been more than ten years the fans have been waiting for a sequel and it was finally released last week. The wait for me at least has been well worth it. But 11 years is a long time right? Since then there have been many hack'n'slash games. Titan Quest, to some degree Neverwinter Nights, Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance and the fairly recent Torchlight.
Pretty much every game of this genre for the past 11 years have been compared to Diablo 2 and the result has always been pretty much the same. "The game is good, just not Diablo 2 good. It will be good to play this game until Diablo 3 is released." One of the games that created a lot of buzz was this game Torchlight. Here are the reasons.
1. The guys who worked on Diablo moved on to create this game.
2. The guys who did the music for Diablo also worked on this game.
3. The game was priced at 20 dollars at launch.
The game was very well received by the fans even though it had no multiplayer whatsoever. At 20 bucks the game was a steal and it was even mod friendly so new content was always around the corner.
In this blog I simply want to compare Act 1 of Diablo 3 and Act 1 of the Torchlight 2 beta. Obviously this may not be a fair comparison but I hope you guys will enjoy it.
Graphics
The two have a pretty distinctive style and they are both low end computer friendly. Torchlight 1 was famous for being somewhat playable on a netbook. Torchlight 2 is a little too cartoony for me. Some people complaint that Diablo 3 is just WoW from a top down perspective but I disagree. Diablo 3 can get pretty dark and gruesome. What really sells me on Diablo 3 are the production values. The story and the cut scenes are simply amazing.
Skills and Customization
Here comes the controversial stuff. Torchlight 2 is straight up Diablo or Torchlight 1. You pick your attributes and you pick your skills. If you want to use certain armor or weapons you need to make sure you put your attribution points properly. Diablo 3 takes out all of this. You automatically level up and you gain a new skill or different version each level. The customization for Diablo 3 comes from the fact that you can only have 6 active skills at a time and each active skills has 6 versions of it. The fun is the mixing and matching. This to me is a love or hate thing. I actually like it because I do not have the time or passion to make 14 versions of a wizard. Now I only need to level up 5 main characters to 60 and I can enjoy the content or hardcore from then on.
Classes
I think both games did a great job with the classes. I finished Act 1 of Diablo 3 using a monk and Torchlight 2 beta using an Engineer. Both were lots of fun. Diablo 3 has 5 classes and Torchlight 2 has 4. Each play fairly differently and will play a distinct role in multiplayer.
Conclusion
The simple answer is this. Go out and buy Diablo 3 because it is good. The servers are not settling down and you have probably read enough to know the differences. I enjoyed Act 1 of Diablo 3 a lot and can't wait to get back to continuing the story as well as starting up my hardcore characters. Don't expect this game to fill in your Diablo 2 hole. This is Diablo but this is a new Diablo worth checking out. Also go and buy Torchlight 2, you can get the game for 15 dollars if you have 3 friends that are willing to check it out.
In my honest opinion I prefer Diablo 3. Even as I was playing the Torchlight 2 beta I was thinking I want to play more Diablo 3. The weakest point of Torchlight 2 is the story. I really did not get involved with the story at all. The gameplay of Diablo 3 seems much more focused and purposeful and I like that, but for 15 dollars Torchlight 2 will be a steal.
This is not and Diablo 3 or Torchlight 2 deal. I say try and get both. You may never need to buy another game for the next 2 to 3 years ^^ And that is 75 dollars well spent ^^
Pretty much every game of this genre for the past 11 years have been compared to Diablo 2 and the result has always been pretty much the same. "The game is good, just not Diablo 2 good. It will be good to play this game until Diablo 3 is released." One of the games that created a lot of buzz was this game Torchlight. Here are the reasons.
1. The guys who worked on Diablo moved on to create this game.
2. The guys who did the music for Diablo also worked on this game.
3. The game was priced at 20 dollars at launch.
The game was very well received by the fans even though it had no multiplayer whatsoever. At 20 bucks the game was a steal and it was even mod friendly so new content was always around the corner.
In this blog I simply want to compare Act 1 of Diablo 3 and Act 1 of the Torchlight 2 beta. Obviously this may not be a fair comparison but I hope you guys will enjoy it.
Graphics
The two have a pretty distinctive style and they are both low end computer friendly. Torchlight 1 was famous for being somewhat playable on a netbook. Torchlight 2 is a little too cartoony for me. Some people complaint that Diablo 3 is just WoW from a top down perspective but I disagree. Diablo 3 can get pretty dark and gruesome. What really sells me on Diablo 3 are the production values. The story and the cut scenes are simply amazing.
Skills and Customization
Here comes the controversial stuff. Torchlight 2 is straight up Diablo or Torchlight 1. You pick your attributes and you pick your skills. If you want to use certain armor or weapons you need to make sure you put your attribution points properly. Diablo 3 takes out all of this. You automatically level up and you gain a new skill or different version each level. The customization for Diablo 3 comes from the fact that you can only have 6 active skills at a time and each active skills has 6 versions of it. The fun is the mixing and matching. This to me is a love or hate thing. I actually like it because I do not have the time or passion to make 14 versions of a wizard. Now I only need to level up 5 main characters to 60 and I can enjoy the content or hardcore from then on.
Classes
I think both games did a great job with the classes. I finished Act 1 of Diablo 3 using a monk and Torchlight 2 beta using an Engineer. Both were lots of fun. Diablo 3 has 5 classes and Torchlight 2 has 4. Each play fairly differently and will play a distinct role in multiplayer.
Conclusion
The simple answer is this. Go out and buy Diablo 3 because it is good. The servers are not settling down and you have probably read enough to know the differences. I enjoyed Act 1 of Diablo 3 a lot and can't wait to get back to continuing the story as well as starting up my hardcore characters. Don't expect this game to fill in your Diablo 2 hole. This is Diablo but this is a new Diablo worth checking out. Also go and buy Torchlight 2, you can get the game for 15 dollars if you have 3 friends that are willing to check it out.
In my honest opinion I prefer Diablo 3. Even as I was playing the Torchlight 2 beta I was thinking I want to play more Diablo 3. The weakest point of Torchlight 2 is the story. I really did not get involved with the story at all. The gameplay of Diablo 3 seems much more focused and purposeful and I like that, but for 15 dollars Torchlight 2 will be a steal.
This is not and Diablo 3 or Torchlight 2 deal. I say try and get both. You may never need to buy another game for the next 2 to 3 years ^^ And that is 75 dollars well spent ^^
