Video Review - Torchlight II

Broken.

Just adding 1 thing here... I think it's a mistake to present the classes as closed ways to play. Right now I'm playing an engineer with dual wands, which is quite distant from the description given here. I love that kind of versatility, it really gives the game a lot of replayability

Torchlight 2 is a great example of "If it ain't broke ..."

Innovation is nice, but most times it is a gamble. This game keeps what works and adds stuff that nudges it up a notch without going too far ahead of itself.

I hope when they create more Torchlight games, they developers keep it as it is and just add more interesting stories and memorable characters. I especially love the cartoon type animation of the game. Visuals like that never get old or look dated compared to games with more "realistic" graphics. Borderlands 2 also proves this true.

After playing a bit more, this game really delivers.  I recommend playing it on Veteran for anyone that has played an ARPG before though.  The fights are just so much more dynamic than "that other game" I feel like I'm wading into a battle depending on different situations and the challenge always feels fair.  Plus getting loot drops that are actually useful is a welcome site.

For $20 it's a steal!

Great review Carolyn but I honestly think the developers are being too nice with the price, a masterpiece like this should at least be worth $ 30

This is a really fun game. Completely agree with Carolyn, on Normal difficulty the game is easily manageable, but difficult enough to keep you on your toes. The endless stream of minibosses, and bosses that break into minibosses upon their death, makes this a really fun game. Well worth the $19.99 pricetag

Great review and this game gets better and better the more you play it.

good review

Game looks pretty good, but I am too busy collecting loot in Borderland 2 right now to grab another loot fest game.

Bought it yesterday via Runic's website just to show my full support, not touching D3 until its fixed. :)

This game has the appeal over D3 loot system... Ive played 300hs of diablo and got only 4 lengendary parts... from the gameplay perspective and level design TL 2 is also superior and engaging... D3 is more about  GRIND for auction... nothing more... I wish TL2 had a better storyline the only flaw IMO.  

T2>>D3

It's not even close.

following this now.

the game looks nice, but I think they should have invested more money on the cutscenes.

looks fun as ballzz

Looks childish.

This game is good and all, but can someone tell me what's the hate with D3? I know that the always online thing sucks and the loot is kinda meh, but IMHO it's still a good game.

Blizzard must have spent ridiculous fortune to buy D3 the same score that was awarded to Torchlight 2.

I found the game to be great but I have just one problem with it and its a big one.

I didn't like any of the classes. I hated them. And that prevented me from playing sometimes.

My only other quibble is that she compared a part of T2 to D3 saying D3 was superior but she didn't return the favor by calling out ways T2 is superior to D3. I don't think that's fair but obviously irrelevant in my enjoyment of the game.

This is a fair review and i think the score is fair but Carolyn dropped the ball entirely on d3. She didn't mentioned a dammm thing about the loot issue or fact that you either have to grind for literally hundreds of hours or buy gear to progress. At is is contrary to the series and an obvious cash grab she should be ashamed of herself for not disclosing that fact to the readers. Str8 up lack of integrity on her part. Why do you think all the senior editors passed on these two reviews? Controversial yes but she showed her true colors by lying to us readers

I really don't like Carolyn's voice. I'm going to a different site...

Diablo 3 is a nightmare and Torchlight 2 is a dreamer.......

Carolyn's review is very informative and of course, as with all their video reviews, extremely concise yet as straight-to-the-point as ever. It's a good-looking game, as well.

Sure is a minor flaw the fact that you can't drop stuff into the floor but... why not implementing that? doesn't the loot appear on the floor when you kill something, to begin with?

Fantastic game for the value.  Though it may not innovate, it shows that a great game of this genre can be made and sold at a modest price and still be great. 

some of you wanted to have a higher score, some lower .... cant you see that that averages just right? ... you are not the center of the universe

personally, this is way better than diablo 3 because this dosnt have the always on internet garbage.

Really enjoying this game.  But i can't say it is better then D3.  D3 had FAR more interesting characters, and the ability to change your build, or tweak skills made D3's skill-sets superior.  Also the story in D3 (while somewhat weak) seriously outshone T2.  T2's story is told poorly, and is boring.  D3's story wasn't innovative, but at least the cutscenes were a nice reward.  Were as in T2, the cutscenes are almost comical...  T2 does outdo D3 in the loot.  While D3 feels like they are constantly keeping the good stuff from me, in T2 there is a constant influx of loot that makes every boss fight, chest, or hell, even a pile of rocks, exciting.