You’re doing it because, well, they’re right there, aren’t they?įor the most part, Torchlight 2 boasts most of the quality-of-life improvements one would expect following the glowing reception to Diablo 3’s console conversation. You needn’t concern yourself with why you’re clicking (or in this case, button-mashing) all these monsters to death and scooping up all the goodies they drop.

The salient point is this: It’s an action-RPG. I can’t tell you much about the story in Torchlight 2. Both games launched for PC in 2012, and despite the obvious overlap in demographic, both check many of the same boxes while also scratching itches the other can’t quite reach.Īs of today, we can add one more commonality to the list: Torchlight 2 and Diablo 3 are available on the current generation of consoles-although the former has been available on consoles for going on four years-and while Torchlight 2 isn’t as streamlined as Blizzard Entertainment’s behemoth, it’s phenomenally polished and as engrossing as it was seven years ago. Both franchises were co-created by Max and Erich Schaefer, co-founders of Diablo and Diablo 2 developer Blizzard North, who went on to found Flagship Studios and, from there, Torchlight studio Runic Games. Torchlight 2 shares much in common with Diablo 3 beyond the surface-level observation of, yes, they’re both action-RPGs.

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