Posted November 19, 2012
Wishbone: While I loved the Torchlight gameplay, the "storyline" was one aspect of it that I hated. I found it shallow, uninteresting and unmemorable. Today, I can't remember any of the details, or indeed remember any character from the game.
The other thing I didn't like about Torchlight was the fact that it was extremely unbalanced. The difficulty went up and down more than a pair of kangaroos in the mating season, and when I reached the final boss, it turned out that the character build I had was not in fact able to actually hurt him. Admittedly, that last fact may have been a bug rather than poorly balanced game mechanics, but when you're sitting there, having fought your way through the entire game, and being denied even a chance to complete the last few minutes of it, it doesn't make much of a difference.
oldschool: I found Torchlight to be completely honest, boring as hell. I think I only managed to play it a few hours before I was totally bored. Oddly enough I love the Diablo series, maybe it was the 'fluffy graphics'. It's a good game, just not for me. The other thing I didn't like about Torchlight was the fact that it was extremely unbalanced. The difficulty went up and down more than a pair of kangaroos in the mating season, and when I reached the final boss, it turned out that the character build I had was not in fact able to actually hurt him. Admittedly, that last fact may have been a bug rather than poorly balanced game mechanics, but when you're sitting there, having fought your way through the entire game, and being denied even a chance to complete the last few minutes of it, it doesn't make much of a difference.