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Posted: Oct 28th 2009 7:24AM Gemi said

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Oh yes, this game is far better than I could've imagined. They've basically fixed everything that was bothersome and irritating in the original Diablo series.

* No durability.
* No ammo for ranged weapons.
* No inventory tetris.
* A pet with an inventory of its own that you can send to town to sell stuff for you, so no more excessive town portaling.
* No walking/stamina.
* Etc.

The only problem for me so far is that the random generated dungeons are straightforward pipes instead of Diablo-like more interesting complexes. It doesn't feel so much like exploring when I run in a pipe.

Posted: Oct 28th 2009 1:46PM DFuzzy1 said

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But inventory tetris was fun~

Think of it as a minigame :)

And I might be mistaken about Diablo, but weren't those dungeons also randomly-generated? (with the exception of the quest dungeons) I'm curious as to why Torchlight dungeons wouldn't have the same complexity.
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Posted: Oct 28th 2009 6:59PM Gemi said

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Yes, the dungeons in both TL and D1-2 are randomly generated, and that's one of the main points in keeping the game interesting for a long time. The difference is that in Torchlight you basically have a start point and an endpoint for each level, and only one direct path to it with no wandering around. In the Diablo series you have a large area where you can go around much more freely and not just follow one direct path to the end, which lends to the feeling of exploration and discovery. I guess this design decision was made because their awesome looking 3D surroundings wouldn't work as well otherwise, but your guess is as good as my guess.
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Posted: Oct 28th 2009 11:26AM Alchemda said

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I am enjoying this game immensely. It pulls my heartstrings with its reminiscence of Diablo 2. The identify scrolls, the scroll of town portal, the bank chest for storage. And the MUSIC!! The music is done by the same guy who did Diablo and its fantastic!! I've rolled about an hour into this game and already its .. one more level.. one more level.

Highly recommend it

Posted: Oct 30th 2009 9:27AM (Unverified) said

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Just bought it via pay pal off their website. Easiest purchse/download/install ever.

Fun game, quickly addicting. Lots of nods to WoW and Diablo in there. Good controls, fast graphics that look great. Twenty bucks? What's not to like?

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