Torchlight 2 Beta Review

Torchlight 2 Beta

About The Game

This is an action role playing game developed by Runic games. This game is set after the first game and is based upon an unknown enemy who steals the "essence of power" and you the player are sent on quests to stop this evil villain. This game is very fun if you like this genre of game and it's lovely cartoony graphics can keep you staring at the screen for long periods of time. 

What I Like About Torchlight 2 Beta

The main thing I like about this game as I mentioned before is the graphics and so on. As soon as I heard this game had a beta I scowered teh interent for codes and just yesterday night I received an e-mail from Runic Games saying that I had a key, I was so pumped to play the game. I like the idea of having a companion pet that can level with you and you can give them items, I think it is a really cool idea because if you are playing on your own you still don't feel totally alone. I also like the classes that they have set out for us, I started of with an Engineer and I love all the cool things that I can do considering how low my level is. Overall an enjoyable game.

How Can The Game Be Improved

This is indeed a beta and has loads of improvements still to come during the testing phase. One point in-particular is item selling I think it would be better if you could just sell stuff with just one touch of a button but however they have made a long lengthy way of doing so, I also hope that they implement a better trading system I don't like the idea of trading windows I believe it slows the game play too much among friends. I think it should be something similar to Diablo in terms of just dropping the item a lot more effective if you ask me.

My Top 3 Tips For New Players

My top 3 tips for helping you out in the Beta are as follows...

1. "Health & Mana potions" - Get these all the time, as health does not regenerate it's important to grab these. Also having a mana potion is helpful in tricky situations.

In game screen. Nice HUD, clear and concise.

2. Emptying your bags - Empty these every opportunity you get, you need all the gear you can carry also selling allows you to make some gold for those much needed health potions.

3. This isn't necessarily a tip but play with friends, I played this game solo at start and the my friend also got invited and the whole thing just changed it was just so much better. If you can get a mate!

What Features Separate It From Other Games

What separates this from other games, well I don't really know what to say here I mean this game takes a lot of the best features from other games in it's genre and blends them all together but in my opinion does it so well that it makes for a amazing game. I think the main feature for me in this game is it is rumored to add a some sort of a creation kit for modders and this is a big thumbs up in my opinion. So all for Runic games allowing for people to mod there game! I love companies that allow for community input.

Character Select Screen. A lot of options for a game like this.