“The whimsical universe of Torchlight is back in Torchlight III! It’s been over a hundred years since the events of Torchlight II, where the great heroes of Torchlight defeated The Dark Alchemist and sealed the Netherlord’s heart inside the Clockwork Core. The heroes brought peace to the world of Novastraia, but now the Netherim have returned and the Ember Empire finds itself on the brink of collapse. To save Novastraia, players have to gather their wits and brave the frontier as they search for fame, glory and new adventures to become the legends the world needs them to be. Before their epic quest begins, players must create their own hero by choosing between four distinct classes: Dusk Mage, Forged, Railmaster, and Sharpshooter, five powerful Relics and a pet to accompany them on their new adventure: a fluffy alpaca, a swift owl or a loyal canine retriever. With 20 class and Relic combinations — each offering a unique playstyle — and a wide range of choices of where to place skill points at, players have the power to be the hero they want to be.”
The current version of the game includes offline solo play and four-person co-op, relic subclassing, pets, customizable forts, multiple acts, and all the other goodies players expect from a Torchlight game. It’s available on PC, Steam, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 for $39.99 as of today, while the Switch launch is still planned for October 22nd. (As we type this, the $29.99 option is still clickable on Steam, but that may not last long.) (Update: Yep, it’s gone now.)
Just in time before the ip vanished from relevance forever!
I think they should have kept the Frontier name, that may have helped with expectations as it doesn’t seem to live up to the previous games
My interest died when it ceased to be a MMO.
I played Torchlight 1 a bit, but it never really caught on me, and I doubt that Torchlight 3 would either as a solo game.
All they had to do was make more of Torchlight II. What a shame when big corps get a hold of beloved game series.
With how dumbed down (yes, even compared to older Torchlight games) and cut and paste repetitive the game is, I feel like 30 bucks is going to be a big turn off for many people.
Definitely a buy on sale game, or wait for it to hopefully get on Game Pass.
Didn’t think an arpg could get more basic than Torchlight 2 .. almost have to see it for myself now.
Downloading it on the ps4 as I type. Really looking forward to some arpg action & fun particularly as my usual game (POE) for that is currently a busted mess.
Did you try Grim Dawn?
I have played it but I only have a PS4 at the moment and Grim Dawn never got a release on it even though the Xbox did.