This Tourch Needs More Oil
For years have the horde of fans of the hack-and-slash genre begged, and demanded a sequel to Diablo 2.While the sequel is in the works, you might want to check out this homage to the popular series.
Story
Tourchlight focuses heavily on the gameplay, and that shows in the waterwash storyline.This makes the experience only dependable of your hunger for killing of endless hordes of enemies.That doesn't kill the enjoyment, but a some sort of main quest, besides the straight-forward one already would be nice.
Gameplay
It's a "lootfest" trough and trough.If you've played World of Warcraft or Diablo, you will be right at home.The good thing is that for a dungeon crawler, it does provide varaity of both enemies and background.From crypts to mines to underground castles, a lot can be found under the town of Tourchlight.Sadly,that isn't the case with the combat.It can be repetetive, most notably when you play as the warrior.Besides him, there two other classes to choose form.The mage, depends highly on mana, while the ranger is best equipped with a ranged weapon,such as a bow or a gun.One thing that makes Tourchlight diffrent from other games of the genre is the usage of your pet.Your pet, a dog or a cat, has a inventory of his own, as well as sockets for items and spells.He can also go to town to sell the items he has in his inventory.This eliminates the tedious process of going back to town to sell items, so you can have free space for the large amounts of loot.