Nintendo Direct tomorrow at 6PM ET/3PM PT.
So has anyone picked up Torchlight II & what do you think?
I was disappointed to read that it does not have local coop. :(
I am whelmed.
Really, it doesnāt compare to the other action RPGs Iām currently playing, and I feel itās not a very good fit to the Switch. Granted, Iāve only spent a little time with it, but I donāt feel inclined to spend any more.
-Tom
Thatās the first time in the history of the world that this has been said.
Today is a great day for my brain treasury, but unlike bereft, I canāt make out the meaning of this one (and the definition of the verb isnāt helping me at all).
Overwhelmed, like wow this more than I expected (for better or worse), underwhelmed is when something is less than expected and disappointing (unlike overwhelmed, this is almost always used negatively).
āWhelmedā is the indifferent, boring, not even worth complaining about, middle ground.
Not really good, not really bad, just bland and not evoking strong feelings either way.
Aaaah, thank you. I was thinking about the other two, but couldnāt think of how whelmed would relate to them.
Wow, thatās like worse than underwhelmed, to not even be disappointed. Indifference. Now I get the negativity of the post.
To be fair to Torchlight II, when I was offered the code, I thought it was the latest Torchlight that was about to come out. It was only after playing for a bit and then realizing, āWhat, havenāt there already been two Torchlights?ā that I understood it was a port of an older game. Torchlight III is apparently in development and not out anytime soon?
As for not being a fit for the Switch, I specifically mean in handheld mode. The artwork and camera is clearly made for a larger screen. Contrasted to, say, the console version of Diablo, which works nicely in handheld mode. Also, I was super-meh (i.e. whelmed) by the way Torchlight approached difficulty level. Itās one of those ājust pick whatever difficulty level you want and we wonāt give you any incentive to make it harderā approaches that I find so galling.
-Tom
Thatās missing part of the story. You had a wonderful time with the game, and then you realized the difficulty level did nothing, and you were aghast! One of my favorite reviews.
I concede that it was fun!
-Tom
This is a bummer to hear. I was perhaps hoping for more given Panic Button handled the port.
I did go ahead and buy it since I had some credits and $20 doesnāt seem too crazy. Weāll see soon. Do for sure wish it had couch co-op since my wife LOVES Diablo on Switch and this could have been fun (and we only have one Switch).
Diego
I played back in the day coop with the kiddo and we had a good time. I bought it last nightā¦and yes, it does not play as well as D3 on the consoleā¦but I did enjoy it a bit on the large screen and will continue playing it and try hardcore mode soon. Good deal for 19.99
This will probably get swamped by Nintendo Direct news, but River City Girls looks neat. Itās by Wayforward, with their typical problematic cheesecake, but sounds like a solid brawler.
They also released a Mighty Switch Force Collection on Switch, which Iād recommend if people have never played them.
Tokyo Mirage Sessions is finally getting an upgraded port - I think there goes my last reason to still own a Wii U.
Still need Xenoblade Chronicles X.
This Nintendo Direct was bonkers. Something for everybody. Xenoblade, Tokyo Mirage Sessions, Deadly Premonition, Obra Dinn, Overwatch, AssCreed, Jedi Outcast?
You could maybe argue too many ports and not enough new contentā¦but you canāt say Nintendo isnāt trying.
Oooh Iām excited for Deadly Premonition. That game is bonkers.
Also Divinity Original Sin II for those who were disappointed by Torchlight II and/or Pillars of Eternity. And itās availableā¦ now.