Players are presented with fewer pet options in the beginning, which seems like a shame at first. Chances are, though, most folks aren’t playing Torchlight III for its story.īut that’s all a prelude to what really matters: pet selection. In the first region, for example, the different goblin tribes get additional flavour, which makes their deaths matter just a little more. Aside from the unremarkable and linear tale, one notable change is the life injected into the various creatures you decimate. Why the bad guys are leaving monologue journal entries throughout the world elucidating their predictable plans, we’ll never know, but there they are. There are attempts to drip-feed some character development through interactive enemy audio logs called Echo Nodes, but they feel out of place. As before, much of the exposition comes from wonderfully drawn cutscenes that bring the tertiary cast to life, but the entire tale is rote and a simple vehicle to keep you clicking on the next mob. Plus, you may stumble across tomes that offer some history of past events. The story ties in well to previous entries, though for those who haven’t played either of the first two games, it functions sufficiently on its own. Moving on to new frontiers, players must help tame the wilds alongside the declining Ember Empire as the Netherim threaten to overtake the entire world. The tale continues 100 years from where adventurers left off in Torchlight II.
Despite a polished presentation and return to form, however, this adventure may lack in vigor for some. At the beginning of 2020, we saw a trailer for what is now Torchlight III, and after an extensive early access with fans helping to shape it, the final product is live. It was originally teased as a free-to-play MMO called Torchlight Frontiers that would be rife with microtransactions, but Perfect World Entertainment and Max Schaefer’s Echtra Games announced they were shifting their approach.
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The latest entry in the series has had a bit of a storied development.
It’s been a while since players have been able to visit the humble town of Torchlight because, spoilers, it was destroyed in the first game. See the video version of this review at the end of this page! 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