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The Pub at MMORPG.COM  » Runic games = the new Blizzard

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SaintViktor

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10/30/09 7:13:11 PM#1

If you haven't heard of Torchlight by now then wake up. Its one of the most fantastic action rpgs ever since Diablo 2. The creators of Diablo,Fate and Mythos have a major hit on their hands and they are now currently working on the Torchlight mmo. These are the guys who played a major part in Blizzard's success. You can check out the game at www.torchlightgame.com/. Its a fantastic game and if you are a big Diablo fan you will not be disappointed.

Dibdabs

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10/30/09 7:18:01 PM#2

Another rehash of a rehash of tired old Diablo.  It's a one-trick company.

zaxxon23

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10/30/09 7:35:02 PM#3
Originally posted by Dibdabs

Another rehash of a rehash of tired old Diablo.  It's a one-trick company.


 

D2 still offers more compelling gameplay than nearly every mmo on the market. 

arenasb

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10/30/09 7:37:07 PM#4
Originally posted by zaxxon23
Originally posted by Dibdabs

Another rehash of a rehash of tired old Diablo.  It's a one-trick company.


 

D2 still offers more compelling gameplay than nearly every mmo on the market. 


 

Hack and slash is compelling? I do admit to liking mindless killing now and then though. My favorite Diablo clone (better actually imo) was Titan Quest.

-aLpHa-

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10/30/09 7:40:32 PM#5

Wait a moment, wasn't Mythos from Flagship? The ones that brought us Hellgate loldon?

SaintViktor

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10/30/09 7:43:19 PM#6
Originally posted by -aLpHa-

Wait a moment, wasn't Mythos from Flagship? The ones that brought us Hellgate loldon?


 

Yeah they was from FSS but they were based out of Seattle and was working on Mythos, not Hellgate.

-aLpHa-

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10/30/09 7:56:13 PM#7


Originally posted by SaintViktor

Originally posted by -aLpHa-

Wait a moment, wasn't Mythos from Flagship? The ones that brought us Hellgate loldon?


 
Yeah they was from FSS but they were based out of Seattle and was working on Mythos, not Hellgate.


Thats still no reassurance ^^. So you play the game and it's really good? The website is really slow, so i can't check their media stuff.

MMO_Doubter

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10/30/09 7:59:41 PM#8
Originally posted by SaintViktor

If you haven't heard of Torchlight by now then wake up. Its one of the most fantastic action rpgs ever since Diablo 2. The creators of Diablo,Fate and Mythos have a major hit on their hands and they are now currently working on the Torchlight mmo. These are the guys who played a major part in Blizzard's success. You can check out the game at www.torchlightgame.com/. Its a fantastic game and if you are a big Diablo fan you will not be disappointed.

 

Are you getting paid for each thread you start promoting this game?

Papadam

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10/30/09 8:05:53 PM#9

Its abit suspicous that the OP was bashing pretty much every MMO out there some time ago and now suddenly is posting alot of overly positive threads about a single player game no one cares about...

Diablo was great because it had atmoshphere... making a diablo clone with WoW graphics but without multiplayer doesnt sound that great....

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and WAR = Led Zeppelin
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wesjr

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10/30/09 8:12:47 PM#10

I downloaded the Demo from Steam a few days ago - I like it and its very additing

ragnaur23

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10/30/09 8:14:56 PM#11

I have seen the game, it does sound fun and interesting, however Sacred 2 is a better "Diablo" Clone than any other game out there. I do love how everyone who loves Blizzard, says everything is a clone of what THEY make...There were hack and Slash games, before Diablo, good or bad makes no difference, there were games before Diablo...There were also MMO's before WoW, and Before its development even began. There are other companies around, there are other games around. Am i excited to see Diablo 3? Sure, but far more excited at the announcement of Sacred 3. Im sure Torchlight is a great game, and for the price i may even give it a go, mythos had potential, but the downfall of FSS who brought us hellgate, which was a great hack n slash game in an mmo percspective, they should have just gone one way or the other with it, not half and half..

SaintViktor

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10/30/09 8:15:58 PM#12
Originally posted by MMO_Doubter
Originally posted by SaintViktor

If you haven't heard of Torchlight by now then wake up. Its one of the most fantastic action rpgs ever since Diablo 2. The creators of Diablo,Fate and Mythos have a major hit on their hands and they are now currently working on the Torchlight mmo. These are the guys who played a major part in Blizzard's success. You can check out the game at www.torchlightgame.com/. Its a fantastic game and if you are a big Diablo fan you will not be disappointed.

 

Are you getting paid for each thread you start promoting this game?


 

Ofcourse not but I see nothing wrong with putting ones opinion on this site like you do and many others. Noone says you have to like the game whatsoever. Oh and yes I have lost faith in alot of mmos these days because they are nothng more than craptastic rehashes of yesterday with a pricetag  on it. Torchlight  creators are the ones who made Diablo great and that does deserve some recognition. Again, if you do not like then game then do not play. It is that simple but for the many who have played Torchlight knows it is a great game with a dev team that a ton of good talent.

UsedManatee

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10/30/09 8:19:16 PM#13

 I've been playing Torchlight since release.  It's very well done, and there is a fairly active Steam community chat going on all day and night which - since Steam chat comes up in game - makes for an interesting combination of very definitely 1-player hack and slash and chat.

Incidentally, I just played through D2 two weeks ago for the first time in a long, long time.  It is still a great game.  The "story" of TL is not the focal point, it's really a hack and slash monty haul done right.

Anyway, I won't start any new threads on th is because it isn't really the point.  I think the original assertion that Runic is the new Blizzard is a little bizarre, however I do not deny that Runic took an *obvious* opportunity releasing a solid game at a low pricepoint.  There has been a huge gap in ARPG, and Blizzard being Blizzard sat on D3 long enough to make the ravenous hounds willing to take on just about any release.  Luckily for the hounds, this steak is tasty.  I'm looking forward to seeing the power of the editor, and the modules created by the community.

It is what it is.  If you like the demo, pick it up and support the devs.  They've been hanging out in the Steam chat talking about design decisions and taking note of the very few bugs that have been discovered.

my $.02

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Ranyr

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10/30/09 8:24:30 PM#14
Originally posted by UsedManatee

 I've been playing Torchlight since release.  It's very well done, and there is a fairly active Steam community chat going on all day and night which - since Steam chat comes up in game - makes for an interesting combination of very definitely 1-player hack and slash and chat.

Incidentally, I just played through D2 two weeks ago for the first time in a long, long time.  It is still a great game.  The "story" of TL is not the focal point, it's really a hack and slash monty haul done right.

Anyway, I won't start any new threads on th is because it isn't really the point.  I think the original assertion that Runic is the new Blizzard is a little bizarre, however I do not deny that Runic took an *obvious* opportunity releasing a solid game at a low pricepoint.  There has been a huge gap in ARPG, and Blizzard being Blizzard sat on D3 long enough to make the ravenous hounds willing to take on just about any release.  Luckily for the hounds, this steak is tasty.  I'm looking forward to seeing the power of the editor, and the modules created by the community.

It is what it is.  If you like the demo, pick it up and support the devs.  They've been hanging out in the Steam chat talking about design decisions and taking note of the very few bugs that have been discovered.

my $.02

 

The story was pretty involving in the demo, you get clear indications of why you're there and what's going on and your character becomes embroiled in everything fairly early so there definitely is a focal story perspective if you want to pay attention to it. You can also hack and slash/blast everything too. It's a good demo, I'll be picking up the game soon most likely.

No other game is worth my 20$ right now.

Comnitus

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10/30/09 8:27:11 PM#15

Sounds exactly like Fate, except for the user created levels. Fate was also modeled off Diablo II, so I guess it's no surprise. But the pet cat/dog, the fishing, the "infinite" (well, okay, there's only 2,147,483,647 levels), and everything else is exactly the same.

On another note, Young Frankenstein (where the OP's avatar comes from) is on AMC as I'm posting this. Weird.


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tryklon

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10/30/09 8:30:56 PM#16

 Maybe when they release a demo, no way im paying 19,99 blindly

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Waiting for: Star Wars: The Old Republic, Mass Effect 2, Final Fantasy XIV

UsedManatee

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10/30/09 8:33:46 PM#17
Originally posted by Comnitus

Sounds exactly like Fate, except for the user created levels. Fate was also modeled off Diablo II, so I guess it's no surprise. But the pet cat/dog, the fishing, the "infinite" (well, okay, there's only 2,147,483,647 levels), and everything else is exactly the same.

On another note, Young Frankenstein (where the OP's avatar comes from) is on AMC as I'm posting this. Weird.

 

It's very similar to Fate, for plenty of logical reasons which need not be repeated here.  It's like the formula of Fate (nobody is contending that those are now exactly the same) has been given a much needed polish.

How dare you present him with logic! Don't you understand? He fights epic fights, in epic games, with epic toons....eats epic food and takes epic dumps! He has more e..pic..icity...ness in his little finger than you have in your whole unepic body! - ChicagoCub

UsedManatee

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10/30/09 8:34:39 PM#18
Originally posted by tryklon

 Maybe when they release a demo, no way im paying 19,99 blindly

Your search finger broken? ;)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/41510/

 

How dare you present him with logic! Don't you understand? He fights epic fights, in epic games, with epic toons....eats epic food and takes epic dumps! He has more e..pic..icity...ness in his little finger than you have in your whole unepic body! - ChicagoCub

SaintViktor

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10/30/09 8:38:20 PM#19
Originally posted by tryklon

 Maybe when they release a demo, no way im paying 19,99 blindly


 

There is a demo on steam and it is the 3rd best seller in rpgs.

tryklon

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10/30/09 8:41:16 PM#20
Originally posted by UsedManatee
Originally posted by tryklon

 Maybe when they release a demo, no way im paying 19,99 blindly

Your search finger broken? ;)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/41510/

 

 

nice, but im not a steam user. dont know if i feel like installing it =P

thanks anyway

Playing: Aion, World of Warcraft, Dragon Age Origins
Waiting for: Star Wars: The Old Republic, Mass Effect 2, Final Fantasy XIV

pepsibottle

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10/30/09 9:08:21 PM#21

Yawn, looks bad.

wesjr

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10/30/09 9:17:12 PM#22
Originally posted by tryklon
Originally posted by UsedManatee
Originally posted by tryklon

 Maybe when they release a demo, no way im paying 19,99 blindly

Your search finger broken? ;)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/41510/

 

 

nice, but im not a steam user. dont know if i feel like installing it =P

thanks anyway


 

One excuse after another  

tryklon

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10/30/09 9:20:48 PM#23
Originally posted by wesjr
Originally posted by tryklon
Originally posted by UsedManatee
Originally posted by tryklon

 Maybe when they release a demo, no way im paying 19,99 blindly

Your search finger broken? ;)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/41510/

 

 

nice, but im not a steam user. dont know if i feel like installing it =P

thanks anyway


 

One excuse after another  

 

You really think the game worths a try?

Really, i loved Diablo2 and im waiting for Diablo3. Is this game really worth the time? Cuz if it does i dont mind taking some time to actually test it

Playing: Aion, World of Warcraft, Dragon Age Origins
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Kayless

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Assholes and Elbows! Stay frosty people...

10/30/09 9:22:55 PM#24

Yes it's worth a try and well worth the few measly quid they're charging for it too.

Download the demo, trust me you won't regret it 

drel

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10/30/09 9:47:41 PM#25

hmmm-I'm not impressed, but, then again the game is not for everyone-I feel the grind coming on with this game.

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