Torchlight: Former Diablo Devlopers Offering More Than An Action RPG

There’s a game being released soon (8 days from the time of this article) by the former developers of Diablo that appears to be doing more than just bringing a game to market. Runic games will soon launch Torchlight, the (dare I say?) “Diablo-esque” action RPG game.  Not having played the game and knowing little about it since it has largely flown under most gamer’s radar, I think I can say that there is alot to like with this game.

Torchlight is going to be releasing a set of development tools along with the game, which should prolong the re-playability of the game.  Starting October 27th, it will be available on Steam for digital download.  The price appears to be right, around $20 bucks in the U.S.  It is being developed by Runic games, and despite the hangups that some people may have with Runic over HellGate London going to hell,  I think that the work they’ve done on Diablo gives them a unique perspective to making this sort of game.  Because of that I feel that the quality should be good.  The graphics look to be low impact, almost WoW like in their light and comic light appearance.  Its my opinion that these things add up to a game that has big potential.  All signs point to a fun, cheap and re-playable game.  Check out the 3 video clips below, which talk about the development tools that will ship with the game, as well as Runic’s philosophy around the game:

However, Torchlight is launching in October.  The same month that another little RPG is launching, Dragon Age Origins.  If you are a fan of action RPG’s, Torchlight just might be worth a look.  I think the signs point to it being a good game, but time will tell. In the mean time check out some video on the playable classes in Torchlight, the Alchemist, Vanquisher and Destroyer.