Torchlight II - Page 6

On May 24 2011 00:55 clusen wrote:
Not even 2 months anymore until release! =) (July)

On May 24 2011 01:40 Playguuu wrote:
Was kind of boring, especially once you get enough gold to just enchant all your gear it ended up being ridiculously easy.

On May 24 2011 04:35 DaveyJones wrote:
I think that you can only play single player mode.

On May 24 2011 00:56 FliedLice wrote:



wow, really?!

SOMETHING TO CLOSE THE DIABLO3 GAP WITH! YAY

On May 24 2011 07:44 clusen wrote:

Torchlight 2 features a multiplayer mode.

On June 30 2011 23:50 Coutcha wrote:
http://www.gamespot.com/shows/now-playing/?tag=topslot;img;2

:D thats pretty cooollll

PAX Prime Interview Question Submission

So, due to an awesome series of events, I have secured a media pass for Jerich to go to PAX this September. It's still over a month away, but I thought I'd give you all the chance to submit questions. We'll gather a lot of the questions and get as many of them asked as possible when Jerich meets with the Runic devs. Since this should be pretty close to release, I'm guessing anything is fair game to be asked at that point. You can thank Ben from Runic for hooking me up with the contact for the guy who gives out the media passes for making this possible.

Super-sized PC action RPG sequel Torchlight 2 is too big to fit on Xbox Live Arcade and will need to be "comprehensively redesigned" if it's ever to see a console release, developer Runic Games has revealed.

CEO Max Schaefer told Eurogamer that it had only just managed to squeeze the original game below Microsoft's file size limit. As it stands, the significantly more ambitious sequel is not even close.

Whereas the first game had just one just small town and a few dungeons, the sequel has vast outdoor areas, multiple hub cities, different terrain types and, crucially, co-operative multiplayer.

"With Torchlight 2 there is a little more complication as far as just being able to do a straight port, as we did with Torchlight 1," he explained. "In all likelihood, if Torchlight 2 gets to the Xbox it would be probably fairly comprehensively redesigned.

"We would have to be redoing the interface for a console release anyway, just like we did with Torchlight 1, so it would probably make sense to do something more specifically tailored to the Xbox.

For Torchlight 2, "Runic will be releasing the same tools with which we made the game, including TorchEd 2.0 and our 3D Studio max exporters," says Russell. What can players expect to do with those? "TorchEd 2.0 is the in-house tool used to build our levels, skills, UI [user interface], quests, particles, items, monsters, and effects. We also use it to manage game statistics and balance." She continues, "The 3D Studio exporters will allow people to import their own models and animations." Worried that this all might be a little over your head? Fear not! TorchEd 2.0 will use "a visual logic system that requires no programming experience."

Runic Games unveiled the price point for Torchlight II today, and as promised, the studio continues to champion the model of affordable games with great value. Torchlight II will retail for $19.99 USD, the same price as the original Torchlight.

“It’s always been our goal to provide exceptional value for the price,” says Max Schaefer, CEO of Runic Games. “Everyone who wants to play Torchlight II will be able to comfortably afford to do so, and they’ll be able to play with their friend online or via a LAN, or play single player offline, all with no further purchases.”