Torchlight

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Description

Thick veins of the magical ore Ember lie beneath the streets of Torchlight, and fortune seekers have been flocking to the small mining town since its discovery. To extract the valuable ore, a labyrinth of tunnels has been dug deep into the earth. What the miners don't know, but will soon discover, is that something much more deadly resides beneath. Ruined civilizations, now long forgotten, have hidden horrors no one can even imagine .. and now those horrors are about to surface. It is up to you and your trusty companions to stop the onslaught of monsters and save the town's citizens.

Torchlight is a single-player action role-playing game in which you play one of three character classes: The Destroyer (a warrior), The Alchemist (a spellcaster), or The Vanquisher (a rogue). Each character class has unique weapons and armor and three skill sets.

Although the majority of gameplay is handled in typical Diablo-like fashion (exploring, killing monsters, completing quests, buying and selling, levelling up, etc.), there are a few distinguishing features. For instance, your character has a private stash for storing excess items. All of your party members also share an additional pack which can be used to transfer items between them.

The animal companion you choose at the beginning of the game can be used for a variety of purposes. This pet can wear two rings and an amulet, can carry as many items as you can in its own pack, and levels up with experience. Its items can be sold to shopkeepers or shared between the party. You can teach your pet tricks, like fetching dropped items or to cast two spells of your choosing. To turn your pet into a vicious fighting monster, feed it fish before a battle. Different fishes found or caught by you in the game have varied effects on your pet.

Most levels in the game are randomly generated. Inside you'll find secret rooms, traps, swinging bridges, levers, shrines, non-monster encounters, and elevation changes. The game features an auto-map feature to help you find your way around, and tool tips for getting acquainted with the gameplay.

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Alternate Titles

• "火炬之光" -- Chinese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: OGRE
• Console Generation Exclusives: Xbox 360
• Covermount: Level (Romania)
• Diablo variants
• Fantasy Creatures: Dwarves
• Fantasy Creatures: Trolls
• Gameplay feature: Armor / weapon sets
• Gameplay feature: Auto-mapping
• Gameplay feature: Fishing
• Games with randomly generated environments
• Genre: Dungeon Crawler
• Green Pepper releases
• Torchlight series

User Reviews

Fun hack and slash experience, but nothing more.	Windows	CupcakeX (1197)
Diablight!	Windows	agamer (76)
Cute and cuddly Diablo clone. More like Fate II.	Windows	Rod Mayton (13)
What? huh? Where? STOP IT!	Windows	Asinine (1006)

Critic Reviews

Total PC Gaming	Windows	2009	9 out of 10	90
Inside Mac Games (IMG)	Macintosh	Sep 16, 2010	8.75 out of 10	88
IGN	Windows	Nov 18, 2009	8.6 out of 10	86
Game Observer	Windows	Dec 02, 2009	84 out of 100	84
Legendra	Windows	Jul 04, 2010		80
Clubic	Windows	Oct 28, 2009		80
PC Player (Denmark)	Windows	Jan, 2010	8 out of 10	80
GamersGlobal	Windows	Nov 01, 2009	8 out of 10	80
Eurogamer.fr	Windows	Nov 09, 2009	8 out of 10	80
Computer Bild Spiele	Windows	Nov 30, 2009	2.47 out of 6	71

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Free on GOG for 2 days	2	vedder (52222) Jun 18, 2013

Trivia

1001 Video Games

Torchlight appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Awards

• Game Developers Choice Awards
  • 2010 (10th Annual) - Best Debut Game
• GameShark
  • 2009 - Best Indie Game
• Gamespy
  • 2009 - Sleep When You're Dead Award

Related Web Sites

• The Ultimate Dungeon Crawl (An Apple Games article about the Macintosh version of Torchlight (May, 2010).)
• Torchlight (the official website)
• Torchlight Insider (fan site with news, tips and information)