Diablo 3 vs Torchlight 2
Posted 01:20pm 08/12/11 by: Corporate Bane
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It's the David vs Goliath of video games - next year Torchlight 2 and Diablo 3 will go head to head in a battle of the click-tastic Action RPGs! Our graphics boffins went ahead and put together an infographic to sum up the superficial differences between the two games.



Naturally GameArena will keep you across details of both games - and we'll review them too (of course!) Are you looking forward to either of these games? Tell us in the comments below!
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Thu 08 Dec 11, 2:52pm
radmantom
Posted: Thu 08 Dec 11, 2:52pm

Diablo 3 just looks cooler... Torchlight is great but I don't know about those big cartoony/WOW looking characters

Thu 08 Dec 11, 2:56pm
GreySquirrel
Posted: Thu 08 Dec 11, 2:56pm

Diablo 3 - Most epic cut scenes ever
Torchlight - ?

and yeah D3 for it's darker theme (aka not having a ferret as a pet)

Thu 08 Dec 11, 3:25pm
Milamber
Posted: Thu 08 Dec 11, 3:25pm

of course d3's gonna be better, i mean come on, its Diablo 3.... but yeah I'll probably give Tochlight 2 a go I want to see how they have improved on it from the first one.

Thu 08 Dec 11, 3:48pm
frostedfire
Posted: Thu 08 Dec 11, 3:48pm

d3 will be better because we'll all stay a while and listen...

Thu 08 Dec 11, 4:21pm
lithiumz
Posted: Thu 08 Dec 11, 4:21pm

Torchlight because it supports lan and I enjoyed the first 1. Blizzard isn't getting my money ever again either.

Thu 08 Dec 11, 4:34pm
limimi
Posted: Thu 08 Dec 11, 4:34pm

Darker theme? Are you forgetting the rainbow???!:


Thu 08 Dec 11, 5:05pm
GreySquirrel
Posted: Thu 08 Dec 11, 5:05pm

turn the brightness down and you'll be fine

Thu 08 Dec 11, 7:53pm
Hotcakes
Posted: Thu 08 Dec 11, 7:53pm

Diablo 3 vs Torchlight 2 - Path of Exile wins!

Thu 08 Dec 11, 8:18pm
BeeJaY
Posted: Thu 08 Dec 11, 8:18pm

Someone will release a graphic filter mod to make it look grittier imo.

I'm pretty sure that 'how it should look like' side is just the same but with some sort of grainy concrete texture layered over it.

Thu 08 Dec 11, 10:30pm
Gung-ho
Posted: Thu 08 Dec 11, 10:30pm

Well Torchlight was boring - don't expect Torchlight 2 to be any better.

Thu 08 Dec 11, 11:37pm
Wraith
Posted: Thu 08 Dec 11, 11:37pm

BUT YOU CANT RETIRE IN DIABLOZORS

Fri 09 Dec 11, 1:44pm
spin
Posted: Fri 09 Dec 11, 1:44pm

Torchlight 2 really, really, really needs to release itself before Diablo III to be able to get any impact. The first Torchlight was only good as it was the only new Action RPG at the time. I think even Runic know that Diablo III will be ridiculously good, hopefully they can get a few fans and some much needed $$$ so they can make the Torchlight MMO they've wanted to do for some time now.

Fri 09 Dec 11, 1:45pm
Bogsnot
Posted: Fri 09 Dec 11, 1:45pm

T2 you can play without having to be connected to the internet.
D3 requires a permanent internet connection.

As far as I'm concerned, any game company that follows Ubisofton's "Always on" DRM approach automatically loses, irrespective of how good the game is.

Sat 10 Dec 11, 1:55pm
Shadow Masta
Posted: Sat 10 Dec 11, 1:55pm

I'm almost certain they'll survive without your business :)

Saying "im not gonna buy a game coz it *requires* me to be online" in an era where the extreme majority of people who would even know what diablo 3 is, would be connected to the internet 99% of their time anyway, is just childish.

Blizzard makes quality games, they are the best at what they do, the $$ don't lie.

It always amuses me when people boycott great games for silly reasons. Oh well, just one less whiner on their forums i suppose :)

Sat 10 Dec 11, 9:59pm
Total_War
Posted: Sat 10 Dec 11, 9:59pm

i reckon diablo 3 will win easily but torchlight well that is more for the fun times with friends and just to muck around but one thing though is the price difference is huge and if T2 can get any sort of dedicated stuff going it would be so much better. but yea i guess if we can only play with p2p it will be a bit bad unless the netcode is pretty good.

the only thing i dont like about blizzard is not the company itself but more so activision but yea nothing you can do its all about money.

Mon 12 Dec 11, 11:15am
awesomeasian
Posted: Mon 12 Dec 11, 11:15am

NO PET, NO SALE.

Thu 15 Dec 11, 11:41am
zidders
Posted: Thu 15 Dec 11, 11:41am

Why's it gotta be VS? If you've got the money, get both, because they're both gonna rock. If you can only afford one, go with whichever you think you'll have the most fun playing. It doesn't matter, because Runic will do really well at that price point especially and is in it for the long haul..so go ahead, get Diablo 3 first...then, when I can afford to and need a break from Torchlight II, you can get Torchlight II and i'll be able to get Diablo 3. Between these games, Path of Exile, and Grim Dawn alone, we're going to be hella spoiled.

Folks, you CAN love more than one thing at a time and play more than one game at a time..you know that, right?

Thu 15 Dec 11, 11:42am
zidders
Posted: Thu 15 Dec 11, 11:42am


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