Macworld:
"Dedicated fans of RPGs and dungeon crawlers will likely make this game a cult classic. Fate is likely to be misunderstood by the common gamer and lacks the varnish or flashy characters of a sexier, more superficial game. But like the pint-sized protagonist, it gets the job done: the random levels, monsters, and rewards means that if you live to dungeon crawl, this is a game you must play. You'll have to excuse the rest of the gaming community, however, if we laugh at the evil unicorns."
Resumeplay writes: "If Fate and Diablo II had a baby, what would it come out to be? The developers behind Fate, and the co-creators of Diablo II have created a world that has meshed the two together and called it Torchlight. As the game started up and I first heard the background music, I was reminded of how closely related this game was to Diablo II. It made me more than a bit nostalgic, and was actually a bit refreshing, if not overpowering."
Uh, this game reminded you of Diablo II in a nostalgic sense? Sign me up! Nice review!
Good review! Torchlight is one of my new found games that I love. I can't wait till more mods come out.
Rumor has it that someone is working on a multiplayer one as well.
Multiplayer mod seriously? That would make the game even better for the 15 euro's i paid.
Fans of dungeon crawlers, fantastical adventure, and monster killing will find Fate a welcome arrival to the Mac platform. A dungeon crawler, for the uninitiated, is a genre of role-playing game where a player must guide a character through increasingly difficult levels of dungeons while confronting monsters, traps, and other obstacles. Through the journey the player can customize their character by upgrading his/her abilities, weapons, and magic. Sadly, Fate not only cuts out the fat of the genre but tosses out the baby with the bathwater. While Fate offers perhaps the deepest dungeon adventure experience ever, its narrow focus and unremarkable world will deter a broader following.
