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Torchlight Goes Gold and becomes Best Seller on Steam

Charles King from GOS writes: Torchlight has sold half a million copies and becomes the best seller on Steam. In Torchlight , an action RPG by Runic Games, you fight hordes of monsters in randomly generated dungeons. You also can have pets, go fishing, and even retire you character and receive benefits and perks for new characters. Congratulations to Runic Games on their new IP going Gold!

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tweek095095d ago

reference ZP's review about how no controller has enough buttons to be ported to consoles

mrv3215095d ago

I agree there aren't enough buttons, as is. But that's not a problem... just redesign it a bit. If there's enough things for Skate I think there'll be enough Torchlight.

I haven't play torchlight on PC but it could work on consoles they just have to be clever. Map your attacks to the right stick and that gets rid of a lot of the stuff. Seeing as your character move in the direction you click you could just control him with the left stick and use the right analogue for attacks and the rest on the buttons for looting and menus.

tweek095095d ago

no i definitely agree i just remembered it and thought it was funny. but even so they would have to do a major overhaul of the UI to be able to fit all that loot in a place that is easy to maneuver.

They could do it...It would just take a lot of work

mrv3215095d ago

Seeing as they want Torchlight to become a MMO, using the money from the game to make it do you really think during down a market for 30 million+ is something they'd do really? The console market would be ideal I could easily foresee 1 million+ sales and this game seems almost perfect for download.

tweek095095d ago

well the market for people who play MMOs on the consoles is nothing in comparison to the people who play MMOs on the PC. Most developers even know that the console market isn't nearly as accessible for people who want to play MMOs. While I can easily foresee a Torchlight MMO to be one of the best and most-beloved MMOs out there, I don't really think the consoles would be a viable option, if and when they get to that point.

However, I do agree that a game like this is pretty good for download. I mean lo-res graphics, lots of fun just pick up and play style. Its just the developers need to take the time and hammer out a really good port that caters directly to the PS3 and 360, if they can pull it off I would love to see it happen.

Tony P5095d ago

Perfect? I don't know. Has there ever been as big a demand on consoles for a CRPG-ish or Diablo style games? That stuff got big on PC before consoles had net.

Jager5095d ago

The Champions of Norrath and the Baldurs gate games on hte PS2 comes to mind.

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ClownBelt5095d ago

Best idea I've heard so far. I'm so envious of those PC players who can play this and Diablo.

Awookie5095d ago

I wouldn't think it would work that well the way you aim alot of spells requires a quick precise mouse, i guess you could lock on to targets but that doesn't sound that great and would only work for some spells.

kvg885095d ago

if you haven't got it yet, you should!

Cheeseknight285095d ago

Got mine for $5 back during the Steam Holiday Sale.

...Still haven't played it.

wicko5095d ago (Edited 5095d ago )

It's awesome, bought 1 copy for myself on launch and gifted 2 more to a couple friends later on.

Congrats to Runic for their success!

booni35095d ago

i heard the game was pretty good.

Komega5095d ago

Good, Torchlight was a pretty awesome play-through. It deserves the good press!

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RTX Remix Makes Torchlight, Mount & Blade and Other Classic PC Games Look Lovely

Following the official release of the RTX Remix runtime, modders have renewed their efforts to remaster classic PC games like Torchlight.

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New Games with Gold for July 2022 - Xbox Wire

It’s time to announce the July Games with Gold lineup! On the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, capture photos of the wondrous Beasts of Maravilla Island, and survive being stranded on a desolate moon base in Relicta. And for our classic lineup via Backward Compatibility, build and ride rollercoasters in Thrillville: Off the Rails, […]

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darthv72668d ago

Yawn.... I will say torchlight is fun, but i have that on my steamdeck. Relicta is also on PS+ Extra and looks like it would make a cool VR game. No PSVR support though.

VenomUK668d ago

@Darthv72 How did you shift this story about the Xbox Games with Gold lineup into a negative about PSVR not supporting one of the games?! 🤣

crazyCoconuts668d ago

It's pretty impressive actually.

darthv72668d ago (Edited 668d ago )

Hmm... that is funny. I see it more as a negative against XB. Like other games on both, some offer a VR mode for PS and this looked like it should be one of them. Then again it doesnt even offer VR for PC so... ehh.

RedDevils668d ago

That how professional troll at their best work.

ChasterMies668d ago

Why continues reporting this? Who is left that is still interested in Games with Gold?

crazyCoconuts668d ago

I guess if I paid $5/month for this crap I'd still want to know what I got...

Eidolon668d ago

Yeah, be interesting to know. I hardly care because of Game Pass now, still don't mind seeing what we get, but I've come to terms that it's mostly going to be nothing I'll play if have GP.

itsmebryan668d ago

They should get rid of games w gold. With Gamepass I have too many better games to even think about GWG.

crazyCoconuts668d ago

So they've managed to decrease the value you get each month without decreasing revenue by making the games crappier. If they still charged $5/month without giving you ANY games at all, it would open them up to criticism and direct comparisons to PS+ without any way to subjectively spin the message

Crows90667d ago (Edited 667d ago )

It's also part of gamepass ultimate. It's good to see since it directly competes with ps extra

northpaws668d ago

This is beyond bad... kinda shitty move to force all their subscribers to get gamepass.

VersusDMC668d ago

Technically forcing people to move to Gamepass Ultimate. Regular gamepass doesn't include Gold.

Silly gameAr668d ago

I guess that's that value that everyone keeps talking about.

KillBill667d ago

Technically you aren't forced to buy anything. And Xbox Live gold can be bought separately. https://www.xbox.com/en-US/...

KillBill667d ago

What are you talking about you can still buy Xbox Live Gold on its own if you want to. You guys need to stop having conversations about Xbox if you know nothing about it. https://www.xbox.com/en-US/...

Silly gameAr667d ago (Edited 667d ago )

I guess the comments flew right over your head, huh? If GP was such a good value, gold would come with game pass, without having to get the more expensive opinion.

KillBill667d ago

@silly - what? Point is that gold can be had WITHOUT game pass. simple as that. Nothing forcing you to buy game pass.

gamer9667d ago

@ Silly, not sure what you're trying to say, you want game pass ultimate for the price of xbox live gold? That's ridiculous the amount of full price day 1 games you get included in game pass - you don't get that for cheap. Nobody is forced to get game pass, if the value is there you subscribe. if there's a drought in games you unsubscribe like i just did a month ago. Will likely get back on game pass this fall/holiday and into 2023 when the games are flooding in.

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The Best Dungeon Crawlers Not Named Diablo

From Xfire: "The words "dungeon crawler" are defined as a genre of role-playing games wherein "heroes navigate a labyrinth environment, battling various monsters, avoiding traps, solving puzzles, and looting any treasure they may find."

Now, if you, just like every other gamer, thought immediately of any of the Diablo games when you read that, you're probably not alone.

The thing is, the Diablo franchise has been synonymous with dungeon crawlers since 1997. But while the Diablo titles have long been considered the most popular dungeon crawlers, they're far from the only ones that are worth playing."