This in itself wouldn’t be a problem, as the click-heavy gameplay only depends on shortcuts for quick activation of potions and spells. Having never played this title on other platforms, I can’t say whether this is a bug specific to the platform, or even to my setup, but it is a jarring moment in otherwise smooth gameplay.Īs a left-handed gamer who also uses the mouse in my left hand, customising keyboard shortcuts is always the first thing I do but Torchlight offers no such customisation (at least not without rummaging through text configuration files). When defeating one of many bosses scattered across the dungeons, the game would freeze momentarily before a loot drop. The mass of loot makes it difficult to differentiate between dropped items or to outright notice them when hidden behind scenery or simply piled under tonnes of leather armour. As you descend through the Ember mines, loot chests await your greedy hands – some offering masses of gold, others triggering traps or filling the room with a nightmare-enducing swarm of spiders.Īs a compulsive hoarder in role-playing games, I found loot drops somewhat problematic and further exacerbated by issues in the Linux port. A troll in a fiery dungeon.īipedal felines, electrocuting turtles, poisonous zombies, and gigantic spiders are amongst the wide variety of creatures you encounter along the way. The first set of dungeons are the usual cavernous mines, but forested ruins and sinister fortifications loom even lower. Though the geographical limitation feels claustrophobic at times, the 35 dungeon offer a variety of environments and creatures to keep you occupied for several days. The entirety of the title’s hack-and-slash mayhem takes place in the nearby Ember mines. But whilst my early adolescent days of Diablo II took me across juxtaposed locales, the only way out of Torchlight is down. The town of Torchligh establishes the medieval fantasy tone from the start. Unlike its spiritual predecessors, this title feels smaller from the start. Indeed, the founders of Runic, Erich and Max Schaefer, co-founded the company responsible for the first two Diablo games.
Between all the Humble Indie Bundle games to land on Linux thus far, few have a team as distinguished as Torchlight’s.ĭeveloped by Runic Games, Torchlight is an action RPG that follows the point-and-click model of the popular Diablo series.
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