I have played the original torchlight games and thought they were good. I
decided to give this one a shot to see what the developers could come up with
and it doesn't disappoint. The game play is just as smooth as expected and
skills are central to any build. I just started exploring and the story is much
better than the original games.
There are two areas that this game could use improvement on however. First is
the controller support. You can successfully play the game with a controller but
there are several points where the controller just won't cut it. Choosing skills
and talents for one. Equipping gear to the offhand is another area you need the
mouse for. It should be simple enough to let the player select things with the
controller.
They try to make it more functional by mapping the right analog stick to the
mouse but this is awkward and clunky at best. Instead their needs to be a cursor
that the d-pad controls. I would find it more useful if the right analog stick
would scroll the minimap or something of that nature.
The other area that needs a little work is the introduction video/background. I
have been playing for several hours and am not quite sure what a 'crow' is or
how this 'bond' works. It's really a minor thing as I'm sure I'll figure it out
as the story progresses but at no point do I feel like I have been brought up to
speed.
what is the fun of this game? you just click the button you collect items and nothing else
2023-05-10