Poll: So... Diablo 3 or Torchlight 2?

[Joshimodo]

Torchlight 2.


More attractive game (art style), cheaper, no DRM, better skill system, and less Diablo lore-twisting stuff.


For the price of Diablo III, which isn't offering much content for £40~, I can get 4 copies of Torchlight II for me and my mates to play in co-op. Also get the first game for free.


Yeah...

 

[Inkidu]

Probably neither, but if I had to pick one I think I would pick the one that:

Didn't have an always-online requirement.
The one that doesn't have a real-money auction house that favors the rich and enforces number one.
Something that didn't spend ten and a half years in "development". Who wants to buy a game from a lazy company. It's a hack-n-slash guys.

However, I don't intend to get either.

 

[TehRandom1]

Can someone explain to me why the story in Diablo was good?

All I can remember was some dude telling me to clear out a den of evil and then I stopped caring about the game or its story.

Let's remember both games' storyline is rather irrelevant. All it needs to do it point you in the direction to the nearest full loot dispenser.

 

[kingthrall]

d3, torchlight way too childish looking even though diablo 3 is sadly on the same wrong path.

You, my friend, may want to look into Grim Dawn.

here's a pre-alpha gameplay video,

If the spell effects were better that'd be awesome.

I heard about this, its made from the guys who did Titan quest another awesome game.
Looks similar too with the health-bar and magic style of casting.

 

[WoW Killer]

You know, I was neutral but I'm siding with D3 now, only because the TL2 crowds arguments are more idiotic.

I was just watching the Yogscast footage [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6exWP9632k&list=UUH-_hzb2ILSCo9ftVSnrCIQ&index=1&feature=plcp] of the TL2 beta. Something they say towards the end of that I found agreeable. That game looks like WoW. It looks a lot like WoW. How can anybody complain about D3s graphical style not being "dark" enough or veering too far from the aesthetic of its predecessor, and then claim TL2 is somehow closer to D2s grittiness?

Before anybody asks, I do think TL2 looks good and I'll be getting both, but if you want me to polarise I'll polarise

 

[Simonoly]

I voted for Diablo 3 because I didn't really enjoy the first Torchlight. I found it quite dull and really couldn't be bothered to complete it, so I'm unsure about the sequel. However, I hear Torchlight 2 will have a coop, and I do find dungeon crawlers much more enjoyable when playing with a couple of friends, so I might give it a look eventually.

 

[Squidbulb]

I would buy Torchlight 2 but my computer probably isn't up to snuff.

 

[CardinalPiggles]

I'm going with the more sensible option of Torchlight 2. I pre-ordered it through Steam and got TL1, and I love it to bits.

But anyway TL is much cheaper, you can play it off line, you can play it through Steam, there is no real money auction house (pay to win system), aesthetically it's nicer to look at and the requirements will probably be a bit lower too.

Plus there won't be hoards of die hard Blizzard fans shouting down their mic at you for being shit or stupid.

 

[nu1mlock]

you can play it off line

Which isn't a problem for me, I'll be playing with friends - I need to play online anyway.

there is no real money auction house (pay to win system)

Which isn't a problem for me, I'll be playing with friends instead of stupid randoms.

Plus there won't be hoards of die hard Blizzard fans shouting down their mic at you for being shit or stupid.

Which isn't a problem for me, I'll be playing with friends instead of stupid randoms.

Yeah, I'll be playing both, but I'll start with Diablo 3 as it's released in two days - Torchlight 2 isn't.

 

[CardinalPiggles]

you can play it off line

Which isn't a problem for me, I'll be playing with friends - I need to play online anyway.

there is no real money auction house (pay to win system)

Which isn't a problem for me, I'll be playing with friends instead of stupid randoms.

Plus there won't be hoards of die hard Blizzard fans shouting down their mic at you for being shit or stupid.

Which isn't a problem for me, I'll be playing with friends instead of stupid randoms.

Yeah, I'll be playing both, but I'll start with Diablo 3 as it's released in two days - Torchlight 2 isn't.

I'm happy for you?