Torchlight III

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3.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 77 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 20 out of 77
  3. Negative: 47 out of 77

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  1. Dubeau
    Oct 15, 2020
    6
    Torchlight 3 isn't a bad game, it's just that it's not at the level of the two previous games. The story is fair and could have used of more of those 2d stills, then those audio treasures. The interface isn't that easy. I played with a controller on PC and there were some instances where I had to use the mouse.

    The combat is somewhat unbalanced. Your, shoot a projectile, is very strong    Torchlight 3 isn't a bad game, it's just that it's not at the level of the two previous games. The story is fair and could have used of more of those 2d stills, then those audio treasures. The interface isn't that easy. I played with a controller on PC and there were some instances where I had to use the mouse.

    The combat is somewhat unbalanced. Your, shoot a projectile, is very strong and can beat all the game while swinging a sword/mace is extremely weak. Some magic powers are completely useless while some others extremely strong. So, I mounted only 4-5 of them to max, with 3 passive. All the other powers didn't help me.

    And they were a lot of glitches with the pets. From one zone to another, the pet would vanish. I had to go back, choose another one, and take back mine. Again some pets doesn't do much. I ended using only one. And there was the matter of fleeing pets. Some are specialized in that. I also had invisible sections of levels around the end. The music and voice overs were really good.

    I give it 65% because I loved the first two game. I was fairly entertained but all the small glitches and nick-knacks, ruined the experience for me. And what was the point of building a fort ? I felt like they lost their time on that aspect of the game, that seem more like a gimmick thing.    … Expand
  2. blubberguts
    Oct 20, 2020
    5
    It's just not very good.

    What's fun about action rpg games ? Loot, exploring, leveling up and battles. The loot sucks. Very bland, so half the fun is gone right there. No gems to insert either. The "dungeons" are pretty much just big rectangular areas. That's it. Not enough variety means that exploration is boring. Leveling up is not fun. I don't like most of the skills, the    It's just not very good.

    What's fun about action rpg games ? Loot, exploring, leveling up and battles.

    The loot sucks. Very bland, so half the fun is gone right there. No gems to insert either.

    The "dungeons" are pretty much just big rectangular areas. That's it. Not enough variety means that exploration is boring.

    Leveling up is not fun. I don't like most of the skills, the seem uninteresting and useless.

    The bosses seem to fight mostly the same, they just *look* different.

    It's not a terrible game, just VERY mediocre and forgettable. I was really excited to try it...and never played it again after the first day. It's just too meh. And now I;ve uninstalled it...

    The only thing it does better than T1 and T2 is looks. It;s actually quite pretty.

    But fun wise, exploration wise, gem wise, leveling up, loot...is all inferior.

    How did they get it so wrong?    … Expand
  3. doctor_awesome
    Oct 21, 2020
    6
    As a huge fan of both previous games, I really wanted to love Torchlight III. I wanted to be able to say the negative reviews about it being mobile garbage were just bandwagonning internet types jumping on the latest thing to be outraged about.

    I just beat it and unfortunately, this game is just not very good. It gives you a warning before letting you sell legendary items, and at first    As a huge fan of both previous games, I really wanted to love Torchlight III. I wanted to be able to say the negative reviews about it being mobile garbage were just bandwagonning internet types jumping on the latest thing to be outraged about.

    I just beat it and unfortunately, this game is just not very good. It gives you a warning before letting you sell legendary items, and at first I was carefully putting these in my stash for future playthroughs, but then I was like "yeah I'm never touching this again once I beat it".

    The graphics are not that good. Perhaps the fidelity is technically higher than Torchlight II or Path of Exile, but they just never really grabbed me and made me feel immersed in the game world. They felt repetitive and cheaply made.

    The gameplay is incredibly repetitive. You go to a big open area, from which there are a few instance dungeons that quests have you go in and kill the mini-boss, or collect some thingies, or both. All the bosses are very similar feeling and fairly easy, even on hard difficulty. The combat heavily favors projectile attacks, which suited my build fine, but it does seem rather unbalanced. The classes do seem pretty fresh and interesting, that was the one bright spot.

    The game seems to lose your progress in unpredictable ways when you exit the large open area to do an instance dungeon. I also managed to glitch through the floor once, which I don't think I've ever had happen to me in this style of fixed perspective ARPG.

    The story was okay but the voice acting was uneven. The loot system seemed a simplified departure of Torchlight 2, and this was a franchise where the loot was half the fun.

    I beat the game and it was okay, it's not an unplayable disaster, but it's mediocre at best.    … Expand
  4. yota71
    Nov 18, 2020
    5
    I loved the previous Torchlight games, but I find this incredibly boring, they took away everything that made other games beautiful, they took out the dual wielding, they took away the challenge of the dimensional doors (some really difficult and rewarding), they took away the gemstones that enchanted weapons and armor, they removed the altars to enchant the weapons, in the end there wasI loved the previous Torchlight games, but I find this incredibly boring, they took away everything that made other games beautiful, they took out the dual wielding, they took away the challenge of the dimensional doors (some really difficult and rewarding), they took away the gemstones that enchanted weapons and armor, they removed the altars to enchant the weapons, in the end there was only a game that was all the same and decidedly repetitive, I just fear that everything they removed is then added later as a paid DLC, a very bad habit that many houses that produce video games are taking (google translate)… Expand
  5. SplitMind
    Dec 12, 2021
    5
    While I really enjoyed TL2, the third entry feels like a step backwards.

    The graphics don't seem to have improved. If anything, they are worse. TL2 gave me Fortnite and free-to-play vibes, which TL3 only emphasises, missing an opportunity to carve a more original and unique look. Character customisation is really lacking when creating a new character, while the varieties of armour are    While I really enjoyed TL2, the third entry feels like a step backwards.

    The graphics don't seem to have improved. If anything, they are worse. TL2 gave me Fortnite and free-to-play vibes, which TL3 only emphasises, missing an opportunity to carve a more original and unique look. Character customisation is really lacking when creating a new character, while the varieties of armour are nice but predictable at this point.

    The gameplay of TL3 makes some very strange changes, removing a skill tree format that suits ARPGs really well. The concept of the contracts also felt very free-to-play. This is quite disappointing as my mage character was quite bland rather than a specialist in the elements or summoning etc.

    Having a fort to build and customise is a nice touch, but mostly useless and irrelevant other than boosting my luck and stashing gear.

    Even on lower difficulties enemies appear to be bullet-sponges, making some of the boss fights a test of endurance rather than skill.

    The story of TL3 feels borderline non-existent and incoherent. TL2 had me pursuing an alchemist, which was vague but at least tangible, whilst TL3 seemed to just keep telling me to proceed to the next linear goal.

    TL2 was a breath of fresh air from the stale Diablo formula, but TL3 represents the tiredness of the genre and the cynicism in modern games slipping into live-services, so I won't be surprised if TL next takes the step into a full-blown mobile game the way they attempted to do with Diablo. Avoid.    … Expand
  6. Heavenskies
    Oct 16, 2020
    5
    Game looking amazing after the previous game but just that. The game is incredible easy even on top difficulties. The skills take less than 20 seconds to use them again and again and again. You quickly become powerfull sa you continue playing the game. The bosses are boring, slow. Almost all of them attack from close range There aren't cool memorables boss battles like TL2 did. I'mGame looking amazing after the previous game but just that. The game is incredible easy even on top difficulties. The skills take less than 20 seconds to use them again and again and again. You quickly become powerfull sa you continue playing the game. The bosses are boring, slow. Almost all of them attack from close range There aren't cool memorables boss battles like TL2 did. I'm dissapointed with this game. I get bored quickly.… Expand
  7. borla
    Feb 10, 2022
    5
    It is a "OK" game. Very repetitive and the tree skills it is absolutely bad. Torchlight III it is the worst game of the trilogy.
  8. Pteromyin0
    Feb 23, 2022
    7
    There are a lot of small game design issues (like the fort, the linear world, skill progression and build customisation, fast travel, map resets, lack of story), and still some minor bugs (optimisation, pet is disappearing, levels dont render, enemies get stuck, you get stuck)...

    ...but it's still fun! It has the torchlight feeling to it, animations and sound are great, gameplay is    There are a lot of small game design issues (like the fort, the linear world, skill progression and build customisation, fast travel, map resets, lack of story), and still some minor bugs (optimisation, pet is disappearing, levels dont render, enemies get stuck, you get stuck)...

    ...but it's still fun! It has the torchlight feeling to it, animations and sound are great, gameplay is snappy.
    I wish there was a bit more variety in environments, skills, enemies, bosses and gear.

    One playthrough takes around 20h, so you really can't complain about cost per gametime. There is no evolution to TL2, but I guess if you liked the predecessor, you may like this game too (if not for the fishing).

    It's a shame the game is now abandoned and there is no modding support.    … Expand
  9. KinimodYunmi
    Mar 22, 2023
    5
    Die Charaktere sind wenig ansprechend, die Spawn´s sind doof gesetzt, die Mission ist erledigt, du travelst zurück um die abzugeben, dann darfst du nochmal über die gesamte Map latschen, obwohl 20 Meter weiter ein Portal gewesen wäre, das könnte gerne mal 20 Meter vor Missionsabschluss kommen, zudem muss man die Map auch jedes Mal erneut aufdecken. Das Aufladen der Spells hat viel zu langeDie Charaktere sind wenig ansprechend, die Spawn´s sind doof gesetzt, die Mission ist erledigt, du travelst zurück um die abzugeben, dann darfst du nochmal über die gesamte Map latschen, obwohl 20 Meter weiter ein Portal gewesen wäre, das könnte gerne mal 20 Meter vor Missionsabschluss kommen, zudem muss man die Map auch jedes Mal erneut aufdecken. Das Aufladen der Spells hat viel zu lange gedauert, so dass man kaum welche einsetzen konnte und Mehrspielerprobleme gab es auch.… Expand

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Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. CD-Action
    Feb 8, 2021
    75
    Torchlight III makes no attempt at all to introduce anything new to the genre and this lack of originality is disappointing after 8 years of waiting. It’s quite easy to point out a couple of other flaws (e.g. the shallow story), but I chose not to dwell on them, because the game delivered exactly what I expected from it – around 20 hours of enjoyable hacking and slashing that doesn’t engage the mind too much. [13/2020, p.32]
  2. Worth Playing
    Feb 5, 2021
    65
    Torchlight III is fine but only if you don't have too many expectations. Ignoring the many elements of the old free-to-play formula that still remain, the game is relatively unchanged from the first and second entries, which can disappoint those looking for improvements. It's a simpler action/RPG, and it's good for those who might want to get their feet wet with the genre but don't want to do so with an older game. Genre veterans, on the other hand, might not be too impressed with what they see.
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  3. RPG Fan
    Jan 19, 2021
    68
    If you’re just here for the gameplay, then you’ll get a lot out of Torchlight III. But the balance is askew if you’re wanting a substantial story and cast to support the wending journey from point A to B with no deviations in between. Perhaps future updates will refine the weaker points in the game, but at the moment, Torchlight III is far from the definitive entry in the series.
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