Torchlight III

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
62

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 20
  3. Negative: 2 out of 20
  1. DarkStation
    Oct 29, 2020
    80
    Echtra Games’ Torchlight 3 is a lighthearted fun experience with some extremely nuanced character classes and varied build options. Spending hours grinding through dungeons decimating hordes of enemies, either solo or online, just doesn’t ever get old. The jovial attitude of characters and bright color palette help this dungeon crawler stand out amongst others in the genre. It is a truly appreciated deviation from the typical dark and gritty tone players are conventionally provided with. The post-game content is constantly updated and new legendary gear is being added to the game every week. If you are looking for a game to hold you over until the release of next-gen in a couple of weeks, I would definitely recommend checking out Torchlight 3 for an outrageously fun, hack and slash, dungeon crawler.
  2. Digital Chumps
    Oct 19, 2020
    75
    Overall, the gameplay design of Torchlight III is fun and motivating, but it has some deeper flaws that need to be addressed. Players must have a balance of difficulty and challenge. Giving players too much advantage at the beginning and overpowering them will not benefit the longevity of the game. If you need proof, go look at Bungie’s Destiny 2, which is struggling to maintain challenging content, while believing that making players ‘grind’ for shoddy rewards is the right solution for the issue. Finding that balance of building up a character properly and delivering difficulty and challenging enemies along the way is what other action RPGs, like Diablo, classics. Echtra Games did a great job with the initial groundwork of Torchlight III’s gameplay design, but it needs a bit more balance in some backend areas.
  3. CGMagazine
    Oct 15, 2020
    75
    The freedom of how to play and how to progress allows you to just sit back and enjoy the game.
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  1. IGN
    Jun 23, 2020
    The Early Access version of Torchlight 3 is a decent action-RPG but doesn't yet live up to its predecessors by doing anything especially memorable. [Early Access Provisional Score = 60]

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User Score
3.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 24
  3. Negative: 14 out of 24
  1. gnapm
    Oct 14, 2020
    3
    Could be an honest mobile game but being on PS4 it's a complete disaster.
    Gameplay is really slow, customisation is a joke.. if you only have    Could be an honest mobile game but being on PS4 it's a complete disaster.
    Gameplay is really slow, customisation is a joke.. if you only have FOUR classes you better have some serious skill trees, but we're ages from that.
    This game is so limited it feels like a ripoff, they planned for T2 fans like me to buy it on trust and the result is a shame. Will ask for refund.    … Full Review »
  2. inaneHELLRAISER
    Mar 4, 2021
    0
    Spent a few hours having a decent amount of fun and got to level 20. Logged out one night, logged back in the next day and every piece of gearSpent a few hours having a decent amount of fun and got to level 20. Logged out one night, logged back in the next day and every piece of gear my character was wearing is gone. This game is trash XD how does something like that even happen. What happened to the devs who made torchlight 2!? Because this isn't them.… Full Review »
  3. Steyraus
    Oct 24, 2020
    2
    Everything has been removed that was good from the old Torchlight games. All the complexities gone the attractiveness of the characters theEverything has been removed that was good from the old Torchlight games. All the complexities gone the attractiveness of the characters the bombastic movesets now it's all shallow as a puddle and boring as watching paint dry. Play the first and second game they still hold up today and they're 100 times better than this.… Full Review »
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