Reading up on which skills sounded the most devastating and trying to decide At the Skills tab I spent time studying my skill tree, Above that are tabs that can be cycled through with the L and R Through gear slots around my Embermage, while Inventory/Equipped panes appearīeside him. Pet is his battle cry sound bite, which he performs whenever he charges in toĪs we all do once hitting the starting map, I immediately opened theĬharacter menu to check out the nitty gritty. Summoning, Healer Yapper (a troll looking pet). Spells! That’s right – I had a Silence casting, Fireball slinging, Nether Imp
One of my favorite aspects of pets is that you can teach them Trips to town for you to sell your junk, or bring back potions and scrolls of Pets are great for lending extra inventory space and making Petsįight alongside you in Torchlight II, but their DPS isn’t their only Unicorn, panda, owl, panther, and more, your decision will be a tough one. Your character, but the main choice is your pet. After picking your class there are a few sliders to personalize I, as always, am a caster, so I chose the Embermage for my first Switch
Outlanders – Ranged DPS, specializing in gunsĮmbermages – Ranged DPS, specializing in spellsĮngineers – Melee DPS, jack of many trades Of heroes, Torchlight II offers four unique character classes to Side, but with the frantic pace of the hack-and-slash action, combined with aīlah story, you’ll generally want to skip through the quest givers’ ramblingsĪnd get on with it (in which case you won’t be missing much, honest). You’ll take on many quests, both main and Through line is the Alchemist destroys the town of Torchlight and you, the You come for the action, the loot, and the levels. The story to me is rather forgettable, but that’s generally true for anyĭungeon crawler. Have I piqued your curiosity yet? Choose Your Hero Along your journey you will acquire skills, allocate stats, enchant gear, socket gems, equip legendaries…. I honestly don’t know what’s more fun, melting beasts with a newly acquired skill, or pouring over inventory loot to min/max your way to ever-greater heights. Like Diablo, you hack your way through an onslaught of enemies who litter the ground with gold and loot. Torchlight II spans three Acts, each one loaded with more and more deadly monsters to match your rising gear level. Featuring a completely revamped UI, with online co-op for up to four players and an ever-changing dynamic world, Torchlight II feels right at home on the Switch. Gear, gold, and grinding is still the name of the game, with time spent in your inventory as important as on the battlefield. Fixed issues with initiating the “Ghosts of Plunder Cove” questĪfter 7 years, Torchlight II – an action-RPG dungeon crawler from the developers at Runic Games, ported by Panic Button – finally makes its way to consoles. – Fixed an issue where pressing Left on the D-pad in any menu will pop up the “View Invites” screen – Fixed an issue where scrolling through the stat UI highlights the wrong items and the description is mismatched – Fixed A desync issue where players sometimes don’t see the same things in multiplayer
Update : A patch was released with the following fixes: