![]() ![]() Runic Games itself as a studio was shut down last year by parent company Perfect Worlds. In many ways, it looks better than I remember it looking on PC. The lack of a target system makes it sound like it's probably coming to everything, however, as soon as they're willing to just announce that. The game is as bright and charming as ever, with colours and effects popping against the often variety of environments. The omission is strange, seeing as how Panic Button is considered the studio to port games to Switch, having worked on all the Bethesda ports, Warframe, and now Hob. Reviews News Screenshots Discussions Reviews Switch eShop Torchlight III Review (Switch eShop) Still burning strong, though Version Reviewed: European review by Mitch Vogel Mon 2nd. Similarly, Panic Button is also porting Torchlight II, but it was not announced which consoles it would be coming to. This version launches digitally on the Switch eShop on April 4. This includes touch-screen controls, a revamped interface, quality-of-life improvements, HD rumble, and more. The game has a very weak, contextual lock-on based on the direction your character is facing when you hit the attack button. Hob is already available on PlayStation 4 and PC, but the newly dubbed Hob: The Definitive Edition is a Switch exclusive. In addition, Panic Button is also porting Torchlight II, also from Runic Games, to unspecified consoles also in the future. Still, the only games of this genre that do the raw gameplay better are the ones that snuck their way into this review as a modifier to explain the style of game this is.Today at PAX East, it was announced that popular porting company Panic Button is porting Hob, the action-adventure game from Runic Games. This is a Diablo-like game that feels a whole lot like Diablo, but doesn’t carve out enough of an identity on its own to leave a lasting impression. It just doesn’t go above and beyond, feeling more generic overall. I wish I had more to say about Torchlight II, because it is a solid dungeon-crawling RPG that features a quality Switch port with some flexible and smart functionality and UI tweaks for the console in both docked and handheld forms. Disappointingly so, Torchlight II offers no means of local multiplayer on Switch, but four-player online play is present and ran well in my experiences. ![]() It doesn’t match up to the variety and expansiveness of Diablo III, but the more focused and uncomplicated scope might make for a nice alternative. The sequel to a surprise hit downloadable PC game released back in 2009, TORCHLIGHT II delivers a very similar type of action role-playing experience. This is a totally capable and enjoyable action RPG, likely the second best on the system next to Diablo III. A lot of options are crammed into a lot of menus, which is sometimes a tiny bit clumsy but rarely confusing. It’s a welcome sight to see that be a rare blip because Torchlight II on Switch runs extremely well and even features some noticeable UI tweaks for consoles that make the experience much smoother on Switch. ![]() While Panic Button’s other Switch work (Doom, Wolfenstein, Warframe), have been excellent, I found their Hob port somewhat dodgier. The port here is handled by Switch veterans Panic Button, who also handled the Switch port of Hob, Runic Games’ 2017 release. Overall it’s a somewhat by-the-numbers Diablo-esque RPG that might not be across-the-board exemplary, but it does everything well enough. Originally released in 2012, the version hitting the Switch now in 2019 is a polished experience that translates the quality dungeon crawling of the original release ably on the portable system. Torchlight II has a history that owes much to Diablo, both because of its gameplay and some of the original team at the now-defunct Runic Games having ties to Blizzard. ![]()
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