Torchlight II Preview

IncGamers has doled out their own GamesCom-based preview of Torchlight II, though the lack of any major new details suggests that their hands-on demonstration was short-lived. Still, there’s no harm in a refresher:

As the demo continued and following what felt like the right route, we eventually came across an entrance to an indoor dungeon. The transition between the outdoor area and the indoor dungeon was almost instant with only a slight judder as my companion joined me in the dungeon. We carried on with our exploration around the dungeon, although I did get a little stuck on where to go after clearing the mobs. However I put that down to the fact that Max was busy chatting to me at the same time and I’m not exactly a great multi-tasker.

The original Torchlight looked really tasty with its own unique art style, a style that is quite far removed from the Diablo series that Max had previously worked on. This really works in the original and Torchlight 2 looks even more polished than that. The graphics are pretty stunning, the characters and animation look great and they have instant appeal, even if they are not ultra-realistic.