Torchlight II Preview

There’s a new preview of Torchlight II up on eGamer, though it simply appears to be a summary of what we know about Runic Games’ action RPG sequel thus far. A couple of paragraphs to get you started:

Torchlight 2 is offering the same kinds of mechanics, but expands on classes, the size of the world, multiplayer and making it all-in-all more like Diablo 2 than Diablo 1. I like to think of Torchlight 2 as continuing the fine trend of recreating a Diablo experience with modern gaming technology and will be a brilliant addition to this year’s Diablo 3 release.

Speaking of new additions, the classes will include the Engineer, a steampunk inspired technological character sporting a heavy melee; the Outlander, a light magic wielder and overall ranged wanderer; the Beserker, a fast striking warrior using animal-themed powers to overwhelm and batter enemies; and finally, the Embermage, a highly powerful elemental mage. The other addition is much larger and better randomly generated areas which promise more variety; so from deserts to forests, Torchlight 2 is going far beyond traversing a dingy mine. What we’re not too sure about right now is the exact details of the multiplayer component of Torchlight 2; though, and like everything else, Runic Games is keeping it hush. What we do know is its co-op based and will include, thank god, LAN support. And while there’s no confirmation of what the player limit is, Runic Games seems to think round about 4 players is best per game.