So a 3rd game in the series is being teased in trailer form for now.
Introducing the next iteration of the award-winning Torchlight series: Torchlight Frontiers!
Set in the same beloved universe as Torchlight I and II, this shared-world action-RPG brings back many of the franchise’s signature features and mechanics that captured the hearts of ARPG fans around the world. Led by former Runic Games and Blizzard North co-founder, Max Schaefer, the team developing Torchlight Frontiers is comprised of veteran developers who were responsible for the games that defined the ARPG genre, including the original Diablo and Torchlight franchises.
Torchlight Frontiers combines the heart of the beloved Torchlight series with a shared, persistent and dynamically generated world. In true Torchlight style, players will team up with friends and devoted pets to hack and slack their way through a vibrant world, discover ancient ruins of lost civilizations and brave dungeons filled with riches and dangerous creatures. Additional details about Torchlight Frontiers will be revealed at a later date.
Torchlight Frontiers will be available on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation®4.
Never could get into this series, it was a bit too cartoony for me where I'd have preferred something more like Path of Exile. Interesting to see what they're doing with the shared world though, I wonder exactly how many people will be within each server instance.
Re: Torchlight Frontiers.
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 8:35 am
by DjchunKfunK
Sounds like they are going down the Path of Exile route which should be interesting. I really enjoyed the first two games and I'm kinda the opposite to you Mantis in that I much prefere this look to Path of Exile which looks a bit too grungy.
Re: Torchlight Frontiers.
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 8:41 am
by Sly Boots
Torchlight 1 & 2 were both games I tried to get into but didn't really, though I did put about a dozen or so hours into the second one. I didn't mind the aesthetic, I just think perhaps this type of game isn't for me despite my repeated attempts to try to force it to be
Re: Torchlight Frontiers.
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 11:40 am
by Medicine Man
Loved the first one and to a point the second. That point being when I accidentally dismantled a sweet legendary pair of trousers. I just never recovered emotionally after that.
Will definitely keep an eye on this although the shared-world part concerns the social recluse part of me somewhat.
Re: Torchlight Frontiers.
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 1:02 pm
by Lee
Really enjoyed the first two games. Haven't played PoE since the early beta times I think so not sure on what to expect with the shared world like feature.
Re: Torchlight Frontiers [PC, PS4, XBone]
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 11:05 am
by DjchunKfunK
Turns out it's an MMO.
Re: Torchlight Frontiers [PC, PS4, XBone]
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 12:29 pm
by Medicine Man
Awww.
Although I suppose that was always their desired intention even back in the original Torchlight days. Good luck to them, it's just not for me.
Re: Torchlight Frontiers [PC, PS4, XBone]
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 2:01 pm
by DjchunKfunK
Yeah Torchlight started out as Mythos, an ARPG MMO. It appears that this will be hewing a lot closer to Destiny rather than a traditional MMO though.
