Torchlight II

Hands down the best of Torchlight. Most of my time Is played on steam however I found out about GOG and like the drm-free practice so naturally I had to repurchase and just love this game as my favorite ARPG.

Very boring casual game where you click mouse to get rid of amorphous ugly creatures that are trying to bite you. Sometimes you fight bosses by circling and shooting. And you have to manage boring items in inventory. If you like modern mobile games you might enjoy it. Graphical style is not disgusting and is well crafted but there's nothing attractive in it.

Here's a game that is - in very many aspects - a clone of Diablo, and is not ashamed of it. The gameplay is the same, and most of the core mechanics (randomized world, loot, town portals, socketed items, cooperative multiplayer) are nearly identical. The only real differences I see are in the world design, the player classes, and a generally "lighter" art direction than its gore-heavy progenitor. Fortunately, if you like this kind of thing, this game nails the sweet spot pretty well. Combat and loot are satisfying, the pace of the game is consistent, the different classes have some interesting abilities, and the boss fights are more complex than just "stand there and shoot it a lot". I imagine gameplay is even better when playing with friends on co-op, but unfortunately I didn't get the chance to try that. The hardware requirements are basically trivial on any modern system, so if you have an older computer lying around, there's a good chance it can run this game for multiplayer. My only real criticisms with the game are the limited selection of character classes (only 4), and the fact that the systems don't quite have the same depth as Diablo in terms of weapon and armor customization and some of the more "obtuse" things like transmutation and rune words. But that's fine, nobody said the game has to have that stuff. The core gameplay loop is polished and fun and that's the obvious focus here. For just a few dollars here on GoG, this game is absolutely worth the money.

How else would I describe it; complete with mod support and replay value? The only thing it could have used built in would be USB gamepad support. But, knowing the existence of mods out there, I'm sure that's nothing that can't be fixed!

Takes me back to the old days when games were worth playing. Good game.