Diablo Immortal has been one of the great releases of the year that has landed on both PC and mobile devices with iOS and Android, something that has been a milestone in Blizzard’s strategy that, finally, leads to one of its top franchises to a totally free crossplay scenario. Well, another alternative appears on the horizon that ARPG fans will surely remember with special affection. Torchlight , do you know it?
A success at the expense of Diablo
It goes without saying that Diablo III was officially announced in June 2008 at a Blizzard WorldWide Invitational held in Paris. From that moment until May 15, 2012, ARPG fans had nothing to eat to satisfy their craving for looting , role-playing characters and rewards in infinite dungeons… until Torchlight hit the market. That happened in 2009, in the month of October, and it automatically became a success.
With a name made among gamers, the sales of the first title encouraged Runic Games to continue the saga without fearing that Diablo III was already in stores. So in September 2012 Torchlight II arrived, just as good as the first but making its maps much bigger, the character’s abilities and adding some really interesting ideas that have been used later in other developments of the genre. Of course, Torchlight III (in 2020) was the demonstration that Runic Games had to think about things a little more and although it was not a bad title, it was no longer as surprising as the first two.
So what would be the next step in the saga? Well, it’s called Torchlight Infinite and, as you may have guessed , it’s about making the ARPG free and bringing it to both the screens of our PCs and those of mobile phones to experience crossplay games, in a decision that surely reminds you of Diablo Immortal.
Why could it succeed?
First of all, saying that Torchlight Infinite succeeds doesn’t mean that it does so at the cost of Diablo Immortal ‘s failure. They can live together in holy harmony and each one has access to enough of the cake to allow them to survive for many years. In the case of the Blizzard game, it is certainly easier, because here the name of the franchise does have weight and what it means that the ARPG by definition has a partially free alternative (remember that some call the game Diablo Immoral ) .
Torchlight Infinite is currently in Early Access on Steam so you can try it out right away. Aesthetically it maintains the essence of the original games, which we are not going to deny, it was inspired by the one used by Blizzard in its World of Warcraft, in full swing in 2012, and it offers us very fast games with a progression that, at the moment, is quite accessible. Keep in mind that because it is available on mobile phones, it cannot have games that are too long, so that part has been perfectly adapted to what those who play play games on the bus, the subway, etc., ask for.
At the moment, the voracity of collecting our money from Torchlight Infinite (it has in-game purchases) does not seem to be like that of Blizzard, and by spending some time we can access content that we could effortlessly buy in a few seconds. . So you will not spend too much time having some interesting items obtained with the work of winning games. On that side, it is more friendly, but it does not run away from the typical free 2 play mechanics that drive many players crazy.
In essence, we are talking about a game very based on the choice of heroes and an extremely fun progression if you really like ARPGs. Will he succeed? Those of us who love Torchlight are satisfied that it goes well and lasts many years active…
