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8Nov/090

Torchlight – Action RPG Game – Mini Review

Posted by Fozz

Torchlight video game I just heard about this game yesterday, although it came out a couple weeks ago, so I decided to give it a try. We were just talking about Diablo the other night, and it seems that several of the creators worked on the first 2 Diablos, as well other ARPGs. Torchlight has everything I enjoyed about Diablo and it is a great little game. I say little, because it only cost $20 as a downloadable game. You can download a demo here.

Torchlight plays just like any other ARPG and has all the things you love, dungeon exploring, multiple baddies, big bosses, and my favorite loot, tons and tons of customizable loot. When you start you only have 3 classes to choose from basically a fighter, ranger and mage, but each of these can be customized as you level up into 3 different talent trees. You also start with a pet that fights with you as well as returns to town to automatically sell your junk items. Depicted very nicely in thr Penny Arcade cartoon below.

The games graphics are stylized in an exaggerated cartoon manner, very similar to Team Fortress 2 or WoW. They are such that the game can be played smoothly even on lower end PCs but really shine in high resolution. The sound effects and musical score are spot on to give you an atmospheric and energizing soundtrack to your battles and exploration. The interface is clean and simple and it makes it very easy to do the most common tasks and then get out of your way as you play the game.

The game features randomized dungeons for lots of variety and replayability. Once you max your player out you can retired him and then hand down certain benefits to a new character. If you get tired the dungeons you can take a break to fish, which when fed to your pet have an interesting effect.

The game only features a single player campaign, but I am fine with that because I never got to play Diablo multiplayer and it was still tons of fun.

Overall I highly recommend the game even though it is a single player experience only, but the team is currently working on a mutiplayer version of the game. It is only $20 and will easily eat up at least a week or two of your life. So give the game a download and tell me what you think below in the comments.

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1Nov/080

The Buzz: Mirror’s Edge

Posted by Fozz

I have heard of this game for a while and honestly wasn't very excited about it. I thought the graphics looked bland, gameplay too simple, and overall not very exciting. Well, they released a demo for Mirror's Edge on the 360 yesterday and after I played it I can honestly say that this is one of the most fun games I have played and I can't wait for it.

The graphics are simple and the color mostly white and grey, but that actually makes for a really interesting gameplay element, because red objects point out a possible path for you to take. So after playing it, they graphics are really quite beautiful and the motion is so smooth, it really feels like you are doing it.

The gameplay is amazing and it is actually really fun. I found myself trying it over and over just to make it one smooth continuous motion, maybe that's a little OCD, but it was fun . It has that Prince of Persia feel to it, where you are jumping up ledges and running along walls, but does it so much better and feels more fluid. I think it may be due to the first person perspective and how you only see your arms and legs. I also like how it handles confrontation. Usually most games have you do an puzzle/acrobatic section, then a fight section, well in Mirror's Edge when you encounter a confrontation you have to figure out how to use the acrobatics to escape. If you are faced with an opponent you can't pass, your character deftly disarms them and disposes of the weapon. It is really cool and lots of fun.