And I'm left wondering: am I just playing them wrong?

Taking out purple-level bosses I hadn't really noticed I was fighting. But this time out, I found myself often barely paying any attention at all, and doing just fine. I can't imagine a way they could be all-consuming, considering how little there actually is to be doing at any one time. I've always played action-RPGs while doing something else. As much as I expected to gently sink back into a nice few days clicking through this 2012 game, it's felt a bit like a slightly annoying chore to do in the background while I finally get around to watching Mr Robot. And I've found myself feeling an enormous distance from them. Is this heresy? It feels a bit like heresy.

At the time of its release, I confidently declared TL2 to be the better game, and yet one seems like it's still the dominant title in the field, and the other like a retro feature idea despite having most recently been released three months ago.Īnd my conclusion? Having replayed both a bunch in the last month, I still prefer Torchlight over Diablo! But, um, well, I'm not sure how much I actually like either. A wondering that probably reveals a damning lot, since Torchlight II was actually re-released for Switch, PS4 and XB1 in September this year, and I didn't even notice. With Diablo III continuing to be so popular, the same game finding a new audience and fresh buzz seven years on with its Switch release last year, I wondered if Torchlight II could do the same. I feel like I'm having a sort of ARPG existential crisis. Past Perfect is a retrospective column in which we look back into gaming history to see whether old favourites are still worth playing today.

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