
Anyone with a passion for decorating will absolutely love its addition. It’s optional for those who want to distract themselves from the core gameplay, but isn’t pushed onto the players who do not care for it. When you’re not crushing the skulls of your enemies, you can choose to style your Fort with the many decorations the game provides. The addition of Forts has spiced up the series, allowing you to have your very own designable base.
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Newcomers choosing the third entry point will suffer from the same lack of newbie user-friendliness the series is known for. The addition of a new relic subclass expands the number of skills at your disposal more of these skills can be utilized during combat than before. The stat investment mechanic has been dropped and now uses a basic skill point distribution system. Torchlight III returns with the dungeon crawling hack, slash, and loot gameplay fans of the series know and love, but not without the sacrifice of a key component from previous titles. The cutscenes aren’t memorable either, mostly consisting of still images accompanied by hit voice acting. There’s not much more to it, other than listening to the marvelous voices as you progress through the various areas in the game. The story is told in three acts with cutscenes that display the evildoers’ objectives, revving you up to take them down.

It’s not difficult to tell that the game focuses more on its gameplay. Similar to previous games of the series, Torchlight III’s story gives easily ignorable purpose to the dungeon crawling, hack n slash gameplay. With the Ember Empire in decline, Novastraia is once again under the threat of invasion and it’s up to you to defend against the Netherim and its allies.

StoryĪ century has passed after the events of Torchlight II.
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Some of these changes included an ACT structure for its story, an Online or Offline mode, the removal of in-game microtransactions, and a premium price tag on the game. Previously known as Torchlight Frontiers, the game was given a new name and drastic changes were made to make it feel like a true sequel to previous games in the series. Torchlight III marks the third installment of the series.
