For keen mobile gamers hack and slash, this year 2022 has a bitter taste for the moment. The arrival of Diablo Immortal could have saved the furniture, but the game of Blizzard has chained errors and controversies to finally be only the shadow of the glorious franchise. But let’s not give up so soon. The year is not over yet, and XD Entertainment has a nice surprise in store for us for the month of October: Torchlight Infinite.
This mobile and PC ARPG intends to restore luster to the genre, without falling into the pitfalls of Diablo Immortal.
Slaughter mob in nomad mode
If we immediately draw a parallel between Diablo Immortal and Torchlight Infinite, it is because the games have more in common than we might have thought. Both games were developed in China, and rely heavily on portability. The idea is for fans to connect warmly at home from their PC, but also outside from their mobile, thanks to a successful cross-save.
A healthier business model?
Let it be said, it was above all the monetization of Diablo Immortal that precipitated the fiasco. Fans of the franchise didn’t (and then didn’t at all) appreciate having “hidden” limitations until they got their hands on the wallet. And guess what? Torchlight Infinite boasts of being, on the contrary, 100% free to play and free to grind. That, we will see the D-day.
Customization a la Path of Exile
To knock out its big rival Diablo Immortal, Torchlight Infinite relies on nearly endless build optimization possibilities. The game already offers more than 200 equipment and 230 skills. And we’re not talking about talent trees. And again, according to the developers, you will progress through looting the hard way, and not because of the weight of your wallet.
A new Dungeon crawler will be released very soon on Ios, Android and PC. Torchlight Infinite could quickly become Diablo Immortal’s direct competitor, and boasts of being an entirely free to play ARPG. We know some who had made the same promise!