Torchlight II Media Thread

[dreamrider]

E3 = Electronic Entertainment Exposition, THE big industry trade show, in early June.

dreamrider

[Lucasito]

Oh ok.. I'm just itching for the TL2!

[gluemchen]

Pax Prime 2011 interview with Max by godheadgaming
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_d_h1WrWlw
Nothing new, but it`s always nice to see Max xD
He really needs to show off his tatoo some more!

[Lunasky]

2011 PAX shows embermage http://au.ign.com/videos/2011/08/26/pax ... commentary

[Webbstre]

I went ahead and put yesterday's Day 1 Photos into an easy to see album: http://www.runicgamesfansite.com/member ... day-1.html

[Acalanatha]

Not sure if posted before...

http://asia.gamespot.com/events/pax2011 ... id=6331556

[Webbstre]

Five youtube videos, most of which contain some gameplay footage: http://www.runicgamesfansite.com/news/4 ... e-pax.html

[Webbstre]

Some photos http://www.runicgamesfansite.com/news/4 ... #post13838

[Zidders]

Tentonhammer interview with Max http://www.tentonhammer.com/torchlight2 ... x-schaefer

[Jelas]

Embermage walk through

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/pax-2 ... -ii/720160

[Zidders]

Great article on procedural content in TL II from blogger Raddevon over at Raddevon.com
http://raddevon.com/procedural-stories- ... hlight-ii/

I love how it starts. "At Runic Games, if it isn’t randomized, they don’t even want to hear about it. The office restrooms change sexes several times per day, each employee takes a new desk at random intervals, and the water cooler is just as likely to spit out boiling oil as H2O. " lol

[PsiArrowmint]

I hope we get a release date soon for this month...I read on a few sits that Torchlight MMO was suppose to be released late 2012 or 2013

[D2Hans]

Great article on procedural content in TL II from blogger Raddevon over at Raddevon.com
http://raddevon.com/procedural-stories- ... hlight-ii/

I love how it starts. "At Runic Games, if it isn’t randomized, they don’t even want to hear about it. The office restrooms change sexes several times per day, each employee takes a new desk at random intervals, and the water cooler is just as likely to spit out boiling oil as H2O. " lol

I wonder if the pay is randomized as well or do you have to gamble for the pay. I can see Monty Hall's Let's Make a Deal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qa7zFKYOx8

[TheLurker]

Great article on procedural content in TL II from blogger Raddevon over at Raddevon.com
http://raddevon.com/procedural-stories- ... hlight-ii/

An older article perhaps, but still interesting.

I note that back then, they mentioned the outdoor areas in each Act were averaging about 14 chunks, whereas now it's around ~22-23.

Newer, bigger, better, and with 4x + the amount of content as the original, all for around $20. Sheesh.

That's what Frank Kern refers to as 'stacking the cool', i.e.: "Hey, here's that Ford Fiesta you were looking to purchase...and while we're at it, we're going to throw in a brand-new Lamborghini Diablo ( ), for FREE!"

I wonder if the pay is randomized as well or do you have to gamble for the pay. I can see Monty Hall's Let's Make a Deal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qa7zFKYOx8

Ah yes, the old: "Or, you could have what's behind Door Number Three!" I remember the write-ups in the original Dragon magazine about the perils of running a MH-style campaign...

Also why they're sometimes referred to as 'Monty Haul' campaigns.

-TL

[Zidders]

omg monty haul hehee

Gosh..so old school.

I still have my copy of Dragon that has the story about the Nexxus Chainsword Massacre lol. Bought it fresh off the rack waaay back when a place called Alternate Realities was the only place in Rhode Island where you could find D&D stuff. There used to be church protests outside his shop almost every week lol. Good times, good times.

[Perictione]

omg monty haul hehee

And let's not forget in some of the really early issues of 'Dragon' there was J.D. Webster's 'Finieous Fingers' too!

But I wonder how many folks on the forum ever remember reading 'The Strategic Review', the forerunner to 'Dragon'?

Good times. Good times. Those lazy, hazy, crazy 'seventies!

*silent laughter*


- P.

[tumbledmoose]

Been away for summer so now school is back have been catching up on what I've missed which includes GamesCom.

Gaming Lives previewed Torchlight 2 while there and gave the game an award to boot, exciting times!

[PsiArrowmint]

Still no official release date?..is there any game expo or something coming up that Runic will be at?

[Omnifas]

The MMO release date estimate is just a financial Guestimation on part of Perfect World, given under pressure in a teleconference about finances. Torchlight 2 probably won't get a release date until a few weeks before release. The same happened with Torchlight 1, just that time no one cared.

[Omnifas]

...I keep forgetting to update this, Sorry...Updating now :/