Runic Games’ Torchlight is coming to Xbox Live House Party in February. You haven’t heard of Torchlight?!? Shame on you! This nifty action-RPG was designed by several ex-Blizzard North employees and has a Diablo-esque feel. It was quite popular on PC in 2009 and 2010. Here’s the official word:
A highly regarded PC game with more than 800,000 units sold to date, Torchlight is now coming to Xbox Live. Combat is more exciting with revamped controls and mechanics, new armor and quests. There’s even an exclusive new pet for your character. Send a select goodie or two to your friends on Xbox Live to share the fun for the first time.
I’m excited that the game is headed to Xbox 360 and thrilled that Runic will get more exposure, but I wonder how Torchlight will control with a gamepad. The mouse-and-keyboard gameplay of the original was fantastic and I worry that something will get lost in translation. I’ll be cautiously optimistic about this one.
How about you? Any Torchlight fans out there? Any newcomers interested in the game?
