This month is a big month for fans of the hack and slash genre. Not one, but two hugely anticipated games will be launched over the next 2 days. The genre and launch dates are not all they have in common, both games are sequels to their critically acclaimed and well loved predecessors. For gamers who always love playing the latest major game releases, read on! And for you Starcraft 2 guys who don't really want to see news like this in the future, simply edit your news filers over here!
Torchlight 2
Release Date: 21st September 2012
For a long time Diablo 3 detractors have been singing praises of this game to the high heavens. The game features specifically aim to fix many things that was heavily criticised in Diablo 3 and bring back what people loved in the original series. Skill point customization, character customization, single player offline mode and an all new multiplayer mode up to 6 players which was not present in the original. No RMAH. No surprise that the people behind this game were the original Diablo series creators from Blizzard North.
You can pre-order and pre-load Torchlands 2 on steam here at $19.99 USD. Keen on getting a better price? Organise a group buy with your friends by buying the 4-pack which brings the price down to $14.99.
Borderlands 2
Release Date: 20th September 2012
A spin on the hack and slash, this game is more of a shoot and loot. Like Torchlight 2 it also features the magic number of 4 playable classes you can play with friends. Reviews say the random loot, skill trees and hilarious writing make this an improvement over the original in every way. For me, graphics and gameplay wise it feels a lot more polished than Torchlight 2 and this will be the game I'm getting!
You can pre-order and pre-load Borderlands 2 on steam here at $59.90 USD. Keen on getting a better price? Organise a group buy for the 4-pack with fellow SC2SEA members in our official Borderlands 2 threadhere which brings the price down to $45.
It retails at $53 there which is already cheaper than steam's $59.90. You then add this coupon code GMG20-AWDF9-Q1PEY which gives you an additional 20% of the game, bringing the price to $43.20. You get ALL the exclusive DLC and save $17! They give you the code and you just register it on STEAM and start downloading.
I'll hold off on Torchlight for a while, still got waaaaaaaay too many games to play. I'll save it for a quiet weekend next year sometime. Keen for Borderlands 2 though, pre-ordered it a while back when it was on special for $30.
Really keen for borderlands 2, although I'm going to leave it till after exams. This is mostly because I'll be heading home from uni then and will be able to play it co-op.
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