Torchlight 3's new class is a pirate captain ghost | PC Gamer - wysockionger1961

Torchlight 3's original class is a pirate captain ghost

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Five months after release, Torchlight 3 has a new category en route, with the Cursed Sea captain on the way to join the ranks of so much holy archetypes as steampunk robot, tortured vitreous silica wizard, and train summoner.

The Cursed Captain, announced via a Steam brand, brings a existent summoner, minion-sea captain, or necromancer archetype to Torchlight 3. Its class artillery, the shank, keeps it back from the enemy while its bunch of undead crewmates, cannoneers, riflemen, and all-important First Mate engage on the front lines. The captain's other specialization is founded on cursed wizard and explosives, calling in cannonades from their nearby (trace) flagship. The captain powers their abilities with a currency known as Doubloons, which essential be plundered from treasure and monsters mid-combat.

The Execrable Captain comes to Torchlight 3 in its form update, which bequeath also let in 40-something new pets, UI revamps, and a slew of decorations for your castle. You'll also equal able to reset your game instance.

We enjoyed Torchlight 3's combat decent to note it as a high point in our review, only didn't pronounce information technology the second coming of equal action. "If a good, old-fashioned dungeon-crawling power trip is what you'Re later on, Torchlight 3 delivers that sensation in spades," said our reviewer. Thusly that's what's to look forward to if you'd like to be a wraith hijack captain.

Jon Bolding is a games writer and critic with an encompassing background in strategy games. When he's non connected his PC, he can be found playing every tabletop game under the sunbathe.