Torchlight 1 Box

[13oojum]

I know there's a boxed version. But was there ever a boxed version that came with a steam key that anyone knows about? I've scoured the internet to find an answer to no avail. Thx.

[LTJ]

Yes, there was, but it was so long ago, that'll be incredibly hard to find. I know because I worked in retail (Best Buy) for over 15 years and remember it!

[13oojum]

That's interesting. Can you, possibly, explain what it looks like? Was it a box-box or dvd style shell? Did the cover have the original art? Or maybe different adverts/accolades on the stock cover? Thanks.

[LTJ]

Originally posted by 13oojum:

That's interesting. Can you, possibly, explain what it looks like? Was it a box-box or dvd style shell? Did the cover have the original art? Or maybe different adverts/accolades on the stock cover? Thanks.

From what I remember, it was the Torchlight logo with the three characters underneath it. It came with a DVD-style shell where you had to install it. I remember playing it before buying it again on Steam just to have it in my library. The back had a few paragraphs breaking down the story, how it was a dungeon crawler, and that you got to pick a dog or cat for your adventure!

[13oojum]

And your sure it came with a steam key inside as well? Do you live in the U.S.?

[LTJ]

Originally posted by 13oojum:

And your sure it came with a steam key inside as well? Do you live in the U.S.?

It wasn't a Steam key, it was just on a DVD-ROM or CD-ROM, one of those for sure. I remember playing it for a bit, then stopped, then got back into it when I bought it again on Steam.

[13oojum]

O! What I meant was there a boxed version WITH a steam key. Like there is for Torchlight 2 from Indiebox. But I guess that's asking a lot anyways.

[LTJ]

Originally posted by 13oojum:

O! What I meant was there a boxed version WITH a steam key. Like there is for Torchlight 2 from Indiebox. But I guess that's asking a lot anyways.

No, not at all. The ones they sold in my Best Buy store in New York had the regular Torchlight game with a DVD or CD-ROM with a serial key you had to install the good old fashioned way. This was common back in 2009 and I for sure remember Torchlight II having a Steam Key since it said on the box "Steam Account Required" since it had co-op and multiplayer.

[HiFive]

Originally posted by LTJ:

Originally posted by 13oojum:

O! What I meant was there a boxed version WITH a steam key. Like there is for Torchlight 2 from Indiebox. But I guess that's asking a lot anyways.

No, not at all. The ones they sold in my Best Buy store in New York had the regular Torchlight game with a DVD or CD-ROM with a serial key you had to install the good old fashioned way. This was common back in 2009 and I for sure remember Torchlight II having a Steam Key since it said on the box "Steam Account Required" since it had co-op and multiplayer.

This still seems a bit confusing. If the CD/DVD required you to have a Steam account, and you entered the serial key to install it, then shouldn't it have already been in your Steam library when you came back to play it again? So, why did you buy it again (or how did Steam even let you buy it again)? Or were you using a different Steam account by then?

[LTJ]

No, the original Torchlight 1 did not require you to have a Steam account to install, only Torchlight II did. The original Torchlight I installed with a serial key and it did not require Steam at all and I played it when the disc running on my old PC. I never added it to my Steam account as I forgot about it and ended up rebuying it when Torchlight II came to Steam and got both in a bundle, I believe.

[HiFive]

Originally posted by LTJ:

No, the original Torchlight 1 did not require you to have a Steam account to install, only Torchlight II did. The original Torchlight I installed with a serial key and it did not require Steam at all and I played it when the disc running on my old PC. I never added it to my Steam account as I forgot about it and ended up rebuying it when Torchlight II came to Steam and got both in a bundle, I believe.

I apologize. I did not see that you were talking about TL2 in the last sentence, instead of TL1.

[LTJ]

Originally posted by HiFive:

Originally posted by LTJ:

No, the original Torchlight 1 did not require you to have a Steam account to install, only Torchlight II did. The original Torchlight I installed with a serial key and it did not require Steam at all and I played it when the disc running on my old PC. I never added it to my Steam account as I forgot about it and ended up rebuying it when Torchlight II came to Steam and got both in a bundle, I believe.

I apologize. I did not see that you were talking about TL2 in the last sentence, instead of TL1.

No worries, my friend :-)