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Unlike Diablo III, Runic Games’ long-awaited Torchlight II still doesn’t have a release date. What is does have, however, is pets, and lots of them — something that you can no longer say about Blizzard Entertainment’s upcoming dungeon crawler.
As you can see, Runic has notably increased the options for a furry (or scaly) companion since the original Torchlight:
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You can find a more detailed look at each of the pets at the official Torchlight II site.