Looks interesting. On first glance it does appear similar to Trine though:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trine_(video_game)
Which I wasn't a big fan of... anyone know if that's the case?
Torchlight is a dungeon crawler in the vein of diablo. Lots of equipment dropping, items to get, etc, as opposed to the more platformer-style of Trine.
Very, very different games that happen to be set in the same fantasy genre.
I enjoyed both games, but if you like Diablo, you'll love Torchlight. Torchlight 2 is coming soon too, I believe.
The game has some okay graphics and the loot system is decent. If you enjoy looting corpses for a slightly upgraded item over and over in a noxiously repetitive manner then I say go for it.
Five people in my office bough the game. I played it on very hard and beat it. I was the only person to reach the end despite everyone else playing on normal difficulty.
I beat the game out of spite. I never felt so angry at a game before but my sheer hatred of it drove me to finish.
I guarantee most positive reviews come from people who did not finish the game. It's just not fun after the first 10, 20, 30, 40, infinite floors in the same dungeon.
As for your issues with the game - have you tried anger management classes? ;)