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[DunDunDunpachi]

- bloody gameplay and drab colors. D2 fans got what they wanted
- limited number of playable classes
- multi-tiered segments of maps seem to play a bigger role
- combat seems similar to D3, but slower and more purposeful

 

[Jooxed]

Why Nintendo switch owners!!! Looks great look forward to playing it on PC

 

[Malio]

This for iOS or Android?

 

[Terce]

- limited number of playable classes

Just wait for the announcement later this week that they already have plans for new DLC classes!

 

[ViolentP]

Enough what. Give me when.

 

[Xaero Gravity]

Looks absolutely fantastic.

 

[Ivory Blood]

That looks super awesome. Day one.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Just wait for the announcement later this week that they already have plans for new DLC classes!

I mean, I already knew I wouldn't be buying this until the first expansion at the earliest. Doesn't really affect me but yeah that is to be expected.

 

[levyjl1988]

Release Date? 2020? 2021?

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Wanted to talk shit, but I can't. This looks good, and I'm extremely surprised. Like... dang.

 

[kraspkibble]

incoming salty switch owners

 

[Raphael]

Amazing. Its what we all wanted 3 to be.

I think the gamę will have more than 3 classes available they Just didnt announce them yet? Or is it implied its just 3 plus rest is dlc?

 

[The Dead Flag Blues]

Dope cinematic and the gameplay looks good. Hope we won't have to wait too long!

 

[Tesseract]

looks good, nice and clean, appropriately grim dark

 

[kraspkibble]

Amazing. Its what we all wanted 3 to be.

jeez wait until we can play the game lol.

it looks good but let's not get ahead of ourselves.

 

[Lupin3]

Looks same old, sort of, but that's what Diablo players want. I'm in!

 

[Magusx]

Blizzard redemption arc?

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Combat looks slow and tame compared to D3, that's my only gripe so far.

 

[Eliciel]

I really like what I see.

 

[Lanrutcon]

Release Date? 2020? 2021?

hahahhahhahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAAAAAHAHA

You poor fool.

 

[Mochilador]

Whoa, is that a druid turning into a bear?

 

[Raphael]

jeez wait until we can play the game lol.

it looks good but let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Haha meant in terms of art direction.

 

[Orenji Neko]

Ok I'm loving the look they are going for; way more like the first two games.

 

[Lux R7]

for now is sold, day one

 

[kraspkibble]

not sure about the horses tbh....

maybe because the maps are larger so they help with travelling? seems kind of odd. i don't wanna be riding horses all the time.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

I have to say, as an old diablo fan the tone and the aesthetics look right from what we've seen.

I like the druid - that class only appeared in diablo history once: with Lord of Destruction. Nice callback there, they know what they're doing.

This looks like 2020-2021 since it's going to launch on current gen. We'll see.

I'm still worried about the microtransaction design for the game tho. Let's hope Activision's dick was satisfied with WoW and Overwatch and didn't fuck Diablo into Oblivion.

 

[Tesseract]

horses could have been annoying but i'm glad you can insta decast into combat with a running stride

they gonna make so much money off those goofy skins

 

[Manus]

God it looks so good! So glad it's going back to a dark tone.

Give me druid all day baby!

 

[magnumpy]

looks good, not sure what I expected but this seems acceptable. bring it on :>

 

[Deleted member 17706]

Looks fucking awesome to me. Very hyped right now.

 

[Gavin Stevens]

Looks good but part of me is sad it’s not a ultra detailed version of the Diablo 3 style, which was gorgeous.

If it’s some super grim dark realistic real life looking shite I’ll pass likely, as that’s not what I want.

 

[Rei dos Vermes]

Bloody and dark. Looks pretty good! Way better than what i was expecting.

 

[Endless Fluff]

So far it looks great, but not as good as ARK. Looking forward to this!

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

not sure about the horses tbh....

maybe because the maps are larger so they help with travelling? seems kind of odd. i don't wanna be riding horses all the time.

Options for speedily traveling will be much appreciated. Believe me, player movement/speed was one of the chief complaints in every single Dibalo game so far. Every single game. Once you get into that loot-grind rhythm, your character will feel painfully slow no matter how fast you go. Providing some sort of timed/cooldown mount opens up character class builds, since you won't have to include one or more skills to quickly traverse the map if you don't want to. Diablo 3 at least offers quite a few options for increasing character speed, so the problem of map travel has been mitigated, but it could be better.

Mounts will probably end up being a smart decision, and players will happily spend $$ to get skins for them

 

[Lionel Richie]

Looks just incredible, so glad it's not a FPS.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Looks awesome. I hope we don't have to wait for this game 5-6 years.

 

[Ar¢tos]

Looks ok. I'll buy it when it costs 20€ with all DLC classes/expansions. Doesn't look good enough to pay 69€ at releases (+ dlc prices) (and I have no intention of giving Blizzard much money anyway)

 

[VertigoOA]

I don’t know why anyone expected a switch release... give me a break with that shit already.

 

[Thickandblack]

Looks ok. I'll buy it when it costs 20€ with all DLC classes/expansions. Doesn't look good enough to pay 69€ at releases (+ dlc prices) (and I have no intention of giving Blizzard much money anyway)

Cool, thanks for your blog update. Was wondering if you were going to buy it at full price.

 

[Alexios]

Looks like Diablo II artistically. A bit slow as others have said, maybe like it's more beat 'em up style than constant clickety click crowd control and kiting to accommodate console/action game users better (but obviously still have decent point & click controls on PC). They better have more classes added before launch, I like none of those and only 3 is laughable anyway. Overall it looks good but it doesn't look nearly as amazing as Lost Ark Online does when you first see it. They should have looked at that game if they wanted it more like a beat 'em up. Maybe Lost Ark Online is a horrible grind (I dunno) or worse artistically but overall even after all these years it's been showcased it still looks like next gen material in comparison when it comes to such ARPGs. Crazy skills, diversity, synergies, situational functionality tweaks operated on the fly as you see fit and epic set pieces with tons of awesome shit and moving parts to go with it.

 

[Nymphae]

Are these games playable on console without a Blizzard account or whatever it is? I have never been into Blizzard games, but I got D3 at launch, and had a Blizzard account or whatever. Stopped playing it years ago and never use the account, then earlier this year I got emails saying someone was trying to access my account. I didn't do anything about it because I didn't think it mattered much, wasn't going back to the game and I never linked my account to anything or purchased anything with it etc. I'd just like to play this, and potentially grab D3 for PS4, if I don't have to manage accounts.

 

[michaelius]

Looks slow like it has been designed for console controls from the start - what separated Diablo from it's clones was amazing feeling of killing hordes of enemies and super responsive controls.

This looks more like clone than real Diablo but I guess most of people who made previous games left already so it's modern fake Blizzard copying their old game.

 

[ymoc]

Cool, thanks for your blog update. Was wondering if you were going to buy it at full price.

Cool, thanks for the snark.

 

[sonomamashine]

Release Date? 2020? 2021?

Late 2020 for sure.

 

[llien]

Late 2020 for sure.

Well, then it could, perhaps, be one of the first games to play on PS5.
I'd rather do it with mouse, but shared screen play with my spouse is very tempting.

 

[nani17]

Not sure if my phone can run this

 

[Lanrutcon]

Late 2020 for sure.

Sir, if D4 launches in 2020 I will eat my WC3 manual.

There is no chance.

None.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Looks like Diablo II artistically. A bit slow as others have said, maybe like it's more beat 'em up style than constant clickety click crowd control and kiting to accommodate console users better (but obviously still have decent point & click controls on PC). They better have more classes added before launch, I like none of those and only 3 is laughable anyway. Overall it looks good but it doesn't look nearly as amazing as Lost Ark Online does when you first see it. They should have looked at that game if they wanted it more like a beat em up. Maybe Lost Ark Online is a horrible grind (I dunno) or worse artistically but overall it still looks like next gen material when it comes to such ARPGs.

That looks sweet! But I'm playing on console I want to own a physical copy of the Ultimate version, plus couch co op, so it's not an option for me yet. I like the more mechanical/military setting. Looks unique.

Are these games playable on console without a Blizzard account or whatever it is?

I can't speak for the PS4 version, but the Switch version doesn't require an account.

 

[PerfectDark]

xb1 and ps4 means its releasign b4 next consoles in a year. Also looks good but the skills, talents, loot will make or break the game. Nobody knows anything yet.

Exciting though but wish we got a D2 remaster to hold us over.

 

[TexMex]

Shocked at how good it looks.