Oh man, I Love Sameness
So, I’m watching the Diablo 3 gameplay video, right now. I can honestly say I wasn’t super excited about Diablo 3. I haven’t been eagerly anticipating it since I pretty much had played out Diablo 2 for a couple years after it was released. Good times…
Very much like Starcraft 2, it looks like Blizzard is staying fairly true to the previous chapters of Diablo in terms of gameplay, at least. This was definitely a criticism of mine in regards to Starcraft 2. However, with Diablo 3, I think this is actually going to be a good thing.
One of the main reasons I liked Hellgate: London (despite the game’s flaws and a poorly executed business model) was that I really felt like HGL captured the essence of playing Diablo 2. And I liked the gameplay in Diablo 2. In fact, after watching this (ZOMG WALL OF ZOMBIES! AWESOME!) I’m going to have to go dig out my Diablo 2 copies (if I can find them) and roll a couple new characters. (HOLY CRAP THAT BRUMAK LOOKING THING JUST RIPPED A GUY IN HALF!)
I am seriously annoyed right now that I have to wait for Blizzard to release a WoW expansion and Starcraft 2 before I’ll even be CLOSE to playing this. It also bothers me when they release these gameplay videos, because just like Starcraft 2, it makes me think that the game is playable to the point of releasing soon.
COME ON BLIZZARD! HURRY UP!
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that looks crazyy i cant wait to buy this probably be my first game on this PC
So it’s a M.O.T.S. game as Wombat would say: More of the Same, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
You’ll probably enjoy Diablo 2 a bit more since the latest patch takes away the need to have the disc in the drive to play, but you’ll enjoy it a lot less when you realize how low the resolution really is on that puppy.
I’ve mentioned it before but I think Mythos will eat up the whole Diablo III crowd for the long term, assuming Flagship actually releases it at some point.
Sorry George, I have to say that I cannot forgive Flagship for the Hellgate: London. They got caught up in the subscription deal, and took a lot of the fun out of the gameplay.
This looks good, but I just have to think that people want more out of a game than a clickfest. Then again, maybe I am wrong. I liked Diablo and Diablo II, but I have never had them on the pedestool that some have done for the series.
Guess I thought they were a bit repetitive. That said, this does look beautiful, and who are they kidding right now with an RP label on this thing. We all know it is already looking bloody enough to be an M rated game.
The game looks incredible. I’m glad they stuck with something that was decidedly Diablo, while building on the mechanics. I can’t wait to play it. The Witch Doctor class looks like exactly my thing. I was split between whether the Necromancer or Druid were my favorite class in Diablo II and this seems to combine the best of both.
Oh, and Cain’s dialog is hilarious.
“Stay a while and…”
“The time for talk has passed. It’s time to spill blood.”
“Ohhh, they never listen.”