VGC: "Honestly, I've never gotten into Diablo. Raised a console gamer (a very different breed than our PC-gaming counterparts), I had always been of the opinion, "Oh, so it's a game where you click a lot?" Further, the isometric view screenshots have really not been doing the game justice. I mean, check out some screens for the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops (Ooh!), then compare them to the mild-mannered Diablo III screens (Oh.). The news of a double-wielding Demon Hunter class did nothing to change my mind, either."
Who says a dud game can't have a video game comeback?
Cyberpunk and No Man's Sky have to be up there. We're lucky and cursed, equally, to have games that can be updated now. For folks old enough to remember the Sega/SNES into PS1 and even 2 eras, if a game came out that was half baked (*cough*Angel of Darkness*cough*) that was it, no redemption. At the same time, having the option for updates shouldn't be an excuse for half assing games.
I remember when the Nintendo Seal of Approval meant something.
All those games had to release without bugs.
Diablo III still works on modern PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and remains hugely playable a decade after initial release.
Diablo III: Season 28 brings with it the Altar of Rites, an altar full of unlockable bonuses and potions that will require the gathering of tons of resources. One of things needed is the Staff of Herding, which also unlocks the famous Cow Level known as Whimsyshire. Here's how to craft that staff, for those that either have forgotten, or have never completed it.
I whole heartedly agree with this article. I was a console gamer for years, never got into pc gaming. I had a old computer and sort of played a few pc games but nothing that sucked me in.
Last year I bought a Dell 1555 and whacked on a graphics card whilst I was customizing, not a great one a HD4570, just in case I should try a few games...since then I have not touched my console in ages.
HL2, Civ 4, Star Craft 2, Doom 3 and L4D are keeping me occupied.
I love Blizzard a lot and Diablo 3 is fast becoming my most anticipated title of next year. Yes it is coming out next year according to my trusted friend at Blizzard.
I never tried the series like this guy but the level of detail in this game looks outstanding for aisometric graphic style. I only hope it runs on my laptop.
Can't wait for it. D2 consumed so much of my life, just like StarCraft. I just hope D3 does a better job of repeating that than StarCraft 2 did.