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Diablo III - Well worth the Wait
It's finally time for IGT to review the 800 pound gorilla within the gaming room, Diablo III (D3). The game continues to be out for a couple of weeks now and that i feel that I'm able to finally provide you with, the readers, a good review (in reality I've been too busy attacking the darkness to create one). It has been twelve years since Diablo II (D2) was released so I've been waiting eagerly for this game, continue reading to see if the wait was worth it.
For those who have played Diablo I (D1) and/or D2, the controls will feel familiar. You will find slight tweaks, mostly with the skill bars, but overall it's the same clickfest you're accustomed to. The inventory product is the same grid and gear slot based window. Items have similar stats as with Diablo II, but with damage per second (DPS) already calculated for you personally.
There are five classes within the release of Diablo III; Barbarian, Monk, Demon Hunter, Wizard, and Witch Doctor. The barbarian and Wizard should feel familiar because they are near to D2 classes (the wizard being what the sorceress was inD2). The monk is comparable to the paladin class from D2 and also the Witch Doctor is comparable to the Necromancer. The Demon Hunter takes the area from the Amazon but is only somewhat similar.
The storyline is actually fairly engaging for an action RPG and that i found myself wanting to begin to see the distinction between the various stories for each class. The primary story line is obviously exactly the same but there have been small cut scenes that happened at major story points in each act which were different for each class. One thing I loved about the story is they tied in plots all the way in which in D1.
The online only play doesn't bother me too much when i played D2 exclusively on battle.net to play with my friends. At first it was annoying as the servers had issues on launch, but I played World of Warcraft for 6 years so it just felt like every normal patch Tuesday or expansion launch to me; following a week things settled down and that i have not experienced any issues since. I can see how players without a consistent web connection would have a horrible experience however. It is somewhat annoying that anyone on your friends list can join your game whenever they want which can be dangerous if you are in a boss battle and every one of a sudden the boss is extra hard as it scales up for the new players. On the other hand, if you as well as your friend want to play together, the fast join feature is a godsend to the multiplayer aspect of this game.
The auction house is really a nice accessory for the sport; I am talking about the in-game currency ah, not the actual money ah (RMAH). I have used a number of my precious gold to obtain myself newer and more effective weapons and plenty of gems for decent prices and have sold some of my un-needed equipment for many decent gold increases. I don't plan to take part in the RMAH as I dislike micro-transactions and along with a number of other people feel the Blizzard cut is simply too much.
The graphics are a fairly weak aspect of this game. I would appear at first sight on par with 2005 and 2006 games. For any game that has been Ten years in development I'd have liked to possess seen better graphics. However Diablo has never been leading edge for the reason that department. The sport is full 3d unlike D2 which had 2d sprites, and the spell effects are nice. But overall they're lacking.
Was the game worth the wait? I think so. I am enjoying it a great deal and love having fun with friends. I have just got a few characters into Nightmare so I have a ways to go before I listen to it all out. I can also see how this game can get old pretty quick as even with 5 classes to play through getting to level 60 does not appear to be a huge undertaking. D3 continues to have a couple of months left inside it for me personally I would say.
In conclusion, D3 is really a fine game otherwise a shining gem. It feels like a natural increment within the Diablo franchise from D2. The gameplay is familiar and super fun. The storyline is engaging and for those fans from both previous games it ties up some loose ends. IGT gives Diablo III a 9 around the d10 of hack and slash adventures.
