We’ve talked about it on the podcast before, we’ve made speculations and we’ve come up with theories. Blizzard has now cleared up much of the fuzzy details and theories by announcing their next title: Diablo III.
Some of us thought it was too early to announce the game, right on the heals of a StarCraft III announcement but Blizzards marketing team must consider this the perfect time, as it’s official. Not only did they announce the title, but they’ve got a cinematic and a good five minutes of game play footage.
We’re not talking about vaporware, this is a real game with really sweet features, hot new graphics and sound and enemies that make prior diablo look like childs play. The worlds are destructable, you can drop walls upon your enemies, toss them over cliffs (on fire no less) and rescue people whom help you do battle.
The game play footage covers barbarian (fighter) class and the witch doctor (sorta a necromancer archtype) with both male and female varients. They explain some of the great powers of the warrior style class and show off a few of the neat spells for the witch doctor. From electric axes to walls of zombies this game is packed with stylish battle techniques unique to Diablo 3.
Diablo 3 utilizes their standard isometric view, familiar to Diablo gamers with a bit more ease to the control scheme (that’s possible) and health now drops from enemies much like Zelda, you won’t have to pack yourself with potions anymore. Quite possibly the best upgrade in the third revision of Diablo.
Release date? No clue. I’m sure they’re going on the “when it’s ready” methodology, which is expected from Blizzard and their games; there is a reason they’re always of the highest quality. You may want to camp on their FAQ for a few months and perhaps you’ll have the answer. Today, however, their site seems to be a bit slow with all the announcements going out on the Net.
Now that Diablo 3 is confirmed, it’s time for us to buy some thc leans from Fresh Bros and start speculating what’s going to be included. Make sure you checkout their game play video!
(Thanks, Nukoda)
Who broke iTunes? The is only 1 minute long!
Who broke iTunes? The is only 1 minute long!
Ignore that. It’s 1 hour and 1 minute exactly.
I’ll go listen 🙂
Ignore that. It’s 1 hour and 1 minute exactly.
I’ll go listen 🙂
@Blizzard wants to release diablo 3 this year
It’s nice that Blizzard aren’t pressured into releasing something when it’s not ready. Valve, too, they’re products take as long as it takes to make them brilliant. It’s just frustrating when you hear nothing about it in the meantime. Heh, reminds me of Radiohead. Not saying anything for 2 and a half years and then all of a sudden saying “hey, albums done. It’s out in 5 days.”
@CliffyB on Gears 3 being a 360 exclusive
Marketing dollars would be a big drawcard, so it’s unsurprising they’re staying with Microsoft. And I agree with him, the Playstation 3 controller feels awkward and uncomfortable compared to the 360 controller.
@Age of empires 3 a “huge mistake”
It definitely didn’t feel like an age of empires game. If it had been given a different name, I probably would have liked it more, but being the sequel to age of empires 2, my favorite RTS, I couldn’t help being disappointed.
Also, I’m looking forward to hearing your impressions of age of empires online Jonah. Unfortunately, I don’t have very high expectations for it…
@QOTW
Very hard question, since it’s pretty variable. Maybe on average 10 hours a week? actually, i have no idea. I just made that number up really.
@Blizzard wants to release diablo 3 this year
It’s nice that Blizzard aren’t pressured into releasing something when it’s not ready. Valve, too, they’re products take as long as it takes to make them brilliant. It’s just frustrating when you hear nothing about it in the meantime. Heh, reminds me of Radiohead. Not saying anything for 2 and a half years and then all of a sudden saying “hey, albums done. It’s out in 5 days.”
@CliffyB on Gears 3 being a 360 exclusive
Marketing dollars would be a big drawcard, so it’s unsurprising they’re staying with Microsoft. And I agree with him, the Playstation 3 controller feels awkward and uncomfortable compared to the 360 controller.
@Age of empires 3 a “huge mistake”
It definitely didn’t feel like an age of empires game. If it had been given a different name, I probably would have liked it more, but being the sequel to age of empires 2, my favorite RTS, I couldn’t help being disappointed.
Also, I’m looking forward to hearing your impressions of age of empires online Jonah. Unfortunately, I don’t have very high expectations for it…
@QOTW
Very hard question, since it’s pretty variable. Maybe on average 10 hours a week? actually, i have no idea. I just made that number up really.
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@Activision Kills Guitar Hero: sorry for the guys that lost their jobs. If they’re at least decent developers, they should find themselves employed fairly soon.
As for slow-playing, dunno. Look at Battlefield. Not slow played. Still gets sales.
And you don’t make a game that suits everybody. You do a game that suits a certain type of people, and make sure all of them buy it.
@Blizzard Wants to Release Diablo III This Year:
Thanks Jonah, I was going to mention Valve.
Derrick, thank you too. I was also thinking on how they split their efforts.
@Crysis 2 and Killzone 3 Leaked On BitTorrent:
Oh man 🙂 … apparently master keys is the thing of the past, for developers and publisher, and a thing of the future for pirates.
As for who’re the pirates … don’t bet anything on teens buying the game. Just as a counterpoint, they don’t have money, and they’re ALWAYS on-line.
Derrick, Jonah is right though. Piracy is rampant in Eastern Europe. And Jonah, Derrick is right: yes, it is price drawn.
@CliffyB On Why Gears Is Still a 360 Exclusive:
Guys, look up Steve Ballmer’s “Developers” youtube video. CliffyB (Epic is a developer) simply proved it right: get the developers on your side.
@QOTW: I barely have time to play, in general. And just a quick question: what’s a social networking game?
@Activision Kills Guitar Hero: sorry for the guys that lost their jobs. If they’re at least decent developers, they should find themselves employed fairly soon.
As for slow-playing, dunno. Look at Battlefield. Not slow played. Still gets sales.
And you don’t make a game that suits everybody. You do a game that suits a certain type of people, and make sure all of them buy it.
@Blizzard Wants to Release Diablo III This Year:
Thanks Jonah, I was going to mention Valve.
Derrick, thank you too. I was also thinking on how they split their efforts.
@Crysis 2 and Killzone 3 Leaked On BitTorrent:
Oh man 🙂 … apparently master keys is the thing of the past, for developers and publisher, and a thing of the future for pirates.
As for who’re the pirates … don’t bet anything on teens buying the game. Just as a counterpoint, they don’t have money, and they’re ALWAYS on-line.
Derrick, Jonah is right though. Piracy is rampant in Eastern Europe. And Jonah, Derrick is right: yes, it is price drawn.
@CliffyB On Why Gears Is Still a 360 Exclusive:
Guys, look up Steve Ballmer’s “Developers” youtube video. CliffyB (Epic is a developer) simply proved it right: get the developers on your side.
@QOTW: I barely have time to play, in general. And just a quick question: what’s a social networking game?
Piracy – I may or may not download games from time to time using torrents or other sources but I buy my fair share of games especially from developers I know create great games. I honestly believe that the primary issue with game piracy is the price of the games. I’m not going to pay $50 or more for a game that may or may not enjoy and has no resell value if i do not. In fact for that exact reason i download tones of demos on my PS3 so I know what to expect. If the games were cheaper I wouldn’t feel so ripped off and less likely to pirate.
Piracy – I may or may not download games from time to time using torrents or other sources but I buy my fair share of games especially from developers I know create great games. I honestly believe that the primary issue with game piracy is the price of the games. I’m not going to pay $50 or more for a game that may or may not enjoy and has no resell value if i do not. In fact for that exact reason i download tones of demos on my PS3 so I know what to expect. If the games were cheaper I wouldn’t feel so ripped off and less likely to pirate.