Re: Diablo IV

On Sun, 21 Jul 2024 15:35:57 +0200, Samuel Söderberg
<samuel@samuelsoderberg.se> wrote:

Den 2024-07-20 kl. 16:27, skrev Mike S.:
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I thought Diablo 3 was excellent but I didn't play it until the
expansion pack came out.

I was disappointed when it released for PC, but then I bought it on the
Xbox and played with a controller... It was great!
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When Diablo IV released on Steam I did not hesitate to buy a controller.
The recommended way of playing the game.
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Unfortunately the rolling mechanic from III is gone, instead we got the
dash with a cooldown, which is worse.

Although I boycotted D3 on the PC, eventually I broke down and got it
on... I think it was the Playstation 3? (I'd have to dig out the disks
and check). I'm pretty sure I bought it used to keep Blizzard from
getting any cash out of the deal.

It... was fine. It was Diablo; the same shallow gameplay as in one and
two and go-nowhere plot. It was a little bit prettier than D2 but
lacked the character of that older game. It felt completely average in
every respect. Arguably I may have worsened the experience by playing
it on a console (honestly, any game that demands I use a gamepad feels
worse to me) but I don't think I'd have had more fun on a PC.

Then again, a lot of Blizzard's concern with D3 and D4 was focused on
aspects I just don't give a damn about: the multiplayer and grinding
levels and loot. And I get that's popular with a lot of people, so if
that's where Blizzard wanted to put most of the effort, fine. But it
did nothing to encourage me to keep with the franchise. I'd only
picked up D3 on console just to see what it was like;  a whim of
curiousity more than any real desire to play. But I've not even that
much interest in D4.

But that's okay; I've a different taste in games. And if I really want
to play an ARPG, there are some that actually manage to squeeze in
some aspects of gameplay I find engaging. But the Diablo franchise is
up there with "Call of Duty" games for me; over-hyped, unexceptional
and wildly popular for reasons I'll never quite understand.