I enjoyed the speculation more than the announcement. I mean we all knew Diablo III would be made eventually, but people shouting things like "Barbie Horse Adventures on ICE!" and "Flaring Nostrils of Ice XIV!" were very entertaining. Guess I'll have to go play with the random game title creator again.

Elderwulf

Now THIS is a game! I guess my brand new Acer Gemstone 8920 will get some Blizzard action in the following months with both Starcraft II and Diablo III. Seriously, Maxis, Firaxis, Blizzard and Valve are what PC gaming is all about!

I didn't think I'd get excited by this game until I saw this very addictive-looking gameplay footage. These guys know what they're doing and know that these two upcoming games will earn them another gazillion dollars, and good for them. And the trailer is awesome too! I wish other companies like Ubisoft and Take-Two and all would take note and stop releasing their "trying to be hip and convey our marketing message" and start making really artistic and well, totally awesome trailers.

WhiskeyJak

I just shat AND creamed my pants. Now that's excitement.

Meanwhile, i have to upgrade my PC because there is no way in hell this POS i got's gonna run the game smoothly.

I'm never really excited about a game, but Blizzard sure knows how to build the hype around a game... AND DELIVER.

dstg_ll

This is awesome news. And while i definitely will buy this game no matter what the design worries me a bit.. Just like Starcraft 2 got some of the "toony" looks that warcraft have it looks like D3 got some as well. To tell the truth it looks more like Dungeon Siege than Diablo.

Jindujun

Ancient tribal magic? Win mode initiate.

Sunjammer

The skill bar does bother me only slightly. Being a GW player I'm used to that kind of set up but I would've preferred to keep the traditional potion bar intact

Sparx

@Herabec: "ROFL, he talks about health drops like it's some ingenious innovation that blizzard thought up in their brainstorming sessions. Hello, NES."

Exaggerate much?

hotcoffeeburns

I've never played any of the previous Diablos, but this looks totally badass! I gotta get it. I've only played a few "dungeon crawlers" and apparently, the Diablo series revolutionized the sub-genre. Diablo 3 looks like it is out to do it again. The music and sound effects are amazing!

Br00klyn-Grenade

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klainmaingr

ROFL, he talks about health drops like it's some ingenious innovation that blizzard thought up in their brainstorming sessions. Hello, NES.

Followed quickly by, wait for it, "MASSIVE DAMAGE!"

That's right. He said it.

Herabec

Does anybody think this looks like a Square Enix trailer?

vx2

This better than fircking Christmas! Its so nice to wake up and see all this great news. There's no way this day can get any better. Well...maybe if sex was involved but the gf has to work =(

Sparx

This is beyond awesome. Blizzard are spoiling us rotten.

Gofthick

Journal
Page 17
Ring any bells?

klainmaingr

That gameplay footage was fucking amazing, that poor person at the end! haha.

D-Sovereignty

Completely agree with Wana10. The game looks like it could be done. Blizzard are single-handedly keeping PC gaming alive.

JocktheMotie

Amazing!

The combat looks a lot deeper, the destructible environments are looking pretty good and I loved the Witch doctor abilities, very creative!

And that's why Blizzard is by far my favorite Western developer.. BRAVO!

CockroachMan

I think its time I upgrade my PC for a game finally.

This is the game heh.

Inferno_22

Ohhh ohhh oohhhhh ohhhh ooooooohhho ohohooooohooo oooooooohohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....!!!!

impreza

it sounds like diablo too =)

BigChiefSmokem

Time to reinstall D2 then

cocomo

Looks awesome, though i'm not really liking the look of the Witch doctor class.

hamandcheeseUK

@Bildo: I did too, in the meantime, I guess Mythos is my time waster until Diablo 3 comes out

Floreum

I just got chills!

And people say PC gaming is dead.

Freekarrtt

so the video looks so complete i almost believe they could ship the game tomorrow...HOW THE HELL the blizzard manage to keep such a tight lid on info like this?! a week ago diablo 3 was nothing more than a fanboy's wet dream. a day ago people were photoshopping fake splash images for diablo 3, and today? we have videos of an amazing looking game that looks so close to complete that i'm amazed it isn't on the shelves. well done blizzard, well done indeed.

wana10

Actually I've never played Diablo 1 or 2. But maybe it's time for that.

RageW

I just shat myself.

Bildo

LotR much?

Chupakun

I think I see a couple of the unannounced classes in that artwork clip.

FlashIV

Awesome. Just like Starcraft 2 looks like ... Starcraft, this looks like well, Diablo! And the music style seems to be intact as well.

Xeogred

hey guys

PATSCRU

Told ya so. :)

Cameroo

@vx2: Nope, it looks like a Blizzard cinematic. No one does cinematics like Blizzard can, not even Square Enix.

I much more excited for this than for StarCraft 2. I wasted, er, passed a lot of quality time with Diablo 1 & 2.

And Deckard Cain. "Stay a while and..." Priceless.

agies

Well this looks awesome! But still, i wonder if Blizzard has enough manpower to develop starcraft and diablo at the same time...

Tokoyama

Can someone find me links to download these high def links. Blizz download sucks balls.

NuZZ

Second video is amazing, but Dungeon Runners has made something terrible to my mind: When he was fully surrounded, I completely expected him to fart and poison everyone around.

ironraiden

Meh... Why separate discussion of Diablo 3 to all these different topics? These videos were obviously available to the last topic since it was about the official site which is the original source of these. Now we have like three threads with people repeating the same stuff and not being able to have a decent discussion over these without much hassle...

Al3xandr0s

Pc gaming? Dead? TRY to say that now i dare you.

NessD12

That's looks sooooo fun, the walkthrough guy made it seem dumb though. "O HEY LOL THESE BODYGUARDS THEY R TOTALY OKAY IM SRS OKAY" (I'm not rewatching to get his exact words) but the first thing that I thought is that they were going to die.

LandMineLandSnake

....oh....my....GOD!

It feels like it has been 10 years since this game came out (vs the 8 years in real time). There are so many young people who don't even know what Diablo 1&2 are all about. This is crazy! I can't freaking wait right now for this game to come out!

rabidkeebler

@WhiskeyJak: Hey I just bought a gemstone blue 8920 too!
I'm quite worried about the processor power though. While I watched the trailers I was wondering if it was enough..

Vidunder

This will no doubt be a blast in 2038

Captain_Collide

@Cameroo: you're so smart and perspicacious.
Time to ask Blizzard for a PR job!

Vidunder

Cant friggin' wait!

neojam

Bah, fucking video won't load for me.

Oh well, no worries; it's Diablo. Just another rundown hackand slash piece of shit Roguelike. Please move along, nothing to see here.

...And just when I thought I didn't have to upgrade my PC anymore.

muu

@Sparx:

oh, forgot one:

- Will Cain ever frickin die or what? He looked near death in D2 and 20 years later he's still kicking. WTF?!

Sparx

@Tokoyama: Pretty sure they have an assload of income, and can afford to have a massive staff.

I think they'll be fine.

LULCATS

The gameplay vid raised quite a few questions in my mind though like:

- We see health drops, but are there mana drops too?
- Purple colored items, the new blue?
- I saw a chipped star topaz drop, could the Horadric Cube be back?
- Whats the skill develoment like? Didn't see any indication of a skill tree

God just so many questions!!

Sparx

Bethesda could learn from Blizzard's example. The way to make a sequel to a popular franchise... is to actually make a sequel! Mind-boggling, I know!

Volrath

Never been a fan of any Blizzard games, and never cared for Diablo... but after watching the second video, I think I might be buying this. The first 5 minute or so, it only looked okay, but then it started to really pick up - looks great.

LegendK1ll3r

If you guys don't care about quality, just go watch it on Youtube.

The game looks good to me and afaik, everyone was asking for more Diablo, not a different game with the same name. So this looks just like what most people wanted.

Krumm

Wow, looks great.

XbhaskarX

This time it better come with an auto rapid click function.

greyhoundbus

Looks like gamevideos.com is getting hit very hard, videos won't play and their page won't load. The power of Diablo has been FULLY REALIZED!!!

BebopBlue

Ok, so I never played Diablo so I am wondering if somebody can explain how it works. Is it a mmo? Can I play with just a friend online or are there tons of others I have to play with as well. I would really like to just have a duo team and not play with anybody else, or worrying about camping etc.

GPman

Looks kind of like the same game in 3D ... but he had me at "the loot".

@Volrath:

Um ... the Elder Scrolls sequels don't count? How about Fallout 3?

Strangelove

Combat looks far updated Hengst. Much more reactive and fun with higher use of skills. If combat was like that in D2 I may not have found it so boring. This is certainly not just a left clickfest with a bit of right clicking for skills and a hammering of the potion hotkeys. Just look how it looks when he starts using all the different skills in a crowd of enemies. Like some kind of console action game, not something you control just with your cursor and hotkeys. Hopefully the rest of the game has had updates as significant as the combat :)

Al3xandr0s

@Volrath: What does that mean?

Desmondia

WHOAHAHARJARHABEEnks!

artofwar420

At the risk of sounding like a detractor, the game looks quite a bit like the previous game with enhanced graphics. While I know I will buy this game, I am keeping my expectations in check until I see more new footage. Much like Starcraft 2, for all the years Blizzard has had these games in development, they look awfully a lot like merely graphically upgraded versions of their previous incarnations.

So far the differences seem like those between Neverwinter Nights 1 and 2. At least cosmetically. SO before I go out and name my first child after the developers at Blizzard, I am going to wait to see more.

Hengst2404

@muu:

Sounds like Sour Grapes to me. But then dungeon crawlers are not for everyone.

postulio71

@wana10: They kept it secret the same way they kept Starcraft 2 a secret for so long.

[www.penny-arcade.com]

Itami

@Herabec:

I believe he meant it was a new concept for the Diablo series. Normally you'd have to carry hundreds of potions and hope to god to find a health pool if you ran out.

postulio71

@Llost: I don't think they implemented all of the items yet to be honest, and i believe they set certain items to drop so they don't give much away.

It looks like a LOT more action and enemies than previous titles, and i love the idea of destroying parts of the environment to your advantage (making a wall fall on a bunch of zombies). Witchdoctor looks like a Necro / Sorc hybrid, so it looks like they aren't going to bring my favorite class (necro) into this game... maybe they will, who knows. Only time will tell. This game is going to be epic, i can't wait to see what they do with items, runes, and uniques / sets and such.

Mpalm.

Is blizzard merged with activision yet? It would be nice to consider. Diablo II was the shig.

bird1988

Looks alot like the other Diablo's which is good for me (especially since I can't be bothered to update my computer), only problem I see is that it doesn't seem to have the same drop rate which is part of what made the other games fun. Finding tons of magic items and stuff just at random.

Llost

One way to wake up from a hangover.

PsycheE

Blizzard, do those guys know how to pitch a new game or what?

DugDawg

DIABLOOOOOOOOO THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

ManjiKengo

@Strangelove
"What about Fallout 3?"

WHOOSH! That's exactly what I mean... At first sight Blizzard has made Diablo 3 into a graphical update which holds true to the franchise in both gameplay and mechanics. They are basically giving their fans what they want: an action RPG where you slaughter millions of baddies while still holding true to the complexity of character development through skills and such.
While Bethesda on the other hand has changed everything what made Fallout, well Fallout.

Volrath

Man I was having such a bad day. Until I saw this, this made my day SO MUCH BETTER.

loligasm

@GPman:

It can be an MMO, but there's really no camping involved. I don't know what changes they're making to battle.net but how it worked with D2 was that you can do a single player campaign if you wanted to and then if you wanted to go online it was basically like any other online game where you can pick a room from a list and do whatever. If you don't find a room you want then you can make your own and hope someone joins it

Sparx

Is there a cow level?

greyhoundbus

Wow, SC2 and D3... I... I can't contain myself... I...

*tears off clothes and runs through streets*

COME WOODLAND CREATURES, COME!!! TO RAPTURE!!! COME WITH MEEEEEEEEEEE.

*cough* Anyway, I love you Blizzard, truly. Nothing beat my Poison nova necro with completely decked out uber gear... NOTHING. I hope D3 has even more classes to choose from. I say bring back all the old classes and add a bunch of new ones.

Mpalm.

@Creasy: Diablo IS the best game ever, i don't care what anyone says. Even if it is hack and slash, there is no game that i've replayed more times than diablo... except maybe diablo 2. I don't know what makes it so much fun, even doing the same quests over and over, the same bosses, the same story, but every time i pick it up i have a blast. I can't say that about many other games.

Mpalm.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS !!!

Look at the surprise that Kotaku had for me this weekend. Man Diablo III, I didn't have my hopes up for this, so it's quite a joy to see a new Diablo coming. Uhhhh, I can almost taste the hours upon hours of wasted time.

Exquisite

Herodito

@GPman: If it holds to the old formula it is all about co-op, the game had a limit of 4 players in the first diablo and I am think I recall it being 8 in the second. Yet, it auto-saved your individual progress as you went so you could pick up the game from however far you were at any time and play with anyone (as was mentioned, using battle.net with a very traditional lobby system) Or actually over a number of other methods such as LAN

I hope battle.net is cool, and I am glad this is coming out around the same time as starcraft 2 (hopefully at least) one of the coolest things about diablo 2 was that when on battle.net people playing other games looked like a character from that game...

BurningShed

@vx2: No, it looks like a Blizzard trailer.
Oh man, I so fucking love Blizz. Best game company in the world. Indescribable.
Yeah, Diablo isn't the best game ever or something. It's a hack n slay. But the excitement over this is so much bigger than ANYTHING else game related.

Creasy

would.

beatwho

Niiiiiiice.

I would totally be the witch doctor just to summon a wall of zombies. :) But seriously, that class looks like a lot of fun.

I'm excited for this game.

Reinbach

Time to reinstall Diablo 2 after i get back from my trip.

Yes blizzard will have a trifecta, now would be a good time to invest in activision stock =p hell even the stock sites are saying it. WotLK will bolster more people into playing World of Warcraft, Starcraft 2 is going to replace Starcraft as the Starlight of Korean gaming, but don't worry, SC1 will be the next favorite sport...then maybe soccer, and of course americans and the rest of the world love SC.

and now Diablo. This is bringing back giddy memories of battle.net it can be 2 years for diablo to come out for all i care now that i know its coming out i am happy.

Zaos

@pikachumariachi: I'm not sure exactly, but there's just something about the Diablo games that I like. I can't really put my finger on it. But I enjoy the Diablo games more than MMORPGs.

kojirodensetsu

This might be the first game that will make me lose my PC games virginity.

gencid

@pikachumariachi: Have you not stayed up nights saying to yourself "Maybe one more Diablo/Baal run"

If that does not apply to you, then perhaps the Diablo franchise is not up your tree. Its all about the loots, its not even an rpg per se. Just keep killing the end boss to see if you will get that SoJ.

PsycheE

@greyhoundbus: You mean like holding the button down? Diablo II did that ages ago...

agies

The announcement and gameplay footage of Diablo3 by Blizzard is the best thing I've heard in awhile. It's almost proof of God answering many a gamers prayer.

The first two Diablo's and the exspansion remain my favorite pc games of all-time.

coalhalo

I can't shake off the feeling that, although I love Blizzard, I will end up enjoying Too Human more than this game. You see, all I know about diablo is that it's an RPG that plays like an MMORPG and it's got Blizzard polish. Someone educate me or something.

pikachumariachi

Kicksin FTW!!!!!!!!!!!

so excited for this game, picked it up a few years back wayyy after it had had its heyday and not knowing a thing about it. I didn't stop playing for about a year. I was trying to pick which MMO to get into these days and was probably gonna pick EVE, but this just absolutely made my day.

arkbuilder

but... but... i simply dont have enough pairs of pants to repel game boner stroking of this magnitude!

Ca1amity

Shaman looks cool. Had some things that kind of looked like the necromancer (like poison skills and corpse explosion for your minions). So I wonder if they'll tweak the necromancer. Or at least I hope they have the necro in Diablo 3. He was one of my favorite characters in Diablo 2.

kojirodensetsu

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

budash2

I don't care about the updates they make to battle.net so long as they find a way to get rid of those advertisement bots. If those are gone any additional changes are a plus.

Sparx

I hate to say this, but I actually got bored 2 minutes into the video.

I loved Diablo, but I just don't know if this style of gameplay will be interesting to me now.

:(

Shandy706

I seem in the minority here. I definitely want a Barb but I can do without the WDok (Necromancer). I'd be happy with a barbarian, sorcerer and a rogue/amazon (something with bow skills)

Sparx

woohoo!! so sweet!!

YourAnthony

I can't wait to play this with my friends online.

Erignamatic

Looks solid, as Blizzard always is.

I played a lot of Diablo II, but I can't say I want to do a bunch of Diablo III. No offense, but it's just so much clicking. Through in a skill now and then, balance health and mana like a fast paced math/stats game. Waves of enemies. It's a good time for sure, but while something like God of War makes the combat itself fun, in Diablo you end up just looking forward to the drops, which make you more powerful, so you can kill more enemies faster, to get more drops, to become more powerful, etc...

FightingChance

This whole extravaganza shows just one of the many things that differentiate Blizzard from the rest of the gaming world.

They know how and when to start generating hype for a game. Look at how far along the game is! No, it isn't just in the concept mode (cough*Lionhead Studios*cough). No, they aren't talking about what the game will have (cough*Funcom*cough) but rather what it does have.

This is hype done right, ladies and gentlemen. All I can think to say is HELL YEAH!

FeendRendor

well, time to get a new computer. Holy fucking shit this is awesome news.

Gray665

Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 WOO! So far it looks pretty awesome. Can't wait for Blizzard to release it and SC2! Heh, time to play through Diablo 2 again.

Sir_Crocidile

I played the hell out of Diablo 2 in middle school i cant wait for Diablo 3.

J0hnny-Kickass

I am utterly wowed by this. I just wonder what finally made Blizzard decide to revisit Diablo and Starcraft IN THE SAME YEAR? I'm not complaining one bit, though.

wild homes is weathering cephalopod trouble!

I bet everyone is reinstalling Diablo 2 ;p

Idree

The thing is, no matter how perfect this game is, there is ALWAYS going to be some negative troll to talk bad about the game.

Thank you actibliz for making this

neverkilled

@SicariusIV: The thing is, it's really hard to change a near perfect formula (the "near perfect" is evidenced by the fact that, after all these years, people are still playing Starcraft and Diablo2). And for Starcraft 2 I will also argue that then you should critizice every RTS that has come in the past ten years, since the genre has not evolved much since the original Starcraft.

pikachumariachi

I lost several months of my life to Diablo II and now it looks like I'm going to lose several more.

KiySeph

@Hengst2404: I hear ya bro. Remember also that Blizzard is all about making sure most people can play their games on like 5-6 year old rigs, so graphic wise we will only see enhancements and killer art direction from Blizzard. I can almost guarantee they wont disappoint us, I too, however, still want to sit back and see more on the grand scheme.

R3load

Why is everybody gushing over this? Seeing the gameplay footage was so completely underwhelming for me. Take Diablo 2 , give it some 3D graphics and... you've got Diablo 3. Yay!

One would have thought Blizzard would evolve from something that was retro even back in 1997. But NO - same old, same old. Same as with Starcraft 2...

And the saddest thing is, this strategy will pay off, as evidenced by everyone's comments...

SicariusIV

@Volrath:

Sort of like Metroid Prime fucked up the Metroid series, or Zelda Ocarina of Time changed Zelda ... oh, wait.

Strangelove

As a diablo fan *not overly big one mind you* i think the game looks pretty good..only took em 8yrs to make it an now we just gotta wait 5 more for em to release it!!!.

theblade

I was very excited by the possibility of Diablo III all throughout the week because the first two were a couple of the first games that I ever really got hooked on.

But now that they've shown III, I'm underwhelmed. It's essentially a better looking Diablo II. Now, I don't think sequels should be some radical step forward from the original. I'm fine with Gears of War 2 being similar to Gears of War. Enthusiastic, even.

But I do think sequels should offer some clear steps forward, especially when it's the sequel to an 8-year old game. I just don't think nicer graphics, some minor physics integration, and the ability to choose between a male and a female really cuts it.

It puts Diablo III in the akward position of playing catch-up to a number of Diablo clones that have taken the base that the first two Diablo games perfected and building on that with more choices, better combat, or a more fleshed-out cinematic story.

Don't get me wrong, as it is I'll undoubtedly play and enjoy Diablo III. But I'm just hoping they deliver the same magnitude of experience with III as they did with II eight years ago, and that's not gonna be possible by releasing the same game with nicer graphics. Hopefully they've got more up their sleeves.

Bishmon

@WhiskeyJak: Following months? I think you mean, following years. There ain't no way we're seeing SC2 or D3 until past 2009 sometime, haha.

SubKamran

so, my jaw literally dropped when I woke up this morning, logged onto Kotaku, and scrolled down to see all the news on Diablo 3.
I was excited when they revealed Starcraft 2.
But Diablo 3? My head almost exploded with pure joy overloads.
Sorry consoles, you will be ignored indefinetly when this comes out.

dantemustdie

Somebody said PC gaming was dead?

Arto Peltomäki

So are they going to have cows?

Mr.DuckSauce

Definite God of War vibe I'm getting from the early gameplay video.

I like the blood effects, heard a sound recycled from Warcraft III (dying kobold, or gnoll or whatever those pig things are), really love the numerical damage thing that pops up when you hit, missing the "name at the top of the screen" thing. Luckily the health bars are easier for my colorblind self, though :)

man_in_gauze

So awesome... not only because it IS Diablo 3, but also because there's been so long I've been wanting to play some Diablo style quality game...

I remember even Diablo clones were great. Like Nox and Revenant.

Writing the post to my own blog right now...

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

@pikachumariachi: I'm also a bit sour that I was expecting a Lost Vikings 3D sequel with online co-op

pikachumariachi

Here's the next big blizzard secret that will drop at E3... Diablo 3 is being exclusively released on the PS3.

Dr.Fondler

@Mpalm.: In fact, I would call Diablo the most popular niche game, I am very aware of the enormous sales of the first ones, but the genre in general is losing popularity. I believe this game will sell tons of copies, and deservedly so, but I also believe it's appeal is a bit limited.

pikachumariachi

@Bishmon: Oh god, thankfully they didn't turn this into the crap that is WoW. I'll take fun, quick loot runs over 7 hour marathons that require 40 people and can result in you getting NO items.

@pikachumariachi: I wouldn't call Diablo a niche game... nope, not at all. Unless it' the most popular niche game ever made, more popular than many mainstream games.

Mpalm.

Woah, just watched the gameplay vid and I gotta say, this game's just for the fans. I mean, I'm sure it's lots of fun, but it's appeal seems to be too niche. I mean, those screens and vids do nothing to entice a newcomer, at least they did nothing for me or people I showed it to. Wereas, if I show a gameplay video of Starcraft 2 to someone who's never heard of it they all go like "coooool". Then again, this is Blizzard and they, like Nintendo, oly make games that will be the best in their genre (with Nintendo I mean the main games, the Mario sports games and such don't count)

pikachumariachi

"Blizzard must have done something right. Can you name any huge evolution in RTS since Starcraft or the Loot runs in Diablo?"

Any evolution of the loot runs from Diablo? You mean, like, World of Warcraft?

I'm not saying they should have turned Diablo III into a MMORPG. That's just an easy example of how the 'kill-level-loot' concept has been evolved since Diablo II.

Bishmon

@SicariusIV: Because if they didn't, something like Oblivion would be born and then you'd be complaining it "just isn't the same". Oblivion is a game that die-hard Morrowind players dislike just because they strayed from the formula too much. It's just not the same. I only logged a fraction of the hours I spent in Morrowind in Oblivion. Half of what makes these games fun is the nostalgia factor and the fact that Diablo II still makes me play all night with my friends in a crammed apartment with potato chips, pop, and lights off without stopping.

SubKamran

@SicariusIV: I don't know how you can evolve a near-perfect game. This game is all about the loot runs; thats it.

Blizzard must have done something right. Can you name any huge evolution in RTS since Starcraft or the Loot runs in Diablo?

Titan Quest?= Failed
Hellgate?= Failed
Lair?=Failed
Sacred?=Failed.

So no, there is not much you can do with the isometric loot run game, except make it fun within its own perspective.

No one knows, this game could be utter shit; but seeing the track record, it is unlikely.

PsycheE

@SicariusIV: I'm pretty sure that fans of Diablo and Starcraft don't want radical changes, but if you don't think they haven't made clear steps forward with SC2 you aren't paying attention. This was only a short gameplay video for D3, we know nothing of the skill system, other classes, items, story, bosses, etc. Many fans (including myself) want a game that is heavily based on the predecessors we loved so much.

Mpalm.

~sniff~

my life...

shichi

YES! YES! OH GOD YES! I think I just shit my pants! lol

LoneRico

yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes

Grahamunculus

@greyhoundbus: I almost forgot about that awesome Cow level (mooooo). Guess it's time to fire up that old battle chest again (I've lost the game at least 5 times now)...

Dyslexic_Alucard

I really have to give it up to blizzard. I had never really cared for anything Diablo related, but they've managed to get me incredibly exited for this game with only a couple videos. Seems like them and Valve really know how to make downright GOOD games.

canceric09

The funny thing is this reminds me nothing of Diablo ... or Diablo II, it reminds me of Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance or Champions of Norrath, it's just a sort of Clone of Clones.

hollowfreak

@PsycheE:

The main evolutive problem I am talking about is precisely the isometric loot-run formula. Blizzard could at least give it a different (more immersive) perspective, now that there is no technological reason to make it isometric... The different skills, bosses and all the other things you mention don't change the core gameplay loop (where the only fun part is getting the loot-reward, when it comes down to it).

As for the RTS genre, it's true that I'm not a big fan, but even when Starcraft was released other games were trying new things, like Myth or Total Annihilation. And today, I would cite Relic's games (Dawn of War and Company of Heroes) as bringing new things to the table in the RTS horizons.

You could say it depends on what you're looking for in a game. I can't dispute that, so go ahead and say it :p

But still, you can't dispute the fact that Blizzard was never (and probably will never be) a harbinger of originality in the games industry... They just remake the same old hot dog with different (but extremely polished and well-balanced) condiments.

SicariusIV

I think i need to change my pants now.

rustyhookj

"I don't think it's safe here." - She's right, ban monday is near...

goliathvv

Something else that makes me happy. My new Mac will have a game to play :)

ihateeverything

This is why Blizzard is such an amazing developer. Not only can they keep a tight lid on things, but their presentation is spectacular. They bring a lot of class and quality to their product. The Diablo site, the trailer, production qualities, everything are amazing.

While I wasn't a huge fan of Diablo 2 (I did like it a lot but damn my wrist! And I played it years after it was released) yet I am looking forward to this far more than StarCraft 2 now for some reason. Blizzard has really outdone themselves this time.

What amazes me most about Blizzard is that their dedication to quality hasn't hindered a bit in over a decade, something that few if any other developers haven't been able to do. There has been no downhill for Blizzard. Amazing. (Well there is still the chance the next 2 games will suck, but cmon!)

ihateeverything

MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NeVeRMoRe666

This looks great! I'll definitely pick this up.

Nex Antonius

guess ill be skipping out on my betrayal at krondor for d1 and d2 play throughs

ritful

Lol, remember how the Cow level was created? Basically, someone went around screaming "THERE'S A COW LEVEL IN DIABLO 1" and everyone else went "WHAT? THAT's AWESOME! WHERE!!" and Blizzard went "wtf?... actually, lets create this stupid level" and voila! D2 cow level!

So lets now start the rumour that THERE'S GONNA BE A PROTOSS LEVEL!!! Diablo boss in Protoss armour!!!

Ultrasinc

I can't wait ...

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... for Too Human!!! :D

DARTH_TIGRIS

diablo? wut is that? is it a new pokemon?

Superstar90

Okay, now I'm confused. I thought the bad-tastic Hellgate:London was supposed to have been made from the original Diablo team and that it was supposed to be like, the next Diablo?? Now that there's Diablo III, is this made by the same original team or did Blizzard just replace that original team with a different one?

EloquentZen

Ah yes... Deckard Cain.... stay awhile and!

I am really looking forwards to this I really need my Diablo fixed. As usual, I would say, it is not as exiting to watch as it is to play.

hyeforgot

I can't wait for this game ;_;

Vankar

Oh no... Just when I thought I was done with PC gaming...
I can already hear the Boss Raids and the Telekinesis abuse over items... ;_;

LHJ

@Chupakun: yeag. that's actually the first thing that came in my mind after watching the trailer..

rhugghed

@SicariusIV:
There's no fucking point in changing the perspective. Stop eating up the Bethesda hype that first person or third person is more "immersive". BECAUSE IT'S NOT FUCKING TRUE!

Volrath

@Llost:

The drop rate, equipment, and relative power of abilities is something you can't judge in the gameplay video since it was all set up. Their characters were probably way overpowered while the droprate was nerfed. Having the screen littered with useless crap while the characters are struggling probably wouldn't make for a good show.

cowondinosaur

@JocktheMotie: Hey, Valve's fighting the good fight too ya know. :(

cowondinosaur

@Volrath: I agree. Top down/isometric is the best way to get 'true' peripheral vision in a game like this. Otherwise, you'd need 'radar' or something else you don't really have time to look at.

Once again, really impressed with this. It's like Super Gauntlet 64 or something.

Knoxximus (360/PSN)

Wow...I'm not even close to being a PC gamer, but if this doesn't get announced for 360, I soon will be.

Knoxximus (360/PSN)

I've never really been a Diablo fan (I had the first game, and grew bored of it quickly) - but this game is looking fantastic. Hopefully it will live up to the hype it will undoubtedly receive.

fraaap

The thing that made me happiest was when I saw male and female versions of the same classes. What next? Marriages?

Furude