Diablo III
About the Game
Diablo III is the third instalment in Blizzard's franchise. The plot is set twenty years after the events of Diablo II , when a star falls on the cathedral in Old Tristram (the same cathedral that the hero had to explore down to the depths of Hell in the original Diablo ). The hero, one of five classes (Barbarian, Monk, Demon Hunter, Witch-doctor and Wizard), male or female, sets off to investigate the mysterious falling star. The game, like its predecessors, is a dungeon crawler in which players fights against hordes of enemies ranging from beasts and undead to actual demons.
Story & Setting
In solo mode, three different followers (Templar, Scoundrel and Enchantress) are eventually available to accompany the hero of his/her quest. Due to the random fields, dungeons and available sub-quests, it takes many play-through to get achievements, complete quests and find all of the game's sub-plot and character's back-story.
Gameplay & Core Systems
The environment is made of various maps. The towns and cities have predefined maps, and the fields and dungeons have randoms maps. These maps are reset any time players reloads the game. The game has four acts, two game modes (normal and hardcore) as well as four difficulty levels: Normal, Nightmare, hell and Inferno. Each character have multiple sets of abilities to choose from: a standard (left click) attack, a special (right click) attack, four special abilities (key 1 to 4) and three passive abilities.
Standout Features
- The environment is made of various maps.
- The towns and cities have predefined maps, and the fields and dungeons have randoms maps.
- These maps are reset any time players reloads the game.
- The patches also added «monster power» setting, which allows to scale selected difficulty additionally from 1 to 10.
- Setting specific skills and runes is what will make your character unique.
- The variety of random magic attributes of the equipment means switching armor pieces and weapons regularly.
- Further customization include dyes to color the armor pieces, and gems that can be put in socketed equipment to add more magic attributes.
- New equipment can be dropped by foes, bought in stores and auction houses or crafted in the forge.
Modes & Ways to Play
The game has four acts, two game modes (normal and hardcore) as well as four difficulty levels: Normal, Nightmare, hell and Inferno. In hardcore mode, defeat is not allowed. In solo mode, three different followers (Templar, Scoundrel and Enchantress) are eventually available to accompany the hero of his/her quest. The follower will become unavailable as the game switches to co-op mode.
Player support includes Internet, Co-Op, and 2-4 Players.
Presentation & Atmosphere
The environment is made of various maps. The patches also added «monster power» setting, which allows to scale selected difficulty additionally from 1 to 10. Setting specific skills and runes is what will make your character unique.
Display support includes HDTV 720p, HDTV 1080i, and HDTV 1080p. Audio support includes Dolby Digital.
