Blizzard has dropped a lot more details on Diablo 4 than we were expecting. The action role-playing game -- which is in development for PlayStation 4 -- will feature a "shared open world" in which players can meet up and adventure together or trade with one another. This open world will be split up into five different regions, and those out for blood can fight against other players in specific "PvP zones".
Of course, this wouldn't be Diablo without dungeons, and Blizzard says that Diablo 4 has "hundreds" of dungeons to explore. The title's open world design also means that the campaign is "non-linear". In other words, you don't have to follow the story in a set order. You'll be able to ride various beasts in order to get around this vast map, and there will, unsurprisingly, be a fast travel system.
How does all of this sound to you? Embark on a dark and grizzly journey in the comments section below.
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Hmm, I would like a traditional campaign but it does sound very modern, with all that entails.
All good for me until they shovel us microtransactions and loot boxes.
Then I will be very worried....
@arnoldlayne83 Then it truly would be ‘dark horror’
So basically it's a storefront for ingame purchases like anything else out these days...
I love the Diablo series, but I’ll admit that this news gives me pause. Not so much for the open world aspect. I can support a non-linear narrative structure. But the whole “games as service” model hasn’t been one that I’ve greatly enjoyed. I hope there’s some accommodation for players who just want to experience a single player campaign. If not, I’m not certain if I’ll take the plunge with this new chapter.
I really liked the look of it, and live service can work just fine for this game. Of course, they could get it wrong but.. I loved D3 and they will get the benefit of the doubt with me.
Loved Diablo 3, but have played more than enough Destiny, ESO etc and have had enough of it, so if it's going to be like those games I will give it a miss. Will have to wait and see. Nice to see quite a few decent looking single player games coming out and in the pipeline though; there's hope for us all.
Everyone's going open world, like Ubisoft. Then we'll get a map that a junkload of icons have been puked over. Yay.
Sorry, I might just be tired of this all.
Riot Games' announcements were way more exciting. Let's see how that turns out.
Sounds great to me
No PVP trophies please...
I'm still hoping that Diablo Immortal comes out on console.
Blizzard has spent alot of time & money on it (such as it is).
I still want to play it on a controller and not on a tablet touchscreen.
Game takes place around D2 and supposedly has alot of Diablo lore.
Still hoping Blizzard doesn't just dump game out in the Far East to die.
We could use a free2play Diablo game to make the wait for D4 easier.
Looks good, I hope the release soon and not a couple of years from now.
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