There's honestly no way of telling at this point on whether you'll get there fast or slow. The internal-test team at Blizzard has been playing Inferno for months now and they still haven't beaten it yet.
I highly doubt any gamer of any caliber will beat it within a month of release. If I were to take a guess, I would say no earlier than 2 months after release until we see Inferno go down.
Honestly it's all the same continuing story, so it doesn't really matter ultimately.
But, yes, I would agree that Diablo 3 is a much closer brethren than D2 is to D1. Diablo 3 is, I feel, the pinnacle of the entire series. It brings together all the best features from both titles (maybe even a cow level?), whilst leaving out the tacky ones and even adding in it's own new twists. Diablo 2 seemed to have forgotten it's roots and really tried to be the better game, pushing D1 aside like an old toy. With this new release upon us, it feels like we'll finally be able to enjoy that classic Diablo gameplay we know and love. Dark levels, eerie music, and horrific demons to smash.
It's sad to think that such an amazing story will come to an end with this release.
I don't think Blizzard would ever do a live-action movie about one of their games.
Maybe if it was full-CG, then it would be possible. But, even then, I don't see it happening for any game from Blizzard to become a movie. It's just not their kind of market.
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I highly doubt any gamer of any caliber will beat it within a month of release. If I were to take a guess, I would say no earlier than 2 months after release until we see Inferno go down.
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But, yes, I would agree that Diablo 3 is a much closer brethren than D2 is to D1. Diablo 3 is, I feel, the pinnacle of the entire series. It brings together all the best features from both titles (maybe even a cow level?), whilst leaving out the tacky ones and even adding in it's own new twists. Diablo 2 seemed to have forgotten it's roots and really tried to be the better game, pushing D1 aside like an old toy. With this new release upon us, it feels like we'll finally be able to enjoy that classic Diablo gameplay we know and love. Dark levels, eerie music, and horrific demons to smash.
It's sad to think that such an amazing story will come to an end with this release.
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Maybe if it was full-CG, then it would be possible. But, even then, I don't see it happening for any game from Blizzard to become a movie. It's just not their kind of market.
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