Mike Morhaime showed a cinematic of Diablo 3, now we are getting a gameplay video.
The Barbarian in this video fights over 20 mobs and he dispatches them easily. You can destroy and interact with the environment -- this is physics at work here. You can access the character window similar to World of Warcraft. Weapons can be enchanted. The barbarian is now doing whirlwind to deal with powerful enemies. Some lootable chests have traps ... the example given -- the chest activated a trap where many skeletal casters spawned to attack the barbarian. Deckard cain is talking in-game now in a interesting interface for RPG.
We see now a Witch Doctor class that can summon Mongrels as pets. He can create a wall of zombies to block incoming attacks of mobs from reaching you while you annihilate them. The Witch Doctor is a ranger basicaly casting from afar. The gameplay is about to end but before they want to show us what a real fight is in multiplayer with a witch doctor, a barbarian and a rogue. Holy cow this huge beast with four legs and a huge body that takes haf the screen is fighting the three classes. The beast is named Siegebreaker assault beast. It has a lot of HP but the 3 classes are doing heavy damage to it. It dropped an amulet and gold. The creature just exploded after looting and hundreds of skeletons now fighthing onscreen. Diablo 3 logo seals the gameplay video.
MORE INFORMATION ON THE WAY!!!
For more information (and a Teaser Trailer) see the Blizzard Diablo III Website!
PARIS, France – June 28, 2008 – Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today revealed Diablo® III, the newest entry in its critically acclaimed action role-playing-game franchise. The announcement was made during the 2008 Blizzard Entertainment® Worldwide Invitational at the Porte de Versailles Convention Centre in Paris, France. A cinematic trailer and an extended gameplay demonstration with commentary from the development team introduced the game to the thousands of players in attendance.
“We’ve wanted to expand on the epic story and gameplay elements of the Diablo universe for some time now,” stated Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We know that players have also been long awaiting a return to the series, so we’re very excited to be sharing this announcement with Blizzard gamers here in Paris and around the world today.”
Diablo III will pick up the story twenty years after the events of Diablo II. Mephisto, Diablo, and Baal have been defeated, but the Worldstone, which once shielded the inhabitants of the world of Sanctuary from the forces of both Heaven and Hell, has been destroyed, and evil once again stirs in Tristram. Playing as a hero from one of five distinct character classes, players will acquire powerful items, spells, and abilities as they explore new and familiar areas of Sanctuary and battle hordes of demons to safeguard the world from the horrors that have arisen. The first two characters classes -- the barbarian and the witch doctor -- were shown as part of the announcement at the event today in Paris.
Diablo III will feature a custom 3D-graphics engine to render lush indoor and outdoor areas of Sanctuary with a high level of detail and vivid special effects. The game’s physics-enhanced environments will be interactive and destructible, offering traps and obstacles that create added danger for players and monsters alike. These elements, along with a new quest system and random scripted events, will be integrated into the game’s random-level generator, giving Diablo III the ultimate combination of dynamic gameplay and replayability. Cooperative and competitive play will be available online through an upgraded version of Blizzard Entertainment’s renowned online gaming service, Battle.net®.
Blizzard Entertainment is developing Diablo III for simultaneous release on the Windows® and Macintosh® PC platforms. Further information about the game, including details on the other character classes, major new features for the single-player and multiplayer components, system requirements, pricing, and availability, will be announced as development progresses. To learn more about Diablo III, please visit the official website at www.diablo3.com. With multiple games in development, Blizzard Entertainment has numerous positions currently available. Visit http://www.blizzard.com/jobs for more information and to learn how to apply.
(( Edited by Jetrall ))
the D3 site does say "new classes" and they say 5 classes total soo.
Barb
Witch Doctor
Original
Original
New
?
This is the bestest thing I could have woken up tooo! OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG
I'm gonna go with this as the initial lineup:
Barbarian
Witch Doctor
Sorc/Caster type role
Amazon/Rogue type role
Paladin/Warrior type role
After the past 5 days I want it NOW, but we will probably have to wait 6-12 months. I wish we didn't but that is just realistic
http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/faq/
I hope people don't complain about the slightly cartoonish graphics. It looks nothing like WoW.
(people probably already have. I haven't read the thread)
How awesome is the zombie wall? And the damageable environment? That actually affects gameplay? Ahh!
This is just classic Diablo with better graphics and more options/better implemented skills etc. Just what everyone wanted.
Nope, only info there is is on Barbarian and Witch Doctor, which creepily some guy found out on some other WoW forum before it happened. But yes. Barb and WD are all that is revealed.
They do say 5 classes in the FAQ though. So there are 3 more to come. I'm hoping for 3 brand new awesome classes. And if the old ones return we need some good re-vamps like the barbarian
who posted what pics where? link
EPIC FAIL
:'(
But D3 looks amazing, and good job everyone, we all new it was coming. I was 100% as most of us were except for the witches and heretics. We were right! Good job Diablofans.com
Goodnight!
http://www.gamershell.com/companies/blizzard_entertainment/454714.html