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.
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however i will admit i dont really like the cartoony style the game is made with.
And we went through it together!
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btw the new art direction of diablo (could be his true form) seemed to have 3 mouths/heads. relevance to Hydra?
This is for everyone to see. These are some pictures that everyone said was fake.
Looking at them again, it doesn't really look the same but the guy who made them was pretty much accurate in the way it looked.
OH HEY GUISE WHAT DID I MISS?
yea it was awesome, luckily the stream didnt kick me off til they started dancing and crap but when the music started i was like OMFG
How???
Both the Barbarian and Witch Doctor were damn fun to watch and for the visuals, it's too cartoony like WoW???? Because of the outdoor areas having sunlight and grassy fields?
C'mon now, it's much darker then WoW, much more violent, and much more epic. Also for saying it's so drastically different looking from Diablo 1 and 2.....2d to 3d, that is all. Everything was hand drawn in the first 2 games, Diablo 3 has everything rendered in 3d now so obviously it looks much different but its still the same old diablo that we've come to love.
And the combat for being a quick showing of the early barbarian and witch doctor was damn impressive. The barbarian unleashed the freakin beast and the witch doctor had very unique abilities with the plaque spreading and wierd demonic pets and the wall of zombies was the sweetest thing ever!
The end battle with the boss shows just how dark and epic this game is and it will only get better.
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Anyone that compares this to WoW or says it looks cartoony should be banned.
THE GAME LOOKS AMAZING!