Diablo 3 soon ?
Posted on June 29, 2009 by sonicmind
Diablo III is an action role-playing game in a hack and slash and “dungeon roaming” style, currently in development as the third installment of Blizzard’s Diablo franchise. It was unveiled onJune 28, 2008, at the 2008 Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational in Paris, France.
The game takes place in Sanctuary, the dark fantasy world of the Diablo series. This world was saved twenty years prior by a handful of unnamed heroes in Diablo II. Warriors that survived the onslaught of the armies of the Burning Hells have gone mad from their ordeals and it is up to a new generation of heroes to face the forces of evil threatening the world of Sanctuary. Players will have the opportunity to explore familiar settings such as Tristram.
The only confirmed NPC is Deckard Cain, who has appeared in both of the previous games. Cain’s journal on the official site brings players up to speed on the events of the first two games.
Diablo III is similar in style to its predecessor, Diablo II. The proprietary engine will incorporate Havok physics and feature destructible environments with an in-game damage effect. The developers are aiming to make the game run on a wide range of systems, and have stated that DirectX 10 will not be required, Diablo III will use a custom 3D game engine in order to present an overhead view to the player, in a somewhat similar way to the isometric view used in previous games in the series; players may zoom in for a tighter shot of their character, though. Enemies will utilize the 3D environment as well, in ways such as crawling up the side of a wall from the depths into the combat area. Every creature model will have 35 unique death animations.
Three of the five classes have been unveiled so far: Barbarian, Witch Doctor, and the Wizard. A fake class, the Archivist, an imitation of a well known character of Diablo, Deckard Cain, was presented on April 1, 2009, by Blizzard as an April Fool’s Day joke. Players may choose the sex of each class, a change from the fixed class sexes in the previous two games. The Barbarian, previously featured in Diablo II, is the only class that Blizzard is planning to bring back for the initial release, but former classes may appear in future expansions.
It’s too early to estimate Diablo III’s release date. As with all Blizzard Entertainment games, our goal is to create a game that is as fun, balanced, and polished as possible. We intend to take as much time developing Diablo III as is necessary to ensure the game meets our own high expectations and those of our players. We’re aiming to release Diablo III on both Mac and Windows simultaneously in as many regions as possible, and to localize the game in several languages. We’ll have more details to share about countries, languages, and specific dates as we get closer to release.











