Millo wrote:
Something about Diablo 3 is just meh to me. I keep thinking to myself, what have they done in 12 years that is innovative in this new game? Not much apparently because to be frank it's pretty much Diablo 2 with better Graphics.Also you can't compare Diablo 3 to Torchlight, not until Torchlight 2 is out and people have played it.
i seriously think that so much of Blizzard focused on World of Warcraft for so long that even with all the development time they potentially had for Diablo 3, a lot of the things they wanted to put in didn't make the cut, which is staggering.
there is clearly this strange boxed up area in the act 3 hub that appears to be arranged for another artisan, who I believe is the weapon master in Act 1 after passing through the spider caverns.
In Act 2, there's an Inn in the Bazaar--but no real reason for it except to buy potions, and who really needs to DO that?
The world and the ideas for it, the non-main story, the voice acting, the gameplay, they are all top notch. Superb. When you're killing shit, it rocks.
but there are these strange noticeable gaps where they clearly wanted to do more, like... shit, Rakanoth. why is there an achievement for him?
The second phase of the final boss fight.
Imperius.
Why is Act 4 in general SO quickly done? it's bewildering! Waypoints practically every five steps.
i think they made a mistake with the "real money auction house" for exactly the reason Penny Arcade summarizes it. I mean. Why even GIVE us artisans to build equipment when the AH can do that?
Yet I am not sure how they could try to control the gameplay's economy WITHOUT that kind of thing, because it just WOULD crop up illegally, and it kinda still IS despite their best efforts.
It's a hard thing to measure.
the game? a blast to play. the sideways power scales with the artisans AND the auction house? not intuitive or helpful. the cinematics? beautiful. emotional weight behind them? so so so so so diminished. the side-characters' dialogue and stories? interesting! the main story? UTTER SHIT.
i love PLAYING it, but like. I hate how serious it takes itself. i mean, i guess i can just play with voice volume muted or something but i like the scoundrel lol :(
it's very hard to understand
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