(...) Diablo was one of those formative games for me. I would say Diablo 2 is the gold standard for ARPGs and that Diablo 3 was, as you say, not Diablo anymore. Off-topic, the trailer of Diablo 4 is probably the best game trailer I have ever seen, it truly captures the horror of facing evil incarnate. But the gameplay? Maybe I'm blind but it looks like Diablo 3 with the color gradient turned down. Diablos atmosphere is more than the art just looking grey and brown.
For me, the best diablo is diablo 1.
Well, how to become better or learning how to throw fire bolts? Diablo 1 = Reading magical tomes and having enough magical capabilities to learn Diablo 2 = Investing skill points Diablo 3 = Finding a bigger and sharper axe
Raising difficulty Diablo 1 - Enemies will have more immunities, new uniques will spawn, they will have a greater overall level, and had his stats adjusted to the new level that they represent Diablo 2 - Same of D1 but you need to complete normal before nightmare Diablo 3 - Zimbabwe level endless number inflation on just two variables(health/damage)
Graphics Diablo 1 - Dark fantasy gothic style Diablo 2 - Dark Fantasy gothic style Diablo 3 - Wow style
Just look to armor. Armor on D1/D2 looks like proper armor that i see in some modern games like GreedFall. Armor in D3 looks more like something that i will see in a bizarre Brazilian “carnival” parade.
Armor D1 - Armor deflect blows D2 - Armor deflect blows D3 - Armor absorb a damage in percentage
Restriction on skill usage D1 - No cooldowns D2 - Only small cooldowns in HW intensive skills D3 - Cooldowns everywere to do everything. You casted bone spirit? Cooldown. You jumped? Cooldown. Gave a order to a minion? Cooldown.
Character building D1 - Elixirs + gear + decision on char screen + etc D2 - Some quests rewards + gear + attributes + skills + charms D3 - Only gear and 60% of your gear customization is mandatory set
Diablo fights Diablo 1 vs Diablo 2 vs Diablo 3 fight
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I an very happy to see that Larian will not make a game with everything that i hate on modern games. After some comments like "missing not work" and "spell slots aren't intuitive", i was expecting a SCL/D3 like game.
