DIABLO IV. After the controversial release of Diablo Immortal and legal setbacks, Blizzard is struggling to keep its head above water. His salvation may well come from Diablo 4, the long-awaited fourth installment of his darkest and most legendary franchise.
[Mis à jour le 30 juin 2022 à 10h57] Announced for the first time by a trailer during Blizzcon 2019 with a Blizzard quality trailer, Diablo 4 had since been long overdue. Note the use of the imperfect since this long-awaited (to put it mildly) fourth installment of the most famous of the franchises of the American publisher appeared last June at the Summer Game Fest 2022. The fans had there the right to a detailed presentation of the sinister universe of this modern hack-n-slash, whose fantastic open world will be found in 2023. Pending the announcement of an official release date and new images, we summarize for you everything you need to know about Diablo IV.
After the relative scandal surrounding the release of Diablo Immortal (quickly renamed Diablo Immoral by fans), Blizzard badly needed some good publicity during the Summer Game Fest. It was during the Xbox Showcase that Diablo IV appeared for the first time this year, revealing a trailer in synthetic images and more than 5 minutes of gameplay commented by the developers. And the legendary hack’n’slash license seems to be making a comeback. In addition to relatively impressive graphics, and its still enjoyable combat, the game presented us with some new features in a Diablo game. We find there the visual character customization, which takes an apparent part in the game without seeming very advanced for the moment, but also that of the style of play which offers you different ways to go and slaughter demons. Of course, the latter goes through different objects and skill trees that you can equip and unlock as you wish.
In addition to these relatively expected elements, we also had the right to some statistics and size information during the Xbox Showcase. Diablo IV will include more than 150 dungeons, which you can explore at your leisure thanks to the new open world system. These dungeons will be divided into different categories, and some Strongholds can be taken back from the hands of Evil to be transformed into welcoming cities. A feature that allows you to have a real impact on the world around you by shaping it through your different choices. Speaking of impact on the world, you can also create groups of players to overcome World Boss events for an even more focused experience on multiplayer interaction.
To make a good role-playing game, you must of course offer several game archetypes to your players. The keystone of Diablo games, classes are of course part of the gameplay of the future Diablo 4. There are currently 5 different types of characters, with more or less expected classes. First, the eternal Barbarians, who specialize in hand-to-hand combat and crowd control, second, the Druids, who transform from one animal to another to fend off waves of attackers while commanding the magic of wind, earth and storm. The third class offered in Diablo 4 are the sinister Necromancers, who use blood and shadow magic to defeat their opponents, while the Rogues are peerless fighters mastering ranged damage and close combat. Finally, the last class announced is the Sorceress, a mage controlling the ferocity of nature.
If Diablo has always established itself as a cooperative game, generally up to four players, Diablo IV intends to push the plug a little further. The game takes up its principle of groups, which can go from 1 to 4 players, but its open world really embraces its MMO ambition. Indeed, the game will only be accessible online, and different groups of players will be able to meet on the large expanses of its plains, deserts, roads and mountains and participate in common activities (world bosses, events, etc.) . The dungeons will remain instanced so there’s no way to come across another group of adventurers there.
We are not going to cut corners, yes Diablo 4 will fully integrate crossplay between consoles and PC. As the first title in the franchise to be released on PC and consoles, the game had to integrate elements of communication between its different media, in the name of a more developed multiplayer experience than ever. PS5, Xbox Series X|S and mouse keyboard users will therefore be able to share their games fully from A to Z. Also note that all multiplayer content will be available in crossplay, including major world events that bring together several groups. of heroes.
Who says Blizzard, also and inevitably says an impressive CGI trailer, and the Xbox Showcase did not disappoint us. It was by focusing on one of the most popular classes in the game that Blizzard tried to impress us yesterday, by introducing us to the Priests of Rathma, or rather the Necromancers. These followers of black magic do not hesitate to use ancient and forbidden sorceries to use the power of the dead to their advantage. Visually Blizzard could have done better, but when it comes to Diablo IV, even a cartoon would have been enough to leave the audience speechless.