Diablo 3
Blizzard finally and officially announced Diablo 3 at its World Wide Invitational event in Paris France.
The new Diablo 3 will feature a more intense 3D battle ground, a new version of Tristram, a full zoom capability and some nifty quick scrolling of skills and items using the mouse wheel.
Class specific armor are now implemented to provide a each character a unique look and experience. Battleground will also be interactive, destroying walls, affecting grounds etc, to affect your enemies.
Blizzard announced official set features and story description describes
Two decades have passed since the demonic denizens, Diablo, Mephisto, and Baal, wandered the world of Sanctuary in a vicious rampage to shackle humanity into unholy slavery. Yet for those who battled the Prime Evils directly, the memory fades slowly and the wounds of the soul still burn.
When Deckard Cain returns to the ruins of Tristram’s Cathedral seeking clues to new stirrings of evil, a comet from the heavens strikes the very ground where Diablo once entered the world. The comet carries a dark omen in its fiery being and it calls the heroes of Sanctuary to defend the mortal world against the rising powers of the Burning Hells–and even the failing luminaries of the High Heavens itself.
* Explore a fully-realized Sanctuary–the living, breathing gothic fantasy world of Diablo III rendered in gorgeous 3D.
* Battle the unholy forces of the Burning Hells with all-new character classes like the otherworldly Witch Doctor, or with re-imagined warriors from Diablo’s past: such as the fierce Barbarian.
* Rain Hell on your enemies wielding the interactive environment as a weapon: lay cunning traps, turn destructible objects against your foes, and use environmental obstacles to your advantage–all powered by the Havoc physics system.
* Experience the intensity of multiplayer Diablo III over an all-new, wickedly-enhanced Battle.net platform with numerous enhancements to make connecting with your friends easier–and cooperative gameplay more fun.
There will also some new character classes notably the Diablo 3’s Witch Doctor;
He dispatched his opponent with terrifying precision, assaulting his victim’s mind and body with elixirs and powders that evoked fires, explosions, and poisonous spirits. As if these assaults were not enough, the witch doctor also had at his command the ability to summon undead creatures from the netherworld to rend the flesh from his enemy’s body.
And the “old” but still kickass Barbarian;
Though they were once misunderstood as simple, bloodthirsty invaders, the long and noble history of these proud people is now rightly acknowledged. And therein lies the greater tragedy here, for those of us familiar with the nobility of the barbarians remember too what they call their “vigil”, the concept that lay at the very heart of their culture. The barbarians consider it their sworn duty to protect Mount Arreat and the mysterious object within. They believe that if they fail to uphold their duty to the great mount, or are not given a proper burial upon its slopes, they will be denied a true warrior’s death, and their spirits shall roam the land without honor for all eternity.
Though the Diablo 3 final character classes isnt finally announced, there will be a version of a female Barbarian and a female Witch Doctor, this is maybe Blizzard’s another step on hooking some female gamers to Diablo 3. I hope Diablo 3 will also retain the old Diablo 2 character classes, specially the Paladin, hehe. Gotta have those auras again.
With the Diablo 3 and the lovely 22″ LCD at home, surely I’m unto wild nights again.
Check out the the Diablo 3 cinematic trailer and the game plays below and drool.
Diablo 3 Cinematic Trailer
Diablo 3 Game Footage (Part 1)
Diablo 3 Game Footage (Part 2)
Diablo 3 Game Footage (Part 3)