DIABLO IV. Diablo 4 may be the light at the end of the tunnel for Blizzard. The image of the studio has suffered greatly since the beginning of its legal difficulties, in addition to recent controversial game releases. We summarize everything you need to know about one of the most anticipated releases of 2023.
[Mis à jour le 27 juin 2022 à 17h05] One of the biggest licenses in the history of video games has made a comeback, in the middle of the summer video game season. It was at the Summer Game Fest 2022 that Diablo 4 made a very noticeable appearance, and more particularly at the Xbox & Bethesda Showcase. Several minutes of gameplay footage commented by the game developers who clearly impressed. Indeed, the fourth installment of Blizzard’s most diabolical franchise has been unveiled in detail and showed us many of its game-changing features. Gameplay, classes, release date, open world… We summarize everything for you.
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 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.
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.