Comment on Diablo 1 and 2 devs secure $4.5 million for a new ARPG: 'We're going back to what made those early Diablo games feel so awesome but taking them in some cool, fresh directions'

caseyweederman@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• DrSleepless@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You play as the butcher

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• nesc@lemmy.cafe ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Fresh meat!

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• grrgyle@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  A Butcher that stalked you from the shadows like a kobold would be terrifying

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  • DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Diablo had great lighting effects. In the catacombs you’d see a flash of movement in the dark, before being attacked by a goat demon who had used the darkness to get around behind you. Diablo II seemed cartoonish in comparison when it came out.

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    • grrgyle@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yes! I was trying to explain this at a PoE 2 launch party but no one got it. I know Diablo is likely dated in a lot of ways, but unlike with other entries, I remember actually getting scared while playing it. Like it actually felt like overcoming an ordeal.

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