Diablo 4 is a dramatic departure from this art style, with every pixel of Sanctuary oozing detail. While technically a huge step up graphically from the ancient Diablo 2, Diablo 3's visuals felt light and almost cartoon-like in comparison. When playing Diablo 3, I felt a disconnect between the events unfolding and how those events were portrayed. Even Blizzard Entertainment stated that Diablo 4 is the 'darkest story we've ever told' in a recent video. Diablo 4 is set 50 years after the tragic events of Diablo 3, but does a far, far better job, in my opinion, at conveying the misery of the universe with its visuals, world design, and narrative delivery than its predecessor. The Diablo universe is not a happy place, with an eternal conflict between the forces of Heaven and Hell leaving the nearly powerless humans decimated in the middle. There is one area in which Blizzard has made massive strides - how the world of Sanctuary, complete with all its chaos and devastation, is brought to life on screen. (Image credit: Windows Central)Īs I already mentioned, it has been years since I played Diablo 3 (and it was already pretty forgettable at the time), so it's difficult to pinpoint exactly why Diablo 4 succeeds where its predecessor failed.

As a Necromancer, I was very prone to leaving countless corpses behind me (unless I used them).

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