Blizzard, after much speculation, finally confirmed Diablo III at their Worldwide Invitational event in Paris today. The last week or so saw an evolving splash page at Blizzard.com, as it changed from a solid surface to an icy-donut, prominently featuring glowing runes surrounding ominous glowing eyes.
The resulting revelation was a fiery face. Fantastic.
The game will utilize an isometric perspective, much like its predecessor, but has seen a Starcraft II-like facelift, according to freelancer Thierry Nguyen on his 1up Liveblog. In the demo shown at the event, the class of “witch doctor” was unveiled, as was an improved combat system, including smashing through, and crushing enemies with, walls. Badass.
The official Diablo 3 website is currently up, and filled with tons of awesome media, including a really great video of gameplay that shows off female variations of each of the revealed classes, a big-ass boss fight, and loads more. Be sure to check it, and our gallery out.
June 29th, 2008 at 10:36 am
As a big fan of diablo 1 and a huge fan of diablo 2, I can’t wait for this.
June 29th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
I didn’t care for either, but the potential for this to be rad is immense. I’m excited not for the game, but for whether or not I’d care.