Diablo 3 to Revolutionize gaming ?

[ThomasJ]

Gamesradar.com seems to think so as our own Diablo 3 gets a mention.

What’s the game? The latest, and long-awaited, entry in the series that defined the entire action-RPG genre. All you really need to know is that you can play as a Witch Doctor who can summon a wall of zombies. Now go back and read that last sentence again.

What’s so revolutionary? As with StarCraft II, this seems like nothing more than a spit-polish applied to Diablo II. Again, though, the little things will demand attention: an immensely eerie environment; massive, intimidating boss monsters; tweaks to the interface for increased player-friendliness; and online co-op that will devour lives like World of Warcraft on growth hormones. The first two games are mimicked ad nauseam to this day…why would the third be any different?

When’s it coming? Rumors have the game releasing December 24 of this year, and a multiplayer beta preceding it in September. Just rumors, though

Source: http://www.gamesradar.com/f/upcoming-games-that-could-revolutionize-the-industry/a-20090702115859375050/p-3

[Kiroptus]

Not gamming per se but certainly the ARPG genre, which was dead.

Many of the design problems of the genre, specially potionfest, are getting many interesting solutions and twists. As WoW made the trend towards MMOs to be far more mainstream I do hope that Diablo 3 will make ARPGs more popular as it was always a genre with a lot of potential to tap but weirdly, noone bothered.

Now with D3 to reign supreme on the genre hopefully someone can try to best it.

[phool]

I was about to make a longer post and then I followed the link. Apparently Guitar Hero 5 will 'revolutionalise gaming' because a feature common to other genres will be incorporated. Borderlands; it will have multiplayer, which a a few rpg games don't. Monkey Island; will be in HD.

BS article, no surprise with their probably made-up-on-the-spot release date.

No doubt the next generation of Diablo clones will borrow some of D3's improvements on earlier iterations of the series and quite possibly there will be a minor rise in the number of arpgs being made in D3's wake, though inevitably most of these will fail.

[DoorKnob]

I believe D3 will be major and definitely set a lot for this genre, but to the release stuff rumors, I really doubt that a multi-player beta is coming out so soon, it'll probably be around 1 year till that. I think they should take all the time they need for D3, Blizzard makes good games, so we might as well let them take their time.

[raveharu]

I expect clones to be popping out after D3 is released.

[Mad Mantis]

I expect clones to be popping out after D3 is released.

No surprise there. Many did after D2, yet almost all failed incredibly hard. Even the successful ones can't hold a candle to D2 in terms of popularity.

[konfeta]

I am not quite sure the writer knows what the word "revolutionary" means, base definition or context in game development.

Seriously.... Just read their SC2 blurb.

While other developers working in the genre have simplified or removed resource gathering, Blizzard has actually made it more complex, which should lead to a ton of complex and bizarre new strategies.

:rolleyes:

[GuardianHadriel]

it is THIS game the actionrpg´s released afterwards will be based on. It WILL revolusionize gaming and rpg´s. The quests themselves will be A W S O M E:propeller:

[bkkorps]

Many of the design problems of the genre, specially potionfest, are getting many interesting solutions and twists.

except they are basically taking the idea from games like marvel ultimate alliance

[hubb]

marketing crap

[CaptainDingo]

I expect clones to be popping out after D3 is released.

Well, let's not pretend Diablo is the only game that does this isometric action RPG thing well. Lots of Diablo-style games have come out in this nearly 10-year gap between now and Diablo 2 and a few of them were fantastic.

To that end, Diablo 3 isn't going to revolutionize anything. There are things Diablo 3 won't be doing that other games that have come out in the past couple of years have done and maybe have done better. Diablo 3 is just going to improve on Diablo 2, NOT on the genre (though I'd be ecstatic to be proven wrong here).

Oh, I'll love it. But revolutionary it will not be. Not by a long shot.

[Ishtor]

I am not sure if it would be revolutionary, but it is going to be a great game. I have tried other games like Diablo, but i have not found one that was nearly as good.

except they are basically taking the idea from games like marvel ultimate alliance

what are they taking from this game, i painfully played through this game and dont notice any similarities.

[Mackan]

I don't think Diablo III will be revolutionizing. But it will be insanely great, I am pretty sure of that. Blizzard has time and money, together with talented people. Results will be good. They know what they need to deliver.

Hopefully they pay attention to many small details. And of course, we need that cow-level. I wouldn't mind other easter egg levels as well...

[Usufruct]

If there isn't a reanimated Wirt zombie hobbling around seeking sightlessly for his lost peg leg, I will be upset.

[drae]

I see Diablo 3 revolutionizing scripted yet strangely random quests.

Really the playstyle is tried and true, the perspective is not original, the plot is as old as time itself, these things will not revolutionize the genre.

I do have high hopes for the questing. One of the places sorely lacking in most modern ARPG // MMORPG games is really compelling quests. Most of them are "go get this item" "follow this guy here" follow the bouncing ball style; designed to quickly inform the player so they don't lose time bashing demons.

I *hope* the questing is far more dynamic. Even the idea of quest hubs are boring; do a ring around the area go back to town, turn in, sell, do a ring around the area..... it's boring. Most RPG's implement questing the same way, some turd chickening in some town who needs you to do his errands. C'mon.

I hear most of the Quests in D3 will be random, yet many are obviously scripted; I hope the scripted nature of the quests make it more exciting and dynamic, while the "Randomness" creates replay-ability.

Basically I want more of the "Battle for Undercity" style quests (WotLK) and less of the "Den of Evil" style quests. I hope Blizzard delivers!

[Starving_Poet]

There really isn't anything 'revolutionarily' new about Diablo 3. It's, technically, a clone of a clone of Diablo 1.

Not that I don't want Diablo 3 RIGHT NOW, but let's ground ourselves here.

[bkkorps]

what are they taking from this game, i painfully played through this game and dont notice any similarities.

replacing potions with monsters dropping health and mana globes that you pick up to restore your resources, plus last i heard was that in D3 you wont have to manually pick up gold on the ground, you just need to walk over it(not sure about the gold thing, havent really been paying attention lately)

both concepts are found in MUA(dont remember if it was 1 or 2, cant remember which i played.)

[Silverfang]

The latter was also found in HG:L ;)

To clarify: The idea to pick up gold automatically may well have been in the D3-concept, even before MUA-info about it came out.

[bkkorps]

The latter was also found in HG:L ;)

To clarify: The idea to pick up gold automatically may well have been in the D3-concept, even before MUA-info about it came out.

true, but with the long wait for release, they could never claim credit for it, and most would assume they just took the idea from other games.

[stillman]

I believe it will revolutionize in some ways. It just won't be apparent for 10 years or so. When everyone who bought it is still playing after 10 years, I think it could destroy markets for certain other games (--hopefully it's own clones. Why buy spinoffs when you can get the real thing and not have to buy another game until the expansion comes out?) If Blizzard does anything, they're going to make d3 addictive as hell, WAY more adictive than d2. We know there will be more items, and as for the globes/gold pickup/etc not being brand new ideas, those are just a few tidbits we know about. Bashiok kept saying there will be all kinds of new things you can do, new features they won't tell us about yet. Of course, if they announced these features, other games will copy them prior to d3's release.

So my idea is that instead of some people buying 8 games every year for 10 years, they will buy d3 and not buy any other games for 10 years! That's pretty much how it is for me with d2, LoD. I haven't bought anything else all these years except for some under $10 crap in a bin like Dungeon Master 2 which I won't play again. I think d3 will give us all reasons to stay hooked.

Think of it: they said it will be about the same size as d2, so that can only mean they are making the game bigger and better in other ways like with items, character development, and power.

[kavlor]

Well, let's not pretend Diablo is the only game that does this isometric action RPG thing well. Lots of Diablo-style games have come out in this nearly 10-year gap between now and Diablo 2 and a few of them were fantastic.

To that end, Diablo 3 isn't going to revolutionize anything. There are things Diablo 3 won't be doing that other games that have come out in the past couple of years have done and maybe have done better. Diablo 3 is just going to improve on Diablo 2, NOT on the genre (though I'd be ecstatic to be proven wrong here).

Oh, I'll love it. But revolutionary it will not be. Not by a long shot.

Yeah agree on all points.The thing is because its part of a series it can never really be fully revolutionary without leaving its roots.Somewhere down the road they might come out with a new ARPG where they can really break the mould and dont feel like they aren't allowed to put in MMO elements etc.

[Gorny]

If there isn't a reanimated Wirt zombie hobbling around seeking sightlessly for his lost peg leg, I will be upset.

Wirts "fourth" leg.

Really though He needs to be a mini boss or something and drop a weapon or something called Wirt's Badass Mojo or something.

[Marahumm]

Wirt should be a mutated zombie with 4+ legs.

[Usufruct]

Wirts "fourth" leg.

Really though He needs to be a mini boss or something and drop a weapon or something called Wirt's Badass Mojo or something.

I still have not forgiven him for charging me like 230k gold or whatever it was for my obsidian ring of the zodiac in D1. Robbing his pathetic corpse of his peg leg thousands of times since has not quenched my desire for revenge.

I would love the chance to meet him in combat once more :yes:

[mince pies]

I would love the chance to meet him in combat once more

You mean you've met him in combat once before? :O

[Usufruct]

You mean you've met him in combat once before? :O

Well perhaps not combat, but it was pretty satisfying when I tore his wooden leg from his worthless greedy corpse the first five or six thousand times.

[MooCQ]

Evolutionary is a more fitting term to describe Diablo's process thus far...

[Wurmer]

I too, don't think it will be revolutionary but I don't worry too much. I am good with improving upon good basics. They certainly did a good load of things right in D2 to have people still playing the game almost a decade after the game was released. In this regard, I daresay that D1 and D2 to a lesser extend were both revolutionary in their days. Well revolutionary might be too strong a word but they were certainly creative in many aspects. A thing is for sure, D2 certainly hit the nail right on the head and incorporated a good mix of elements that kept people going over a very long periode of time. I think this says a lot and hope that this magic mix will find its way again in the next iteration of this classic game.

[Sky Tan]

well, i have not played the demo...but with the information we have @ hand, it might be still pretty early for us to say whether it would or not.

Most likely, "REVOLUTIONIZE" was used for D2 and D3 wont repeat the feat(deep down i feel that it should), but most probably bring it to newer heights i should say.



Hopefully we have jus seen peanuts of the game, and this year BlizzCon will BLOW us away we way awesome stuff and out of the box ideas for a ARPG ..and we will be back on this thread...."rre-editing" our views again...:thumbup:

[Arkansaw]

I'm not sure if it will revolutionize gaming, but I'm sure it will certainly revolutionize botting.

[Carlito]

The only thing the Diablo 3 will revolutionize the most (in the diablo department), is the learning curve for new players that never played the series. The first game play video just proved how simple it is and easy it is to get used to. Thats probably going to be the biggest difference in game play, as we have been shown for now...

[Starving_Poet]

I never considered diablo 1 or 2 to be complicated in any way, shape, or form.

Diablo Gameplay Manual:

Walk out of town and click on an enemy.

[Carlito]

Well, in the videos they made it seem like: walk in room, everything dies, you win. XD