{"id":8259,"date":"2021-01-03T13:00:07","date_gmt":"2021-01-03T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/playlab.uta.fi\/?p=8259"},"modified":"2021-01-03T13:00:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T11:00:07","slug":"hell-is-other-demons-kneel-before-diablo-lord-of-leisure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/hell-is-other-demons-kneel-before-diablo-lord-of-leisure\/","title":{"rendered":"Hell Is Other Demons – Kneel Before Diablo, Lord of Leisure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blizzard Entertainment\u2019s long-awaited sequel to the popular Diablo-<\/em>franchise originally graced the personal computer back in 2012 with Diablo III. <\/em>Initially hotly debated and plenty tweaked, in the end it was a hit. Money spoke and company listened, and thus in 2017 Diablo<\/em> plus its expansions hopped onto consoles with the Eternal Collection. <\/em>Another year slid past, and finally even the proud owners of a Nintendo Switch got to partake in some demon-slaying action. Sceptical at first as to the port\u2019s potential, my doubt was near instantly blasted into oblivion\u2014Diablo III <\/em>plays remarkably well through a controller. Everything through movement to menus work intuitively, and the divine capability for local co-op only sweetens the deal. Quality work.<\/p>\n

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\nThe menus are well-tailored to fit controllers.<\/em><\/p>\n

Diablo<\/em>\u2019s story, when somewhat simplified, is<\/em> rather simple: the titular Lord of Terror is about to make a troublesome return (again), and it\u2019s your task as the demon\/angel\/human-hybrid Nephalem to cull his hellish herd and dip his head back in the tar of defeat. While the storyline offers quite little in surprising moments or plot-benders, it works well enough as a general driving force. Blizzard\u2019s unparalleled knack for creating breath-taking cinematics is showcased between story arcs, with many memorable moments to be viewed in gorgeous detail. The graphics are a tad outdated, but the art is otherwise so thoroughly atmospheric as to garner no further ill comment. Finally, the soundtrack is on another level entirely: gobsmacking, illustrious stuff. If you ever happen upon the masterful notes, stay awhile and listen.<\/p>\n

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\nFrom the main menu you can hop into various adventures and even invite friends–local and online!<\/em><\/p>\n

Naturally, the gameplay is the meat of the game, and top-down demon-killing action with the distinct tools of seven different playable classes is where it\u2019s at. The classes truly feel like their own things, with drastically different loadouts between each. From a classic elemental wizard to an unorthodox witch doctor, the repertoire is a blast. Replayability is high, through the proverbial ceiling even, with various challenges and modes to guide your loot-filled and potentially infinite ascension after beating the main storyline. The combination of tweakable skills and ever-changing loot is the game\u2019s lifeblood, and both min-maxers and those more casually gravitating will spend countless hours sipping at the wellspring of it. A host of infernal commanders and their armies dug from the dark bowels of hell, bath and beyond stand ready for the player to slaughter at leisure\u2014it would be criminal in both the heavenly and hellish courts to deny them.<\/p>\n

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\nHard to see what’s going on? No worries, it’s just demons dying.<\/em><\/p>\n

Diablo III<\/em> was great fun on PC, and it\u2019s great fun on consoles. Honestly, I\u2019ve nothing of worth to add. It just works. There\u2019s been something of a surge of action role-playing games in recent years, and while some manage rather well, Diablo <\/em>feels like the game you should anyhow try out before touching something else. If only for the feel. It might just be you\u2019ll get hooked, after which I have a hell of a piece of good news: Diablo IV <\/em>is on the way!<\/p>\n

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Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
\nDeveloper: Blizzard Entertainment, Iron Galaxy (Switch port)
\nPlatforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
\nRelease Date: June 27th<\/sup>, 2017 (PS & Xbox) \/ November 2nd<\/sup>, 2018 (Switch)
\nGenres: Action role-playing game, hack and slash
\nPEGI: 16<\/p>\n

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Pictures: screenshots taken by the author<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Diablo III: Eternal Collection is full of mindless fun. Switching the classic hack and slash adventure over to consoles was a move as clever as they come \u2013 sofas were practically made for monster massacre. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101,"featured_media":8261,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"on","ocean_gallery_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1254,1281,835,245],"class_list":["post-8259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-reviews","tag-blizzard","tag-diablo","tag-hack-and-slash","tag-rpg","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/101"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8259\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}