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Yep, hopefully now we won't have to wait a decade for a better version of Diablo.

by shingen 15y ago

justjimmy 15y ago
That's what I thought, till I played Hellgate. Man that was a disappointment…
- michaelbuckbee 15y ago
  If you haven't already, give Torchlight a try - Mac/PC/XBLA and only $15. http://store.steampowered.com/app/41500/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/41500/
  - danvideo 15y ago
    Looks interesting. On first glance it does appear similar to Trine though: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trine_(video_game) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trine_(video_game) Which I wasn't a big fan of... anyone know if that's the case?
    - StavrosK 15y ago
      They are nothing alike. I've only played Diablo slightly, but Torchlight is much closer to Diablo (hell, Trine is a platformer). I enjoyed both games, but if you like Diablo, you'll love Torchlight. Torchlight 2 is coming soon too, I believe.
    - betterth 15y ago
      Trine was a fun little fantasy arcade scroller. Side to side action. A platformer. Torchlight is a dungeon crawler in the vein of diablo. Lots of equipment dropping, items to get, etc, as opposed to the more platformer-style of Trine. Very, very different games that happen to be set in the same fantasy genre.
    - Shorel 15y ago
      Torchlight is done by ex-Blizzards as well.
    - parfe 15y ago
      Torchlight is a highly overrated Diablo 1 clone. The game has barely any story. The side quest system literally repeats "Kill the monster on level 5" "Kill the monster on level 10" "Kill the monster on level 15" etc. The game has some okay graphics and the loot system is decent. If you enjoy looting corpses for a slightly upgraded item over and over in a noxiously repetitive manner then I say go for it. Five people in my office bough the game. I played it on very hard and beat it. I was the only person to reach the end despite everyone else playing on normal difficulty. I beat the game out of spite. I never felt so angry at a game before but my sheer hatred of it drove me to finish. I guarantee most positive reviews come from people who did not finish the game. It's just not fun after the first 10, 20, 30, 40, infinite floors in the same dungeon.
      - angrytapir 15y ago
        I enjoyed it a lot. Sure it's not a AAA title - but it's good, mindless fun. Especially given its extremely appealing price point. (And, yes, I haven't finished it.)
      - groby_b 15y ago
        Enjoyed it, haven't finished it either. As for your issues with the game - have you tried anger management classes? ;)
dpio 15y ago
Indeed, this could be potentially awesome for southern California tech.
- ori_b 15y ago
  I don't know how much difference 60 developers (probably not the best and brightest, as I'd expect Blizzard to hold on to those) would make. I'd be happy to be wrong, though.
  - gaius 15y ago
    Doesn't work like that in layoffs. If an entire business line is cut, individual performance is irrelevant.
    - runevault 15y ago
      Only to a point, if someone is good enough a smart company will reshuffle someone truly exceptional into another part of the company. Though one would have to be REALLY stand out in such a large company to get that treatment.
  - daeken 15y ago
    I think you're right -- I don't think this is more than a blip on the radar. However, when layoffs start happening, others start to think about leaving too, so it's far more than 60 developers in the end.

Yep, hopefully now we won't have to wait a decade for a better version of Diablo.

by shingen 15y ago

Yep, hopefully now we won't have to wait a decade for a better version of Diablo.

justjimmy 15y ago

That's what I thought, till I played Hellgate. Man that was a disappointment…

michaelbuckbee 15y ago
If you haven't already, give Torchlight a try - Mac/PC/XBLA and only $15. http://store.steampowered.com/app/41500/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/41500/
- danvideo 15y ago
  Looks interesting. On first glance it does appear similar to Trine though: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trine_(video_game) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trine_(video_game) Which I wasn't a big fan of... anyone know if that's the case?
  - StavrosK 15y ago
    They are nothing alike. I've only played Diablo slightly, but Torchlight is much closer to Diablo (hell, Trine is a platformer). I enjoyed both games, but if you like Diablo, you'll love Torchlight. Torchlight 2 is coming soon too, I believe.
  - betterth 15y ago
    Trine was a fun little fantasy arcade scroller. Side to side action. A platformer. Torchlight is a dungeon crawler in the vein of diablo. Lots of equipment dropping, items to get, etc, as opposed to the more platformer-style of Trine. Very, very different games that happen to be set in the same fantasy genre.
  - Shorel 15y ago
    Torchlight is done by ex-Blizzards as well.
  - parfe 15y ago
    Torchlight is a highly overrated Diablo 1 clone. The game has barely any story. The side quest system literally repeats "Kill the monster on level 5" "Kill the monster on level 10" "Kill the monster on level 15" etc. The game has some okay graphics and the loot system is decent. If you enjoy looting corpses for a slightly upgraded item over and over in a noxiously repetitive manner then I say go for it. Five people in my office bough the game. I played it on very hard and beat it. I was the only person to reach the end despite everyone else playing on normal difficulty. I beat the game out of spite. I never felt so angry at a game before but my sheer hatred of it drove me to finish. I guarantee most positive reviews come from people who did not finish the game. It's just not fun after the first 10, 20, 30, 40, infinite floors in the same dungeon.
    - angrytapir 15y ago
      I enjoyed it a lot. Sure it's not a AAA title - but it's good, mindless fun. Especially given its extremely appealing price point. (And, yes, I haven't finished it.)
    - groby_b 15y ago
      Enjoyed it, haven't finished it either. As for your issues with the game - have you tried anger management classes? ;)

dpio 15y ago

Indeed, this could be potentially awesome for southern California tech.

ori_b 15y ago
I don't know how much difference 60 developers (probably not the best and brightest, as I'd expect Blizzard to hold on to those) would make. I'd be happy to be wrong, though.
- gaius 15y ago
  Doesn't work like that in layoffs. If an entire business line is cut, individual performance is irrelevant.
  - runevault 15y ago
    Only to a point, if someone is good enough a smart company will reshuffle someone truly exceptional into another part of the company. Though one would have to be REALLY stand out in such a large company to get that treatment.
- daeken 15y ago
  I think you're right -- I don't think this is more than a blip on the radar. However, when layoffs start happening, others start to think about leaving too, so it's far more than 60 developers in the end.