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The game's user score on Metacritic wouldn't be so binary if it wasn't for the fact that the game is called 'Diablo'. The name invites certain expectation. If t
by b0rsuk 14y ago
The game's user score on Metacritic wouldn't be so binary if it wasn't for the fact that the game is called 'Diablo'. The name invites certain expectation. If they had the sense (and confidence in their abilities) to call it something else, at worst they would be getting "Meh.", "I played it, finished it, and moved on. A decent game I guess.", "Nice, but nothing special."
One thing that particularly annoys me is that Diablo 3 developers are in denial about the game even being different. They are either in denial or they're cynically lying. Check out this thread, a guy responds to Jay Wilson's sentences point by point. Highly recommended !
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5638007856?page=1 http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5638007856?page=1
- zarify 14y agoI think the OP in that thread is a mix of rose coloured glasses and sour grapes (sour grape coloured glasses?). The rebuffs are mostly of the "D3 does just what D2 did despite what you said!" variety. About the only thing that I felt was pretty valid was the invasiveness of the story, partly through the fluff conversations of hirelings but mainly through all the boss cutscenes. If the cutscenes didn't play after the first time you'd seen them I'd be a lot happier. At the same time I like the story and it's one of the things I've enjoyed most in just about all of Blizzard's games, this being no exception. (While I like the fact I can find things to improve my character on the auction house, the fact that I need to because I find a very small number of upgrades makes me sad.)