Every possible pick-up could severely increase stats and power. Since then grinding for loot is a pleasure, not a chore with those little green arrow and larger numbers acting like a drug. This idea was soon abandoned after a massive fan backlash. Back then, loot was a literal grind as Blizzard wanted people to pay real money for the best gear (and in turn get their cut). The loot system has been overhauled since the original release, when the Auction House was a thing. Besides, Diablo is all about the dungeon crawling the loot finding and there is plenty of that available. Although the story is a little thin, the characters are interesting and the voice acting is superb which is enough to keep people going. The story revolves around the return of the Diablo and the hero’s journey to prevent the world falling to the darkness. Players can, of course, start in story mode if they wish, and if they haven’t played it before I would recommend it as it has a nice difficulty curve for new players. The Adventure Mode has also been unlocked from the start, so I now didn’t have to complete the story mode before taking on the challenges of this mode and seeking out some top-notch loot. It adds an endless wave of content that will draw players in on a regular basis and it is credit to Blizzard that after 6 years they are still as committed to this game as they ever have been.
At the end of the season, players can elect to transfer the hero to the normal play modes so that they can continue to level them up. The player must go into this mode with a brand-new character, selected from one of the seven classes available, that can only be used in that season and cannot be leveled up in any other mode. Seasons Mode is a massive addition to Diablo 3, with it providing some challenging quests but offering some exclusive loot. Things like the Nephalem Riftsand the all-new Seasons are here from the get go, meaning that the Eternal Edition truly is eternal if you want it to be. That includes both the Reaper of Souls expansion and the Necromancer class, as well as all of the updates that have been added to the game since launch. The Eternal Edition comes with everything that has been released for Diablo 3 so far. Once again, I am staggered by what can be achieved on the platform when given to a bunch of dedicated and talented people.
In fact, maybe a little more so as it is now portable. Since then it has been ported to two generations of PlayStation and Xbox and it hasn’t stopped there, as now it is the turn of the Nintendo Switch and all of a sudden Diablo has been given a new life and one that is as good as its predecessors. Can you believe it has been six years since Diablo 3 first came to PC.