![]() ![]() And the best unique items seem ultra-rare, as though the drop rates are counterintuitive. You end up just selling them or “salvaging” for materials. It seems cool in its flexibility, you quickly get bored of seeing the same “aspects” drop over and over again. And then the legendary drops come with customized skills that can be removed from those items and enchanted onto different items instead. The D4 system has a pointless “sacred” and “ancestral” setup, where rares are split into two different categories that are equally useless. Tons of variety that made it worth doing these activities over and over again. You’d get basic items, rares, legendary/unique and/or set items and runes as well. The best part about D2 was that you’d run the cow level or Mephisto or whatever over and over again and be genuinely excited to see what loot pops out of their dead bodies. D2 had haunting vibes, and so does this game. It almost feels too bleak at times, but that’s kind of the point. D3 was panned because it was too light and fluffy, but there’s a lot more sinister shit in this one. The other thing that D4 developers absolutely got right is that they made the game a lot darker. And there’s enough variety in the skill tree and late game paragon board to build a unique character with some flexibility. It’s very easy to string a couple of skills together and then trample some idiot goatman into a wall. Going hand-in-hand with that thought, the actions that mesh with the annihilation are smooth. The best ARPGs reflect that beauty in simplicity. It’s satisfying to obliterate an entire horde of demons and grab the loot. ![]() That’s the whole point of these games, to line up a bunch of enemies and “smash your boy” like Khabib smashed Conor McGregor. Why did anyone play Diablo 2, Diablo 3, Path of Exile, Torchlight, or any other ARPG? They played them because they wanted to hammer a bunch of monsters into the dirt. skill tree and paragon board is solid enough.Here’s the good, the bad, and the ugly of D4: The good ![]() If you’re old enough, you’ll remember that Diablo 3 was complete ass before they fixed it up and turned it into one of the best games of the mid-2010s. It’s a flawed product, but zero games are perfect when they come out. Diablo 4 came out in June and I’ve played enough of it to give a solid B grade. It’s really slow on a summer Friday, so let’s talk video games instead. ![]()
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