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AliasAKA, do games w Diablo 1 and 2 devs secure $4.5 million for a new ARPG: 'We're going back to what made those early Diablo games feel so awesome but taking them in some cool, fresh directions'

In the meantime, highly encourage folks to checkout grim dawn. Still gets updates even though it released years ago. Game worthy of buying to support these types of devs.

DicJacobus, do games w Helldivers 2 players rip into Arrowhead for 'straight-up ridiculous' Killzone crossover prices, CEO defends the choice

They released the rest of the kill zone stuff for free

dejected_warp_core, do games w Diablo 1 and 2 devs secure $4.5 million for a new ARPG: 'We're going back to what made those early Diablo games feel so awesome but taking them in some cool, fresh directions'

We’re going back

Awesome. Another high-quality graphical Rogue spinoff? I’m there.

In the meantime, check out Torchlight 1&2 if you need something to tide you over. They’re on the old side, but IMO scratch that itch.

etchinghillside, do games w Diablo 1 and 2 devs secure $4.5 million for a new ARPG: 'We're going back to what made those early Diablo games feel so awesome but taking them in some cool, fresh directions'

Hellgate London 2

nesc,

I can only dream. 😿

DarkThoughts,
nesc,

Literally no one asked for what they are trying to push, lol. Oh yes give me more of those cloud servers, and battle passes! 🥴

DarkThoughts,

What? How do you think multiplayer games work. lol

nesc,

Tell me how they work, if you are trying to insinuate that mentioned things are required somehow, I won’t laugh.

DarkThoughts,

Cloud based gaming servers are simply flexible game servers that have multiple international locations with dynamic load distributions instead of old fixed location game servers. There's literally nothing wrong with that over the old and less flexible method because this gives you servers that are closer to your personal location, which means less ping, and them being able to scale means it is less likely of them just crapping themselves under heavier load, because they can scale up dynamically when needed.

GrayBackgroundMusic, do games w Diablo 1 and 2 devs secure $4.5 million for a new ARPG: 'We're going back to what made those early Diablo games feel so awesome but taking them in some cool, fresh directions'

What does that even mean? Why were d1 and d2 good? Plenty of games have come and gone with similar features.

Just as Harry potter wasn’t a great story, but had great timing, I think d2 was the same. It was good but it also was at the right time.

GhiLA,
@GhiLA@sh.itjust.works avatar

Walk up to area full of rather boss looking dudes, fuck em all up, take their gear and then spend 30 minutes ooing and aaahing over said gear has been a cornerstone gameplay loop for many games for decades.

It’s, dare I say it?

fun?

Fill the area with cool lore, art direction and fold it into a story and hey, maybe it’s a little more fun.

MilitantAtheist, do games w Diablo 1 and 2 devs secure $4.5 million for a new ARPG: 'We're going back to what made those early Diablo games feel so awesome but taking them in some cool, fresh directions'

“Sounds great, but hear me out, how about everything is AI generated!”

I’m sure I’ve called it.

CptOblivius,

They’ve used procedurally generated parts since the start, which is basically early ai. Hopefully they don’t go full monty though.

RandomVideos,

AI is also used to describe enemy behavior

caseyweederman, do games w Diablo 1 and 2 devs secure $4.5 million for a new ARPG: 'We're going back to what made those early Diablo games feel so awesome but taking them in some cool, fresh directions'

“Every monster is the Butcher”

grrgyle,

A Butcher that stalked you from the shadows like a kobold would be terrifying

DarkDarkHouse, (edited )
@DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

Diablo had great lighting effects. In the catacombs you’d see a flash of movement in the dark, before being attacked by a goat demon who had used the darkness to get around behind you. The later instalments in the series made enemies much more visible, and lost something for it.

grrgyle,

Yes! I was trying to explain this at a PoE 2 launch party but no one got it. I know Diablo is likely dated in a lot of ways, but unlike with other entries, I remember actually getting scared while playing it. Like it actually felt like overcoming an ordeal.

nesc,

Fresh meat!

DrSleepless,

You play as the butcher

Viri4thus, do games w Helldivers 2 players rip into Arrowhead for 'straight-up ridiculous' Killzone crossover prices, CEO defends the choice

"“615 SC for a primary weapon is straight-up ridiculous,” wrote user Goopmaster_ in a top-upvoted post on the Helldivers subreddit. “”

This is what passes for news today… Holy shit.

slaacaa,

“Commenters online are SLAMMING pcgamer’s article on the Helldivers 2 controversy - click for more details”

Viri4thus,

slaacaa destroys PCGAMER’s coverage of the helldivers2 microtransaction implementation.

simple, do games w Diablo 1 and 2 devs secure $4.5 million for a new ARPG: 'We're going back to what made those early Diablo games feel so awesome but taking them in some cool, fresh directions'

The more the merrier. Last Epoch was also made by veterans of the genre from what I remember.

fushuan,

Incorrect, LE was made by fans of the genre that had to learn game development from the ground up.

They were veteran gamers, not developers, if you will. A BIG distinction.

desmosthenes, do games w Diablo 1 and 2 devs secure $4.5 million for a new ARPG: 'We're going back to what made those early Diablo games feel so awesome but taking them in some cool, fresh directions'
@desmosthenes@lemmy.world avatar

path of exile 2 is it. that said respect for the goats

UprisingVoltage,

Came to say this

this, do games w After being honored at The Game Awards for helping laid-off devs, Amir Satvat says he's received 'countless' hateful messages
@this@sh.itjust.works avatar

This man is a hero, everyone spewing hate at him needs to take a long hard look at their life.

tacosanonymous, do games w Helldivers 2 players rip into Arrowhead for 'straight-up ridiculous' Killzone crossover prices, CEO defends the choice
@tacosanonymous@lemm.ee avatar

“First time?”

Coreidan, do games w Diablo 1 and 2 devs secure $4.5 million for a new ARPG: 'We're going back to what made those early Diablo games feel so awesome but taking them in some cool, fresh directions'

Can’t come up with a new idea huh? Hard pass

codexarcanum, do games w Diablo 1 and 2 devs secure $4.5 million for a new ARPG: 'We're going back to what made those early Diablo games feel so awesome but taking them in some cool, fresh directions'

Is there an ARPG that doesn’t have some former D1 or D2 staff member on it? I’m sure the old janitors from Blizz North had to end up somewhere too.

Cossty, (edited ) do games w Exodus, the new game being led by BioWare veteran James Ohlen, finally reveals some gameplay, and boy it sure looks like Mass Effect

I don’t know about the game, but the book is good.

The devs are working on the game and recently they released a book from the game’s world.

I really thought it would be shit, but then I saw that it was written by a known scifi author, so I thought it would be at least readable. I was pleasantly surprised and the book is actually really good.

The book in question is:

Exodus: The Archimedes Engine by Peter F. Hamilton

StoryGraph

Goodreads

slimerancher,
@slimerancher@lemmy.world avatar

Oooh, written by Peter F. Hamilton, should check it out!

Cocodapuf, (edited )

His book Dragonfall is one of my favorite books ever.

Sorry my brain stopped working, it’s called Fallen Dragon.

slimerancher,
@slimerancher@lemmy.world avatar

I don’t think I have read that one, thanks for the recommendation!

Cocodapuf,

And as soon as I saw your comment I realized I had the title wrong, it’s “Fallen Dragon”.

slimerancher,
@slimerancher@lemmy.world avatar

lol, no worries.

Passerby6497,

Wasn’t super interested until I saw it was a Hamilton book. Added it to my wishlist, will probably check it out, thanks!

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