![]() My initial reaction to Diablo Immortal was a resounding shrug, and the last few months haven’t done much to change my mind. Over time, these additions will make Diablo Immortal’s story a little richer, and it’s not at all inconceivable that the Diablo 4 writers would choose to incorporate some of them. The game’s first major update added a new raid boss, and bosses don’t just pop out of thin air. While Diablo Immortal has a complete start-to-finish narrative at the moment, Blizzard has confirmed that it will add more story content to the game over time. Especially once Diablo 4 gets closer to launch, some kind of tie-in event seems inevitable. But I do think that the game deserves credit - however slight - for at least having an original story, and for tying it explicitly to Diablo 2 and Diablo 3.ĭiablo 4 may or may not have explicit links to Diablo Immortal’s story, but I have to imagine that Blizzard will take advantage of the connection somehow. My opinion on that hasn’t changed in the last few months. In my review, I noted that Diablo Immortal had a dull, repetitive narrative that copied Diablo II’s story almost beat-for-beat. From the wise scholar Deckard Cain, to the conflicted archangel Tyrael, Blizzard put a lot of work into making Diablo a little more than just a mindless hack-and-slash, and Diablo Immortal respects that legacy. ![]() But the world of Sanctuary has a pretty interesting backstory, and the Diablo series has had a handful of intriguing characters. ![]() Granted, the Diablo games have always prioritized gameplay over story, and plenty of players have gleefully skipped past the cutscenes to get back to the business of mowing down demons. ![]() There’s one other reason why it may be worth checking out Diablo Immortal, and that’s the story. ![]()
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