Diablo III is a hack'n'slash and most likely a very much awaited one XD

Wait. What is a hack'n'slash anyway ?

Here goes my own definition : a game where the main objective is to kill thousands of enemies to get stronger (by experience and/or looted equipment) so that you can kill thousands of even stronger enemies!


I can't say I'm a big fan of hack'n'slash myself, as I've never played monsters like Diablo, Diablo II or any opus of the Devil May Cry saga.

I've spent a fair share of hours on Hellgate : London and Titan Quest, but got weary of both long before the end of the main quest. The only hack'n'slash I've really enjoyed is Champions of Norrath (and its sequel Return to Arms), and what made it special was that I played it with my best friend, instead of alone.

I've read that the best quality of Diablo is its replay value. I've never played the game myself, so I wouldn't know for sure, but I think "in multiplayer mode" is understated.

In fact, killing endless mobs of ugly monsters is fun. But it gets obviously repetitive. Only if you play with friends will the pleasure ever be renewed. And the best part is (for me) that the essence of multiplayer mode is cooperation and not PvP (I hate PvP >_<).


On to Diablo III now. I've stumbled upon the gameplay video of Diablo III. It's really outstanding. The Havok physics engine applied to hack'n'slash does a wonderful job... and seeing the way the barbarian uses scales makes it up for all the booooring scale-climbing done in so many other games.

I want this game. I know I'll have to wait a good while from now, as its release date still hasn't been announced, but I want this game XD At last something to satisfy my barbarian needs XD XD XD


Let's just hope my new computer will be good enough ^^'