This Post will talk about Diablo 3, essentially a sequel to Diablo 2. Diablo 3 came out on May 15th 2012 for the PC and Mac, a console version was also released for the playstation 3, xbox 360 on September 3 rd 2013. This game was a much awaited sequel that many were waiting for over 10 years, and needless to say when the game came out, it sold like hot cakes. In the first 24 hours of its release it sold 3.5 million, in seven months the game sold 12 million copies making it the best selling PC game of 2012.
The game unlike its predecessor, featured a account system which made it harder for people to make multiple accounts and made it so that purchasing the game was required (Diablo 2 allowed players to make multiple accounts and did not require purchase of the game as long as you had a CD key). Diablo 3 also made it so that an internet connection is required to play, while Diablo 2 had the option to play offline in single player mode. The game was also the first game to feature a “Real-Money” auction house, where people could buy or sell items obtained through the game using PayPal. The only downside to this is that it favored people who played the game a lot or got extremely lucky, and even then there was a service fee from both Blizzard (Parent Company) and PayPal.

There are five classes to choose from, each with their own skill tree that you can customize however you like. These five classes are the Witch Doctor, Barbarian, Wizard, Monk, and Demon Hunter. These five classes all use different mechanics which unlike the older game had all the classes using the same resource mechanic (called Rage). The Witch Doctor specializes in summoning minions, casting curses and poisons/explosives. The Barbarian focused on pure brute force with a lot of area of effect skills and skills that allow him to enter the fight as well as war cries which gave a beneficial buff to allies and negative buffs to enemies. The Wizard focuses on a wide range of magic and teleportation. The Monk uses martial arts to give themselves an edge against opponents; they also have auras which buff allies as well as the ability to heal and stop death for a few seconds. The Demon Hunter is an archer and uses bows as their main weapons to attack from far away; they also have defensive abilities to trap/allow movement away from enemies.

Look forward to the expansion “Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls” coming out in 2014!!!