Playing as the Crusader, Reaper of Souls’ new character class, I smashed and dashed through hordes of demonic baddies, utilizing a bevy of devastating new moves to mow down anything in my way. Appropriate, given the expansion’s premise. The 15-20 minute section was draped in dark, blue and gray tones and a permeating sense of dread. The demo I played at Blizzcon was a small section of the new act that takes place after the end of Diablo III’s main campaign. Predictably, you’re not too keen on letting him have his way.

In it, Malthael, the former Angel of Wisdom, has become the Angel of Death, and has generally bad things in mind for humanity. Reaper of Souls, Blizzard’s recently announced expansion to Diablo III, will be included with the purchase of Diablo III on PS4. Paired with existing on-screen indicators, it provides that much more instantaneous visual feedback - handy when things inevitably start getting out of control on the battlefield.Īnd of course, the improved ergonomics and analog sticks on PS4’s new controller will make marathon sessions significantly more comfortable. It’s pretty hard to improve on the perfection of Diablo III’s radial menus as they are on PS3, but DualShock 4’s touchpad makes for a suitable change of pace, if only to mix things up once in a while.ĭualShock 4’s light bar glows a different color for each player. Just wait ’til you see the glow of a freshly dropped health globe reflected in a pool of stagnant water.ĭiablo III’s DualShock 4 controls are still being tweaked and perfected, but the touchpad implementation today was largely gesture-based, swiping left and right to switch to different inventory and skill subsections. Everything looks tack-sharp, and plenty of extra bits have been added or tweaked in Diablo III’s PS4 version. The demo I played didn’t stutter or hitch once - the PS4 version runs at 1080p and 60FPS or better throughout, as confirmed by Production Director John Hight when I spoke with him on the show floor. Let’s get the obvious stuff out of the way first: Diablo III looks good on PS4.

I’m here in Anaheim for Blizzcon 2013, and as anyone who knows me might have guessed, the first thing I did when I got here was make a beeline for the Diablo III booth to get some hands-on time with its in-development PS4 version.

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