Environments look polished and detailed, while next-gen consoles carry a solid 4K/60FPS with rarely any drops in frame rate. It’s also worth noting here that Diablo 4 also looks fantastic, and runs just as well. Given Diablo 4’s endgame is crucial to the longevity and enjoyment beyond the story, things are left on a relatively flat note, even if it promises a certain continuation for the franchise beyond this point. There’s certainly a lot to explore, so I’d recommend progressing towards getting a mount to ride around and utilising fast travel back to town squares where possible. Thankfully, it does a great job at taking you across the expansive open world of Sanctuary, from snowy mountains to town villages and hellish dungeons. But for the most part, the narrative takes a back seat until it’s ready to throw a boss or two at you, during its more important moments. There are certain conversations had with Lilith throughout the narrative, via events I would rather not spoil, which do dive into some interesting aspects, questioning your role and intentions within the narrative.
While that’s admittedly never been the focus, Diablo 4 does indeed throw out a few creepy cutscenes, usually dedicated to the rise of Lilith. When it comes to narrative depth and emotional resonance, there’s not much to write home about. Hell on EarthĪfter a brief introductory cutscene, we see the return of Lilith, daughter of Mephisto, as she seeks to possess and slaughter the inhabitants of the world of Sanctuary. While the narrative can take a back seat at times, it does provide a few interesting boss encounters and a menacing villain in Lilith. Its combat is fast and fluid, the environments vast, detailed and expansive, and the endgame is something to be admired, as it’s arguably the more important and lasting aspect of the entire experience. With that, I’m happy to say that Diablo 4 is undoubtedly one of the best action RPGs in the business and possibly the best game in the series. Be it the ageing mechanics and visuals of Diablo and Diablo II on the PC, to the early days of Diablo III, I’ve been meaning to get back into something that’s going to keep me around for the long run. While I had played each of them in some way or at some point in my life, they’ve never really stuck with me.
I had never really played much of the Diablo series.
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