One minute, you’ll have a fully customized, artisan-crafted weapon, and the next, a low-level enemy will drop a better weapon for you. Items vary in several ways, from rarity, to damage and armor type. This loop ensures that there’s almost always an incentive to keep playing, and it provides a way to get ahead of enemies. While fighting hundreds of enemies and wandering through dungeons, you’ll constantly be picking up loot from chests or fallen enemies. “Diablo” has long been the genre-leader in action-RPGs, and the perfect gameplay loop is why. Barbarians, Demon Hunters and Wizards are just some of the classes available. The Switch version of “Diablo,” subtitled, “The Eternal Collection,” includes all of the downloadable content from “Diablo” including the Necromancer class and the “Reaper of Souls” expansion. And the variety of characters further enables the customization options.

It lets players choose a specific playstyle, depending on any number of factors. For example, the Necromancer character can, as the name implies, summon skeletons to aid in battle, but that ability can be swapped with another that allows you to summon an undead ogre instead. Each character has a number of skills, which can then be enhanced or modified, depending on the type of damage or character you wish to play as. While combat is a fairly straightforward exercise (you often simply hold a button while your character attacks enemies), the customization and rewards are what drive the experience.

The real meat of the game comes in its addictive combat and loot-driven gameplay. While it is the third in the series, you won’t be too lost if you’ve never played a “Diablo” entry before. You play as a hero, and, either alone or with friends, fight off demon hordes that signal the return of Diablo. And while these moments look great, “Diablo III”‘s story doesn’t offer enough for fans wanting a deep, engaging narrative. They are above and beyond the rest of the game’s appearance. The cutscenes and cinematic moments are, in true Blizzard fashion, exceptionally well done. “Diablo III” tells a story involving prophecies, demons and end-times battles.

And even though most Diablo fans – including myself – have played through the game several times, the Nintendo Switch version of Blizzard’s action-RPG is worth a look for newcomers and series veterans alike. “Diablo III” is available on almost every video game platform.

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