In its place is a purer grind, with rifts and bounties that you can play damned near forever to collect, build or gamble your way into better gear. It never has to end.ĭiablo 3: Reaper of Souls' Adventure Mode is the 'smartest way to play'ĭiablo 3’s “new” Adventure mode - which only feels new if you’ve been following the series the two decades and change it has been around - gets rid of the story entirely. You click, you kill, you become slightly more powerful and you repeat. And there’s no deeper reason to come back to Diablo 3 it’s not like much has changed with the story or even the basic game mechanics. Spending time on these games can feel like time taken away from newer games, games that didn’t take up my childhood. People tend to avert their eyes when they tell you they’re back playing a classic Blizzard game.
But it’s the type of satisfaction that feels like sliding back into your old habits, like reading the same book for the tenth time instead of doing anything else.
There is something deeply satisfying about playing games like Diablo 3 - which I’m going to focus on for this piece - World of Warcraft or StarCraft 2. We virtually nod at each other, but conversation doesn’t go much further unless we’re playing together. It feels like bumping into someone you know at a seedy club, or wondering if someone is an alcoholic because you see them at the bar every night. I feel a bit of dull shame when I return to Blizzard games, and this emotion is mirrored when my friends see each other on.
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