Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Terror, Destruction, and Hatred

I will try and complete this short post without breaking down into a sad state of giggling super nerd, but Diablo III is upon us.
Yes, that's right. Eight years after Diablo II was released, the Lords of Terror, Destruction, and Hatred have returned.

I can hardly contain my excitement, which has been growing slowly and steadily since watching the first two videos released by Blizzard yesterday. You can watch the videos over at Blizzard or on GameTrailers:
Cinematic in HD
Gameplay in HD

I remember buying DII with my friend Nolan soon after it was released in the summer of 2000. I had to beg my mom to bring ten extra dollars with her when she came to retrieve us from the Mall so we could pay for the game. We sat in front of the screen until the sun came up the next morning slaying creatures that once again threatened Tristram. How glorious. Who knows how it will go this time around. I'd love to purchase the new adventure, but time is not something I have a lot of, at least not much to spend on something like that.

I'll spare you the rest of my feelings, at least for now.