![]() You can also give the blacksmith some of your hard-earned gold in order to train him, thereby allowing the crafting of much higher quality items. But the best thing to do is take items to the blacksmith to be broken down in order to use the parts in the creation of new weapons and armour. If that doesn’t sound tempting you can always gift loot to friends. While you can just drop them on the ground, left to be found by scavengers, they can also be sold to merchants for gold or even placed in your stash back at the local town. You’re only able to carry so much loot, though, and thus eventually must come face to face with the harsh reality of having to give up some loot, a heart wrenching task when you’ve sunk countless into the game and have an armory of Legendary items, each seemingly more awesome than the last but not quite as awesome as the new helmet you just found. It’s a top-down hack, slash ‘n’ loot dungeon crawler with an emphasis on co-op, although it servers very well a solo title too. If you’ve experienced Torchlight’s mix of loot, dungeons and combat then you’ll not only understand how addictive hunting gear can be, but also the general gist of how Diablo plays. Though obviously the Diablo series has been around for a long time on PC, aside from Borderlands loot-driven gameplay the closest comparison console gamers have is the awesome Torchlight, the sequel of which sadly never arrived on consoles. Stop a moment to consider the psychology of it all and you realise it’s not the actual items themselves nor the acquisition of them that truly excites: it’s the constant anticipation of the hunt, the thought of what you might find next that is truly pleasurable. It’s hard to put into words how addictive the search for new items can become, but anyone who has every played Borderlands will be familiar with the constant pull that drags you from location to location in the hopes of finding something rare. While your chosen class of character does place certain restrictions on the weapons and items you can use, there’s still an absurd amount of gear to choose from. Chest armor, shoulder pads, belts, boots, helmets and both hands can all have items equipped to them, allowing for an immense amount of customisation in how you choose to play the game. One of my own personal favorites was a sword which boasted a small chance to summon forth a herd of angry axe-wielding cows to fight by my side. A randomisation system is in place, meaning most items are unique to you and often oddly named, boasting a variety of stats and effects that ensure you greedily open up the character screen as soon as you’ve picked up something new so that you can examine everything in detail. New gear pops up constantly with powerful Legendary items beautifully balanced so that just as you’re about ready to stop playing a new one appears, spurring you onwards to the next glorious chest or big bad monster. If you’re not motivated by the concept of slowly upgrading your character via the acquisition of seemingly endless amounts of loot then you may as well stop reading now, because Diablo III is all about the shiny, shiny goodies. ![]() Indeed, with sparse libraries for both consoles currently, Blizzard have picked a good time to bring Diablo III to Sony and Microsoft’s new machines. The good news is that this provides me with the opportunity to present this review from the perspective of a newcomer, fitting given that Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition launching on Xbox One and PS4 with no other competitors in its genre. ![]() Following the construction of my new PC I never did get around to playing Diablo III, constantly telling myself I’d get there but somehow never managing to. When it was released I hadn’t gotten back into gaming on the PC, by which I mean I didn’t have the funds to build anything more powerful than a small potato with some cables sticking out of it. Yet a confession must be made: I never did play Diablo III. Not only does it come packing a whole extra expansion pack on top of the standard game, but console players also benefit from a full two years of tweaking and patches that have resulted in a far better game than what it was at launch. Having been 2-years since its initial release on PC, Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition has arrived on current-gen consoles. Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3 and PS4
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