
They’re mostly known for their simple (but deep) gameplay, dark tones, and hours of content. They are isometric action-RPGs that see you level up a character and acquire increasingly better gear off random and pre-determined drops. Until now, the Diablo series has followed a pretty straightforward formula that hasn’t changed much over the years. The quest is, “ Should Diablo 4 be more like Dark Souls?” More importantly, the question isn’t whether or not Diablo 4 will be more like Dark Souls. It’s possible that Diablo 4 could still be a third-person game and not an isometric RPG, for instance. First off, we don’t know how much of that original build of Diablo 4 may have survived the transition. That would seem to close the lid on the idea that Diablo 4 may resemble Dark Souls, but that suggestion ignores a couple of points. However, it was also reported that the Diablo team didn’t like how that game was coming together and decided to abandon it in favor of something more traditional. There was a rumor that started floating around about a year ago which suggested that an early version of Diablo 4 was in fact modeled after the Dark Souls formula. Specifically, some are wondering if Diablo 4 should be more like Dark Souls.īefore we break down what that means, let’s clear the air a bit. Yet, there are some who wonder if now isn’t the perfect time for Blizzard to change the Diablo formula just a bit. Because Diablo 4 needs to be a big win for Blizzard, people don’t think they’ll try to reinvent the wheel with this sequel. Most people expect it to be similar to Diablo 3 in most respects but bigger and hopefully better.

Until now, much of the talk surrounding Diablo 4 has been pretty standard.

Aside from the avalanche of rumors that hint at the game’s pending reveal, there’s also the fact that people are still talking about how badly Blizzard botched the reveal of the mobile game, Diablo Immortal.Ĭombine that controversy with some other recent controversies involving Blizzard and Hong Kong and…well…let’s just say Blizzard could use a win.

There are no guarantees in life, but it’s really starting to feel inevitable that Blizzard will announce Diablo 4 at BlizzCon 2019.
