"Collect all the loots..."
Diablo 3 by Blizzard Entertainment is something I am very well versed in. I own it for my PC (both the core game and the expansion, Reaper of Souls), Xbox 360 and now for my Playstation 4 with the Ultimate Evil Edition. This marks the first time I have purchase a full retail game as a digital version on its release (Games with Gold and PS+ monthly games not included). I was a little hesitant in purchasing a game that I cannot loan to a friend, nor trade in. Thankfully, it is a game I know I love and will not be getting rid of.
Pre-ordering a game digitally on the Playstation Network is a breeze. I just needed to locate the game on the PSN store (the hardest part) and buy it. From there you will see a timer counting down to release. A few days prior to the games street date and you will see it loaded onto your console. This makes it ready to be played at exactly 12:01 a.m. local time. While playing The Last of Us: Remastered I received a notification telling me Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition (D3) was ready to be played. This whole process was a simple and elegant way to purchase one of my favorite games. Now to ignore the clock while Destiny downloads.
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| Initial loading screen for D3:UEE |
Upon booting up D3 I was asked to link my Battle.net account so that I could receive a legendary item from the start. Seeing that D3 is all about gearing up, I linked it right away. From there I skipped all opening movies (I have played this games for countless hours) and was greeted with the family character creation screen. As this isn't a review, and the game has been out for a while, I won't bore you with the details of the classes. Once my wizard was made, I dove in to re-conquer the campaign. As I no longer have the 360 version, I wasn't able to import my previous characters. Oh well.
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| My wizard, Zohw |
For anyone who has played Diablo 3, and more so on consoles, you will find the game to play exactly the same. The only readily apparent difference is the fact that it is nice looking and runs at 1080p and 60 FPS. The more major changes are in its social aspect (on the PS4 only). On my second time logging in, I found I had some mail waiting for me (the mailbox is new). To my delight I had not one, but two legendary items waiting for me from some of my PSN friends. This happened because there is a small chance that when you get a legendary, you will also loot an item for a friend too. It was a nice surprise.
I literally ran into the second social feature later in Act I. I was just walking along, killing everything in sight when a portal opened up and out jumped a huge creature. It had a different name plate from the other rare and elite creatures I had fought previously. Not only that, but beneath his name was the PSN ID of one of my friends. This was a creature that had kill him, gotten stronger, selected me from his friends list and them jumped into my game. After a longer than average fight, I bested him and got all sorts of items (some of said loot went to my friend who died).
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| Super death beams of death! |
In my short time with Diablo 3; Ultimate Evil Edition I have fallen back in love with the grind and loot gathering. Buying it digitally was extremely easy and got me playing immediately. All in all, this was a great experience. Now, it you will excuse me, I need to beat Act II.
PS: Add me on PSN if you want to play. XRequiemOfChaosX
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