Shortly before the start of the beta of Diablo 4, Blizzard released a new video. In it, expert Bludshedd and a developer play one of the dungeons from the beta in co-op. However, the gameplay is not well received by fans.
What kind of dungeon is this? The Barracks of Tor Dragan is one of the over 100 dungeons in Diablo 4 and one of the 4 dungeons that you will be able to play in the upcoming beta.
The style is based on the dungeons from previous parts. As one of the lead developers, Zaven Haroutunian, explains, the developers specifically played Diablo 1 to replicate the style and even the names from earlier.
Haroutunian and YouTuber Bluddshedd are playing together on Xbox in couch co-op and showcase gameplay of the Barbarian and the Druid while chatting about the dungeon. They are playing at level 25, the maximum level in the beta.
You can find all the information about the Diablo 4 beta in our overview here. We will accompany the launch in a live ticker. You can watch the video with the dungeon run here:
“Why does this look so much worse than everything else?”
What fans say: The reaction to the new video is surprisingly negative. Both on YouTube and in several threads on Reddit, fans are complaining about how bad the gameplay looks.
The user chruiburi complains: “This looks terrible. If the PC version looks like this, we have a problem. This color nonsense is what I hoped we left behind 11 years ago.” There is also a lot of outrage in other threads:
Why does the game look so much worse than in all the other videos we have seen? Is it poor lighting in this area? Are those the cartoony player indicators? The fact that the UI and fonts look so generic and boring while being so intrusive and covering everything that is happening? The leaked videos looked so much better than this.
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Some users even compare the video to Diablo 3 and say: If they had told them this was gameplay from an expansion of Diablo 3, they would have believed it. The UI even reminds them of Torchlight or Diablo Immortal.
Does Diablo 4 really look so “bad”? Some users attempt to explain that the video was edited or simply that the console-specific version looks like the images. The PC version does not have such bright colors.
In the first journalists’ test from 2022, Diablo 4 already looked significantly darker than what is shown in the video. We can also confirm that the earlier versions were not that colorful. It is therefore likely that edits were made or the versions differ.
Whether Blizzard tinkered with the colors later or whether the consoles get a different graphics version, you will find out soon for yourself.
When can I play myself? On March 17 at 5 PM, the early access beta for all pre-order customers will start. A week later, on March 24 at 5 PM, everyone can try out Diablo 4 in the open beta. The beta runs on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. Diablo 4 even supports full crossplay and cross-progression.
The final version without restrictions will be released on June 6, 2023. Pre-order customers of the more expensive versions can already play 4 days earlier.
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