Friday 12 September 2014

VIDEO GAME REVIEW: Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls - Activision

Release Date: 19/08/14
Publisher:  Blizzard/Activision

SYNOPSIS:
Diablo III Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition XBOX One contains Diablo III and the expansion Diablo III Reaper of Souls

FACE ULTIMATE EVIL

Over 13 million players have battled the demonic hordes of Diablo III. Now, it’s your turn to join the crusade and take up arms against the enemies of the mortal realms. This Ultimate Evil Edition contains both Diablo III and the Reaper of Souls expansion set, together in one definitive volume. So stand ready. Something wicked this way comes.

Call upon your allies - Play solo or form a party of up to four other heroes - either with local players together on the same screen or online with players via Xbox Live.
Rise as a champion - Stand as one of humanity’s last defenders - crusader, barbarian, witch doctor, demon hunter, monk, or wizard - and level up with devastating powers and legendary equipment.
Lift the demonic siege - Lay waste to hordes of evil throughout all five acts of the Diablo III storyline. Or explore the open world in Adventure Mode to hunt bounties on the elder evils that lurk throughout the mortal realms

Features

Deluxe edition contains Diablo III and the Reaper of Souls expansion pack
Form a party of up to 4 other heroes, either locally or via Xbox Live
Play as a crusader, barbarian, witch doctor, demon hunter, monk, or wizard
Lay waste to hordes of evil throughout all 5 acts of the Diablo III storyline
Explore the world in Adventure Mode to hunt bounties on the elder evils



REVIEW:

OK, I played the original Diablo 3 on the Xbox 360 and whilst I had fun with it, I did wish I could have done more with the character and achieved higher levels. So when this update landed I couldn’t wait to try not only the new Crusader class but also to see how far I could push my favourites (the Demon Huner and Monk) to the max to see what I could manage to do with so many new skills as well as items to unlock.

Whilst it was a little strange getting back into it, what the game designers have done is to modify some of the existing levels so that you get new monster attacks or area’s to discover that weren’t available in the original. It adds a bit of variety and as a veteran of Diablo 3, I loved this as it showed me that they really care about giving the gamer the best experience possible.

Add to this a whole new set of problems for the gamer to embark upon alongside levels to achieve all round gave me a whole heap of fun as some of the skill runes I didn’t manage to unlock which I spent quite a bit of time testing.

All round I had a whole heap of fun with this game and when you add all the extra’s, it made this a great experience to go through, add a friend or two online and it becomes even better which when you can send gifts to each other allows the player the chance to boost their own levels. Magic.



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