The Wizard is a version of the sorceress from Diablo II or the sorcerer from Diablo.

Fury is used for the barbarian’s strongest abilities and degenerates over time. The resource used by the barbarian is fury, which is generated through attacking enemies, getting attacked by enemies, and using certain abilities. The barbarian is able to whirlwind through crowds, cleave through swarms, leap across crags, crush opponents upon landing, and grapple-snap enemies into melee range.

The Barbarian previously appeared in Diablo II, and has a variety of revamped skills at its disposal based on incredible physical powers.

A nice class to play, with versatile skills and also handy to solo through the campaign. To power spells, the Witch Doctor uses Mana, a vast pool of mental power which regenerates slowly. The witch doctor has the ability to summon monsters, cast curses, harvest souls, and hurl poisons and explosives at their enemies.

The Witch Doctor is a new character reminiscent of the Diablo II necromancer but with skills more traditionally associated with shamanism and voodoo culture.

The character creation is accompanied by gorgeous cutscenes.īefore delving deeper into the gameplay of Diablo III, a quick summary of the classes and what they stand for: And since this is a Nintendo version, you can also play dress up as Ganondorf, including a chicken pet – because killing Diablo with a chicken pet is the new craze. A little side note, this version of Diablo comes with all previously released DLC, which gives players access to the Crusader- and Necromancer class, without spending extra money. In the game, players choose one of seven character classes – Barbarian, Crusader, Demon Hunter, Monk, Necromancer, Witch Doctor or Wizard and are tasked with defeating the Lord of Terror, Diablo.

It is the third installment in the Diablo franchise, in which a hero embarks on an epic quest to fight the spawn of hell. For those unfamiliar with the game, a quick summary: Diablo III is a dungeon crawling action role-playing video game (commonly known as an ARPG). Take a dive into the world of New Tristram, and get ready to battle the lords of Hell themselves.ĭiablo III is not a new game since it originally was released in 2012 on Blizzard’s own network. Welcome to our review of the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch port of Diablo III.

Diablo 3 review