I loved the first Diablo game, and I finished it many times, both online and solo. The second Diablo game kind of made me say, “Meh”. Not that it wasn’t good. It was just, after a couple of hours of clicking on foes to slice them into little bits, I kind of got bored with it. Never actually got all the way through. I might have to give it another go.

Diablo 3 looks much flashier. In fact, you can see some of the cross-pollination between the new D&D 4th Edition Powers and Diablo 3′s special moves.  Everything a character can do looks pretty flashy.

Now, I wonder what this “Next Generation MMO” business on the Blizzard job site is about?

(Image from Wizards.com)

Just got my 4E game books today, and I have to say they are the prettiest D&D books ever. I really love the color in them. From the bits and pieces I have read going through them, I’m really excited about the new edition. Seems fast and fun.

I’m a little intimidated by the whole Powers idea, though, trying to figure out how to create a Power for a new monster ought to be very interesting.

I have to say, I kind of like the new edition of the game. It’s slick and simplified, plays a helluva lot like a computer RPG, and really focuses on the players as heroes, as opposed to a first level character being food for rats. I also like that they’ve dumped the memorized spell system, so that wizards aren’t the “Wham! Bam! Can I rest and regain spells now?” characters they used to be.

I’ll write more about it as a I get to know the system better. If you’re interested in hearing what the game sounds like, check out the podcast the folks from Wizards, Penny Arcade, and PVP are doing.