It's a simple thing, but one good way to make games memorable is for the developers to leave you words of encouragement in the pack-in material. (slrpnk.net)

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(Obligatory "I wish we still got pack-in material in the new games" "Oh, I wish we still got - you know - packaging these days")

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[-] rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

I love this sort of thing! I experienced the reverse lately; I downloaded Diablo 4, closed the blinds, and got drawn into the intro cinematic. Genuinely awesome, moody, atmospheric. I was IN, so ready to play some dark and brooding spooky shit! The cinematic ends...

DLC! BUY OUR COSMETICS! HERE'S A BAJILLION DIABLO CREDIT$$! totally killed the mood. Turns out the game is always-online, even when playing solo, and I was experiencing laggy movement so I just uninstalled. Left a huge bad taste in my mouth.

[-] Isoprenoid@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago

Turns out the game is always-online

Just like the game before it. Which also had tacky micro-transactions.

I'll let you guess what Diablo 5 will be like.

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 4 months ago

Diablo 3 isn't always online. 🤨

[-] Isoprenoid@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago

https://kotaku.com/in-the-end-diablo-iii-just-shouldnt-have-been-always-1624648696

https://expertbeacon.com/is-diablo-3-still-online-only/

https://cyberpost.co/is-diablo-3-still-always-online/

https://www.pcgamer.com/diablo-3-always-online-requirement-critical-to-d3s-long-term-integrity-says-blizzard-boss/

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 4 months ago

The only modes you have to be connected to the internet to play are the multiplayer and seasonal shit. The single player campaign is entirely offline in the normal, default mode.