Former Diablo devs release demo for their Diablo 2-style action-RPG Darkhaven, but warn of "rough edges"

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/former-diablo-devs-release-demo-for-their-diablo-2-style-action-rpg-darkhaven-but-warn-of-rough-edges

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ampersandrew@lemmy.world · 39 pts · 181d

It seems cool, and it's got some ideas. I swung a hammer around, and it's got a vertical swing, so it essentially just started digging. I did it a few times and then dropped into a dungeon that I didn't know was there. The UI and onboarding are rough, as to be expected, and I wish I could see what they're cooking further down the skill tree, but there are some good bones there.

GrayBackgroundMusic@lemmy.zip · 35 pts · 181d (7 replies)

How many former blizzard devs making Diablo 2 clones are we up to now?

RacerX@lemmy.zip · 35 pts · 181d

Torchlight and Torchlight II were great. It's a good thing they stopped there and never made a third.

4am@lemmy.zip · 23 pts · 181d (2 replies)

As long as they keep doing it until someone finally gets it right, I think its fine

Nihilore@quokk.au · 22 pts · 181d

We already had Grim Dawn. Not former D2 devs but easily as good as a D2 spiritual successor could be

Carighan@piefed.world · 5 pts · 180d

We already had Diablo 2. So there's no reason to keep going then, right?

Gerudo@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 181d

About as many as ex Disco Elysium devs.

Bakkoda@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 181d

Yes

Carighan@piefed.world · 2 pts · 180d
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IEatDaFeesh@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 181d

Just like Last Epoch (before the dlc drama), I'm hopeful for a success.

edgemaster72@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 181d

Would prefer not to get a pop up every 20 minutes for their kickstarter but it does seem like they have a solid foundation to work from