February 2022 • Macworld 87interactive
adventure
games that
you could buy
on CD-ROM
or laser disc in
the 90s.
Marsan sits
in an old study,
using his best
actorly voice to
recount events
as you explore
the dungeon. When it’s time to make a
decision your options appear as text
on screen, and then hand-drawn 2D
graphics and animations are used to
depict the action as it unfolds.
It’s still pretty old-school, in other
words, and younger gamers raised on
3D epics such as Skyrim or Dragon
Age may not understand the appeal.
But they’re all busy on TikTok during
the big lockdown, and those of us who
can remember the good old days of
Dungeons & Dragons will welcome
the chance to escape down memory
lane while we’re all stuck indoors.
- Diablo III
Price: £16.99 from fave.co/3dFIaPa
Twenty years after the events of the
last game, a meteor strikes the much-
troubled town of Tristram, opening
up a gateway into the depths of the
earth and paving the way for the
return of the demon lord Diablo. As
always, it’s up to you to gird your loins
and turn back the forces of darkness
before they unleash untold nastiness
upon the earth. This time around
you can choose from five different
character classes – barbarian, demon
hunter, monk, witch doctor and wizard- each with its own unique skills and
abilities. The graphics have been
updated too, and now provide a true
3D view of the action.
There’s no denying the addictive
grip that Diablo III exerts, even
if Blizzard could have been more
ambitious in updating from Diablo II.
If you have any interest at all in sword
and sorcery action games this is
simply irresistible.
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