...and the evil that was once vanquished shall rise anew

 

Something BIG has erupted in the gaming community over the past weekend. After years of speculation and stops and starts, the most anticipated gaming sequel was finally announced: all hail Diablo III!

 

I am of course excited by the announcement. The Diablo franchise was the first that got me into PC gaming, way back in 1997. This action role playing game is perhaps one of the simplest to play: if you can click a mouse, you can play Diablo! No wonder it is one of the most popular PC game in history, with a stagerring 18.5 million copies sold worldwide

The original game Diablo (1997) centres around a lone hero as he battles to rid world of the eponymous Lord of Terror, beneath the town of Tristram, in the land of Sanctuary.

 

 

In the sequel and expansion pack, Diablo II (2000) and Diablo II: Lord of Destruction (2001), we follow a new set of heroes to pursue Diablo (he lives!) as he races across the world of Sanctuary to reunite with his brothers Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred and Baal,  the Lord of Destruction. Twist: How did Diablo reemerged, you ask? none other than from the embodiment of the lone hero in the first game!

 

Now, in the latest installation, we follow another set of heroes (some old, some new) as they reenter  the world of Sanctuary some 20 years later to unravel new mysteries brewing ... is Diablo unleashing his wrath unto mankind once more? Time will tell...

(notice how the graphics get more canggih with each sequel? I like)

Diablo III has no release date yet, and its developer Blizzard Entertainment will only release it when its ready... In the meantime, ill be playing perhaps its closest cousin, Hellgate:London (incidentally created by the makers of Diablo and Diablo II). Let the clickfest begin!

Meet Tuah

Meet Tuah, the Guardian

Huh? You might ask. Well, remember that game i blogged about waaay back last year, Hellgate London?... the one that I bought even before I have my own computer? Well, at last I am on my journey battling hells minions that bedevil poor ol' London.

As my first adventure unto this post apocalyptic city, I chose the Guardian charachter from the Templar class. The Templar faction is an underground society leftover from the original Knights Templar. They combine futuristic technology with magic and ancient artifacts to create armor and weapons for melee and short-ranged combat. Templar classes are the only classes able to wield melee weapons, shields and use self-affecting auras, but have a limited ranged weapon selection.

And why do i choose the name 'Tuah' for my alter-ego? It is more to honour our own Malaysian hero, whose bravery and loyalty has become legendary. I thought it would be quite fitting.

So from time to time, I will chronicle our heroes adventures, showing you what has become of this great city, its survivors and the monsters that lurk around every corner.

So onward march! REMEMBER THE DEAD! FIGHT FOR THE LIVING!