Something in the back of my mind was like, "Jae, I know you loved D3, but you have changed a lot since it came out and they say this new game is going to be grosser not, you know, cuter. Maybe...it's not gonna be for you."
I ignored that voice.
That voice was right.
But seriously, what ten year old was sitting in the board room telling folks, "Look, blood EVERYWHERE. And! And! Guts! Like, entrails! All major dungeons should have entrails hanging from everything! Blood and guts and guts and blood!" Because, lemme tell ya, they listened to that kid.
No, actually, I am not exaggerating. Hanging entrails has been the theming of two major dungeons and one map section I've encountered so far. It's.......a thing. Definitely a thing of all time.
Mechanics? Oh, it's a fun game to play! Honestly, take these mechanics and put it in a brightly lit, colorful, preferably Sci-Fi environment and I'd put a few hundred hours in. But D4...is not that (at least so far). Which is fine, I gather it's what the core fans wanted and they got it.
In the end, the only person I'm really annoyed at is me for not listening to myself. The only question that remains is if I'll at least finish the main campaign to alleviate the guilt of sinking money into a pricey pre-order. Because lemme tell ya, if you've already made the mistake of spending your money poorly, the only way to fix it is to spend your time poorly as well π
