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It's because they really don't have much Lore. They tried to expand the universe with Books but never gained much traction, which sucks because a couple of the Books were pretty damn good, especially the First Book Lord of Blood.

@@justinlast2lastharder749 No matter how much lore you have, you can always summarize things down.

It's a arpg 😂, it's not like explaining the story and lore of wow and all it's expansions, all diablo is pretty much summarizes demons v super humans = get loot 😅

​@@justinlast2lastharder749 You mean, "Legacy of Blood?" And that's not the first book. First was "Demonsbane" which took place closer to D1 than D2, which is when LoB takes place. And funny enough, I actually struggled to keep this synopsis as vague as I could. It touches some big moments, but really glazes over key variables, but again, nuances that can be found right here on this channel. Thanks for watching! 😁

There was Diablo, Diablo 2 for like 15 years before Diablo 3 came out. Lol

IIRC, Adria helped the Aiden for one reason - to get the soulstone out of Albrecht and into a more powerful host, then be seeded by that host, then get that host (Aiden) on his way to Kurast. She was never really planning to live up to any promises to Tyrael or Aiden. I could be wrong, but that was my impression. It might be a ret-con, but she always was a bit sketchy even in the first game/story.

Source: trust me bro

When I played D1 she was the question of the game because she suddenly showed up on the edge of town and started helping the hero's which was never explained until D3. She was definitely a double agent.

Adria was in love with/worshipped Diablo - she was never truly working with Tyrael and the nephalem. Rather, she was manipulating them into resurrecting Diablo, and Leah was actually conceived from her and Diablo while he took the form of the wanderer from Diablo II (who was the Diablo-possessed hero from Diablo I). That's why Leah was chosen as the form for Diablo to take, she was his(previous incarnation's human form's) daughter(and why Diablo had dem hips). Sorry if this was already explained in the video, I just noticed this comment as I started the video. Source: I have played far, far too much Diablo III and read far, far too much of the fan Wiki for a 34 year old man.

​@@NathanKlemick-sl4kr I mean it's all right there in the game which he conveyed about as accurately as needed, not sure what other source you'd need for information on what happens in Diablo III other than, you know, Diablo III

Nah, can't start on Two. Diablo is intricately tied to Diablo 2. 3 can be skipped though, nothing really got added there.

@@justinlast2lastharder749 😢

If you can get your hands on the couple books they made, it's worthwhile. They are pretty good Fantasy Books. There are atleast 3, but likely a couple more.

The lore combined with the dark tones, the horror atmosphere and the gameplay really did a lot to make the Diablo series something special and I can't reccomend playing through D1 and D2 enough if you can. And its also kind of why a long time fans have their issues with D3, as unlike D1 and D2 the tone felt more high fantasy out of nowhere. Plus, there was the buggy launch , the simplified gameplay, the twist at the end which had little to no foreshadowing etc. Reaper of Souls was *amazing* tho and bought back a *lot* of good will with how good Malthael was as an antagonist. And D4 definetly seems to be returning to the roots of the series in terms of tone and storytelling at least, so its a good introduction tbh.

Dark Lore Dash also has playthroughs of d1-d3 with full narration. They are many hours long but worth it imo

Stay a while… and listen.

If you can manage the earlier ones they you play the development on the jack and slash genra.

Yeah, know their place and kneel before mommy Lilith

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Which is your fav? How do you feel about 3?

@@KisutoJP overall, probably D2. I liked the challenge of it. D4 is up there, once I play more that might be my fav. The story was awesome and some of the cut scenes were sick. Fav was when Prava dropped to her knees and the spears stabbed out, was an intense moment. I loved playing the campaign in D3 and appreciated that adventure mode became a thing, nice to skip the campaign and go straight to the action but it felt dry. Rift after rift after rift. Once the seasons started, some were def worth playing more than others but it gave a new reason to grind.

@@dylak_wiin awesome thanks for answering!

it do be crazy to see them rise from like 2k to 100k+. Seen quite a few youtubers rising like that and beyond, they really progress in quality content too !

Rather it's oblivion or Diablo, the man's voice is perfect for telling their stories.

Ok we get it, we get it, you subscribed before this channel was popular, so this make you somehow more intelligent then the rest of the mass

True

Yeah I second this as I have also commented on his ability to narrate many times

Waiting til the 4th game to drop? Why? you can get both 2 and 3 for 19.89 right now with all content

@@coryhughes9178 I don't like the style of those games. I tried diablo 3 but couldn't get into it.

@@DogNinja1o1 I felt the same way, but surprisingly fell into Diablo 3 a couple weeks ago, and haven’t been able to put it down! I’d give it another shot personally. Typically I’m a dark fantasy kind of guy but it really sucked me in

nope. wrong. this video is canon lore now.

also, if we are both refering to the same part, its that they were canonically unknown during the point of reference in the video. but ill watch further.

Do the Diablo 4 hero’s have cannon names?

@@RedPhoenix5606 I doubt that solely because they are not premade anymore and fully customizable now

@@KingfishWatch makes sense

same here.

It really is a lot to take in over a series of fragmented conversations. Good thing we have loremasters.

I disagree, we need as few dragons as is possible.

@@codymothafuckinjohnson4970 Trag'Oul is the guardian entity of Sanctuary though, and has been a huge mystery forever. And he (they?) has only spoken to one character ever, Uldysian's brother at the end of the Sin War. Considering everything that's going on in D4, if he doesn't finally come out now then when?

@@Malacite I'd prefer to never see a dragon in Diablo. In my opinion it would tilt the whole theme away from the darker/gothic horror kind of aspect of the game, which I consider to be the defining characteristic of the whole shabang, and would lean into a much more mainstream kind of fantasy theme. I'd rather it remain angels/demons and not have something so versatile. Dragons just seem so overplayed, especially these days.

@@codymothafuckinjohnson4970 100% Agree and having dragon's like some sort of earth guardians and having a third side to the conflict high heavens, burning hells and earth mother yadda yadda. total rubbish

​@@codymothafuckinjohnson4970 I've played diablo 3 and a little of 2. Doesn't really seem super gothic. Seems like standard fantasy just with dark color palette. I think gothic, I think bloodborne. That's some damn good dark creepy horror world asthetic. Awesome gothic architecture.

Agreed. I really don't understand all the complaints about it not having Diablo. YES, I KNOW his name is in the title. The devs obviously didn't plan on creating such vast universe with in-depth lore and multiple sequels when they named the first game. Doesnt mean they arent allowed to explore other villains besides Diablo from now on. And ngl, Lilith actually seemed more interesting and complex as a character than Diablo. I'm glad the devs are shifting their focus towards other parts of the lore and I hope they keep doing it. So when Diablo does finally come back, it will have a much bigger impact, and I will so be there for it.

D3 is honestly great it’s just vastly different in terms of playstyle from the other Diablo games. It’s all about speed and insane dmg numbers while the other games are more methodical and much much slower. But honestly sometimes that speed feels way better.

@@MadManMatrix d4 feels like d3. everyone playing sorcerer for the damage. kinda sucks all the other classes do a lot less damage

@@Tacdelio lol what sorcerer is by far the weakest class when it comes to endgame content. They only have one viable build that is just holding down left click and "melee" hitting people with lightning. All of the other classes have more interesting and viable builds, higher damage outputs, and are in general far more interesting than sorcerer. I regret my first character being sorcerer soo soo much getting to world tier 4 was an absolute chore that put me to sleep on more than one ocassion in comparison my druid and necro were so so much more fun getting to 50 now im working on rogue and then barb then ill decide who to get to 100 first with.

D3 was still a very fun game just didn't look as grim as the previous entries. The fourth is acrually pretty meh for so far despite the grimdark feel and willingness to do violent things. Hope you enjoy it!

Unfortunately, D4 has by far the worst story of the series. Beautiful cinematics, but the plot is just full of contradictions and holes (or amusingly bad deaths, you know which I'm referring to if you've beaten it). Game play is fun, cinematics are beautiful, but the actual written story is really bad. Hopefully, they make it right in the DLCs (but it's terrible we have to pay to even see an ending)

Me to but IDK we asked for this with World of Warcraft and look how that turned out. Lol

Me too.

Or like a games of thrones series. Where heroes comes and goes(dies) Slow paced. Intense. Rich on lore.

​@@supersizesenpaiNo live action. That would be a good start.

I think that games or books, that have that much story, need a series instead of a movie series. Movies dont have enough runtime for this much lore.

Nazeebo is the witch doctor. Also, according to Heroes of the Storm, the barbarian is Sonya and the crusader is Johanna.

You forgot Xul the Necromancer.

@@somerandomdude7785 I believe Xul is the necromancer in D2.

@@rmasoni yes. And the D3s necromancer used to be Xul's disciple. Also thanks on correction about Nazeebo.

I hope D3 to not be cannon tbh "Noooooooo Deckard beware! the butterfly noooooooooo "

Super facts. I fear how sad I’ll be when I beat the game this time knowing how empty I felt when I “ No lifed” the beta and beat it 😂

@@ThisIsSparta300i feel a sense of dread when i get close to the end of any game

Damn this aged like milk

@@Drakkross how so?

​@@ok-kk3ic Because the story is absolute dogshit and also blatantly set up to sell you 2-3 DLC if you want to see some form of conclusion. It's also retreading the same arcs we have seen in the previous diablo games (Heaven back to not caring, not having learned anything from D3, Dark Wanderer except now it's a woman WOW! etc.), except with more unlikable characters. Additionally there are only two non ingame cinematics, and one of those is the starting one we already know, and the other is just a continuation of an already teasered one. What annoyed me the most was the fact that you see Inarius like two times throughout the whole game and the first time he is very indifferent and the second time he is acting like a whiny retard and dies. Le Mao. I can go on for days. It's evident that Blizzard just does not have quality writers anymore. The only thing they got is quality monetization experts, that meticulously design the game to milk as much money as possible from casuals and blizzard paypigs.

I hope they do well on the story. I don't the like mmo aspect of it, so won't be playing unless someone can convince its worthwhile. If the story is as good as I hope, it may lead me to try it. It's still blizzard though, so even though they've done some pretty great stuff lately, I have the nagging in the back of my mind that they're gonna find a way to screw it up.

​@@MysteryMastery69 they will screw it up. Nothing Activision puts out should be considered.

Idk be prepared to be disappointed

This thread negative af. Yall need some positivity or hope or some shit cause yall lookin sad af rn. Go enjoy something ffs

Lol the negativity culture has their diapers in a twist, it really was awesome, and it will be.

Rathma can be a very interesting character. I hope they do something else with him. Shame to just kill him off right after you find out he's alive

inarius will kill lileth once and for all.

I thought he said the the stone merged with aiden

@@germangarcia3818 He said that all 7 of the souls were in the stone and that Leah merged with the Stone. So they should be in Leah. But the next scene is Leah and the heroes defeating Diablo in Heaven. I get that he's moving through a multi decade story in a matter of minutes, but it completely threw me off. I hit rewind multiple times, thinking I was missing something lol.

​​@@ShangaelThunda222 Leah the daughter of diablo was used as a vessel to host diablo's return to the mortal realm via possession. He then absorbs the stone. In that very cutscene where "Leah" fights the angels the Archangel of Valor burns away the flesh of Leah saying "My old enemy, you cannot hide from me no matter what form you choose to wear. Let your true self be revealed, diablo.".

@@actionbash2 Thank You

you cant get simpler then this...

The video is 1 month old, the game hasn't come out yet

I can very much recommend his videos about Diablo 1. There are tons of lore and stories in the game which are very easily missed.