The plot even manages a couple of twists and surprises, even if one of them is a bit predictable. There are fewer exposition dumps than prior installments and player characters have dialogue responses, meaning there’s room for some banter between PCs and follower NPCs. Go kill all the demons’, but the presentation has improved somewhat.
The story really hasn’t progressed beyond ‘Demons = bad. It’s up to a crew of mortal heroes to save the day despite an apathetic heavenly host. The story begins with Azmodan and Belial, two Prime Evils that left before the band really made it big in Diablo II, doing what Prime Evils do in the mortal world: blighting the lands, corrupting the people, unleashing monstrous hordes upon the innocent. The current bursting havoc comes in the form of the console port of Diablo III, a sequel that while a long time in the making, still feels like it stepped out of the past. Both are always lurking just out of sight waiting for the right moment to burst forth and wreak havoc across the landscape. Blizzard franchises and demonic hordes have a lot in common.
