[Ares2382]

Warning post might contain few minor spoilers.

well I never played Diablo so I won't say this game is diablo like.

The game does seem to be (for better or worse) a mix of RPG and just plain Hack & Slash. Talking to people and getting quests is alot of fun, there are plenty of dialogue options. There are plenty of quests to do in Barcelona alone. Talking to and helping historic figures is deffinatly a big plus, and the spins that the Devs put on some of these historic figures can sometimes be very entertaining. Also one good thing I like to say about this game is that you can play many different varieties of characters, by that I mean you can be good, evil, and somewhere in between as well. As an example (warning spoler ahead) at one point in the game you stumble into a goblin camp, where an Inquisitor is being held prisoner. At this point you are presented with many options of how to deal with the situation. If you really hate the Inquisition you can tell him that he deserves what he got and walk away. Or you can help him escape, using the "kill anything that get's in my way approach"(which is what he wants). Or you can use your diplomatic skills and persuade and lie your way out of the camp. This is just one example but there are more.

The combat system in the game however does not shine as well as the quest. You can pause during combat, but you are not allowed to make any attack or cast any spells or even make a move command while paused. You can drink potion, and switch what you are wearing and your weapons while paused. The pause button seems like a compromise between reatime combat fans and people who like to take it easy. I don't like the way this was done though and being a fan of previous Black Isle games I think this was a mistake on their part, just IMHO.

The story in this game is pretty solid (atleast the little of it that I know.) The fact that Black Isle also had to come up with a few centuries of alternate history is pretty cool too. However, I have not gotten too far into the story (been doing side quests for the past 6 hours.)

Overall, this is a good game in my opinion (not great, but good.) If you can get past it's Hack & Slash combat you can learn to enjoy it.