

What appears to be at the root of the uproar is a mismanagement of expectations. Of course this has been noticed - and met with a similar reaction both in terms of dislikes and comments. The exact same trailer has been re-uploaded to the official Diablo YouTube channel, but left "unlisted". While it's got some way to matching the 3.7m dislikes the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare reveal trailer suffered, the Diablo Immortal video is off to a very bad start indeed.


On YouTube, Blizzard's official cinematic trailer for Diablo Immortal has been "disliked" 184,000 times at the time of publication (expect this number to rise). In an interview with Android Central, Senior Narrative Designer Justin Dye mentioned how the team is diving back into the world of Diablo 2 for this game, but they're also exploring places the games have never gone before.To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Players will take on the role of a group of heroes, making choices and working together to stop this latest scourge. New hordes of demons rise, attempting to harness these powerful fragments to bring about the return of Diablo. While the Worldstone was destroyed, the corrupted fragments are scattered about the land of Sanctuary. This is easily the most relevant game to play before Diablo Immortal, with the immediacy of the Worldstone's destruction and the disappearance of Tyrael priming the land of Sanctuary for demonic incursion.ĭiablo Immortal is set five years after the events of Diablo 2. The Archangel Tyrael eventually destroys the Worldstone, though, in the process, he goes missing. The Worldstone is the original source of the conflict between the Angels and Demons, so its corruption enables the corruption of all humankind. While a new champion takes down Diablo and Mephisto, Baal manages to corrupt the Worldstone before also falling. Diablo becomes able to possess and control the hero, freeing his brothers Baal and Mephisto in the process. Diablo 2, which is receiving a remaster in Diablo 2: Resurrected, takes place almost immediately after the events of Diablo.
