14 DAY TRIAL // Diablo 3 is now available on quite a lot of different platforms, from the PC and Mac, to the PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, or Xbox One consoles. While some differences between the different versions are to be expected, due to interface problems and control inputs, Blizzard has apparently put in a lot more features into the Ultimate Evil Editions of the game, which have just appeared across the different home devices.
Diablo 3 was eagerly awaited by millions of fans from around the world when it first appeared in 2012 on PC and Mac, so much so that Blizzard's infrastructure buckled under the pressure and the game was unplayable for quite some time. However, slowly but surely Blizzard came to grips with the load and started rolling out patches to stabilize the game.
Afterwards, Blizzard rolled out Diablo 3 for the PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms, allowing owners of the last-gen consoles to take part in the role-playing dungeon crawling experience in 2013.
The studio then entered the home straight in terms of the Reaper of Souls expansion, which surfaced once again first on the PC and Mac platforms, in spring of this year, preceded by the long-awaited patch 2.0.1, which overhauled the loot systems and many other core gameplay mechanics.
Now, a few weeks ago, the company launched the final stage in its Diablo 3 rollout plan, in the form of Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. The release included both the original game and the Reaper of Souls content, not to mention quite a few specific features for the consoles.
Among the biggest exclusive aspects is the lack of the mandatory online connection, meaning players can go through the game without having to be constantly hooked up to Blizzard's Battle.net system via the internet.
While the studio made it clear that such a thing isn't possible for the PC and Mac versions of Diablo 3, quite a few other mechanics from the Ultimate Evil Edition make sense on the old platforms.
These include the new massacre and destruction bonuses, for example. Every time you kill 10 or more foes, a counter appears on the screen, together with a fuse, spurring you on to keep killing enemies and worry about loot later. The destruction bonus also offers extra movement speed for a short time depending on how many items, from vases to urns and other such things, you've destroyed.
Other nifty little enhancements, like the Nemesis system, should also serve to help friends in the game. The mechanic allows a monster that's killed you to appear in a buffed up version in the game of a friend. If he manages to slay it, then he gets a special reward and bragging rights. If not, the monster is sent back to your game and you have another shot at killing it.
Overall, there are quite a few improvements that Blizzard made to Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition that should certainly make their way into the PC and Mac versions of the game. Hopefully, after all the recent patches, the studio has time to deliver such things.