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According to an article regarding “the past, present, and future of Diablo,” Blizzard is currently hard at work on the fourth title, which has already gone through one major revision. While Diablo IV was initially conceptualized as an over-the-shoulder action game reminiscent of Dark Souls, the team behind “Fenris” is now aiming for something truly worthy of the Diablo name by reverting to one of the franchise’s most popular entries for inspiration.
“There’s a lot of people who felt like Diablo III got away from what made Diablo Diablo in terms of art style and spell effects,” said a current Blizzard employee, adding that Fenris is aiming to look more like the beloved Diablo II. Said another: “They want to make this gross, make it dark, [get rid of] anything that was considered cartoony in Diablo III… Make what people were afraid of in Diablo II, but modern.”
“There’s a lot of people who felt like Diablo III got away from what made Diablo Diablo in terms of art style and spell effects,” said a current Blizzard employee, adding that Fenris is aiming to look more like the beloved Diablo II. Said another: “They want to make this gross, make it dark, [get rid of] anything that was considered cartoony in Diablo III… Make what people were afraid of in Diablo II, but modern.”