Players return to the world of Diablo, but it is a very different world than they once knew and loved. With the destruction of the Worldstone, the heart of the universe, the future of the planet seems shrouded in darkness.

A star has fallen into the Tristram cathedral, where the demonic Lord of Terror Diablo once attempted an invasion of the mortal world. Deckard Cain, the last surviving member of the demon-fighting group known as the Horadrim, has gone missing in the ruins, and the dead have begun to rise from their graves and attack the town of New Tristram, located near the ruins of Tristram.

The original Tristram was decimated in a second demonic invasion, led by the Maiden of Anguish Andariel, and the townsfolk decided to abandon Tristram. However, this did not end their woes, as the third incursion of hell again landed at their doorstep. Caught off guard, many townsfolk were slaughtered immediately as the dead swarmed over New Tristram.

Diablo 3 was released by Blizzard Entertainment in mid-May of 2012, and has been met with a combination of praise and criticism. While popular gaming companies, such as G4, IGN and Game Informer, have given the game extremely high scores many consumers have done quite the opposite, rating the game very low on various critic websites.

Much like Diablo 2, Diablo 3’s graphical style remains largely the same beautifully crafted environment. Players battle through detailed environments as they take on legions of demons, but Diablo 3 takes it a step further and makes many of these stages more interactive. With more destroyable objects and with the ability to use some parts of the environment to damage opponents, Diablo 3 has surpassed the original Diablo titles in pure graphical prowess.

Something that remains unchanged in Diablo 3 is the basic style of game play. Like the first two Diablo games, the user interface has the player looking down on and controlling a single character from a birds-eye perspective.

Diablo 3 also offers a new look at the style of game play first introduced in Diablo and expanded in Diablo 2. Unlike the permanent skill trees that are used in most games, where you invest your limited amount of skill points into certain abilities and cannot change your choice once it’s done, Diablo 3 offers the ability to constantly change your skills. This allows for players to test out multiple different types of skills without having to constantly make new characters in order to test out ideas.

The storyline in Diablo 3 is purely amazing, but the reason for its immense popularity is the games re-playability. Thanks to random dungeons, randomized item drops and random events, Diablo 3 is never the same experience, making it a great game to play multiple times through. With Blizzard’s development staff, the game will also be adding more content as it develops, allowing for the game to be just as huge as its predecessors.