Diablo IV's Early Access Beta Impressions From A Diablo Noob

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It's one of my gaming blindspots, Diablo, given that I've known about the series for pretty much my whole teenage and adult life, yet really haven't played the series that much. Diablo IV might just change that when it fully releases this June, as the Early Access beta going on this past weekend has made me finally feel like it's time to get hooked on an ARPG.

I am, by all intents and purposes, a Diablo noob. Sure, I've known about the game and its history since I had a girlfriend break up with me for getting their end-game Necromancer permakilled in Diablo II because I had the gall to call her while we were in high school. From there I really didn't play too many ARPGs.I dabbled in Torchlight and Torchlight II, though Path of Exile is the only ARPG to keep my interest for any length of time (and still does). 

However, Diablo never really clicked with me early on. I played Diablo II Resurrected when it was in alpha, and I did enjoy it just fine, especially coming to one of the most iconic games with entirely new eyes. I also tried a little bit of Diablo Immortal when it was released last year, but it just didn't click, though it ran just fine on my iPhone. 

Diablo IV always seemed like a natural entry point when it was first announced a few years back. The tone of the ARPG, as well as some of the design changes the studio has talked about, including the open-world design compared to previous Diablo entries made me intrigued.

So I was pretty stoked to jump in and give it a try this weekend, especially since it's going to determine whether or not I purchase the title come June.

Blizzard mentioned that Diablo IV is aiming to get back to the tone and atmosphere of Diablo II, and even with my limited experience with the seminal