I bought this game to make a statement, not to derive satisfaction from it. I won't be able to play it for another 11 months. What was I doing? I didn't buy this game to play it. I cracked the guide and started to read descriptions of the varied classes, trying to figure out which one I'd like to play. Now you know.Īfter all, it said on the back of the box: "internet connection required," and I'm The Man Who Left the Internet Inside the box was the disc, in a cheap cardboard sleeve, a user guide, some huge "guest pass" cards, and a thick pad of paper - which is apparently meant for me to take notes on my exploits? I'm not here to provide answers, I'm just explaining the box experience because I'm guessing you bought a digital copy online and you didn't get a pad of paper, or even know you were supposed to play the game with a pad of paper. The screenshots and hype text would do a great job selling the game if Diablo III wasn't a completely obvious purchase for any PC gamer alive, or if GameStop didn't stash its copies behind the counter. As it booted, and for minutes after, I fiddled with the Diablo III packaging, which is fronted by a meaty double-gatefold that's fastened with velcro.
I bought the $60 copy of Diablo III and an unplanned $20 copy of Mass Effect 2 for Xbox, and then hurried out before more damage could be done to my wallet and best intentions.īack home I hooked up my gaming PC, which has lain dormant since my last night on the internet. I grabbed my skateboard and blazed the half-block path to my local GameStop, which is just marginally closer than my local Best Buy, and on my side of the street, and therefore my default for video game impulse buys.
I would purchase its crippled product as an act of defiance. Rage, rage, rage against the dying of the light. I would buy a copy of Diablo III, and attempt to install it, and fail, and then: something something. The other day I was talking to a friend about how much incredible, unparalleled fun he's been having playing Diablo III. Diablo III, Blizzard's latest stunning blockbuster sequel, requires the internet.
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