Someone has filmed all three characters playing through the Diablo 4 BlizzCon demo. The sorceress - another returning Diablo 2 class - turns into a ball of lightning.

You have four other abilities to play with, in addition to your bread-and-butter attacks, and these include an eye-catching ultimate which, in the case of the druid, unleashed a storm of tornadoes and lightning all around me. I leaned on it constantly as the barbarian, dashing through big bosses just as their big hits were about to land.

In Diablo 4, evade has you dash, or leap, a short distance, and it's incredibly useful. In and out of shapes he shifts and it feels terrific.Įvade plays a key role now too, having evolved from Diablo 3's console dodge roll. Similarly, the druid, a returning Diablo 2 class, can seamlessly change from attacking in werewolf form to pulverising the ground in bear form. The barbarian now has four weapon slots (and reaps the benefits of every weapon equipped, statistically) and could, in the demo, switch between a dual-wield attack with two weapons, and a two-handed shockwave attack, at the click of each mouse button with no interruption. I was also impressed by the attention lavished on your bread-and-butter left-and-right-click attacks.

Freezing, smashing, charging - it's a game which makes you constantly feel powerful, and where pushing enemies around is more important than ever.

Abilities have a chunky, physical presence in the world, like the druid's boulder, which bowls into enemies and keeps knocking them back as it rolls. I played as the barbarian and the druid but not the sorceress - the three classes (of five) announced so far - and the thing to know upfront is Diablo 4 is gorgeous, muscular fun. Finally, Diablo 4 is flesh and blood, and I've played the demo at BlizzCon 2019 - twice - watched the 'Unveiled' panel and talked to the team making it.

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