The Evolution of Diablo

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Published 2021-03-23
The Evolution of Diablo - from its very beginning to its very end, Diablo has evolved around its simple core gameplay loop, but has revolved around loot. Though this central concept is the anchor for the series, many forget or have never experienced what the game use to be. This is a story I think is worth telling.

This is the evolution of Diablo.
Research & production of this video began before Diablo 2: Resurrected's big announcement,
as such it does not include anything but a single reference to the remaster.

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Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro

00:00:59 Chapter 1 Diablo I's Development
00:14:29 Chapter 2 Diablo I's Gampelay
00:25:03 Chapter 3 Diablo II's Development
00:45:20 Chapter 4 Diablo II's Gameplay
00:59:55 Chapter 5 Diablo III's Development
01:04:50 Chapter 6 Diablo III's Gameplay
01:21:36 Outro

All Comments (21)
  • @Ryan-sn3uo
    So much effort, yet so little views. What a criminally underrated content creator.
  • It's crazy that.... this part of my life that started out as just "playing a game" could become such a defining part of my experience. The fact that I played these games as a young boy and now I'm watching documentaries on them... like parts of my life becoming history lol! Same with Pokemon too! Thanks for the amazing video!! Truly wonderful narration ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–
  • Cow level from rumor in D1 to reality in D2 really showed how the developers were connected to the community. I think it was nod-worthy. I thought crafting was also something that might have been worth a mention. But, overall, this was so interesting. I lived through this and had no idea of the backdrop of the stories. I even played 3DO at the store, but my mom said it was too expensive to get.
  • @cathan001
    Watching this now after the Diablo 4 beta is really interesting. Really well done, very well structured. Would love to watch this style of video for other games.
  • @anonanonx8
    Loved this video, I started playing diablo 2 in third grade with my dad and it definitely is one of my favorite games of all time. You did a fantastic job putting this together and I even turned off my adblocker just to watch some ads on it for you, looking forward to the next video!
  • @xwoklord2460
    I hope you get more exposure, because your whole performance and the video is high quality af
  • @johand.h1087
    Awesome video! There aren't that many quality long form analysis videos on YouTube, but this one was absolutely fantastic. This also made me consider playing D1, since it's the only one of the games I haven't played. Keep doing what ya doing!
  • @Bombtheory
    Several of the still shots in the D1 chapters are actually during the development of D2. Colleagues include: 2:48 Matt Householder (standing) and Mike Huang (far right) 2:56 Kelly Johnson 5:20 Alan Ackerman and Peter Kemmer I miss them all. -S
  • @rofrdr
    the delivery of story and information was top notch. Please keep making videos. As a diablo 3 player, I never got to experience what true diablo feels like. Don't get me wrong I love diablo 3 and the thought of it being dark and gritty and not overly cartoony makes me wicked excited for d2 resurrection and d4 .BTW @1:10:35 i laughed so f'ing hard. Awesome video man.
  • @HeirofAzaran
    I loved this video. I had thought about making a video on Diablo's history, but I think you covered pretty much everything.
  • @dimikxx
    This is triple A quality work. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
  • @Gimmicgaming
    This is a great video man. Thank you for taking the time to make this
  • I'd have to say this is the best video on the Diablo series I've ever seen!! Great work...
  • @Jennifer812
    Wow, absolutely loved this. Will definitely subscribing and can't wait for future content.
  • @udug3583
    This game is perfection 22yrs later, played since 2000 and now enjoying diablo ii resurrected. So here is to playing for 20 years more! if I'm alive that long.
  • Man. Incredible work. I wish YT had pick this up. Specially now that D2R is out. Great video !
  • @karma_decay
    Very well researched video. Thanks for putting it together
  • @talthusv451
    Best video I have seen explaining these 3 games. Make more content please.
  • @gaeden
    Beautiful, well-paced vid. I really enjoyed watching this, and something I would've loved to have you cover is the vast difference in combat in each game, like how in Diablo 2 enemies were more clustered and threatening; in Diablo 3 an entire room is full of enemies and "skill" is based on how quickly you can kill them all.
  • @marcbraun5342
    Definitely one of the best narrator voices I've heard so far, do something with that! Great retrospective, having seen much content about Diablo, this does a good job to elevate above many others.