Diablo IV: For The Soul
Video games look better than ever. So why do they suck harder than ever? The endless hours of grinding and gathering. The inventory management. The same tasks and trials. Where did the action in "action role-playing" go? It's right here, in the fiery bowels of Sanctuary, where there'll be no hand holding through hell. Diablo IV, For The Soul.
The Worst Gaming Videos Ever
Hours of watching a horse ride in circles, endless inventory sorting, and mushroom gathering, don’t exactly ooze adrenaline. So why are there videos popping up from big streamers for games like Elden Ring that claim to be epic, but end up being boring as hell? If somebody can sit through enough of such grinding, they’ll find Diablo IV might have something to do with it…
Guerilla Game: Warehouse Manager 3000
When a free warehouse simulator came out a few days before Diablo IV, few suspected the same studio was behind both games. Low-res and agonizingly mundane, it joined other niche titles like Lawn Mowing Sim and Power Washer Sim. However, any of the first players to suffer through enough endless box sorting were greeted with a pleasant Easter egg: a ticket out of the slog with a free Diablo Download.
The Hell's Open
One of man’s most ancient games is considered the most dull of all. A “sport” so slow motorized carts now help speed it up. And alcohol’s considered integral for livening up the “action.”
To deliver golfers from drudgery we’re showcasing a celebrity putt event, The Hell’s Open.
Play is conducted at night, pools of blood replace water traps, and players must beware nightmarish creatures wandering the course. Gamers know to look towards Diablo, let’s save a few golfers too.
CW + AD: Me