Overall, the overseas promotion of "Diablo" has not encountered too many difficulties, and it is better than that of "Warcraft".
After all, after the release of "Warcraft", Leiting Huyu has also gained a certain reputation overseas, especially among some players who like this theme, they have slapped a wave of reputation points, so "Diablo" was released before the release. It has attracted the attention of many players.
Moreover, western fantasy themes are already popular abroad, especially in European and American markets, and "Diablo" itself is an rpg theme. Compared with rt games like "Warcraft", it has a wider audience.
Different from domestic players, overseas players do not have much criticism of the third-person perspective, because there are more independent games overseas, and there are more players who like stand-alone games.
Among these independent games, many small studios are limited by cost issues and can only develop this kind of third-person perspective rpg game, so overseas players are more accepting of this kind of rpg than domestic players.
After the publicity warm-up, in the anticipation of the players, the overseas version of "Diablo" is officially launched!
The overseas version of "Darkness" is priced at US$49, which is much more expensive than "Warcraft". After all, "Diablo" has more investment and better production, and it is an rpg game with a wider audience.
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The overseas version of "Diablo" is officially released.
Players who paid attention to this game bought and downloaded one after another. Many of them are loyal players of "Warcraft". They believe that the game company that produced "Warcraft" must produce an equally classic rpg game.
Soon, these players were attracted by the unique art style and excellent plot of "Diablo".
Different from domestic players, overseas players, especially those in Europe and the United States, have a deeper understanding of this cultural background, and are more likely to resonate with the world created in "Diablo".
At the same time, the concepts of angels, demons, and nephalem are too familiar to European and American players. The story of the nephalem saving the world is very in line with the personal heroism values in Western culture, and the role of Tyrael is to a certain extent. Going to gt has reached the point of Western political correctness.
Without exception, these players are full of praise for the plot of "Diablo".
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Most High.
"Tyrael, the ancient laws of the Empyrean forbid us to interfere in the affairs of mortals!"
"But you did it anyway, and... blatantly!"
Imperius stood on a high throne, his golden armor was shining, and his flame wings were waving, looking like the incarnation of a god, full of majesty.
Tyrael, who was wearing silver armor, showed no sign of weakness: "Imperus, all my faults are to show justice! And you will only hide behind your throne secretly!"
"shut up!!"
Imperius turned into a stream of light, rushed towards Tyrell, and grabbed the armor on his chest.
"Now, you must be punished for this crime!"
There was a melee between the golden light and the silver light. In the end, Tyrael took the spear of Imperius, and pointed the spear point at the Archangel of Courage of the Council of Angelis in the highest sky, and spoke sternly. He said, "You have no right to judge me, because I am the embodiment of justice!"
"What we should do is not only to fight the devil, but also to protect those innocent people!"
"However, if our supreme commandment keeps you from doing anything, then... I will no longer be with you!"
Tyrael grabbed his angelic shoulder armor with both hands, and let out a low growl of pain. The angel's divine power began to burst out continuously, sweeping the entire hall.
Imperius took a step back involuntarily, and said angrily: "It's a crime against the heavens, and I'm willing to fall!"
Tyrael's wings fell and melted on the ground of the highest sky. The red flames began to burn his whole body, and tentacles made of divine power grabbed his arms and dragged him into the mortal world.
Tyrael turned into a meteor and fell towards Tristram Cathedral.
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The plot of "Diablo" has also aroused heated discussions among overseas players.
"To be honest, I was the most surprised by this plot of Tyrell. The world view of "Darkness" seems to be very hopeless. The protagonist fights alone no matter where he goes, as if he has never had an enemy, but Tyrell should belong to the The type that helps a little bit."
"I think the screenwriter's positioning of Tyrell's role is too accurate, and a series of plots also fully demonstrate Tyrell's character."
"As an angel of justice, he strictly abides by the law, rules and order, and maintains fairness and impartiality at all times, because this is the duty of an angel of justice."
"But at a critical moment, in order to save the world, Tyrael chose to be on the human side, personally violated the commandments of the Supreme Heaven, and abandoned his identity as an angel. I think this kind of spirit is really precious!"
"Yes, there are very few foreign games that can give me this kind of moving from the plot and the story, and "Diablo" did it. Sure enough, Thunder Interactive Entertainment has continued their meticulous work on the plot , this plot is really great!"
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Similar to when "Diablo" was released in China, players had a high initial favorable opinion of this game, especially after experiencing all the plots, the score of the overseas version of "Diablo" once reached about 9 points.
Moreover, because overseas players are more likely to resonate with this kind of magical theme, the overseas version of "Darkness" is even better than Chen Mo expected. It is hoped that it will hit 3 million sets.
Chen Mo estimated that the combined domestic and overseas sales of "Darkness" could reach 10 million sets. Although it is still far from the 30 million sets in the previous life, this figure is already very impressive.
However, while the overseas version of "Darkness" is selling well, there are more and more controversies about this game.
Some of them are players from the overseas version.
"I feel like I was cheated by the developer. Although the plot of this game is very good and the quality is great, but the later stage is really boring! It's unbelievable that this game is really inferior to "Warcraft" Too much!"
"That's right, even by the standards of a stand-alone game, it's a little too monotonous. It reminds me of some Korean games, which look beautiful, but are actually a mess!"
"Well, although I think the above two are a little harsh on this game, I also think so. Although this game is impeccable in terms of plot and quality, its follow-up gameplay is not as good as those sincere independent players. Game. So I can only give it a 7."
"It's a very boring game. I don't understand why the designer has to make more than a dozen difficulties. Does he expect us to keep playing until we reach the highest difficulty?"