Minimum: Recommended: Mac minimum: Mac Recommended: Stay a while and listen! Classic words every fan of the Diablo franchise has heard. It has been 12-years Diablo 3 has been in the making.

Blizzard hits another homerun with Diablo III. Despite a lackluster story and sometimes oversimplified gameplay elements, the series' latest installment once again rises as one of the best experiences you can have in the genre.

Let's get right into it. Diablo 3 is a straight up hack, slash and loot action role-playing game. You create a name for your character, pick one of five classes and go out into the world of Sanctuary to slaughter millions of demons and get some groovy gear.

Challenging; Gameplay; Graphics; Multiplayer

"Always Online" DRM, Bad Story Line

If you're a casual player looking to play around 1-2 hrs a day, or possibly at most 5 hours a week, then this game isn't for you.

This game is a blast!! Never gets tiring of playing.

I'm about to say something that will undoubtedly cause hateful comments, death threats, and a massive loss of respect: I have yet to play a Diablo title. I grew up on console gaming, with brief forays into Battlefield and Call of Duty at their respective initial entries; as such, Blizzard isn't a...

It says a lot that Blizzard are sticking by their "always-online" Diablo III decision. When the game released last week (May 15 for the stragglers out there), the frustration and community outcry that followed from the global introduction to "Error 37" can not be understated.

Diablo II, our last full outing to the world of Sanctuary, was released twelve years ago. TWELVE – let that sink in. The last time I played Diablo II my ISP was @Home and the world had recovered from the Y2K bug.

One cannot discount the sheer importance of the Diablo franchise to the world of gaming. Not only did it create a whole genre of Action RPGs, but it has defined the way in which the search for better and better gear can be an objective all of its own.

My initial impressions of one of the most anticipated games in production.