Diablo 5 Doubles Down On The Darkness, But Hope Still Has A Place In Sanctuary

Diablo's world of Sanctuary isn't a top tourist destination, thanks to roaming monsters and demonic forces looking to corrupt humanity, and in Diablo 5, everything has gone to hell--quite literally! Unlike the previous games in the series, which revolved around saving Sanctuary from Diablo and his Prime Evil Kin, Diablo 5 kicks off long after the Lord of Terror has conquered the land. In a world this bleak, how will players find the motivation to keep going when evil has already triumphed? Speaking to GameSpot at BlizzCon, the Diablo team discussed the grim setting of Diablo 5, as well as the glimmers of hope that still exist even during Diablo's post-apocalyptic reign. Human strongholds are no more, survivors are scattered across the land, and things look bleaker than usual for players when they set foot in that world. According to Blizzard, not only is Diablo 5 keeping the grim, dark atmosphere of Diablo 4 intact and doubling down on it, but the landscape will also reflect humanity's fall. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blmyIDbxN2o&pp=0gcJCf4LAYcqIYzv "We need to tell a story of this apocalyptic Sanctuary, executive producer Matt Zitterman said. "Sanctuary is already a pretty d…