![]() In fact, the console ports of Diablo 3 always felt a bit more arcadey than their PC counterpart. Again, it doesn’t quite match up to what Blizzard was able to accomplish with Diablo 3 on consoles, but it’s more than serviceable. Both options have their limitations, as one would expect, but I found the controller implementation to be well-handled. Players are given the option of using either a mouse and keyboard or a controller (I went with the controller). You learn the basics of movement and combat. The game begins with a tutorial of sorts. Luckily, few are sticking with Victor Vran for it’s story. It’s distractedly similar to The Witcher in many ways, not to the point of imitation, but more in a sense of accidental ode. The titular character is a monster hunter in a steam-punk inspired, medieval world. The same actor who voiced Geralt in The Witcher series voices Victor Vran. Perhaps most distracting is the presence of some of the voice actors. Again, probably due to budgetary limits, nothing quite matches up to Diablo‘s grandeur, but fits nicely around what Torchlight has been capable of. While it lacks some of the beauty found in Diablo 3‘s cutscenes, it makes up for it with some decent voice acting and great music. Victor Vran features about as much story as one would expect from an ARPG. Path of Exile and the Torchlight games have had the most success, but with the release of Victor Vran, it’s safe to say there’s now another fighter in the ring. While Diablo and it’s sequels, to greater or lesser degrees, have largely been seen as the high-water mark of the genre, plenty of other contenders have certainly tried to match it. The action-RPG genre has certainly had it’s share of highs and lows. ![]()
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