Diablo games are great references within the action RPG genre. Since the first two installments of the saga were developed, multiple video games have been seen that have tried to bet on gameplay very similar to that of the Blizzard serieshence comparisons are inevitable and these titles are taken as a reference.
That's exactly what Rod Fergusson, the boss of Diablobecause not a single hair has been cut express a reflection that has come to mind, stating that in the same way that there are other subgenres such as souls-like and rogue-like, there should be another one called “Diablo-Like” for all those that contain similar mechanics.
This would not have been more relevant if it had not been for the exact moment in which he wanted to publish this statement in his personal account on high, so there have been many who have reacted very negatively to the following message:
It seems like the “action RPG” genre is starting to mean a lot of different things. Just like there are “souls-like” and “rogue-like”, I wonder if we could normalize the term “Diablo-like” for action RPGs that follow the same formula as Diablo…
The anger that has occurred is due to the fact that, no matter how much the saga Path of Exile looks like Diablothere are many users who consider the latter to have lost its way for a long time and is PoE the one that has taken the lead, hence they have left Fergusson some messages such as “how do you normalize the term if no one likes Diablo IV” or “I prefer Poe-Like because it is a superior game. The terms are used by the top games of its subgenre”.
There has also been no shortage of those who have decided to use irony by asking “can you return the DLC? I need it to buy things for PoE 2” or “I wish DIablo IV were a Diablo-Like”, while another has preferred to attack the game more directly. point out “when you make a good Diablo then we can talk, until then, silence”, so there is no doubt that Rod Fergusson's statements They have not been good for the communitycalling him out for wanting attention.
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