Diablo creator David Brevik has reportedly spoken out against the instant gratification approach to pacing that has grown prevalent in the action RPG genre. While Diablo remains one of the most celebrated ARPG series of all time, Brevik's comments indicate that he feels the rapid-fire pacing is making modern ARPGs lose something that made the genre popular in the first place.
With four mainline games and even more spin-offs, the Diablo game franchise has captivated players with its dark fantasy action since the first game's release in January 1997. Brevik served as lead programmer and senior designer of that game and as project and design lead on 2000's Diablo 2 before leaving Blizzard in 2003. Since then, he's continued to be active in game development, including as creator of Marvel Heroes, and he is the current head and executive producer of Skystone Games, which he co-founded in 2020.
Many Diablo fans still consider the series' second game to be the best, and there are plenty of reasons why.
While he still seems to be a fan of fast-paced ARPGs, Brevik also has some apparent criticisms about the current state of the genre, indicating that sometimes the...
