Diablo 4 gives players the chance to "not pursue the story for a while"

A gang of Diablo 4's ghouls hurtle towards the screen
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Blizzard may be refreshing Diablo's formula by introducing an open world in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Diablo 4 that "allows for non-linearity", but according to general manager Rod Fergu🤪sson, that doesn't mean it'll be anything like Breath of the Wild.

"One of the concerns about putting 'open world' in a big neon sign and flashing that si꧙gn is that people have that notion of Breath of the Wild, 'oh, it’s completဣely organic and I can go anywhere and do anything'," Fergusson recently told (via ).

"That's not really our story. Our story allows for non-linearity, but there is a s🐲tory – we wanted to have a beginning, middle, and end.

"You can actually not pursue the story for a while, that's the nice th🏅ing about the open world," Fergusson added. 

"There's a l⛎ot of side quests, a lot of things you can do that aren’t on the golden path."

That's not to say 🌠that the game isn't ambitious, however; according to Fergusson, Blizzard "actually had so much stuff [going on in the world] that getting through it on a mount was challenging".

If recent reports are true, the highly-anticipated RPG will reportedly open up for pre-orders next month, launch in early access in February, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:and be fully released in April 2023. It's thought the full Diab𝐆lo 4 details will be confir🅠med at the upcoming The Game Awards, which is set for December 8.

Is it a certainty? Certainly not. But it all sounds perfectly possible, not least because the RPG is already in (澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:leaky) closed beta testing, so an early access release is the next logical stepܫ, of course. 

Did you read that Diablo 4 players can look forward to a game that just keeps on giving, with Fergusson saying that there will be澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询: "thousands of hours" of fun to be had?

Looking for something to keep you busy? Here are a few 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:games like Diablo to scratch that itch for dungeon delving and loot. 

Vikki Blake
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Vikki Blake is GamesRadar+'s Weekend Reporter. Vikki works tirelessly to ensure that you have something to read o🌊n the days of the week beginning with 'S', and can also be found contributing to outlets including the BBC, Eurogamer, and GameIndustry.biz. Vikki also runs a weekly games column at NME, and can be frequently found talking about Destiny 2 and Silent Hill on Twitter.