Diablo 3
When does your gaming muscle memory trip you up?
One of the things that happens as you progress in playing a new game is that you grow accustomed to the control scheme and no longer have to think very hard about it.
When do you prefer to have story over efficiency in your games?
I realize I may be in the minority here, but sometimes I would rather spend several hours on stuff that has a story -- like, a branching, unfolding series of quests that at the end have revealed something about the world or given you an insight into a character -- than play content designed to reward me with specific items on a schedule.
Why (and how much) does character customization in video games matter to you?
In the original Diablo, you could just barely make out your character.
How quickly does it take you to become obsessed with a game?
I have been playing a lot of Diablo 4 in the time since the early access for pre-orders went live.
Where did Sanctuary come from?
In Diablo 4, more so than any other game in the series, the world in which the Diablo universe is set, Sanctuary, is almost a character with a full backstory and personality all its own.
What’s the difference between Diablo 3 and Diablo 4?
While each game in the Diablo franchise builds on the last, none of them quite replace each other.
How long can you sit in one place and game before you start to feel uncomfortable?
Look, I'm old.
What do you consider to be the difference between an MMO and a live-service RPG?
I've been thinking more and more about the question -- "Is Diablo 4 an MMO?" -- since I currently play World of Warcraft, am pretty heavily invested in Diablo 3, was into Diablo Immortal for a couple of months there, and was just utterly charmed by the open beta for Diablo 4.
How does the tone of a game affect your enjoyment of it, and how much should a series’ tone shift over time?
There's an argument that the art direction of Diablo 3 was too 'light' -- an argument I find strange because there are still mounds of corpses, blood and gore strewn across walls and floors, and whole hosts of demons exploding out of every corner to destroy and consume all things.
How does the Diablo 4 Sorcerer compare to the Diablo 3 Wizard?
The spellcaster archetype has always existed in the Diablo series, but there are a few more differences between Diablo 4 Sorcerers and Diablo 3 Wizards than just the name.
