We mustn’t forget those poor cows that everyone most likely tried to kill in vain in our first visit to Tristram, for the minions of hell have succeeded where Diablo players have failed. There is a portal marked on the map not too far from New Tristram in the Old Ruins that teleports the player to the ruins of Tristram, which looks about how it was last seen in Diablo II with ruined buildings and the corpses of familiar faces such as Griswold and Farnham strewn about the ground. The Darkening of Tristram places a quasi remake of the original Diablo that can be accessed in Act I in Adventure Mode. So the question is whether or not this event is firing up this game again is worthwhile for this event, and the answer is yes, and not only will we discuss why but also provide an unnecessary guide on how to maximize one’s time in ye olde town of Tristram. Diablo III receives its Darkening of Tristram event, where players will get to play through an homage to the game of the hour. For example, World of Warcraft will be getting its own version of the classic killer cow level, which kind of makes me wish I played WoW.

Celebrating Diablo across multiple games creates some fun temporary events for January and can serve as a reason to go back to a game that we have played to death but have been neglecting. In honor of this significant event that likely makes a lot of us feel old (myself included), Blizzard has placed some special features in their games. Some moderately successful franchise called Diablo recently celebrated its 20th birthday.

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