

The story is.well, about what you might expect. Veteran players will notice similarities between some of the new zones and Acts III and IV of Diablo 2. You must hunt down the renegade Angel through a new landscape that's a diverse combination of war-torn cities, swampy marshlands and ancient celestial battlefields, all three of which are suitably dark and dreary. But if you're like me, and plan on running through Adventure Mode for truckloads of new legendary gear for dozens of hours, it's an easy purchase because of how much the core game has improved since the loot patches and destruction of the Auction House.Īct V opens with Malthael, the Angel of Death, stealing the Black Soulstone from the original game after you, the Nephalem hero, slayed Diablo after he returned. If you simply want to run through Act V to see the plot developments of the new chapter, and maybe play around with the Crusader class a bit, $40 probably isn't worthwhile. Whether or not it's worth it to you largely depends on what you expect you'd do with the expansion. I previously wondered if Reaper of Souls was just "overpriced DLC," but I don't feel that way now that I've played it. For something that's a full expansion and not merely DLC, $40 can feel steep for around 20% more additional content in terms of levels and classes. We're greeted with a new Act, a new villain to take down, a few new modes and a new class. The actual substance of Reaper of Souls doesn't seem like all that much on the surface.
