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Dude I relate to that “I think I get it, I think I’m done” moment so much now as I get older. You just get that brief idea of “I’d so much rather be doing/playing something else right now” and put down the game never to be picked up again.

That acting feller is almost as cute as this Jack guy. Great video! Loved the background too

As an 8 year old South African kid at the time of Diablo 2's launch, the monologue at 1:55 is way too close to home lmao. My older bro having to explain to my parents how you're actually going to kill the devil so it's a 'nice' game is one of my favorite memories

I've been thinking about this alot. I think that the "i think im done moment" you described happens to us when games put excessive treadmills for us. If you look at games like WoW classic, you play to 60 and then you dungeon to raid, once you do that youre done, and thats great you either roll another character or keep raiding with the boys. These games try too hard to make your progression endless.

Jack’s uploads is like finding an Oasis in the desert.

Never played a Diablo game in my life, but the way he talks about games is so engrossing that I watched the whole thing through. Bravo.

This was my exact experience. So glad I wasn't crazy for feeling this way about this game.

the most innovative part of D4 is that you will be CC's with no indicator as to how long you will be CC'd. Its so fun and immersive.

Finding Darth Microtransaction was probably one of the better things I got out of my D4 experience.

D4 CC impressed me with body hair textures changed based off what face option. Black man facial structure makes its curlier, white man one slim hair photocles, asian man adds extra sheen to it. Lovely details.

The solution is to have really strong voice actors who can carry the weight of otherwise faceless characters. It worked amazingly well for Armored Core 6, and it's practically a staple for Homeworld. Hell, the live-action FMV's of Command and Conquer fame are so good because of how much ham the actors put in the performance.

Jack may not be pregnant but he always delivers.

the production quality is crazy these days 😁

really enjoyed the vid - I rolled sorcerer on launch and couldn't make it through the campaign without feeling the same way you did at 12:35. the game looked so so good, but i just saw through the whole thing almost from the outset and couldn't convince myself to go through the effort.

That moment of "I think I'm done" clarity seems like what I had with Wartales 🤣

I don't think you need to see a character's face much to care about them. In Divinity Original Sin 2, you don't really see your companions up close but you'll feel connected to them purely through the excellent writing and voice acting. Their personalities shine even though the camera is far away and the characters are barely animated.

Always a good day when Jack uploads

What a great video. Diablo 2 was the biggest game of my "childhood." I started playing the first Diablo game around age 10 thanks to a free demo CD-ROM I got, and continued being fully addicted to Diablo series with D2 until I was in my early 20s. I even found tons of hours of great fun in Diablo 3 after several years of them working to get the game to a decent state. I wanted more than anything to love Diablo 4 as much as I love Path of Exile and it just didn't even come close. That reddit post paragraph really sums it up better than I ever could. Maybe in a couple years after they rework countless systems and add new content it will be worth giving a shot again. 😢

I had that same idea with extracting an aspect and then it updates that certain codex. Clears your stash while giving you progression with your character

90% of games jack makes videos on have never been my type of game to play, but I always still watch because jacks content is just a breath of fresh air. Thank you for your authenticity!

Glad to see you got your merch up. Well deserved.

I need the sources for the beautiful classical music used in this video

@20:08 This is ultimately what got me...feeling like a crazy person saying "I can't move" to myself at a computer screen

I sunk in 100+hrs into D4. I have a lvl 100 pulverize druid (eternal) and lvl 100 twisting blades rogue (seasonal). The biggest unforgivable, frustrating problem I had with the game is you have to complete 80% of the game in order to unlock mounts. At that point, I've already unlocked most of the waypoints and riding my horse wasn't really that important anymore. You know when it would've been useful? early game.

Jack Sather uploads feel like breaking a week long fast with a gourmet burger.

Dude, your quality and commentary on your videos are some of the highest quality I've seen hands-down. Keep up the great work!

bro is handsome

just making the sickest game related set ever and then spitting absolute heat for 20 minutes is an undefeated Sather format and I shall continually inject it into my eyes

Man you are such a fair and balanced reviewer. It’s a treat when one of your videos drops. Quality work as always

Bro ive had that song Wolf Like Me stuck in my head for like a week and i couldnt find the name. Thank you. All i knew was the tune and not the lyrics so it was impossible to find.

I actually loved the VIgo moment, it was so brutal. This slime redeems himself in an iron maiden mech felt heavy. Also the druid who gets strung up on the tree with his blood draining down into the swamp. Game has so much potential from lighting to the heaviness of the environment. BUt yeh seriously underbaked all the faded so fast because like you said i was to be so obsessed with the game you had to pry my lifeless hands away... but wasn't... one day i just said no more

Nyrellle most definitely felt off as a character to me in the sense made the story feel childish almost. Vigo on the other hand I did find his death impactful. I was like wtf i thought she forgave him not put him in a torture suit.

What you should try is the last epoch it gives you the flexibility of learning how to built your own character and the build diversity is insane as well as it has one of the best end games is amazing. Not only that but loot drops make you freak out with insane crafting

3:58 Video actually starts.

You made it way longer than I did. I played Diablo 3 every season since 2012 (just started S29 this weekend, even). I couldn't make it a month in Diablo 4 before being completely bored and not caring anymore.

Been watching you since 2k subscribers Absolutely happy for you that you're getting sponsors and merchandise I'd buy it if i could afford You are my favourite KZfaqr

Great summary of the state of the game. I had the same experience of seeing what was coming for the next 30 levels (I made it to about 70; that's all it took for me to get all of the aspects I needed on ancestral tier gear for my build) and immediately stopped playing. The game needs more to do at the endgame. The big draw of season 1, the "totally not legendary gems," aka Malignant Hearts, felt like a feature that should be in the base game, and weren't nearly exciting enough to keep playing just for those alone.

As someone that grew up with 1, and got to play 2 and it’s expansion when my 9th grade math teacher instantly became a legend by giving his copy to me one day at school. I really feel for you knowing you missed out on the hay day of the series.

Glad to hear Darth Microtransaction getting a shoutout! Found him a long time ago when making my own video on mobile games. He puts in a lot of hard work! Amazing video as always from your end too :)

Top notch production quality as always Jack. Great stuff!

10:09 Even if you had no clue who Andariel was from Diablo II, Diablo IV's in game dialogue cutscenes foreshadowed her arrival pretty clearly. Did you skip the dialogues or something??? There's an entire Act dedicated to her arrival. Big head scratch here.

Do they sell inventory space in the cash shop? That’s why they made inventory so limited.

Literally could not put it into words better myself, impeccable

Jacks Back with Diablos Block on the Attack!

What's funny is that when I was a teen, my mom was the same way about "demonic" stuff, etc. However, my dad had Diablo and got me the Diablo 2 Battle Chest and she didn't dare enter the PC domain. So I got to play WoW, Diablo, Starcraft, all that good stuff and she had precisely zero say. My Playstation games were a whole different story though...

I had the same moment in my playthrough. It's like you saw how they stripped everything down to just that formula. It's the leanest of beef and not in a good way.

This is a perfect take on Diablo IV. Also, they should really fix druid. I stopped playing because it takes an uncomfortable amount of time to kill any boss or capture strongholds. It's such a pain in the ass.

The way you make your videos is one of my favorites on KZfaq. Great work

The amount of flash bangs in this video is insane

Jack uploads on a Friday night? Perfect start to the weekend!

It's a good day when Jack uploads. Looking forward to this one!

I'll never not love a jack vid, they just bleed effort when you watch them, it's great

A lot of the disconnect from the story seems to be from not talking to the characters, imo You can talk to story npcs all the time to get more information about whats going on and their feelings, and there are some that are easily missable because you have to walk backward to talk to an NPC As for everything else, I pretty much agree. In an effort to stop players from getting too powerful and getting bored of the game they went the totally opposite route and now have to play catch-up just to make the game feel satisfying

I'd recommend Last Epoch. It's all about experimenting and coming up with different builds. Its easy to respec and the builds are incredibly diverse.

I played the first Diablo game when I was in 8th grade. I was instantly hooked. The atmosphere, the voice acting, even the clunky elements of the game all seemed to add to its appeal. Diablo 2 rolled out and I bought it within a week of its release. If I thought I was hooked on D1, it was nothing compared to the fun I had with D2. To this day I still play the game (Now on D2R). Diablo 3 was a big let down for me, and Diablo 4 was an even bigger one. If you like Diablo games, and ARPGs and somehow haven't played Diablo 2, you owe it to yourself to check out D2R. Most (but not all) of the problems you cited here with D4 either don't exist, or are very minor in D2.

That knife is perfect for gardening, I’m not kidding.

I think the main reason Blizzard makes it hard to fill an inventory is the same reason that in D2R runes and gems dont stack. They make bots create multiple accounts and multibox with different profiles to be able to stack more runes and gems. This encourages people to buy more game keys and pay the base fee of whatever dollars to be able to store more items to sell on their virtual goods websites.

Your unique sets and costumes for each video are unparalleled!

I'm also done with Video Game reviewers who told me this was going to be the next Triple A masterpiece....so I buy the thing for an enormous amount of money, and it sucked so hard I uninstalled it within a few days.

Wait, there were secret recipes in lemonade tycoon?, just felt my childhood crumble.

This video is perfect in encapsulating exactly what’s so great about the first two games. I loved how Diablo 2 kicked up the difficulty with bosses, it genuinely required some kind of strategy like “gotta save a frost resist potion for my mercenary for this one” or “ooh I better put a town portal here so I can escape if I almost die”

Really nice to see you go from 30k to 220k subs Jack, you'll for sure get in the millions in no time.

jack you're a great youtuber and an even better gamer, love you and the content you make👍

I remember browsing Memecenter almost a decade ago and seeing a handmade meme somebody made of the Grim Reaper showing up to collect their soul, and the guy just pointed to his computer which had the main menu screen of Diablo 2 on it. The Reaper was incensed and demanded that Diablo 2 give him that particular human's soul back as it belonged to him. That was my first encounter with Diablo, and the jist was that people were obsessed and addicted to this game on a crazy level. I'm not seeing any of that with D4, or any other Diablo things these days.

Most annoying thing was reading the affixes on dropped gear and trying to decide if its an upgrade or not. Repeat thousands of times and you may find a slight upgrade.

just play grim dawn

Dude you’re one of the best gaming channels I’ve discovered recently. Great video, can’t wait to hear your thoughts on starfield!

He mentions not knowing the adventure girl characters name with her crazy mom. Strangest thing is immediately after he said that. Not only could I also not remember her name but I also couldnt remember her crazy ass moms name either. But I sure as hell remember Urzael, Malthael, Adria, Deckard Cain, and numerous other names from the previous iterations. I even remember my very first character I ever made in the franchise. It was a necro in diablo 2 named Xenith. But do I remember any names of any major characters in this one? Nah you got me. Its just Lilith. Thats about it.

I had that same moment of realization playing Destiny years ago. I haven’t gone back to mindless grinding since. Nice vid.

I have never played a diablo game, but you videos are just so magical that i cant not watch

Bro this is the first new video since I subscribed to you, excited to watch. Also I wanted to say your content is super high quality and super entertaining! Keep doing your thing man!

Holy shit two towers on the GBA was a blast from the past

remember. Blizz before release talked about "endless" char creation options. So now we have an "endless" 4 different hair settings.

You make some good points here, but I think overall Diablo is the kind of franchise that will never live up to people’s expectations. Everyone is chasing that feeling they had playing Diablo 2 for the first time (or whatever game was your first ARPG) but that’s not going to happen. The element of surprise is gone. We’ve been playing these games for 20 years and there’s nowhere new left to go really. It’s the same reason Starfield was underwhelming and TES6 will be “meh” as well. There’s nothing major wrong with the games, it’s us. We are older and jaded and harder to impress. Some kid out there is playing Diablo 4 on his Rog Ally or whatever and having a blast, feeling the magic for the first time.

Love the fun outfits you always have in these videos

6:50 song anyone please?

I remember that “ok I’m done” moment. I called my best buddy that I play with and was like “I’m over this game” he said “are you fucking serious we haven’t even played that much after the story”. I said I just realized all of a sudden that I’ve been playing for three hours and haven’t had one ounce of fun. It was funny though cause he responded with “goddamnit I’m not having fun either”.

I was done with Diablo a few days into Immortal's launch; what took you so long?

Jack, always top quality. You are in your own class and you deserve all that's is coming to you. I am one of your fans my guy

With Diablo 4, there are so many design decisions that you know were made with ill intent. No gem tab and 'damage to slowed enemies' types of stats are good examples for it.

I have no idea what he is talking about with the gameboy advance not having a backlight.

Good to see your sub count going up. I’ve been with you since the beginning and you’ve had such high quality videos since the start.

the quality of your videos are getting to an amazing level keep going bro

My favourite line (I assume because it sums up my feelings perfectly) is where he says he WANTED to be obsessed with the game. I have played since the original Diablo (as a young 14 yr old) and 4 was the first time that I was completely sucked in to the game

Played Diablo with my dad at the ripe age of 12, it was good growing up in a catholic converted to hippie house. Barbarian: Beware foul demons and beasts Amazon: I hear foul creatures about

That shirt looks like if ripped off that timecop album cover

the act man... i meant "acting like a baby" man... YIKES

JACK HAS BECOME TOO POWERFUL

Jack got his shirt off a peasant in Whiterun.

i love the visual of just some guy in a sweaty shed surrounded by candles ranting about how terrible diablo is nonstop to some girl he just met

i stopped at lvl 70, them BG3 saved my life

Just a interesting fact, Two towers had 3D characters on PlayStation 2.

@Jack Sather Great job! I like Yours movies and thoughts. Keep going. 17:27 what is the title of music started in the background?

Finally someone who sums up ALL my thoughts on this topic in its entirety. Great video!

I remember that christian "We're actually beating the Satan!" argument worked with one of my aunts and she pretty much convinced my mom haha

15:35 The reason is very clear - because Blizzard ditched correct inventory system where different items take different amount of space after D2, in favour of shitty abstract system where 1 item = 1 slot regardless of what the item is in D3. Because items taking different amount of space is too hard for console crowd to comprehend or whatever, and D3 was very clearly made with consoles being the primary way to play in mind.

I can’t last an hour of hell tide, I get sleepy, since all I’m doing is the same thing , over and over and over

I've been watching your videos since your review of RDR2 and when I saw you posted a video on Diablo I was super pumped as Diablo lore is my jam. I'm sorry you didn't enjoy the campaign as much as I did but it might be because I had all the background information from reading the books etc. The most dissapointing boss fight for me was Duriel. He is Andariel's brother and was barely introduced. Ugh. I've made video's on both of these if you ever want to know more. Looking forward to your next review!

18:35 LOL I agree with that, make items more noticeably different, it's hard to compare things that have a wall of text and a bunch of negligible percentages.