If anything, play the first one and pay attention to the lore. The story is the absolute best out of the 4 main games. It was released in the 90s so it has almost no hardware requirements. You can even emulate it on your phone with a playstation 1 emulator.
@@ImABigStoner idk, I’ve seen men in traumatic situations make sounds like that and I’ve been traumatized and made sounds like that, its just pained releases of air, I think it was spot on. Then again everyone’s different friend and have different ways of reacting so your perspective is valid.
He couldn’t catch a break, not gonna lie I started tearing up. What made it worse is I have a 4 yo son and had a dream he died the night before I got to that quest, so when it happened it hit extra hard.
@@qbxricky5315 no shame in crying at the worst fear of a parent. Thank you for sharing my son is almost 9, I wish you peaceful sleep going forward I’ve struggled with night terrors myself.
Yeah that was lame as fuck, but so random that it was funny too, killed by one of the most pathetic mobs. That part was like: "We almost finish the story, so any of us has to die right now for the drama feeling." Lorath is the new Deckard Cain, Neyrelle is young and already loose a hand, Donan son and his friends are dead so... He will take the shot for the team."
Donan - it was a great video. It’s nice to watch the story like this after seeing it in bits and pieces while playing the game. It really helps put it all together.
I originally thought so too, but she just wants to use humans for her agenda. Shed end up being a primevil herself after her plan with no one to oppose her, and her rule would be literal hell on earth.
@@mobunagathevoiceofresistan801 she wouldn't destroy humans. It just would be a terrible world for people. The weak wouldnt survive , and the strong would be warlord tyrants .
I think that dilemma is one of the strongest points of the story. She is an excellent seductress and manipulator. Such a well written character. Worthy of the name Lillith, which has an association with succubi in traditional mythology if I'm not mistaken. Didn't double-check so that could be wrong.
Donan. Speaking of, am I the only one who thought his death was fairly contrived? Like "woops, accidentally backed into a death tree; how about I just bleed out here while the hero is standing right next to me hold a bunch of potions that can full heal me." Same with Neyrelle losing her hand. And as far as she's concerned how could she possibly think running off, whereabouts unknown and already weak before losing her hand to a Drowned of all things with a Prime Evil was a smart idea? Just feel like thats going need some 4D chess, galaxy-brain justification for that one
@@tarps1151 That doesn't address the part where the hero has HEALING POTIONS readily available. Same with Neyrelle. What do these potions heal then? Stomach cramps?
@@omrin6834I always trick myself into thinking those potions don’t actually exist so I don’t have to rack my brain on how stupid some of these situations are
@@omrin6834 I'm pretty sure that those being ignored is a running thing with narrative in the setting. Injuries are treated with FAR too much weight for them to exist, let alone be dirt common. (If not cheap.)
Donan. Thanks man, I really needed this video since I skipped all the dialogue and cutscenes to speed through the story. I only really started paying attention around Act 5, so trying to piece together everything wasn’t quite working out. I’m excited for the DLC!
@@zeljakis817maybe grinding and wanting to get to the end-game and be powerful is more important than paying attention to the storyline for a lot of us, personally I’ve never been one to take time for the storytelling when playing
..but... why not play a second playthrough without skipping the dialogue & cutscenes, when you don't feel the need to rush? (I ask a year later, I know)
Donan. May he rest in peace. Such a great story. Just finished it the other day but had to come listen to all the events in one go. Thanks for this, goodjob.
I will say that when the end of the campaign hit me with credits rolling i was completely surprised. I missed a couple things in the middle, but it did not feel like the end at all
What's weird to me is that they made such a big deal when Elias was trying summon that one lesser evil that starts with an "A". Andarial? Whatever it's called. That was supposed to be such a big threat. Then all of a sudden in act 5 Durial, another lesser evil comes out of no where. You beat him, and nothing more is said about it. Just seems lazy.
During act 2 the encounter between donan and Lilith , he initially thought it was a dream or vision. As soon as he realizes the danger, he tries to resist.
Donan Thanks for this video, playing through the game kinda splits the story apart and by playing the game over like 2 weeks, the story can get messy. This was a nice recap to get an owerview what was going on.
Donan. Just finished the campaign yesterday. Wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything. I was super confused about how Mephisto is able to function while stuck in the souls tone as well. That portal popped up and I was like, "wait, what? How...." lol. Great video, man. Thank you!
Great video!! I will say that this story really frustrated me at points. The cinematics were amazing, but the stupid things our characters say/do purely to move the plot forward or to create tension in the story made me sooo mad. Especially Donan's death??? I wasnt even shocked he died, it was the how of it that just made me just laugh. It was ridiculous.
I was profusely mad at how the player treats lilith like absolute evil and antagonist, instead believe the idiots who travel with us and even mephisto over lilith, the only reasonable sounding person in the entire campaign.
@@stuflames4769 sure, but the same applies to the church if they don't like you and same for mephisto, but for some reason our character and companion consistently sides with those 2 entities without question.
@@kpatelv607 at no point do we really side with Mephisto. He kind of simply pulls our bacon out of the fire for his own purposes and gets in our head until stabbitied in his own head with the soul stone. The church is pretty much the reigning government of the land. We side with them because we are on the side of the people - there's no mysterious "for some reason" about it. Even if they are assholes, you don't work to dismantle the military and government when there's literal demons and murderous cannibals roaming the countryside and the very wilds are going insane. And who is enabling and empowering these lurking evils? Lilith.
Thx for the detailed video, I for one will skip D4, way too many plot holes, more than an entire roll of Swiss Cheese. “Donan” was worth almost 2 hours of my time lol.
That first cut scene with Lillith in the church is astonishing... Gave me goosebumps.. If u havent seen the whole unedited scene I recommend you watch it.
Donan got done dirty. Seriously though I won't be buying this game for personal moral reasons but I have to admit they've actually done something good with the story this time around.
Donan Bit late to the video but wanted to catch up to the story as I had no patience to listen to the dialogues past first Act, so thanks algorithm for this video and of course you for making it. Subscribed!
I have not played a single Diablo game but watched this entire thing after watching a few lore videos. So “Donan” Thanks for all the hard work and great job!
Like a fool i skipped through alot of the story till mid way through act 3 where i realized this story was really good. Thank you for providing a great recap of events!
Donan. Honestly it sounded like doughnut because of your accent. I watched it to the end am I am now tired. When I watched the game I honestly had no idea what was going on, but thanks to you I did. Thank you very much for your work I really appreciate it.
Donan! Been enjoying this. I really dont mind spoilers. I cant play this anyway. No ps5 and just a rinkydink laptop with me. Good job! Really enjoyed it🎉😁
Unlike most games you've covered, this is a game I actually play (I usually like my horror games like I like my horror movies - at one remove) but I still need a video like this because when I am currently playing a game I can't be bothered listening or reading at the time and always regret it afterwards when I want to know more, it's like two different 'me's
Donan. Thank you for putting out this video, after what happened with Immortal I knew I wouldn't buy this game but I enjoy the lore of the series so again. Thank you.
I love this video but just wanted to give a tip. If you make your voice more atmospheric and use different tones, and consider that people might be only listening without watching, that will add a lot of value to your videos! Love it so far but I expect your channel will continue growing!
I was kind of hoping for friends ending where Lilith and Inarius reconcile, embrace each other, everybody cheers and there is dancing and singing in Sanctuary like in Bollywood movies.
@@abdullahirfan9991nah, she's got a whole as ring that comes from that tree guy in the final act. Lilith used the tree, thus, we have to collect her head. 😂
Barbosa : The world used to be a bigger place Sparrow: Worlds still the same. There’s just less in it. Something that’s gotten on my nerves with all franchises is they tend to build a world just to destroy it release after release, piece by piece.
i went into the diablo iv black hole today and i wholeheartedly enjoyed this video so much! love the narration and lil burst of humor in between! SO great!!!
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I'm a 32 yr old mom...i don't play video games, nor do I plan to. I watched this entire thing 😅
If anything, play the first one and pay attention to the lore. The story is the absolute best out of the 4 main games. It was released in the 90s so it has almost no hardware requirements. You can even emulate it on your phone with a playstation 1 emulator.
Age nor parentel status doesnt stop you from trying
The story line of this game is insanely good
@@b3games146 i think she was jus sayin that the video was entertaining
Lol cool
I almost cried hearing the pained groveling of Donan at the vision of his son, incredible voice acting.
Ngl that was his only good voice acting, it was craaaaap when he first finds out about his son. It sounds like he’s laughing.
@@ImABigStoner idk, I’ve seen men in traumatic situations make sounds like that and I’ve been traumatized and made sounds like that, its just pained releases of air, I think it was spot on. Then again everyone’s different friend and have different ways of reacting so your perspective is valid.
He couldn’t catch a break, not gonna lie I started tearing up. What made it worse is I have a 4 yo son and had a dream he died the night before I got to that quest, so when it happened it hit extra hard.
@@qbxricky5315 no shame in crying at the worst fear of a parent. Thank you for sharing my son is almost 9, I wish you peaceful sleep going forward I’ve struggled with night terrors myself.
Yah I dropped a few tears
Donan.
The line “he cried until his tears turned to fire” broke my heart. It’s truly a terrifying thought. Such a good game.
Donan dying by a random ass environment hazard is the most shameful way of killing off a Haradrim legend. I give the story 7/10.
What? You telling me you don't think death by tree is heroic?
i laughed my butt off when that happened
Yeah that was lame as fuck, but so random that it was funny too, killed by one of the most pathetic mobs. That part was like: "We almost finish the story, so any of us has to die right now for the drama feeling." Lorath is the new Deckard Cain, Neyrelle is young and already loose a hand, Donan son and his friends are dead so... He will take the shot for the team."
Yeah I was ticked off by that as well
5/7
Great video man,well done. This has to be the best custody battle I've been apart of
Donan - it was a great video. It’s nice to watch the story like this after seeing it in bits and pieces while playing the game. It really helps put it all together.
Near the end I was strongly feeling like siding with Lilith was the correct conclusion.
Same. I was mad I didn’t get the choice
I originally thought so too, but she just wants to use humans for her agenda. Shed end up being a primevil herself after her plan with no one to oppose her, and her rule would be literal hell on earth.
@@YoungSweat why would she destroy her own creation?
@@mobunagathevoiceofresistan801 she wouldn't destroy humans. It just would be a terrible world for people. The weak wouldnt survive , and the strong would be warlord tyrants .
I think that dilemma is one of the strongest points of the story. She is an excellent seductress and manipulator. Such a well written character. Worthy of the name Lillith, which has an association with succubi in traditional mythology if I'm not mistaken. Didn't double-check so that could be wrong.
This is very well done! Definitely helps un-fog some areas where I wasn't completely paying attention, lol. Thankyou!
Donan.
Speaking of, am I the only one who thought his death was fairly contrived? Like "woops, accidentally backed into a death tree; how about I just bleed out here while the hero is standing right next to me hold a bunch of potions that can full heal me." Same with Neyrelle losing her hand. And as far as she's concerned how could she possibly think running off, whereabouts unknown and already weak before losing her hand to a Drowned of all things with a Prime Evil was a smart idea? Just feel like thats going need some 4D chess, galaxy-brain justification for that one
The whisper of the dead tricked donan into approaching, it is hell where everything there is trying to get you
@@tarps1151 That doesn't address the part where the hero has HEALING POTIONS readily available. Same with Neyrelle. What do these potions heal then? Stomach cramps?
@@omrin6834I always trick myself into thinking those potions don’t actually exist so I don’t have to rack my brain on how stupid some of these situations are
@@omrin6834 I'm pretty sure that those being ignored is a running thing with narrative in the setting. Injuries are treated with FAR too much weight for them to exist, let alone be dirt common. (If not cheap.)
I gasped at how cheap his death was lol
Donan.
Thanks man, I really needed this video since I skipped all the dialogue and cutscenes to speed through the story. I only really started paying attention around Act 5, so trying to piece together everything wasn’t quite working out. I’m excited for the DLC!
Why skipping best part of game,ahhh todays kids without peace and patient.
@@zeljakis817maybe grinding and wanting to get to the end-game and be powerful is more important than paying attention to the storyline for a lot of us, personally I’ve never been one to take time for the storytelling when playing
So... what you're really saying is you skipped the story-beats to get through the story...
..but... why not play a second playthrough without skipping the dialogue & cutscenes, when you don't feel the need to rush?
(I ask a year later, I know)
Donan.
May he rest in peace. Such a great story. Just finished it the other day but had to come listen to all the events in one go. Thanks for this, goodjob.
I've replayed it a few times just to catch up to where I am in the game now 😅
Donan's voice acting, oh my God,full of emotions that made me cry
Been waiting for a diablo 4 explained video. Well done sir. Definitely earned another sub 👍
Very entertaining and intriguing, well done, thats for doing this in a very relaxed yet succinct presentation. A rather rough high:)
Donan!
Thanks for creating this video summary! Great job on the narration too!
I will say that when the end of the campaign hit me with credits rolling i was completely surprised. I missed a couple things in the middle, but it did not feel like the end at all
Also donan
It was bs to explain a dlc.
What's weird to me is that they made such a big deal when Elias was trying summon that one lesser evil that starts with an "A". Andarial? Whatever it's called. That was supposed to be such a big threat. Then all of a sudden in act 5 Durial, another lesser evil comes out of no where. You beat him, and nothing more is said about it. Just seems lazy.
That's exactly what duriels role was in d2, he just showed up randomly and noone talked about him before or after
Duriel is just around to slow you down and buy evil some time.
the issue is where you find the esser evil.... Andariel would threaten Sanctuary, while Duriel was in the Burning Hells
Donan
Thanks for the great video, laughs and explanations. I missed a few things in my play-through that this answered!
During act 2 the encounter between donan and Lilith , he initially thought it was a dream or vision. As soon as he realizes the danger, he tries to resist.
Donan. Awesome job on covering this story. Can't wait for more 😊
Donan. I was looking for a good breakdown of Diablo and am glad I've found yours. You've gained a new sub.
Donan! Great content and some great narration too
Ironically, when I first saw this video is said, "God bless you." I enjoy your explain videos and I guess I got a little excited. 😂
Been waiting for someone to drop this. Full watch from me. Much love brother.
Donan. What a great recap. Also, great puns all over. You are hilarious! 😂😂😂🎉
Donan Thanks for this video, playing through the game kinda splits the story apart and by playing the game over like 2 weeks, the story can get messy. This was a nice recap to get an owerview what was going on.
Donan!
What a great video, can't wait to see more of D4!
50:15 If you played D2, you'd know who Meshif is!
Thank you! I got lost so I needed this too fully understand the story.
The story of every Diablo game can be condensed down to this:
Kill the bad guy.
Donan.
Great vid, well done 👏
Donan. Just finished the campaign yesterday. Wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything. I was super confused about how Mephisto is able to function while stuck in the souls tone as well. That portal popped up and I was like, "wait, what? How...." lol. Great video, man. Thank you!
I had some weird glitches while playing through and had some HUGE holes in the storyline so this is great.
Amazing. I just read the books and finished the game a couple weeks ago. Such a good refresher of the lore
Donan
Appreciate your effort great vid my dude!
Great video!! I will say that this story really frustrated me at points. The cinematics were amazing, but the stupid things our characters say/do purely to move the plot forward or to create tension in the story made me sooo mad. Especially Donan's death??? I wasnt even shocked he died, it was the how of it that just made me just laugh. It was ridiculous.
I agree, Donan's death was VERY underwhelming.
I was profusely mad at how the player treats lilith like absolute evil and antagonist, instead believe the idiots who travel with us and even mephisto over lilith, the only reasonable sounding person in the entire campaign.
@@kpatelv607 her goal is to be reasonable sounding.
Her goal also doesn't mind in the slightest if the skin of your back is being eaten by dogs.
@@stuflames4769 sure, but the same applies to the church if they don't like you and same for mephisto, but for some reason our character and companion consistently sides with those 2 entities without question.
@@kpatelv607 at no point do we really side with Mephisto. He kind of simply pulls our bacon out of the fire for his own purposes and gets in our head until stabbitied in his own head with the soul stone.
The church is pretty much the reigning government of the land. We side with them because we are on the side of the people - there's no mysterious "for some reason" about it. Even if they are assholes, you don't work to dismantle the military and government when there's literal demons and murderous cannibals roaming the countryside and the very wilds are going insane.
And who is enabling and empowering these lurking evils?
Lilith.
Amazing video. Thank you for your work
Top quality m8 you deserve I'll the subs
Good job brother
I’m shocked you’re not getting more views! Don’t give up you’re gonna blow up dude
Thank you for the kind words! We will keep up the grind haha 👍
@@GreenLinksYT I agree! give youtube some time, your videos were recommended to me and I'm sure they will be for other people soon too
Donan. This was great. While i havent played it i love listening to stories and learning about lore.
Great job!
Donan
This was great summary of diablo 4 cut scenes and all just what I was looking for thanks.
Donan!
Awesome video
You did this so well my friend I forgot some lil things cause I got to 50 in act four so I skipped slot to catches up
Donan. Great job with the synopsis. Great story. Dark and compelling.
Donan! I heard it as Donut.
This was the best full lore video on the platform by far. Thank you.
Thx for the detailed video, I for one will skip D4, way too many plot holes, more than an entire roll of Swiss Cheese. “Donan” was worth almost 2 hours of my time lol.
Donan. Well done 😊 Enjoyed it
thank you for putting in effort and making something like this! -donan
Donan went through all that shit only to die to a trash mob from a column. That's so Diablo.
Real Deckard Cain moment.
Welcome to hardcore.
Donan. Thank you for producing and publishing this.
Thanks for the recap, I stopped in act 3. After a long break I forgot the story. This was a big help
That first cut scene with Lillith in the church is astonishing... Gave me goosebumps.. If u havent seen the whole unedited scene I recommend you watch it.
Donan!
Great content!
Donan-Thank you for taking the time. I ran through all of the campaign so fast and missed a lot.
Donan. Loved the recap thank you
Donan got done dirty.
Seriously though I won't be buying this game for personal moral reasons but I have to admit they've actually done something good with the story this time around.
Donan
Bit late to the video but wanted to catch up to the story as I had no patience to listen to the dialogues past first Act, so thanks algorithm for this video and of course you for making it. Subscribed!
Donan
Great Explanation i really enjoyed hearing this.
I have not played a single Diablo game but watched this entire thing after watching a few lore videos. So “Donan”
Thanks for all the hard work and great job!
Donan. Great job on the video dude
It's funny during cut scenes necromancer have to deal with flashing lights on the minions icon...😂
Like a fool i skipped through alot of the story till mid way through act 3 where i realized this story was really good. Thank you for providing a great recap of events!
Donan. Good work.
donan. was so cool. sick video :)
this is fire content
thanks bro. subbed
Donan! Enjoyed the video.
This was great... Thank you. D4 must have a Crusader class for the next DLC. It will be awesome for the lore in the game.
"Donan"
Thank you for making the video I very much enjoyed it!
donan!
i dont even skip anything i watch it on one sit
what a wonderful job !
Finally a all in all story explain! Thank u😊
You’re welcome 😊
Donan.
Glad I checked out the story here, as I am too immersed in the gameplay to pay attention to it.
Donan. Thanks for the vid :)
No worries!
50:05 The strange old man was also in diablo 2. your character finds the jade figurine that completes his collection.
He sails you from act II to act III in D2
Donan. Very well made…explained so much
You did an awesome job!!!!!! THANKS!!!!!!
Oh, and Donan
Donan
Thanks again for the video, enjoyed it
Donan. Honestly it sounded like doughnut because of your accent.
I watched it to the end am I am now tired. When I watched the game I honestly had no idea what was going on, but thanks to you I did. Thank you very much for your work I really appreciate it.
Donan! Been enjoying this. I really dont mind spoilers. I cant play this anyway. No ps5 and just a rinkydink laptop with me. Good job! Really enjoyed it🎉😁
Amazing video would love to see more Diablo lore/story’s from the other games and Donan!
Dude thanks for the summary! That was epic
Unlike most games you've covered, this is a game I actually play (I usually like my horror games like I like my horror movies - at one remove) but I still need a video like this because when I am currently playing a game I can't be bothered listening or reading at the time and always regret it afterwards when I want to know more, it's like two different 'me's
Donan, Great explanation. They made a good job with the story imo.
Don-end.. love the campaign story.. although no story is perfect.. but the voice acting and performance really sells the campaign..
great video man, thank you very much
love it, full story in just under 2 hours
Donan.
Thank you for putting out this video, after what happened with Immortal I knew I wouldn't buy this game but I enjoy the lore of the series so again. Thank you.
Loved this video. But what did you record the in-game footage on? A potato, or a Mac?
I love this video but just wanted to give a tip.
If you make your voice more atmospheric and use different tones, and consider that people might be only listening without watching, that will add a lot of value to your videos! Love it so far but I expect your channel will continue growing!
Great work...😂lets just hope it doesn't give you shivers at night
Well done. Commenting for algorithm. This deserves atleast a milly views
Donan. Very well made, thx.
I was kind of hoping for friends ending where Lilith and Inarius reconcile, embrace each other, everybody cheers and there is dancing and singing in Sanctuary like in Bollywood movies.
I was hoping for an ending where after we kill Lilith we put her head back on, become her consort and sit the throne as the Elden Lord.
@@qbxricky5315sorry man, I think you took a wrong turn while travelling
@@abdullahirfan9991nah, she's got a whole as ring that comes from that tree guy in the final act. Lilith used the tree, thus, we have to collect her head. 😂
@@Therodaas ya got me there
@@abdullahirfan9991 damn I think I did at Albuquerque
Donut that was a great video
Donan! Thanks for the overview of the story.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Barbosa : The world used to be a bigger place
Sparrow: Worlds still the same. There’s just less in it.
Something that’s gotten on my nerves with all franchises is they tend to build a world just to destroy it release after release, piece by piece.
Thanks Donan 👌🏽
Super well explained
i went into the diablo iv black hole today and i wholeheartedly enjoyed this video so much! love the narration and lil burst of humor in between! SO great!!!