The first gameplay trailer for Diablo Immortal has received around 63,000 dislikes as well.

It isn't a bad trailer: the production quality is fairly high and on par with previous Diablo game trailers, but it's the game concept that viewers hate. That cinematic trailer, which was used to announce Diablo Immortal, has quickly racked up over 216,000 dislikes on YouTube at the time of this writing. 'The negative response to highlights a larger recurring problem with hype culture and how it can prevent fans from seeing the bigger picture.'

That's not to say companies like Activision Blizzard, Nintendo, and EA were entirely innocent in these situations either, but the toxic responses to these titles show how fan excitement and dedication can quickly turn into anger and disdain. Games like Metroid Prime: Federation Force, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, and Command and Conquer: Rivals all suffered similar fates in the past few years. As Diablo Immortal doesn't even look that bad, the negative response to it highlights a larger recurring problem with hype culture and how it can prevent fans from seeing the bigger picture or giving something potentially good a chance.ĭiablo Immortal is just the latest case of this as well. Unfortunately, it was met with overwhelming negative reception upon its reveal by fans, as it was for iOS and Android and announced when fans were expecting a Diablo remaster or the next main entry in the franchise, Diablo 4. Last weekend saw the reveal of Diablo Immortal, a brand new game in Blizzard's long-running series.

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