Part I – How do the rules for fiction (in the handout) apply to Diablo III?
The rules of fiction apply to Diablo III in a variety of ways. First of all, it is obviously a fictional story because it portrays and takes place in the beginning of the apocalypse. The protagonist of Diablo III is the character that you chose to play because they are the “focus of the forces” at play in the story. In this case, the character created is the hero because a mere mortal man defeats the end boss and antagonist Diablo. In Diablo III, the Protagonist is a limited narrator telling the story in the first person point of view because the hero speaks as “I.” The advantage of this choice is that it makes the player feel as though they are the hero and saving the world personally. This was most likely Blizzard’s, the author of the game, intent. The style chosen makes Diablo III dynamic because the protagonist’s circumstances and outlook are definitely changing as the story progresses. The structure of the narrative is comprised of Acts and Chapters. The title is an important part of the relationship to the story. Diablo means devil which happens to be the end boss that is killed in the story. Diablo is responsible for the apocalyptic devastation and will ultimately pay.
Part II
There is so much to do in Blizzards hit game Diablo III. Along the way of the main quest, I played 30 minutes just exploring and not following the quest. During my 30 minute period of non-quest play, I decided I would explore Weeping Hollow. It is an area right outside of Tristam. I originally thought that I would have a hard time filling up 30 minutes of non-questing but I was very wrong. First, I ran around killing undead zombies an collected gold and items to equip or sell. I then found a Treasure Goblin and managed to kill it. Treasure Goblins are somewhat difficult to kill because they move very quickly. As a monk, I have the ability to teleport to my target which made it easy to kill him. I also discovered “The Den of the Fallen.” It was filled with things to kill and also contained rare mobs that dropped rare loot. Some of the NPC’s killed were: Scavenger, Ezreth Skullcrusher, and Pann Raythe. I started with 3055 gold and ended with 4704 which means I amassed a total of 1649 gold. I also leveled up to Level 7.
Screenshots of my Journey:
Killed a Treasure Goblin and took his loot!
Entering the Den of the Fallen.
Killed Scavenger, a rare NPC.
Fought and killed Ezreth Skullcrusher!
Found another rare mob named Pann Raythe.
I reached Level 7 on my Monk and concluded my 30 minutes of Non-Quest Play.
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