Author Topic: Blizzard prototyped "Starblo" at one time (Diablo-style ARPG set out in Space)  (Read 3412 times)

Offline MysterD

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PC Gamer -> Blizzard North at one time was prototyping a Diablo-style ARPG set out in space.

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Like Diablo 2, Starblo would take place over several acts, but rather than journey across a single world, players would board their customizable spaceship and travel to new planets, killing and looting the space creatures they found there.

By the time Dave Brevik and the Schaefers left Blizzard North in summer 2003, the Starblo team had produced a few playable builds of the game, but still hadn’t come up with a proper name.”

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Re: Blizzard prototyped "Starblo" at one time (Diablo-style ARPG set out in Space)
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 06:09:51 AM »
"Starblo" just sounds dirty. Just cosmically filthy.

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Re: Blizzard prototyped "Starblo" at one time (Diablo-style ARPG set out in Space)
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 06:18:42 AM »
"Starblo" just sounds dirty. Just cosmically filthy.

LMFAO!!!
Sounds like a porn-flick title!

Anyways, this "Starblo" game could've been interesting...probably a lot better than how Space Siege turned out.

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Re: Blizzard prototyped "Starblo" at one time (Diablo-style ARPG set out in Space)
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 10:30:14 AM »
I want!

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Re: Blizzard prototyped "Starblo" at one time (Diablo-style ARPG set out in Space)
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 11:31:52 AM »
Haha!

"From the folks who brought you Flesh Gordon, now comes Starblo!"

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Re: Blizzard prototyped "Starblo" at one time (Diablo-style ARPG set out in Space)
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 11:40:38 AM »
I'd play it. I'd play the game currently playing in my head.

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Re: Blizzard prototyped "Starblo" at one time (Diablo-style ARPG set out in Space)
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 11:52:36 AM »
omg me too!