@neinballpenguin With the exception of the Map of Sanctuary and the last art piece the Cathedral, all artwork was made specifically for this series, the names of the three artists are all listed in the credits at the end.
@0bi1ken0bi While I cannot argue that in game pronunciation of Baal is "Bail", "Ball" is the correct pronunciation in real world Mythology. Although, I suppose straying from the pronunciation used in game will throw people off, so many apologies for the inconsistency!
This lore series is actually amazingly awesome. Force and team PLEASE keep it up. Also, the artwork at 0:45 has a suicidal fallen blowing himself up in the bottom left ^^
This is great. A lot of people like myself are interested in the new Diablo, but don't have any familiarly with the earlier titles - thanks for putting this together!
Thank you for this video! I never played Diablo 1 and only played part of Diablo 2 (and even then I never really paid attention to the story), as a result I was looking for a way to bring me up to speed so that when I start playing Diablo 3 I could fully immerse myself in the story.
Oh my god, this is soooo EPIC. I didn't believe people when they were saying how cool this video is, but this exceeded my expectations a hundredfold! Keep up the great work!
I'll never forgot being 10 years old and watching the opening cinematic where it was Baal I believe talking to that old man in the cell. The old man thought he was an angel. This story line blows WoW out of the water. For real.
Thank you for these!!! I'm happy I got to learn the lore finally. I was too young to understand it when i played the games and I have always wanted to know. Thanks!
@Alestor10 you can read it and its with Audio Voice Reading playing in the background, so its worth to listen to those that are lazy to read, but its very good for those who love the story and the game itself like i do
very nicely done. I've always wanted someone to put together something like this. I can't be bothered to read the books, but it's nice to know the lore.
Really amazing stuff, keep up the good work - I always wanted to play D1 fo find out what actually happened as I started with D2, just can't bring myself to read all the lore but this is perfect!
Really liking this series. I have never played Diablo, however this may make me want to join :) already love the WoW lore and SC lore :) maby if you have a slow week you could do something like this for the other Blizzard games to.
Epic story is epic!! keep it coming :O although i already know quite a lot about diablo universe it is nice to refresh my mind and find new facts and twists in the story thanks^^
Where is the source for all that artwork? Especially the Inarius/Lilith pieces. I tried looking up the sources listed in the credit but can't find their sources.
@Azjenco ACTUALLY, Baal is how certain characters of certain origins within Sanctuary pronounced Baal. We have no idea how the other cultures of Sanctuary pronounce Baal. If you want to get technical...
Just a tip you could start the lore with the story of Anu and Tathamet, Since they were the very 1st beings in the world of Diablo.They fought each other leading to their deaths and creating Heaven and Hell.
That was pretty sweet.. I've never really delved into the lore of Diablo since I loved the mystery of not knowing.. I still play Diablo 1, just started it again, and to a lot of people's disagreement, probably, I think Diablo 1 is far better than Diablo 2, atleast in my oppinion. That's mostly because of the grittier and more sinister mood and atmosphere in Diablo 1.. I still to this day hope someone will remake Diablo 1, keeping it in complete touch with the old game.
If you like this first part of the Lore - before the Horadrim - that you absolutely have to read the 3 Sin War Books. They tell the Story of Uldyssian and they are so incrediblyx good! The other 4 books are very very good aswell, but the Sin War tells Storyline most deeply. All the Books have been used for Diablo 3 , for example you can see the Fortress of Ureh in the map, wich is the setting for Kingdom of Shadow - probably the best of the other 4 Diablo books. Read them!
Don't forget Izual in the lore. In Diablo 2 I believe we learn it was his idea to use the soulstones, specifically so the forces of hell could use them for their own purposes after being released from them.
Tathamet's 7 heads became the 3 prime and 4 lesser evils while his body laid the foundation for the Burning hells. Anu's spine became the crystal arch, the foundation of heaven from which all angels were made like notes to a grand harmony. And so angels and demons fought each other as natural enemies.
The info in this is pretty good but the actual process of the creation was a little grey. The woldstone is actually the eye of the all powerful being that created both angels and demons named Anu. Check it out if your a hardcore lore fan like me on Diablo wiki. Good video though I did not know the part about Inarius and Lillith (Not sure if that's what you said her name was. lol)
The lore is tied in with the samarian description of how humans were created, where you had the Annunaki (Gods) who created humans using advanced alien genetic manipulation and when the Annunaki mated with the humans, they created the Niphilum, half human half god.
I'm not sure where you got your information from, but it is Baal. Derived from Tor' Baalos or Ba'al. Also Ba'al is a title meaning "lord" that was applied to a number of West Semitic gods.
Good work, I enjoyed it. However I think the fact that the prime evils wanted to be exiled and captured is something you should haven mentioned. But perhaps that will come in the next episode.
Please include the transcript of your dialogue in the description if you can. I love this segment but some (very very few) parts are hard to understand. And this being a lore segment, I want to make sure I don't miss anything.
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Here after the Diablo 4 announcement, getting up to speed with the lore.
@neinballpenguin
With the exception of the Map of Sanctuary and the last art piece the Cathedral, all artwork was made specifically for this series, the names of the three artists are all listed in the credits at the end.
@0bi1ken0bi
While I cannot argue that in game pronunciation of Baal is "Bail", "Ball" is the correct pronunciation in real world Mythology.
Although, I suppose straying from the pronunciation used in game will throw people off, so many apologies for the inconsistency!
@DasDude42
Honestly,
I only did it because I figured people would want me to let the song finish XD
this was what I subbed for. But Dennis is simply such a pro. Best pc gaming channel on youtube.
@mickenobbe
The full series should be out before the start of the D3 Beta.
@jimuppza
Big thanks goes out to those guys, the artwork is amazing and they are all very talented =)
This lore series is actually amazingly awesome.
Force and team PLEASE keep it up.
Also, the artwork at 0:45 has a suicidal fallen blowing himself up in the bottom left ^^
I'm glad you're doing this Force. People saying that the story of the game is shit, are clueless. It's absolutely one of the best parts of the game.
I'm eager to watch all of the Diablo lore series. Great job on the first part, Force!
I haven't managed to play any Diablo game so I am very grateful that you've taken your time to explain the story behind it.
Badass man.. GREAT production. Very impressive and looking forward to more - so pumped for this game.
This is great. A lot of people like myself are interested in the new Diablo, but don't have any familiarly with the earlier titles - thanks for putting this together!
The music from the credits is just awesome, you can just watch the credits to enjoy it. It is still great after all these years!!
Thank you for this video! I never played Diablo 1 and only played part of Diablo 2 (and even then I never really paid attention to the story), as a result I was looking for a way to bring me up to speed so that when I start playing Diablo 3 I could fully immerse myself in the story.
Wow, that was one of the best explanations for the beginning of any universe and reason for magic.
5:22 Where did you get that image?
For a world called "Sanctuary" I always wondered sanctuary from what.
Im glad this video finally covered that
Awesome job!!!! Keep em' coming... This is great! Can't wait to see the next one!
This is amazing, thanks for uploading this! Make sure you keep them coming :)
Oh my god, this is soooo EPIC.
I didn't believe people when they were saying how cool this video is, but this exceeded my expectations a hundredfold! Keep up the great work!
I'll never forgot being 10 years old and watching the opening cinematic where it was Baal I believe talking to that old man in the cell. The old man thought he was an angel. This story line blows WoW out of the water. For real.
I finally am beginning to understand the Diablo Universe. I never really understood Diablo 1 because I was too young. Now I know. Thanks Dennis!
This is great, I have played this game since day1 back in the 90,s and i have never fully understood the storyline. Keep upp the good work.
Keep it coming. Gonna be a good few episodes!
nice work , both for the artwork and narration !
Most Epic thing i've seen in a while, Keep it up Force!!! :)
dude your Naration was OUTSTANDING sounded awsome and didint even know about the lore thank you very much :)
Thank you for these!!! I'm happy I got to learn the lore finally. I was too young to understand it when i played the games and I have always wanted to know. Thanks!
EPIC!
Keep this up, I enjoied this greatly as I have not played Diablo 1 or 2 but plan on getting 3.
It's been awhile since I last read the Sin Wars. Thanks for the refresher.
Loved this. Can't wait for the next one!
@Alestor10 you can read it and its with Audio Voice Reading playing in the background, so its worth to listen to those that are lazy to read, but its very good for those who love the story and the game itself like i do
That was great! Can't wait for part 2. Great summary by PhrozenDragon!
AAAACK! Didn't want it to end! Post the other parts stat! :D Well done, man.
Thanks for sharing this awesome series!
Good job Force. It's great how you got this together. Who in the world did this AMAZING artwork?!?!??! These guys should be paid exuberantly!!!! ;P
very nicely done. I've always wanted someone to put together something like this. I can't be bothered to read the books, but it's nice to know the lore.
Thank you for making this, it makes everything more interesting, easier and fun than reading pages after pages.
@Chippy242
I'm German born, it seeps through at times eh?
;)
I've always wanted more backstory, in spite of the large amount given in Diablo 2. Thanks for this! 8D
that was bloody excellent and well told, good job.
Really amazing stuff, keep up the good work - I always wanted to play D1 fo find out what actually happened as I started with D2, just can't bring myself to read all the lore but this is perfect!
Good job, can't wait for the rest.
been looking for a complete story forever!
Really liking this series. I have never played Diablo, however this may make me want to join :)
already love the WoW lore and SC lore :)
maby if you have a slow week you could do something like this for the other Blizzard games to.
Excellent work, Force!
Made the lore become much more interesting. Thankyou
Great job! This is an incredible review of the lore ^_^.
I have never played any of the Diablo games but this makes me pretty tempted!
Amazing Video, please keep them coming!
Epic story is epic!! keep it coming :O although i already know quite a lot about diablo universe it is nice to refresh my mind and find new facts and twists in the story thanks^^
Thanks for these videos, i really enjoy these :)
This is so great and helpful! Please make more! :D
Where is the source for all that artwork? Especially the Inarius/Lilith pieces. I tried looking up the sources listed in the credit but can't find their sources.
GREAT VIDEO thanks so much for the upload!
It's almost July, time for part 2.
Awesome! Is there any transcription available?
tthat was great, looking forward to check out the next one :)
@Azjenco ACTUALLY, Baal is how certain characters of certain origins within Sanctuary pronounced Baal. We have no idea how the other cultures of Sanctuary pronounce Baal. If you want to get technical...
Just a tip you could start the lore with the story of Anu and Tathamet, Since they were the very 1st beings in the world of Diablo.They fought each other leading to their deaths and creating Heaven and Hell.
Forcestrat where did uget the picture of the demon lords? i really want that 4 a desktop background is really amazing
Excellent video, thanks so much.
keep it up force! great to know that i can get all of my d3 goodness from one place :)
That was pretty sweet.. I've never really delved into the lore of Diablo since I loved the mystery of not knowing.. I still play Diablo 1, just started it again, and to a lot of people's disagreement, probably, I think Diablo 1 is far better than Diablo 2, atleast in my oppinion. That's mostly because of the grittier and more sinister mood and atmosphere in Diablo 1..
I still to this day hope someone will remake Diablo 1, keeping it in complete touch with the old game.
that lore was awesome ! thanks for the video
Is the cathedral artwork at 5:14 available somewhere as a hi-res wallpaper ?
If you like this first part of the Lore - before the Horadrim - that you absolutely have to read the 3 Sin War Books. They tell the Story of Uldyssian and they are so incrediblyx good!
The other 4 books are very very good aswell, but the Sin War tells Storyline most deeply.
All the Books have been used for Diablo 3 , for example you can see the Fortress of Ureh in the map, wich is the setting for Kingdom of Shadow - probably the best of the other 4 Diablo books.
Read them!
Wow this is very well done man
This is awesome but we need part 2!
Don't forget Izual in the lore. In Diablo 2 I believe we learn it was his idea to use the soulstones, specifically so the forces of hell could use them for their own purposes after being released from them.
I bet next game will be World of Diablo
God I hope so.
I think it would be called "World of Sanctuary"
Daftlife909 I think it would be called "Diablo IIII"
Congratulations you just found out what project titan is!
Liam Gale Diablo IV* :D
Just started on D3 again .. and i wanted to know the lore.. This video is excellent ... thanks a lot Force :)
Tathamet's 7 heads became the 3 prime and 4 lesser evils while his body laid the foundation for the Burning hells. Anu's spine became the crystal arch, the foundation of heaven from which all angels were made like notes to a grand harmony. And so angels and demons fought each other as natural enemies.
The info in this is pretty good but the actual process of the creation was a little grey. The woldstone is actually the eye of the all powerful being that created both angels and demons named Anu. Check it out if your a hardcore lore fan like me on Diablo wiki. Good video though I did not know the part about Inarius and Lillith (Not sure if that's what you said her name was. lol)
I just couldnt pull back my eye of the vid. excellent!
Only 39 days!!! CANT WAIT!!! I bought turtle beaches just to talk to people on this.
Thanks for the link, I wasn't as interested in D3 at the time of blizzcon so I completely missed this.
The lore is tied in with the samarian description of how humans were created, where you had the Annunaki (Gods) who created humans using advanced alien genetic manipulation and when the Annunaki mated with the humans, they created the Niphilum, half human half god.
I really love this. Thanks for the vids
good job, really like it. I finished D1 somewhere 2002 but back then I was too young to understand story, just play for hack and slash :)
Don't cancel THIS series!!!!! show must go on!!
What ad blocker you use to get rid of YT adds? O_o Ive only heard of the ones on google chrome that auto skip and mute.
@dakewlg The question is were the hall do you get all of them ? xD Cant find a good place :P
Seriously bad-ass. Can't wait for part 2. Keep pwning!
I thank you for this. I really enjoyed it!
I'm not sure where you got your information from, but it is Baal. Derived from Tor' Baalos or Ba'al. Also Ba'al is a title meaning "lord" that was applied to a number of West Semitic gods.
Good work, I enjoyed it. However I think the fact that the prime evils wanted to be exiled and captured is something you should haven mentioned. But perhaps that will come in the next episode.
Holy shit. Nicely done Force.
yeah this is from a book called "the book of cain" came out a lil while ago. it has some cool art in it totally woth the buy. I got it from amazon
This is really awesome.. Like it alot!
can't stop watching this!!!!!
Hopefully Diablo will continue to stand out from the rest as a candle in a dark room, teaching other companies that story and lore FREAKING MATTERS!
Please include the transcript of your dialogue in the description if you can. I love this segment but some (very very few) parts are hard to understand. And this being a lore segment, I want to make sure I don't miss anything.
Where are you found the images?
@greatrulo
According to game sound files, it is indeed pronounced "Bail". You're probably thinking about Stargate and or Disgaea.
When is part 2 coming?
Good job, keep Them coming