Amazon Gameplay Video Analysis

Yesterday Blizzard gave us a one minute and forty-eight second video clip of the Amazon in action.  This video gave us a surprising amount of new information to say the least.  It opens with the Amazon standing in the Rogue's encampment in Act I.  One of the very first things the Amazon does is light a torch that is standing beside her.  It appears that the environment is no longer static anymore, as more objects can be manipulated than before.

Following this we see the Amazon use her Exploding Arrows on some nearby Fallen with obvious results.  I don't know if it's me, but the colored lighting from the explosion seems to have been tweaked some, making it more realistic.  The transition takes us to the Amazon slaying another hapless Fallen with an ice arrow, which kills the beast on contact.  The Fallen drops an item, which I was able to see, called a "cracked buckler."

We have another transition and a Hungry Dead gets an Immolation Arrow point blank.  The video also shows us a skill which allows the Amazon to fire multiple arrows in a circular pattern, slaying monsters on all sides of her.  Then she takes out another two Hungry dead with a combination of Ice Arrows and normal shots.  It is good to notice that the zombies fall to the ground facing different directions, enemies obviously have different death animations.

As the Amazon fights another Hungry Dead we are treated to a strange sight, the Amazon heals herself with the Healing Spell.  This is either used off of a scroll or part of her Healing and Movement Skill tree, and I am apt to think the latter.  The graphical effect of the Healing Spell is quite impressive to say the least.  After a quick interlude of fighting some Corrupted Rogues and Gargantuan Beasts with Ice Arrows, we finally see some Javelin Skills.

The first Javelin Skill we see is the Amazon's Poison Javelins.  These javelins leave a noxious, yellow trail and make the enemy flash green upon contact.  I'm assuming that the green coloration means the enemy has been poisoned.  Then she uses another type of Javelin Skill that isn't named, but creates a small, yellow explosion of sorts.  It is worth note to say that this particular Javelin Skill kills a Gargantuan Beast in one hit, where the Poison Javelins took three to four.

The next Skill we see is the Lightning Javelin skill as the Amazon uses it on another Beast, it seems that the Skill is rather low powered (or perhaps this particular Amazon doesn't have much proficiency with it).  The Amazon is quickly swamped with Corrupted Rogues, though, and is forced to flee for her life.  Then we are shown the flaming Diablo II logo and the video ends.

All in all, it was quite impressive and well worth the time it takes to download it.  It is my theory that a video like this one will be released for all the characters, one at a time.  If this is so, you can expect an analysis on each and every one as they come out. 

 

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