Minecraft’s Diablo-inspired spinoff is getting a shock sequel this yr

The Minecraft umbrella holds an entire host of video games and a film starring Jack Black at this level, however few of Mojang’s experiments in different genres had been fairly pretty much as good as Minecraft Dungeons. It may need been ‘child’s first Diablo,’ however it appeared to garner extra followers than its so-so action-RTS cousin—and for those who’re amongst these followers, it is a good day for you: A sequel is coming very quickly.

The information got here throughout at the moment’s Minecraft Stay showcase within the type of a quick teaser trailer that reveals the sport’s voxel-based fantasy realm below hearth as soon as once more. A narrator recaps the story so far, saying that “with peace restored, all was nicely till it wasn’t.” Feels like justification sufficient to bash some monsters up for loot.

There is no gameplay footage to go off, and the brand new Steam web page simply reveals screenshots from the brand new cinematic, so there’s not a lot to get enthusiastic about simply but for those who’re a Minecraft Dungeons layman. Nonetheless, this announcement reveals that Mojang hasn’t shied away from spinoffs on account of Legends’ combined reception, and will please any followers of Minecraft lore itching to dive again into Dungeons’ lighthearted fantasy world.

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The unique did not take the ARPG world by storm, however it fielded loads of optimistic evaluate scores within the 7/10 hemisphere. PC Gamer contributor Rachel Watts stated in her evaluate that “it would not have something specifically that makes it stand out, however it’s a enjoyable, streamlined tackle the dungeon crawl style.”

You would possibly name that damning by faint reward, however it’s higher than I would have anticipated from a by-product of a artistic constructing recreation attempting to attraction each to youngsters and the type of sickos that pore over loot tables till their eyes sting.

Minecraft Dungeons 2’s launch is deliberate for someday this yr, so it should not be lengthy till we see extra of the sport and might get an concept of the way it’ll examine to the unique. Possibly it can assist fill the void in my coronary heart I’ve reserved for Hytale’s upcoming journey mode.