Diablo 4 interview – “ laugh in the darkness”

Diablo 4 makes greater efforts than ever before to tell a compelling story that involves the player, which is why the game’s various characters and classes will all be fully voiced in cutscenes this time around. We catch up with Joseph Balderrama – who voices the male sorcerer – to talk about his character and his experiences working on Diablo 4. We also spoke to John Mueller and Joe Piepiora about Diablo 4's development, so check out that interview at that link. Balderrama describes his character as “an all-powerful, ethereal being. He’s controlled and contained and when all things around him are going sideways he keeps calm,” Balderrama says. Balderrama has a lot of past experience voicing for video games, playing co-protagonist Cody in It Takes Two, as well as various NPCs in games such as Dragon Quest XI, Ghost Recon Breakpoint, and Live A Live. And he found that taking the role of a player character that can be heavily customized has its benefits and challenges. “You have a lot more involvement in the g