“Those are parts of what make the class the class, in some respects, so having a dad bod Necro or an emaciated Druid didn’t really play into the class fantasy. “Body type is something we consider to be part of the class fantasy,” Fergusson said in a roundtable interview, noting that the developer created a “‘dad bod’ Druid and an emaciated Necromancer” on purpose. The Sorcerer/Sorceress class looks strong enough to lift some books and wands, but they’re nowhere near as lean and athletic-looking as the Rogue.īody type, it turns out, is intentionally tied to class roles as part of the game’s fantasy, said Rod Fergusson, executive producer and head of the Diablo franchise at Blizzard Entertainment. The Barbarian is suitably beefy and ripped for their role among Diablo 4’s five classes. What players won’t find is a wide variety of body types, at least for each particular class. If you want some smeary corpse paint for your Necro, that’s there too. If you want a dark eyeshadow for your Barbarian dude, go for it. Makeup and body paint are thematically appropriate, and again, unisex. (The game does not appear to actually use male/female descriptors for its characters, for what it’s worth.) That build also featured 10 unisex hair styles, including close-cropped pixie cuts, long flowing ponytails, tied-up dreadlocks, and tight, natural curls.

There are dozens of hair colors and skin tones, and in the preview build we played this weekend, four feminine and four masculine faces per class. While there are options for green-hued hairstyles and colorful body paint, custom characters in Diablo 4 look grounded and realistic - not like they’ve spawned from an episode of Monster Factory, or out of a Saints Row cutscene. The art direction of Diablo 4, which leans heavily on inspiration from medieval and Old Masters paintings, applies to character creation as well. A variety of hair styles, skin tones, colors, jewelry, and markings will let players create their own personal Barbarian, Necromancer, or Rogue - but only to a point. Diablo 4 does character creation and customization better than any Diablo game to date, letting players design their class with beautiful details.

Diablo 4 female characters