Diablo 4 is almost here and that means the ad campaign is really getting going. The latest example is a big-budget live-action trailer released Thursday, directed by Oscar winner director Chloé Zhao and co-directed by Kiku Ohe.
The trailer opens with a tragedy in which a man stands in a snowy field mourning his dead horse before turning to the camera and begging for help. The same thing happens to a child in a burnt-out village, and a few other poor unfortunates. Meanwhile, all this tragedy is interspersed with scenes of heroes (one from each of Diablo 4‘s in-game lessons) take on hordes of demons. Finally, the trailer ends with the appearance of Lilith, the main antagonist of the game.
Zhao won her Best Director Academy Award for it Nomad land, which also won the Best Picture award. Since then, Zhao has branched out into more blockbuster movies like Marvel’s Eternals.
Diablo 4 is scheduled to release on PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Windows on June 6.