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Lord Of Terror
When Diablo came out almost 4 years ago, it was the surprise hit of the 1997. One day there wasn't Diablo, the next it was on store shelves, and the day after North American productivity plummeted 25%. Although Blizzard liked to classify it as a RPG, it wasn't really one. More like an action-RPG, since so much of the game relied on reflex and mouse-clicking. The story development was slim and roleplaying aspects non-existent. Yet the simple, addictive gameplay hooked us all and had us begging for more.
After years of development, a few promises, a few leaked features and dozens of delays - Diablo II is here. The Second Coming of Hell and another dip in all IT stocks came to my desk less than a week ago, and grudgingly I accepted the job of reviewing the game.
For those of you who've been in a timewarp the past 5 years and never heard of Diablo or Diablo II, let me give you a brief rundown on both.
Diablo
Diablo was a game where you played a hero of one of three character classes - Warrior, Sorcerer or Rogue. This hero operated out of a small town called Tristram, underneath which Hell itself was opening up. At first simply trying to clear the local corrupted Cathedral of vermin infestation, the hero soon discovers that something much more sinister is afoot. Hence you keep going deeper and deeper through the game until you discover that none other than the Lord of Terror himself - Diablo - is at the root of all the problems. You see, he, along with his two other brothers - form the Three Prime Evils. They got banished from Hell by lesser evils and then rampaged around the world until they were captured in soulstones given to mortals by the angel Tyrael.
Through 4 different dungeons having 4 levels each you fought, died, and recovered your own corpse. You'd restart the game when it got too hard to gain xp in easier areas, and go back in again. It was all about getting to the next level, getting the next spell, getting the next better weapon or armor. It was simple to the point of being idiotic. Click the mouse to move somewhere, then click-click-click-click-click at some monster until it dies, and move on to kill more. That's an over-simplified description, of course - but the point is that Diablo was extremely addictive.
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I love the game: graphics, play,sounds.
I cannot however, play online, as am not connected (long story)
One MAJOR drawback I find in this game and that made me stop playing altogether (after completing the game and half of the expanded version): You CANNOT save the game and start at the same point where you stopped playing. If you do stop playing and choose (it's the only option) the "save and exit" button, it takes you back to town and you have to battle ALL the enemies all over again!! It is soo STUPID! I have never experienced that in any other game. I dont know, what they were thinking!
Unless you either have NO life and all you do is play for weeks until you finish the game, or leave the computer on until you finish the game (I have a laptop and that is NOT an option), you are in trouble.
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Diablo 1 was fun and addicting. However, with duping (the ability to duplicate any item in-game), everything got just way too easy. You could beat Diablo without much of a thought as everybody had the most powerful of weapons.
Diablo II is much more challenging as that bug has been resolved. The graphics are improved and the ability to learn only a certain number of skills adds a real strategic portion to the game.
The best thing is that the game is pretty cheap,and you can go and play with your friends online as much as you want. That's right, no monthly fees... just all you can eat.
I've created and built many high-level characters. The game doesn't get boring in a hurry and I've found replay to be extremely high. There are so many challenges and so many routes to go that it forces you to put a lot of thought into your character.
After playing for several years, I think I'm going to "graduate" to World of Warcraft (also by Blizzard) which I've noticed is quite similar in many ways. But I'm sure I will return to the world of Diablo quite often as there are still a few challenges left to conquer.
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This is a fun game. I purchased it a few weeks ago and have been playing it every day. I guess I am biased against this for a few reasons. The first reason is that the camera angle is set. You cant zoom in on your character, and you cant differ the angles. I have played Icewind Dale, NWN, and Morrowind. These are all superb in graphics and camera angles to Diablo 2. You also cant save on this game without exiting? This stinks! When you do save, it puts you back in the village.
Overall, its a fun, fast paced game that keeps you interested.
I just wish they thought a little more about it before they released it. ROCK ON!
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A true classic of the rpg genre.
Great gameplay, immersive and rich storyline, fun multiplayer experience. Highly recommended!
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