SUMMARY: This game is awsome I have a LVL 89 Pal. and he is awsome. Also this game has some of the best replayibility because when you beat the game you can play through the whole game in a harder diffeculty with new items and stronger enemy's so the new armor and items goes on. Also this game has the expansion that adds a cool siege like effect to the game that kindof reminds me of Lord of the Rings because of how you have to stop the catapults from fireing on your town and this is realllllllly fun. This expansion can be bought with the game for only 20$ so this is a veeeeery wise investment for you to make.
p.s. sorry for all the extra letters but this had to be at least 750 caracters in order to be put on
SUMMARY: Diablo II was a classic when it first came out, just like the original Diablo that started the series this game moves from the slow paced Rpg style game to the Action/Hack-n-slash Rpg.
Gameplay 10/10
I've been playing it for years now and I still haven't gotten tired of it, I play it everyday. The gameplay is just so addictive even though the game is repititve you don't really notice that after your fighting for your life in a dungeon while hordes of undead are rushing at you.
Graphics 10/10
The graphics of Diablo, though outdated in todays terms, are still eye candy and isn't showing its age yet. The graphics of Diablo II fit perfectly with the Medieval/fantasy/gothic theme showing the darkness and evil of it.
Sound 10/10
The sound effects and music in Diablo II are enough to make you...
THE GOOD: This is probably one of the largest, if not longest, Adventure games ever to be produced. The sound, and graphics are quite finely done, and the gameplay is somewhat addicting.
THE BAD: The game lacks a bit of options. Most of what could be done is just hack and slash, get the money and/or weapon, level up, and beat the game. It lacks diversity.
SUMMARY: From Diablo Coming from a Diablo player, the game is a great sequel, and, perhaps, destroyed the image of sequels being uglier than the originals. The additions implemented in Diablo II (D2) are indeed spectacular and have increased the replay value of the game.
I will try to take the game piece by piece to help you decide on whether it's goo enough.
Graphics Have you seen the graphics of Diablo? They're nothing compared to the models of the different characters. The complexity of the image mapping, or the detail of...
THE GOOD: It's fun. Lots of battles. RPG element still there. Graphics are nice. Online play is good too.
THE BAD: Battle.net accounts will get deleted. Lag. Stability is questionable.
SUMMARY: As with any RPG/action game you perform actions over and over to gain experience to level up. As you level up you become stronger bigger better. You get to use new higher level items etc...
The fun comes in the quests. You go through endless dungeons and it does get somewhat repetitive but it's still fun for some "weird" reason. All the quests I've gone through involve killing and slaying hundreds of endless of demonic hordes minions until you retrieve an item or reach a location.
Basically put: if you like beating stuff up with minimal RPG elements, this game is for you.
If you like RPG's purely for RPG elements, go away and get something like Daggerfall or Morrowind.
THE GOOD: The graphics of this sequel of Diablo (released in Fall, 1996), are greatly enhanced for this version, featuring several "flashy" spells and lighting effects. The sound in every aspect of the game is phenominal; the music presents this game as "epic" as your character indulges deeper and deeper through the acts to meet with the final battle against Big D himself. The hack n' slash format of this RPG is better presented under the RTC (Real-Time Combat) presentation, as the depth of the skills, weapons, monsters, and other items is truly massive. For the price of this game you do get nearly everything you paid for, as this game will please fans for years to come.
THE BAD: Unfortunately, though the graphics have greatly improved since the original Diablo, they are still inferior to games up to date. The gameplay may get old after so many hours of gameplay, but fans still return to this gameplay scheme after a short time. Unfortunately, there are...
THE GOOD: Graphics, Gameplay, Storyline, Enemies, Enemy AI
THE BAD: Too Damn Addicting! >_<
SUMMARY: Well let's see where to start?
This game is insanely addicting so before you install it make sure that you have a lot of vacation days!
The only thing I have to say that's wrong about this game is that it takes a long time to load up at the beginning.
The gameplay in this game is unlike any other. The weapons are all unique and amazing and have their strengths and weaknesses. That's part of the addiction in the game, trying to find all the weapons in a special suit so you have the ultimate armor.
The Enemies are all awesomely designed and they AI is great, 99% of the time they don't run around mindlessly but they actually attack you in groups and stuff.
Bottom Line: Get this game and be prepared to take off a few weeks from work!
THE GOOD: -5 classes -four big acts -great selection of spells and skills -lots of different items -YOU CAN RUN
SUMMARY: this game is very strangly addictive. its a basic hack and slash game with a few extras to make it really good.
the graphics during the game arent that special, but then you see a FMV. the FMVs are amazing! they are done with that great blizzard style and you could find yourself watching them all day if you dont feel like playing.
the controls are quite simple. you click and you move to that spot. if there is a monster or bad guy there you either walk up to them or shoot them(if you have a bow or magic). you can choose from many different spells or skills. each class has their own set.
the sounds are great and really add to the game. each type of monster says a different thing. also the boss say some things in very well done voices.
I will take this time to tell you about my new game. It is called Diablo II from the Blizzard Company. But what does all this mean? Well, Diablo is Spanish for Devil, and II is Roman numerals for 2 (hint the second version). Blizzard is also the creator of Warcraft and Starcraft. The specific company that made Diablo II however is Blizzard North. The game is VERY graphic oriented. It performs excellent on a Pentium III machine but is very hard to play on a Pentium II. The music is the same as the last version, only they added a few notes in it. It is rated Mature, why, I don't really know but probably because you go through all the lands that have been taken over by Hell and Diablo and eventually kill him and all his followers. The game was made on 3 CDs, an install disk, play disk, and a climatics disk. It has...
THE BAD: Laggy online play, no restrictions on anti-social behavior, no true innovations over the original Diablo.
SUMMARY: Some people pass over Diablo 2 because it uses a resolution of 800x600, isn't a 3D FPS, or it only supports 8 players max per game (ie, it's not "massively" multi-player). These are silly reasons to dislike Diablo 2. There are much better reasons to criticize it.
Before I write about the bad, I should emphasize the good. First of all, this is the most addictive game I've played since the original Doom. It almost compares with Tetris and Pac Man. Also, Blizzard followed a winning formula here: they basically made an expanded version of Diablo, their hugely popular hit from a few years ago. What I don't quite understand is why it took so many years to release Diablo 2.
Here's my first big complaint with Diablo 2: it's just more of the same....
THE GOOD: Excelent replay with free online play. Good plot. Loads of options to toy with. (items/classes/spells)
THE BAD: low res graphics. (but their good) battle.net lag. Some off balanced enemies.
SUMMARY: I didn't originally plan to pick this one up. The original was just a rip off of "Mines of Moria" with graphics. Lots of my friends had it though and they were saying all sorts of good things about it. Okay, so fine I cracked under peer pressure. In this one instance this turned out to be a good thing. This game is great. Lots of people refer to it as a "RPG" but don't fall for it -- it's just a Hack and Slash game. You can call it an "RPG" if you want, but you have to make air quotes when saying it. The plot is actually pretty interesting. This shocked me. I mean, you hack and you slash and you kill, right? Who needs a plot? Well, the game designers sure did and it's a pretty good one that, if you pay attention, will really leave you...
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