![]() ![]() I owned multiple boxed copies of Diablo 2 and also the Battle Chest version. That’s amazingly consistent by the standards of review scores, and yet surprisingly low given its reputation today. Gamespot gave it 8.5/10, IGN gave it 8.3, and Gamespy gave it 86/100. The scope was larger, the gameplay was more varied, and it seemed to have more of the ingredients that made the first title such a hit.ĭiablo 2 was not instantly recognized as a classic when it hit the market in June of 2000. Diablo 2 was of similar tone to the original, although the visuals weren’t quite as pervasively dark. You could argue that maybe the foreboding tone was at odds with the treasure-hunting gameplay loop, but the experience seemed to work for the folks in 1996.įour years later, Blizzard followed up with the sequel. ![]() With its macabre scenery, haunting ambient sounds, smothering darkness, and grim ending The hero sacrificed themselves to contain the titular demon., it was a tense experience focused on creating a sense of dread. In any case, Diablo looked almost like isometric survival horror. It’s an ACTION RPG.) While I hate to see the already-muddled term “RPG” stretched even further, I suppose this is better than “Diablo clone”. (See, it’s not like all those other RPG titles. Instead the culture has decided that the genre is named ARPG. I don’t know if it was actually the first game in this particular style, but it was recognized as such to the point where the others were called “Diablo clones”. ![]() It was so influential that it was seen as the father of a genre. Swiped from Youtube, because my disk copy is long gone and Blizzard no longer sells the game. ![]()
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