Best RPG I have ever played. Get this game now.

User Rating: 9.6 | Diablo II PC
By Bah-Humbug | Review Date:
Ah Diablo 2 how I love thee. No other game I have played has captivated me as much as this devil *horrible pun I know*. Let me start of saying that it is not necessary to play the original Diablo to know what is going on or to have fun. For those of you who were to young to play the original or did not have a PC the story of Diablo is simple but very fleshed out and well done. The whole story takes place in the medieval age and involves a demonic invasion. There is a war that is going on between heaven and hell and the devil and his two brothers have been banished to the mortal realm. Yup this is by no means any story you would have read in the bible. Heaven and hell are well matched and both have plans for humanity there is also three lords of hell. Obviously hell wants to torment and enslave humanity while heaven wants to save it.

Diablo is a very dark game with lots of dead people scattered outside of the towns you start of in and lots and lots of nasty monsters. There are undead, demons, possessed and animal enemies to fight and the all gradually get tougher. There are seven character classes to choose and all have unique skills and strengths. I wont spoil to much but say that there are fighters, archers, summoners and spell-casters and even some that can be in between. This is a pretty straightforward but addictive RPG; see monster kill it, gain experience, level up, rinse and repeat. There are tons of items to find; weapons, armour, rings, amulets and other stuff. Items are usually found on the bodies of enemies you kill but can also be found in chests, corpses and other storage vessels. Did I mention that there A LOT of dead people in this game? There are multiple difficulty levels that can be unlocked be completing the game and all the cool and powerful items you can get makes this game extremely addictive. I have beaten this game and its expansion pack seven times at the very least. The single player game with take you 20 hours to complete if you run through it but can easily increase to 30 or 40 if you explore ever area in the game. Online play is also fun just make sure to make you character on closed battlenet if you want to have fun online. Open battlenet is swarming with cheaters and this is a shame. Now for graphics and sound. Diablo 2 was made in 2000 and even then was not the top of its genre. Everything is 2D and is very low resolution with times 800 by 600 being the max that is supported. Sound on the other hand is excellent with great voice work and music. The sound effects are a bit generic but then again lots of PC RPG's have tried to be like Diablo 2 so they have become very familiar.

Diablo 2 is the best game I have ever played in fact it is to good. I rarely install it because once I start playing it is hard for me to stop! Do yourself a favour buy this game and it's expansion pack Lord of Destruction. Just try not to get to hooked.

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