Diablo 2 - Bestseller Series for Windows
- ESRB Descriptor: Animated Blood Animated Gore Animated Violence
- ESRB Rating: M - (Mature)
- Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
- Genre: Adventure
- Platform: Windows
- Game Series: Diablo
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The Second Power
Pros
Fast pace, easy to learn, creative graphics and fantastic sound
Cons
Intermittent performance hits, unstable multiplayer experience
Recommended it?
Yes
Diablo ("D1") and Diablo II ("D2") are just a series of mouse clicks. A "clickfest," if you will. You will click that mouse. Being that this is the case, I don't see how Blizzard managed to make the game this much fun. After inexplicably long play sessions, you look at your hand and think "What?!? How did I..?!"
If you click the mouse right, you gain experience which goes toward improving your character in the game ("leveling".) Blizzard has also included random rewards in the form of magic items that you find in the game world. Not only are there regular magic ones, there are also rare and unique items, and items that belong to sets. This description fits most computer RPG games, and some other types as well.
The difference between D2 and other games is that there is very little game time between one reward and the next, unless you decide to just stand around. On the rare occasion that a reward requires an extra special effort, you will see a greater reward. This keeps you wanting to see what's coming up next. I find myself combing areas of the game I've already completed to see if I can find one more special item.
One complaint I have with D1 is its lack of support for strategy or tactics. In D1, each character type has certain advantages over the others, but no major restrictions that could not be overcome. By carefully limiting the abilities of character classes in D2, Blizzard has opened new avenues for creative thinking and teamwork. For example, the Sorceress and Necromancer are both magic users, but neither has access to the spells and magics of the other. You have to play them completely differently.
I have some technical complaints. On many occasions, the game will slow dramatically to accomodate large numbers of enemies, or to load a new game area. This disrupts your control of your character but not the computer's and likely results in your death. I have had difficulty connecting and staying on Battle.net, Blizzard's internet gaming service. The single player game is fine with me for the moment but if Battle.net does not improve, it will be a major disappointment.
If you click the mouse right, you gain experience which goes toward improving your character in the game ("leveling".) Blizzard has also included random rewards in the form of magic items that you find in the game world. Not only are there regular magic ones, there are also rare and unique items, and items that belong to sets. This description fits most computer RPG games, and some other types as well.
The difference between D2 and other games is that there is very little game time between one reward and the next, unless you decide to just stand around. On the rare occasion that a reward requires an extra special effort, you will see a greater reward. This keeps you wanting to see what's coming up next. I find myself combing areas of the game I've already completed to see if I can find one more special item.
One complaint I have with D1 is its lack of support for strategy or tactics. In D1, each character type has certain advantages over the others, but no major restrictions that could not be overcome. By carefully limiting the abilities of character classes in D2, Blizzard has opened new avenues for creative thinking and teamwork. For example, the Sorceress and Necromancer are both magic users, but neither has access to the spells and magics of the other. You have to play them completely differently.
I have some technical complaints. On many occasions, the game will slow dramatically to accomodate large numbers of enemies, or to load a new game area. This disrupts your control of your character but not the computer's and likely results in your death. I have had difficulty connecting and staying on Battle.net, Blizzard's internet gaming service. The single player game is fine with me for the moment but if Battle.net does not improve, it will be a major disappointment.
