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Summary This is one of the greatest games that I have played in a long time. The Graphix are cool, the game never stops, especially if you play on the Net. Awesome game.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By ElwoodFrom Camarillo, CA. Review Date 08/15/1997 Overall Rating  5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Diablo Is the foundation for the next generation of top-down persspective online gaming.Granted, it does have its flaws such as too few levels, too few players allows in an online game, lack of random plot advancement, and a rather large number of players intent on doing nothing but kill you for sport. Aside from these relatively small problems, the game is simply addicting. Teaming up with a few of your buddies and working for hours to kill Diablo and earn that red dot is as fun as it gets. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Robert CohenFrom Needham, MA Review Date 09/10/1997 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary An instant classic. A totally addictive and immersive environment. A simplestory, purge a haunted church of all evildoers. Not a fully-fleshed out RPG, in the traditional sense, but your character grows in experience, learns spells and obtains many enchanted items as you slay a large variety of monsters. More like rogue than ultima7. Very realistic gameplay. As close as I can imagine to slashing your way through a cursed dungeon. What it does, it does extremely well. I admit I have become tired of it lately (after aprox 1000+ hours of play). Add-ons and sequels will probably flesh out it's weak points, but the basic game engine is very sound. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By WandererFrom Madison, WI 53705 Review Date 12/28/1997 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary I have to bring up this game's average, since it is by far the best game I own, and I played this for months after I got it! Beautiful graphics, but of course what really makes it is extremely user-friendly gameplay. If you don't like cheaters in multi-player, for God's sake join a guild and play in private games with the hundreds of members of a legit clan! I love having a game that I could both play right away (no need for lengthy manuals) yet find required some strategy and subtlety, especially on BattleNet (totally free!) when I have to coordinate my efforts with other players.Diablo certainly had minor limitations; a village of eight people whose "gossip" was uninformative, useless memory-wasting bored me, and apparently Blizzard also heeded (in Hellfire) the complaints that it took forever to walk from WIrt to the Witch. However, I could never get enough of this game, and forced myself to stop before I flunked all my classes.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Dan ThompsonFrom Rancho Cordova CA Review Date 12/30/1997 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary The hype at the store got me looking real hard. Normally I wouldn't even consider a top down view of a game, but I thought I would give it a shot.This is a GREAT game! There just isn't enough levels! I could play this for months if there was more, more, more! I hooked up to the net and got up to a level 34 player before I decided that I could only kill everything just so many times.The next game, I don't care what it is. Its going on my computer. SOLD!Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By ImmortalFrom New Hampshire Review Date 01/15/1998 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary THE BEST. If you do not have it, get it. I have the full version and have beaten it tons of times. The game is easier to win the second time through with the same character. You can also always improve you character with level ups. When you have won the games a couple of times I would recomend getting Unearthed Arsenal. This is an edition pack. GET IT.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By J. Evan WadeFrom Greensboro, North Carolina Review Date 02/12/1998 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Blizzard has really outdone themselves with Diablo, by creating a sophisticated game (despite the massive killing sprees) that is intriguing, redemptive, and with unprecedented replayability. I've been a Diablo addict for close to a year now and I still find myself playing (Pretty remarkable, considering my short attention span.). People who post and say the game gets easier obviously have n't spent much time in the multiplayer mode which allows you to pick differing difficulty levels. I have an advanced level 43 character and I still find tough situations that could kill my character. The gameplay is fairly smooth, although multiplayer connections on Battle.net and via modem game sometimes have poor latency resulting in bad lag, which can be disastrous in a "live action combat situation." The graphics of Diablo are stunning and the sound is also well done. Diablo was a great idea (albeit an addictive one) and I look forward to the future of Blizzard and maybe a newer, even more absorbing Diablo....Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Ryan MarkwellFrom Perth, Western Australia Review Date 06/10/1998 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary I have now owned my copy of Diablo for over a year, and it is good to know that games developers are incorporating lastabilty into their games. After I purchased this game, I played it for around 5 - 6 hours a day for 4 days before completing it. Diablo has enough depth of play for gamers to come back, especially since each level is randomly generated. Then I went on-line. Now this is where Diablo comes to life, play with (or against) up to 4 other players. Trade items, kill others for items, you can develop your own character (play nice, or play bad). Diablo has it all. I know I will keep playing it until Diablo 2 is released.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Sudhir SanghamFrom Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Review Date 06/18/1998 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary A really great game from the people who brought us the Warcraft series.Diablo is really quite unique as I have never come across a game of its nature in a long, long time.The game may seem impossible to finish at first, but trust me, play it constantly for a couple of hours , and you will instantly pick up the tactics needed to employ in this game.There were a few nice touches added to the game like each characters various abilities and skills, not forgetting your ability to "mingle" with the Townsfolk.On the whole all I can say is that Diablo is a really great game , as a matter of fact, shouldn't you be downloading the demo right about now?Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Silent KnightFrom Cairo, Egypt Review Date 01/24/2000 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary I haven't heard of anyone who hasn't heard of Diablo. This game is simply a classic. It has a mix of role playing, adventure, and action, from a top-down third person view. One of the best things that make Diablo stand out from other RPGs-at least for me-is its real-time combat. There are many RPGs out there which are very good, and also pretty famous among the gaming community. But I find their turn-based combat really boring and clumsy. It gets me impatient very fast and makes me feel restricted. But in Diablo, you get to defend attacks with your shield (automatically if u're not attacking) then follow it with a heavy blow of your sword immediately. You can press the mouse button and see the result happening simultaneously, and also feel the angry reaction of the enemy at the same time. In one word, real-time combat is what made Diablo stand out in the RPG world with a touch of cool action. Also the 3 characters: fighter, rogue (archer), and sorcerer (magician) give Diablo a very appreciated value of re-playability. Because each character applies different strategies accomplishing certain goals and eliminating the different enemies. Yes, there will come games in the future that will impress us more than Diablo did. But the credit of innovation will always be Blizzard's, with this masterpiece they leaded the way with: Diablo. It's exactly like in first person shooters, there are better games than Quake II today, but if you ever wanted to talk about 3D FPSs using a brand name, you will only see that Quake is the brand name that fits. And Command & Conquer is the brand name of strategy. So naturally, Diablo will always be the brand name of action RPGs.Sound Sound in Diablo? It's a manual to be followed! Almost perfect. The acting of the voices is really great. The ambient sound effects are very dreary and they put you in the mood, pretty weird and spooky stuff. And the music is just really really really genuine. I specially like the music that plays in the village.Gameplay Gameplay is more than easy. There's nothing complicated at all about playing Diablo. You use the mouse exclusively for all gameplay, except for the Shift button that is very advisable to use with the Rogue and sometimes with the Warrior and Sorcerer when they want to receive enemies spilling out from doorways with consecutive blows on the spot without moving. One mouse button is used. You almost don't need to read the manual for controls, but it should be helpful to read it for understanding the numbers under the items.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary lots to kill, lots of treasure, good(simple) char deveopment, and infinite replayability...might not be everyone's cup of tea but that's the kind of game you like, there's none better...EVER Sound creature and player sounds varied and well done, music scores somewhat limited but fit the atmosphere very wellGameplay simple, kill everything, find treasure... the Tetris of RPG's... easy to learn, hard to master, and even harder to stopWould you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Renè Naustvik ÅsenFrom Norway Review Date 02/12/2000 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary The Game. Period.Sound Sound is great. When killing a Hidden, for instance, you can even hear his head drop to the ground (and bouncing up again, you hear it fall down once more..).Simply the best. Gameplay Gameplay is GREAT! You never get bored, because of the unique dungeons created every time, all the monsters, all the resistances, all the...EVERYTHING! The rarity of those well-looked-for items is also one of the thing that just keeps you going.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Roy LangstonFrom Vancouver BC Canada Review Date 02/13/2000 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary There's nothing more satisfying after a hard day at work than heading down into the dungeon to kick demon butt. This game definitely belongs in any PC Gamer Hall of Fame.Sound Sound effects are unobtrusive and realistic. The original score takes some chances and really adds to the atmosphere. The voices are professional and easy to understand, with just the right amount of medieval hokum.Gameplay Utterly absorbing, Diablo sucks you right in and doesn't let go. Your hero's interaction with the levels is fluid and intuitive compared to some games like Rage of Mages.Gameplay starts out easy enough, but the learning curve is beautifully tuned to keep the excitement and challenge going for hundreds of hours of play. The three character classes are all great fun and very different. You must play them all through several games to really get all the juice out of this one. When you have a handle on the single player game, multiplayer adds a whole new layer of tension, difficulty, and interaction with other players. And just when you think you've gotten pretty good, you can try ironman, and realize there are vast areas of high-level strategy and tactics you've barely scratched. The problem-solving aspect of Diablo is a special favorite of mine. There is plenty of room for creativity, and finding new ways to put the most fiendish monsters on ice is quite a pleasure. It's not just a puzzle, where you try to follow the game designer's thinking. While there is lots to think about, you don't get bogged down in an excess of detail as happens so quickly in bloated games like Baldur's Gate. Diablo gameplay is so much better than competing games, there should be a rating higher than 5, just for this one game. The only weak spot in the gameplay is the cheating that goes on in multiplayer games on Battle.net. They say this will be fixed in Diablo II. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Dalai LamaFrom Mootopia Review Date 02/13/2000 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Perhaps *the* most engrossing game of all time, Diablo has fantastic graphics, sound, and far more monsters and items than any other game. You certainly won't regret buying this game.Sound Not your typical mix of monster animations or sounds. Blizzard has done a great job of creating unique sounds to fully flesh out the game. From the whoosh of a fireball to the shimmer of infravision, Diablo has an enchanting sound canvas to enhance the game's environment.Gameplay Diablo has REAL realtime action. If you think you can click every now and then and survive, forget it. The only thing going faster than your mouse will be your heart as your frantically struggle to stay alive from one moment to the next. It's even more fun in multiplayer, where the spells, arrows and melee mix with good comradeship for game after game of great fun. It is my favorite game (out of too many to even count) bar none.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By John russellFrom Cananda Review Date 02/20/2000 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Diablo is a great rpg. The best ive seen yet. I think its better then all of the aoe gamesSound Once again, great for a game this old.Gameplay iTS VERY EASY. tHE MANEFRAME IS GREAT FOR NEWBIES.i love the multiplayer. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By DLAFrom Toronto, Canada Review Date 03/24/2000 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Although Blizzard had initial delays releasing the game back in 1997, every day it was late was well worth it.After all these years, Diablo is still on the store shelves, selling well and helping Blizzard finance their continued excellence in creating higher than standard reference games. It's pathetic that most companies like Origin (OSI) and LucasArts don't follow similar philosophies for creating games that Blizzard uses. I am truely excited about Diablo 2 this coming June 30. Sound Flawless. Voice acting is the best I've ever heard. Although the NPC's in town have voice acting to all their dialog, they never grow tiring or become annoying. Great use of cultural accents in speaking the English language for the voice acting.Sounds are fantastic - no noise or distortion at all. I love the sound effects for the magic Fireball. **** Diablo is a game no computer owner should be without. **** Gameplay Fun and Addicting! Random generated levels, quick response point and click, random creation of weapons and armor with random attributes, smooth game play (no jerkiness), character stats are abundant, and battling requires much strategy and thought.Battle.net = A haven for all Gamers. The best thing is it's FREE! Unlike most companies (OSI) where they charge you $10/month for playing their games which you purchased to own already. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Gordon VrdoljakFrom Berkeley, CA, USA Review Date 11/19/1998 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Great GAme! I thought it was really cool, has great graphics, a good plot,and great sound. I enjoyed playing the game from start to finish. After wards, I played multiplayer and that worked out great too. Lots of fun and excitement. The only bad thing is that the characters in town could have been developed a bit more - ie more things to do, go inside houses, etc.Can't wait for Diablo II - or is that gonna be vapourware Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Cash McLaughlinFrom MA, USA Review Date 11/20/1998 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary WOW, great game and one of a kind. One of the best I got. The graphics are very good for the time and the sounds are great. The Best part is the Gameplay, I could play for hours (and I have) and never take a break. The free Battle net is great and never becomes boring. Self generating levels make for an always changing experiance. Diablo is a great all aroud game A+Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary It's an awesome game but I wouldn't recomend it to children 7 and under. The graphics are awesone (some of the best) great sound (almost spooky) and the gameplay is great. I would have to definately put in in the top ten games of the 90's and everyone should play it.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary Diablo is a great game and very challenging. As some of the letters put there is no plot then why in the hell do you have quests the people that gave this game a bad review never gave it a chance.I gave it a perfect rating as my friend and I love to try to get better wepons that each other.Would you like to Comment? 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