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Too maze-like with not enough up-close detail.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I'm an action fan and I love games like Final Fantasy 7, Duke Nukem 3D, etc., but there just wasn't enough detail with the surroundings in all those dungeons and labyriths.

Everything was too small on the screen, the charaters, even the biggest monsters. At least in Duke Nukem, the surroundings are more real-life. Yes, it's somewhat exciting with plenty to monsters to slaughter, but it just goes on and on. All those mazes were too intellectual for me to enjoy any excitement. It's dark and you're always trying to find your way out, etc. Also, the music and theme of the whole game in general is dark and depressing. And like I said before, there's not enough detail with the graphics and characters. I like Duken Nukem 3D because it's more close up. Even 'Quake' is more detailed than this game.

Thank you.

JUST KEEP PLAYING!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: October 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I just read a review that said that they had just gotten to level 5, and said that everything looks the same as it did in level one.... and there absouletly right. But, had they played one more level... he would have entered the catacombs!, a whole new enviroment with different, and harder mosters, better weapons, new spells, and more expierience to gain! And its not those are the only two areas either... ( even I would have thioght it would have been crappy then), theres also the caves, and hell. So please to you diablo naysayers, or any body planing on getting the game, just beet it up to the caves.... I would be very certain you would change your mind about it. Also ive played diablo 2 and must say i was impressed, but I only got to level 3 so... im dont really know enogh to give my two cents about it. And especially for anyone considering buying diablo, consider the following... I own the following games: Age of Empires 2, The Sims Deluxe Edition, Medal of Honor:Allied Assault(and the breakthrough expansion), Age of Mytholigy, Grand Theft Auto 3, just to name a few. I only listed those because there some of my best games. And listen to this, DIABLO BEATS EM' ALL! Battle.net isnt bad either. In fact, thats how I came about my copy... see, a friend of mine gave me a burnt copy hoping to play multiplayer with me. And we did.... FOR 12 HOURS!!!

Not what you think it is...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 12
Date: March 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Sure, Diablo might have good graphics and I admit, the random dungeon generator is pretty cool, but it is not what others make it out to be. First of all, I don't know how people classify this as an RPG. It has only one town and one dungeon. This gives players no real setting variety, since the dungeons are always the same except for basic floorplan. Second, nobody looks different in multiplayer. Each class has only three different looks, weak armor, medium armor, and heavy armor. Different weapons do not show up differently beyond an axe, sword, shield or no shield, etc. Third, people who cheat have truly made a mess of multiplayer. Even if they don't modify an item to make it all-powerful, they can still "dupe", or copy, items using a simple bug in the game. This can lead to anything from people with a ton of money, to people "duping" all of the good items, that others have worked so hard, and died, to get fairly. Fourth, the subquests are just so unoriginal. They are all the same, "go kill such-and-such demon to let my soul rest". Not even your basic ones like "go get this item" or "please find my son, he went to wherever". No orginality in the subquests. Blizzard is usually a great company, and I have to admit, the graphics in Diablo are good, but ultimately the repetitive gameplay and lack of originality kill this otherwise good game.

Who Wrote That Ending?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 8
Date: June 01, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I am new to the world of fantasy role-playing games and "Diablo" was a fun way to start. The choice of characters is limited but what you can do with the characters is only limited by your ability to imagine. Every time you enter the world of "Diablo" there are new challenges, exciting discoveries and brutal combat. It is fast, exhilerating, exciting, intriquing and faithful to itself at all times. I found only one character prototype difficult to develope, the others provided excellent platforms from which to launch my multiple attacks on the evil dwelling beneath the church. The creators of the game did a fine job providing just enough help (maps, clues and tomes) to keep me interested and on the trail. My only problem with this game came when I finally advanced one character far enough to actually encounter the evil at the heart of the game. Diablo was too easy to kill. Then the creators provided a nicely done video clip of what happens next. The character that I had spent many hours creating does something so stupid I was actually angry. The ending provided is disappointing, demoralizing and has little or no basis in the carefully crafted reality. I refused to play again after viewing this clip. It felt as if they had gone to village idiot and asked him to write this ending.

Decent but I've been seriously spoiled by the sequel

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: August 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Thought I'd download this game just for kicks (after which I downloaded Hellfire for faster movement through town). And what a boring (albeit somewhat amusing) trip down memory lane it turned out to be. This game is very tedious to play (for me) after all the snazzy bells and whistles of Diablo II. Characters plod through both the town and monster-infested areas (and may spritz through town in Hellfire but they still take their time in the hostile areas). I often found myself stupidly and stubbornly pressing the Ctrl key to get the character moving. It gets rather boring for just one level, but there are four of the same to finish (of dungeons, catacombs, etc, plus the Hellfire lvls). Also, mana doesn't recharge here, another definite minus (and another thing taken for granted in II). There's other stuff as well, such as totally desecrated multi-play (which I won't even bother with), where characters cheat like crazy and kill without warning (you get plenty of warning with II and while hacking is not absent, it's moderate by comparison).

The only real plus for me is the nostalgia element and hearing such long-forgotten phrases as "Where would I put this?" and "The sanctity of this place...has been fouled!" or hearing those little fallen ones make retching noises when they die. Plus all those standing-still townsfolk ("I sense a soul in search of answers"). It's all very weird and not necessarily all in a bad way.

This game is a totally different environment than its sequel. Hard to believe I ever thought it was great. But hey, you can't spell Diablo II withouth Diablo. And it's good for a few laughs. So, nostalgia value: 7; overall playability: 5.

The #1 Online Game. Ever. Cheats & Hacks Killed It Though.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: April 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I don't think there is any other game that has been out there that has kept me so addicted in my life!

At three or four in the morning I would still be trying to get my stuff back from the dungeons (in this game all your equipment is scattered around where you die and you have to pick it up...if you log out of the online server, it is gone forever) and freak out because I just couldn't do it. So my unfortunate friends who had this game would receive a call from me and say something like 'Okay I'll be on in a half hour.' I usually would reply 'Okay, I'll wait' Wow.

Of course it wasn't just me, but everyone I knew that had this game. At work, this would be all we would talk about and all of us would be dying to get out of there to go home and play.

All of my friends are looking forward to the sequel and hope it's just as good.

The bad part of Diablo was that cheating and hacks ran rampant in it. After a while people just competed for the best equipment and tried to kill each other. Not my fave part, but I loved playing with a group of friends, exploring the dungeons and finally Killing Diablo! Over and over again!

My review is based totally on the multiplayer game. I never did play the single player one ( I only really like online games).

An Enduring Classic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: July 18, 2000
Author: Amazon User

If you are wondering whether to spring for the newly released Diablo 2 or go for the bargain basement original, wonder no longer: go for the original!

Diablo is a classic, character centered computer roleplaying game. Advised by a few computer characters in town, you kill monsters and collect treasure in your quest to destroy Diablo. The story line is straightforward, but gameplay is tactically interesting and challenging.

Once you've played the game by yourself, you can log on to Blizzard ... and find people to play with cooperatively at any time of the day or night. Learning to trust a new friend from halfway around the world can be a real blast! Just be a little careful who you play with - avoid the people who seem to prefer gutter talk, as some of them will target you instead of Diablo.

If you really want to hone your skills, play on Nightmare or Hell difficulties rather than Normal, or arrange duels with other players. The straightforward tactics that work on most computer monsters will often fail against other humans!

Don't worry about the fact that Diablo has been out a few years. The graphics are comparable to those for Blizzard's recently released sequel, Diablo 2 - I personally like the original's graphics better - and the game play, while lacking some of the features of the sequel, is generally more sophisticated and more natural.

I'm blown away, here!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: August 11, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Yay! The first game that opens the RPG to the Internet with hack-and-slash multiplayer! Myself, a fan of both RPG's and RTS's, played the full single-player game through first before venturing onto Battle.net. The single-player was impressive, but the multiplayer is what blew me away. Wow. No furter description is required...........

Diablo is not an RPG, it's trash

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: July 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

...I'd like to know what those people at Blizzard were smoking when they labelled this RPG.
You select from 3 classes - only three! Fallout, released at about the same time, has a classless system where you could create hundreds of different characters from the start. Apparently the folks at Blizzard thought three classes would be enough. It isn't.
So you pick the class - et voila you are finished. The game picks all the statistics for you. It then gets even worse.
You are then dropped into a boring village called Tristram. You explore around a bit, and fid that your character cannot talk. You find that you cannot go into people's houses and steal their goodies. But it gets even worse...
Overall, this game is flawed, I don't even consider it an RPG. Not to mention just how boring and repetitive it is. The single player campaign is only about 30 hours long, bur I still congratulate you if you had gotten through it even once. Not to mention that multiplayer is full of hackers and cheaters who don't do anything other than ruin your character.
To sum it up: Diablo is trash.
Goodbye.

Yep, I've played it and can't think of a better title

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 28, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Enjoy this one thoroughly. However, graphics aren't nearly as detailed as other games I've played; bird's-eye view is limiting, and the sorcerer character has no chance in hell of surviving past the first levels to where his abilities could be considered an advantage. The Rogue and the Warrior are great fun, however, and the game can be played over and over before it begins to be dull.

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