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BEST GAMES EVER

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: November 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I don't really own the Battle Chest, but I have bought each game individually. I doubt that matters, though. Diablo was a great game when I got it and it still is, but I never play it anymore because of Diablo II and Diablo II Expansion Set. Diablo II is the best game I own, besides its expansion. I sincerely recommend these games but you might not want to get normal Diablo, because it will most likely be neglected as long as you have the other two.

Worth Every Gold Piece

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: July 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I don't know what took me so long to play any of the Diablo games, especially after spending so many hours dedicated to Dungeon Siege. But when I saw the package here, I figured I might as well get it. For the same amount of money you would spend on one brand new game (actually, this is even less than that), you get the following: Diablo, Diablo II, and Diablo II's expansion pack Lord of Destruction, with a strategy guide for the latter two thrown in for good measure. How can you possibly go wrong? You can't.

The first thing I noticed about Diablo is that it is very similar to Dungeon Siege. I know, I know - Diablo came first. But not for me, since I played Dungeon Siege a year before Diablo. There are some good differences and bad differences between the two, but I won't get into that since they are two different games. Diablo II and Lord of Destruction both have great graphics, but I can't exactly say the same about the first Diablo. I started playing Diablo II first, then took a break to play Diablo - and boy is there a huge difference. Diablo, while still just as much fun to play as its sequel, is harder for two reasons: One, the game is darker and the graphics are grainy, which makes it hard to see where you're going (especially when you have the map mode on); Two, it seems much easier to die than in Diablo II - this may be because not as many monsters tend to drop health potions, and you don't have as much room in your inventory to store them anyway. So, needless to say, I'm spending more time with Diablo II. I'm only still in the first act (although I'm one quest away from completing it), but I'm having the time of my life. It brings back memories of when I first started playing Dungeon Siege last year and couldn't get enough of it. But I think I like Diablo even better. With Dungeon Siege, the characters did the fighting for you; in Diablo, you have to click, click, click till the dang things are dead - which may start to wear on your fingers after a while, but at least this way you feel more like part of the game then in Dungeon Siege.

The only complaint I have about this game is when I installed Diablo II, it took more than two hours to install - but maybe it had more to do with my computer (which has XP) than the actual game, because my boyfriend said it shouldn't have taken so long.

So if you ever thought of playing Diablo, or played Dungeon Siege and liked it, then this is your best bet. My boyfriend had purchased all three of these games back when they first came out and spent about this much on each - if not more (ha ha, honey!). So, I ended up waiting a long time to play this, but I guess it paid off in the end.

Addictive as Hell!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: January 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

So now it's been about a year of playing classic Diablo II and the Expansion and I'm still addicted. This is purchase is actually my second copy so that my wife can play online with me. This game is definately not for the hardcore turn-based RPG fans but does allow some creativity of items and characters found in the traditional. However, if you like a mix between first person shooters and RTS you will have fun playing. Additionally, b-net is a ton of fun with friends whom you can't always visit. If you are interested in this game, buy this box set (it's an awesome deal)!

How long have I been playing this???

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: March 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

These games were a big hit on my PC.
The original Diablo's graphics didn't seem poor to me until after Diablo II came out.
Love the greater character depth that II brought.
The additional character types also revive the story when you have 'played out' an old character.
Problems?
Well for the Nech. raising the dead can come back to haunt you...if you grow them on both sides of you in a tunnel they have a tendency to jam the tunnel and thier love of you means that they arent going anywhere. Must restart the game to resume.
I also prefer a Game Save to save right where I am and not return me to back to the level origin with all the bad guys I worked hard to terminate revived as if I have to pay some penalty for saving the game.
It also took me a while to learn that you don't have to pick something up just because a monster dropped it. This lesson will save you loads of trips to the surface to sell worthless junk when the thing that you really want respectable armor/weapons to spend with the money that seems to always be filling your little chest (storage rental???).
These minor blemishes don't detract from the inventive play and running battles that keep me coming back for more.

I'm Addicted to this Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: November 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Diablo was a fun game. I enjoyed beating it, but the game had it's flaws. I picked Diablo II up a couple of months ago, because I finally found the Battlechest for a price I felt I could pay. I wish I wouldn't have been so cheap. This game is awesome. It blows the first one away and they hard to even compare.

Diablo II is kind of like an RPG. You don't fight in the normal RPG way, but your goal is to complete missions and work your character up to a high enough level so you can slay the Dark Lord. In the original game there were only three character classes to chose from. That has changed in this one. You can now select from an Amazon, Necromancer, Sorceress, Paladin, Barbarian, and with the Expansion Set a Druid and Assasin.

All the characters have special abilites that none of the others do. The abilities hold true to the idea behind the character. They had a new fun element to the game play. Magic is done a lot more realistic in this game than it was in the first one.

The gameplay is pretty fun. I've beat Diablo, but haven't finished beating the Expansion set. I'm almost to Baal and I'm loving every second of it. Some of the quests I found to be quite fun. The guys did a good job writing the storyline. Some of them did get a little old and I was very happy once I completed them.

The real thing that makes this game shine though is Battle.Net. You have to give Blizzard there props. Battle.Net should be prescribed with a warning label. Every Blizzard game I've ever owned has always been better on Battle.Net fighting with other people and this one holds true to that. It isn't as fun as Starcraft on the Net, but it's not to far from it.

This game is addictive. You will lose all sense of time and place when you play it. You will want to beat it. You will want to beat it again. So don't be a cheap skate like I was and go pick this one up. You won't regret it.

Very fun!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: October 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I'd have to say that Diablo 2 is the king of massive dungeon crawls for the PC. You have a massive world to explore (which was beautifully rendered for it's time) with hordes upon hordes of crazy undead and demons. There is a fair variety of classes to choose from, and enough different skills and items to make the characters fairly unique. There is a smattering of story throughout the game, and it's well done enough to be worth paying attention to. To add to the replay value, Blizzard has the online servers, where you can meet up with people from all over the world and play for free. Since the game doesn't require much of a computer, most people with a computer can enjoy it (a broadband connection helps a lot for online play, however).

Amazingly addictive

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: December 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Diablo II is A hack-n-slash RPG with surprising depth. The gameplay is fast and furious that either hooks you for life or leaves you cold. The skill point system is amazing, allowing for a huge variety of character variations, there is 5 classes in the original and 7 in the expansion pack but each class has hundreds of ways to play. For example you can be a druid with brute force, become the werewolf and attack enemies with speed and power or you can summon animals to do your bidding but not with the same character. It's the character variation and the will to make the best character possible that keeps you coming back. It also packs the original, which is a big plus, if you get bored of the second go old school with the original. But be warned, If you get hooked on this game there is no turning back. Shop wisely. If you have grades or a social life to worry about steer clear of this game. It sucks your time like a black hole. But it's a compelling and extremely entertaining black hole.

Bo D2 fan

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: November 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Diablo2 is the best game I have ever played in my life. The graphics are much beter then the frist one. And the characters are better,too. Also it is the hardest game I have ever played.Diablo2 lord of destruction is what makes it the best game I have ever played.And getting both in the same pakage is realy a good deal.Plus you get Diablo1 and you get a stradegy gide. I hope you by it and like it also I hope this was a goud review.

Two reviews for the price of one

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: February 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Since both games (plus the expansion) are involved here I'll go ahead and give all 3 a review.

Diablo came out in the mid 90's to rave reviews and newly found addiction from PC gamers everywhere. I got my own copy (still the original) and found the game to be a refreshing switch from other games I was goofing off with at the time. Diablo's premise is that you enter the town of Tristram to defeat an evil that has sprung up out of nowhere and resides in dark places below the village. The graphics for the time were pretty good albeit grainy and dark by today's standards. The characters you could play as were all great although the only real difference between them (Magician, Warrior, Rogue) were the starting stats, and even your Warrior could learn spells (same as the Magician) provided he found enough books and skill levels, the Magician could do much the same with Warrior weapons, provided the player put points into Strength and Dexterity. The plot to be honest was a bit ho-hum, go down, hack and slash, and rescue some kid while defeating monsters with thier own story and lore, which oddly I found no interest in. To make matters worse the singleplayer game went much quicker than multiplayer and so a shorter game is less apt to hold your attention span. But it's real value came when adventuring with friends either by internet or modem (yeah, people did modem to modem gaming back then...unreal ;) ) and it was in this way the game became unbelievably addictive as hours long searches in dungeons for the best weapons and equipment became a pastime.

Diablo II was the much ballyhooed and awaited sequel in gaming history at the time. The game saw a few delays getting out of production (usually a surefire sign a game will be a dud) but turned into solid gold. In every single way an improvement over it's forebear. And the plot was outstanding! The music, atmosphere, the weapons and armor you could find...what was there to *not* be liked about the game? The story has you following the previous game's hero (the plot assumes it was the Warrior) and watches his downward spiral as he travels east towards the place of Diablo's rebirth, releasing mayhem as he moves. Besides special missions that give you permanent stat upgrades and named items you have a gigantic choice of places to explore, there are runes and gems that you can drop into weapons and armor, giving them custom upgrades.

D2: Lord of Destruction follows the path of the last bad guy, the Lord of Destruction, into the frozen lands of the north, homeland of the Barbarian. This expansion gets a lot of mixed reviews, but personally I like it. The music, locales, and especially the amazing experience one can get just by going through the expansion once is not to be ignored. Plus super customized "named" armor that you make by having certain rare runes is definitely a bonus beyond words.

Online play is fun but with so many hacked items it's simply better to go it alone and try and get some good stuff that's legit, a real sign of respectability these days. The game is very addictive and you'll find yourself going back to it again and again. Try it out and see :)

One of the greatest games ever made. Period.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: May 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I cant even estimate how many hours Ive spent playing this game on Battle.net over the last few years. It is just that good.

Logging onto Bnet and playing this game with tens of thousands of people, 4 years after its release, shows you just how great the game is. If any game can put up these numbers years after its release then its got to be doing something right.

Pick up this game now if you havent already. Youll be hooked for a long time...

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