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THIS IS FUN

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 11
Date: August 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I was struck dumb with awe when i friend showed me this game. IT is the koolest game i have ever played on the computer. You are a hero who tries to defeat the ultimate evil Diablo. You can choose from 7 classes in the expainsion. Assisain, druid, amazon, barbarian, padilin, and my fav sorceress. When you first start out u have no armor and weak weapons but when u kill monsters you will gain exp and sometimes they drop weapons or armor. This is a 3rd person game and its real time. The animations are wonderful and the cutseens are really well done. The cap lv is 99 and when u lv up u can choose to up str or def or something else. You can also get speical attacks or magic. Like leap attack if ur a barbarin or something like nova which is an attack that realeses energy and goes out of u in the form of a cricle. This is the best game i have played in a long time i it has a high replay rating since u can play online and theres so many iteams to collect. The secret cow lv is really fun and funny. I hope u enjoy this as much as i did

Awesome game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 14
Date: June 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

many people think that other roleplaying games are better. i found d2 and d2x are awesome! i baught the pack cause i gave the game away to a desperate freind, never to see it again. i played diablo AFTER diablo 2, so it was a let down, blizzard made D2 mountains better than d1, but d1 is still fun, has more a plot line to follow. d2 is better than everquest, cause i love larger battles with monters rather 1 on 1 in a large pointless world. d2 normal is harder, ebcause its harder to level in there, d2x makes it easier, and has a lot of good features. but its more fun to do d2, then d2x, just to be amazed at the new things, rather than get it all at once. it is addicting, so if you don't have extra time, be warned. if your buying to use while working, don't, you'll be [upset] when you have to exit fast, its that addicting.if you do buy this, i was so addicted i had 3 level 80+ characters on battle.net, which is the best thing in the world. hope this helped. its a good buy, or just buy d2 and d2x

It is fun...but way too hard!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 22 / 59
Date: October 14, 2001
Author: Amazon User

D2 has a LOT of good features. The graphics and sound effects are great. The character development is better than any which I have ever seen (I played AD&D for the last twenty years, and I think that D2 has developed a better character system). The game is divided into four acts (five with expansion). The first three acts are fun, challenging, and not too hard. The fourth and fifth acts are just rediculously difficult. I find myself running my characters around in the third act in an attempt to beef them up, only to still find them far too weak to stand up to the hordes of far-too-difficult monsters in the fourth act.

The only reason I have even SEEN the fifth act is because I have some "hacked" characters, which are ultra-powerful (one is a 93rd level paladin with about 3500 HP, and yes he has been killed on the hell difficulty level).

The difficulty goes to the extreme with the Nightmare and Hell difficulty levels, and I don't know how anyone could ever beat them. A typical monster has over 1000 hp, and does hundreds of points of damage. At the same time, the experience point demands for advancing levels becomes sky-high. While the ammount you get for each monster becomes miniscule in compairison.

All in all, a good game that needs to have the monsters toned down a bit.

Why do people say this game is "addictive"?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 15
Date: May 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Diablo 2 is a well-done, well put-together game. What I don't understand, is why it has such a reputation for being "addictive". It's fun for a while, but boy is it ever monotonous!

The dungeons are randomly generated, which gives you the idea that the game has some replayability, but they are so bland and featureless that it doesn't really make a difference. Each area is a plain-looking labyrinth with a few features that start repeating themselves after you have been playing for five minutes. Each level is filled with hordes of the same 2 or 3 enemies that you clean out by furiously clicking the mouse buttons and tapping your hot keys. When you advance to a new level, the same 2 or 3 enemies are there, but they are a different color, and they have a few more hit points, or they do a bit more damage.

The game never really challenges you until you face a big boss. Fighting the bosses is the most fun (and the only really challenging) part of the game. The bosses require resourcefulness to defeat. The rest of it can be won by repeating the same set of simple tactics over and over again.

The complete lack of a storyline in this game doesn't help. It is about as interesting as "Space Invaders". It's too bad, because a good story could have made each level more rewarding.

To make matters worse, this game has no quick save key. You actually have to quit this game to save it. If you do this, then you start off back in town, and the monsters in every area are resurrected. You have to find a waypoint in order to save the game, unless you feel like cleaning out the same portion of dungeon again to get back to where you were.

And what do you do if your computer crashes after 45 minutes of unsaved playing?

[stinks] to be you I guess.

I don't want to be all negative about this game. It has an excellent interface, which has been copied in some way so many times that it's hard to keep track. You can customize this interface and set up hot keys however you like. The character trait and skill point system is a great way to advance levels. I especially like the skill trees. Each character class has its own unique skill tree, which allows you to develop spells and other special abilities. A character starts off learning the simpler skills, and progresses gradually to learn more powerful skills. The graphics and animation are pretty good, but the spell effects are the best part of the game. The game is long and has a lot of different classes to play with, which means that if you enjoy it you will find this set to be great value.

It's kind of a downer jumping over to "Diablo 2" from brilliant and rich games like "Planescape:Torment" and "Baldurs Gate 2". "Diablo 2" is sort an arcade game on the PC. I guess that everyone has their own preference.

Blizzard Sets standards for PC games again.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: December 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Great Box set. I bought the Starcraft Battle Chest 6 months ago, and it changed the way I play games. Blizzard keeps doing it. First with the WarCraft series ,the Diablo series ,the StarCraft series, they keep doing the best. This was the best gift I ever got, make some gamer happy, or just get it for yourself.

Diablo will keep you busy for a while, then work your way up to Diablo2, then to Diablo2 Expansion Pak. It's worth it!

Devilishly Addictive

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: June 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Devilishly Addictive

The weakest part of the collection is the strategy guide, but you won't come to appreciate that until you have completed the first level of game play (normal). While the guide does give some useful pointers and some helpful hints about what to expect, it fails terribly in giving really meaningful tactical advice. As an example, some monsters will always "telegraph" an attack. If you know what to look for, you can react before they actually do and you can either avoid them most of the time or strike first, thereby stopping it before it can happen. The guide mentions only one such "tell", that of Diablo's fire weapon, but there are many others, so watch for them. A last thought on the guide, half of it, basically the "lists", contains really useless statistical information. It would have been better to include tactical info like how to set-up your battles, enter rooms, work with your hireling -- that sort of thing.

I now must confess that when I bought the expansion pack, I never tried the original game, I just jumped into Diablo II. It is a seemingly simple game, yet when looked at carefully it is very intricate. You have the option of playing one of seven character types in a game (although you can actually start seven different games and play each character that way). Since each character can specialize in one or two of three areas, there are virtually limitless combinations you can pick and choose from to do battle against the demonic forces of Hell. (The guide does provide some useful advice about where to put your skill points, but here again this could be improved upon.)

The two ultimate goals in the game are to advance your character by defeating the monsters and to ultimately kill the four main "bad guys". This is done by following a scripted story line, but within the story there are plenty of opportunities to deviate. From a gaming perspective the game becomes much more challenging as your character progresses. Once you finish the entire game you can play again at two higher levels and this is when things can become really difficult. (It would have been nice if these plots could have been changed somehow, but it's understandable why they weren't.)

I have two main problems with game play. The first concern is with the rewards received after major battles. It is frustrating to come close to death, perhaps even dying, only to get powerful items your character cannot use. This happens most of the time! A simple solution in the single player option would be a line of code that recognizes the character class and have the monster drop items only useful for that class. This is not an issue in any multi-player mode where everyone should have an equal chance at some goodies, but for the off-line single player mode -- come on!

The second problem, and perhaps it's just me or the character I play the most (sorceress), is that the monster battles should get harder as the game advances, yet I find the battle at the end of Act 2 (Duriell) harder than the battles at the end of Acts 3 or 4!! The first time through I must have been killed 15 times at the end of Act 2, but I sailed through those other two battles. I mean really . . . (The problem, by the way, is maneuverability. Duriell moves very quickly and you are limited in the space you have to fight in. This is less of a problem in just about every other battle in the game. So the very first thing to do when entering the "chamber", open a portal! If you die don't use it to return, go the long way. Also if you use it to escape, return the long way. That way, it remains there and you don't have to worry about opening another.)

If you're looking for a game that allows you to approach it with either some tactical thought by playing a weaker character such as a sorceress, or more of a "hack 'n slash" melee role like the Barbarian, this game has them both. There are also some great cinematics at the beginnings of each Act. I've wasted too much of my life playing this demonic game, it's so addictive!

Stay Away!!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 8 / 16
Date: May 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Unless you enjoy crack cocaine and other highly addictive substances, this game is not for you! I don't know how Blizzard stumbled on the perfect randon-reward system to ensure a large section of the community would never get a tan again, but I wish I had back the 2 solid years of life they stole from me.

Fun game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The Battle Chest is a great way to introduce friends, family, or enemies to the world of Diablo. Amazon neglects to mention that the Battle Chest is a hybrid CD, good for PC and/or MAC. Don't believe me? Check out Blizzard's online store and it gives hybrid specs on the box. Alone or online D2 rocks!

Diablo Dux

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Having played and enjoyed fantasy games for years,the ultimate playing-enjoyment has topped itself with the fantastic games in the Diablo-series;Diablo I,Diablo II and the expansion set "Lord of Destruction".
I highly recommend anyone (preferably adults) to try out these grand games!If you've ever felt the tiniest attraction to fantasy games (or books for that matter),you ought to find these games more than thrilling!There's a particularly satisfying feeling to bashing in the heads and other parts of the bodies of truly horrifying monsters!
Add to these adrenalinpumping experiences the allure of discovering treasures and magical weapons galore!
All in all;TREMENDOUS FUN!!

Most Addictive game of all time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Well, it's been 4+ years now since the first diablo was released, and i'm still playing diablo II. I thought i played Diablo 1 alot. As far as how much time i've put in, I've played Diablo II for more hours then i can count (thousands of hours). It's everything diablo 1 is but better. Now i've been on and off with it for a wile, but once you play it you will see how wonderfully addicting it is and you'll always come back. I seem to play it for several months straight, then get a little bored, but i always come back, and so will you. Backed by the best computer gaming company in the world (Blizzard Entertainment) this game keeps getting better. Every so often they will release a "Patch" for the game that not only fixes bugs and problems, but greatly changes the game around (overall for the better).

Don't worry about the game being old or the graphics not being the best. These things don't matter for the really good games, which is the case here. Just get it, play it, love it.

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