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The perfect game to while away those stolen hours

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 56 / 60
Date: April 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have played the whole Diablo line since day one. I have put up with lots of abuse, both from wife and kids, about being "addicted". Hah!!! Then one day.... after I poked my head in the room and ran right back out to see if anyone would chase me.... :)

Seriously, this game has it all. On most of the lower levels, the game is the equivalent of 'Freecell'. It is motion oriented solitaire, kind of mindless and entertaining. As you move up to the harder levels, surprises come and mental challenges. And of course the guy factor... all those new toys!!! (We even like the nifty clothes... errrr, I mean armor :))

The story lines are interesting, the players can be developed in soooo many different ways and actually have to develop different battle modes that translate well to their individual "characters" (Ever see a barbarian with a bow??)

I highly recommend this game, regardless of age or sex, single or multi-player... it rocks!!

Award Winning Action Packed Gift Set!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 26 / 27
Date: February 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This my friend, is an award winning gift set collection for any hardcore gamer. Novice or expert, with Diablo and it's following titles this is a great buy for your money's worth! You get the first-ever action-packed Diablo game, it's following ancestors, Diablo II and Diablo II:Lord of Destruction, and you also get Diablo II and Lord of Destruction Strategy Guide, and a cool poster all for currently twenty dollars! Don't miss out on this awesome gift set collection. In Diablo, you are destined to slaughter the lord of terror, Diablo. You get lots of fun filled quests with an epic story line, challenging bosses, great weapons, lovely items, and good graphics. In Diablo II, the lord of terror returns and again, you must go out and hunt Diablo. Diablo II has more items, weapons, better graphics, four acts, and great new challenging monsters and bosses that will keep you playing. Then, after you beat Diablo II, you must install Diablo II:Lord of Destruction. Diablo II:Lord of Destruction is the expansion pack for Diablo II. In Lord of Destruction the lord of terror doesn't return, but you must seek and destroy a new enemy, Baal. Baal is the big boss, the lord of destruction people say. In Diablo II:Lord of Destruction you get thousands, not hundreds but thousands, of new items, lovelier weapons, lots of new monsters, tons of great big bad bosses, and a brand new act to complete, to seek and destroy the lord of terror, Baal. If you have trouble you can always turn to the Diablo II Strategy Guide that comes along with this great gift collection, and who knows, you may learn something new. Diablo Battle Chest is a great gift collection for anyone who loves Blizzard's other award-winning titles, novice or expert, all non or current Diablo fans will love this gift collection. Why? Because it has the first award-winning title that started it all, Diablo, then Diablo II and Diablo II:Lord of Destruction, two manuals, one big fat Diablo II Strategy Guide, a cool poster, and most important of all, addictive hot sweet sweet sizzling non-stop action that will keep you riveted. So for your average gaming buck, it's not a bad deal, so I say buy this item now, or you'll regret it! :)

"What I saw next was not meant for mortal eyes"

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 26 / 29
Date: July 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Diablo Battle Chest includes Diablo, Diablo II and the expansion pack, Lord of Destruction. This is a fun game to play online (World of Warcraft, this is not). You get to play as a hero to fight the forces of Hell. This is a well thought-out game, worthy of being the best RPG of all. I've played AD&D (and still do), but Diablo has some stuff that AD&D doesn't.
Diablo II is separated into 4 acts (five with LOD). Each of the 5 acts begins with a movie. The voice-acting is great. If you're an RPG fan, than you owe it to yourself to play this game.

Back in my buddy's Rec Room

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 15 / 18
Date: August 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Firing up Diablo II takes me back to my early days of D&D. I recently recevied the game from my cousin who has been a hardcore Diablo fan since Day One.

The Battle Chest is a great value. Although I've been slashing my way through D2, I just found out that a friend plays D1 online at BattleNet. Lucky for me, and others who've discovered the Battle Chest, I've got both games.

As many others have pointed out, the interface is rather intuitive. I've played D2 online for the most part. Starting out is a real challenge. If you're killed with no backup weapons back in town, you need to trudge out and reclaim your posessions barehanded. And the fiends who inhabit the Diablo landscape aren't going to make it easy for you.

As characters develop, they really do take on their own personality. As you "level up" you decide where skill points will be distributed. Will you focus on lightning skills, or become the master of two handed axe wielding ? Its up to you. Lots of todays teens will easily get drawn into the adventuring, to be sure. But for for the old-school adventurers who yearn to dig out their 20-sided die one more time, give Diablo a whirl.

It's the best!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: August 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I love Diablo. In my opinion D2's the best game ever made. I've played with my boyfriend's copy but my birthday's coming up and I'm hoping for the battle chest. I've played D1 and D2 before, just not D2x. D1 isn't really so great. People say it has a better storyline but I disagree; it has an insane storyline that revolves around the items you have to give to people. It didn't click with me. However, I love everything about D2. The graphics are great for when it was made, and are still very fashionable by today's standards. It's just not 3D, which puts some people off, but it's a very good looking game and the MOST FUN to play.

And to the person who said that the game is horrible because there are scammers and people with hacks on BNet, it is all true. Playing on BNet is horrible if you don't congregate with people that you know. They all use hacks and steal items and scam you. But there is no problem if you choose not to interact with these people. Besides, this is irrelevant to the GAME itself; this is the fault of people, not Blizzard. The GAME is great but people are not. It is simple as that. The game still deserves 5 stars because it's the greatest game ever made! Very VERY addicting.

SLEEP BECOMES OPTIONAL

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: January 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

"If I can just make it to the Arcane Sanctuary, I'll call it a night." How many times did I say this, only to see - out of the corner of my eye - the sun come up?
Both Diablo I & II are insanely addictive, so keep that in mind when buying this as a gift for loved ones. While the Diablo II expansion included in this set [Lord of Destruction, or LoD] keeps the game fresh, Diablo I is essentially outdated. Diablo I was an amazing game during the pentium era in which it was released, but times have changed, and ultimately there is no reason to spend much time playing Diablo I when you have the sequel and it's expansion in your hands. (There is an expansion available for Diablo I, called HellFire - but again - why not just play the far superior LoD?) It should be mentioned that Diablo II is far outshined by LoD, but you need the Diablo II program on your computer in order to load up LoD, so that's why this package isn't completely redundant. The strategy guide included in this set is for Diablo II; it is somewhat useful for beginners, but advanced players would rather have the LoD strategy guide [not included in this set]. I recommend that players download the latest patch from Blizzard, to get the most out of the game.

While Diablo II & LoD are linear in their game play (you follow the same path every time to get to the end of the game), it is nonetheless impressive how character development can go in so many directions. Seven character classes are offered, and each class has 3 different "skill trees" to progress in. Focusing on certain skills within a tree can itself change the way in which you relate to the game; characters can become so specialized that names have been attributed to them (lexicons can be found on the Net). For example, if you choose to play a character of the new Druid class, he can be differentiated into a Shifter, Summoner, Elementist, Botanist, Windbreaker, Bowling Druid, etc. [lingo used by Diablo addicts, these aren't terms that the game itself uses]. It could be said that choosing different paths renews the playability of the game, as you are forced to figure out new strategies to survive. Once you beat the game in "Normal" mode (i.e., finish all 5 "Acts"), your character may venture into "Nightmare" mode, which adds new dimensions and incentives to continue investing time in your hero (it gets worse: after Nightmare mode there is Hell mode, a level of difficulty that literally makes your character's life a living hell - sounds like fun, no?)

I've been playing this game since its release, have at least one character from each class, and can hardly believe how much I still have to learn. Lately I've discovered several websites devoted to the game, and features of the game that previously made little sense now are revealed as worthwhile to me. The soundtrack for Diablo II & LoD is so good that I've downloaded [for free] all of the music from Blizzard's awesome website. If you are getting the impression that this game can create a black hole in your weekly schedule, then I think I have gotten my point across. Be warned, this is not kid's stuff...I once watched a girlfriend's 10-year-old son break into tears as he realized he could not defeat Baal, the endgame foe. I counseled him on spending his skill points more sagaciously, but it didn't matter: he found some hacked items on the Web and consequently sailed unimpeded thru the game. I like how Blizzard keeps patching the game, though -- countering the hacks, with each patch moving the original version of Diablo II closer to perfection. Sure, it's a ridiculous game in many ways, but when you reach the Nightmare and Hell difficulty modes what you come to care about is survival, not how much sense it all makes...

This Set is a Great Purchase.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 13
Date: November 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

First of all, this set is great because you pretty much get Diablo I for free, and even spend less than you would buying D2 plus the expansion pack separately. Diablo II is the most addictive and well put together game I have probably ever played. The expansion pack makes it even better. This single set represents literally months of really enjoyable gameplay.

Now THIS is my kind of video game...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: October 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

...And it's a GREAT value!! To tell you the truth, I haven't played it a whole lot, so I can't rattle off all sorts of neat facts, but I can tell you it kicks the "you know what" (...) out of most games.

The graphics are improved with the expansion pack included, allowing you to have 800x600 resolution even on the original Diablo II, which is cool. There are two new character classes, and they are both welcome additions. Act V with 6 new quests I believe, is on the expansion pack.

Like I said before, this is a...value. At first, I bought Diablo II for [$$]. Then I planned on buying Lord of Destruction for another [$$], but then it hit me...that, my friends, is a [joke]!! I got my money back for Diablo II, and then bought the battle chest which includes Diablo, Diablo II, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, and an awesome strategy guide...but the best part is....IT'S [$$] LESS THAN THE DIABLO II + EXPANSION PACK COMBO!! Go for the battle chest, it's worth every penny.

An Old Patron Of The Popular and Extremely Addictived PC Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 14
Date: August 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This whole package includes the first Diablo and the full set of Diablo 2. All together about 5 discs taking about a total of 1.5 GB of harddrive space for not full installation meaning only game and not cinematics, expansion disk require for play. Note: Diablo 1 isn't required for Diablo 2 installation so 1.5 GB is from Diablo 2 alone. Diablo 1 only takes a couple of MB. The main reason anyone should get this is to play it on multiplayer mode with other players through 3 or so different relms-USWest, USEast, and Europe. Different relms just mean different time zones and people supposedly.

Players that should play it nowadays would come upon the option of playing 7 different characters with the expansion set installed. Characters such as: The Necromancer(Summoner/Caster), Sorceress(Spell Caster, taken from D1), Amazon(Melee Bow or Spear related, taken from D1), Barbarian(Pure Melee hand to hand combat), Paladin(Part Caster/Part hand to hand combat, taken from D1), and the two new expansion characters the Assassin(Melee/Caster) and Druid(Summoner/Morpher/Caster). Each one has their own different spells, item functions and looks when equiped, different advantages and disadvantages when it comes to enemies and when versing other player character types and gameplay overall, etc.

Playing this online now would give you the option of either choosing to put your character on normal mode, ladder mode, or hardcore mode. There are more, but I'm not familiar with them. Normal is just as it is, just playing simply for playing it. However, on ladder mode, you get a larger variety of items, the gameplay is different in some situations, things cost differently, and there are seasons in which after each season ends(about a year or so) and all ladder characters get resetted to NORMAL. So ladder is more based on time. Hardcore is hard to the fact that after you die, thats it, just serve for more of a challenge for the risk takers and probably more advance players. Currently ladder season during the making of this review is 2 and 3 is coming soon.

Now, for an online review:

Playing online requires you to be witty and to know your price in the market/trading area. Being witty includes not falling for cheap scams, knowing a good trade from a bad trade, taking advantage of a good situation when they come up, and so on. This is the thing about the game. To become decent you must play about 2 hours a day, to become good you must play about 3-4 hours daily, and the rest are for lifeless people. By the way, anyone here heard about the Korean boy that died from playing this game several days straight without sleep, bathroom breaks, food, etc? It was in the news. Thats another reason why this game becomes a bit shallow later, when the player realizes that no matter how much you play, its hard to get everything you want. Its like going on forever for not much at all. A good player can make about a few profitable trades a day. Gameplay online can also be very laggy at times, the pop error has been fixed. Rushing isn't as easy as you now need to get to level 25 to be rushed and leveled successfully. By the way, you can no longer go all the way to hell cows or nowadays Baal run and go from level 5 to 99.

Expansion therefore has added Baal as the last boss, however, in my opinion, Diablo is still the hardest. Making it a total of 5 acts. Each act contains objectives. Boss goes as follow: Andariel(Melee/Poison), Tal Rasha(Melee/Ice/Poison), Mephisto(Fire/Melee/Ice), Diablo(Fire/Thunder), Baal(forgot, uses some sort of nova and blast). Any further information go to battle.net. This also excluding the secret cow level. Act one, in town, requirements:Warts leg at the town of tristrum, a scroll of town portal, and the cube from act 2.

I remember when I was first introduced into this game around the time of version 1.09. Unfortunately I found out that I was slightly late for one of the most memorable version, version 1.08. 1.08 by the way, was the version of legendary items such as the constricting ring (100resist all, 100magic find ring), 1.08 Valor(over 249+ to vitality from what I remember at lvl 99 ), vampire gaze, shako, stormshield, etc. They make most of their later versions pale in comparison.

I played for a few months in the beginning, got totally addicted to the game, but gave up after the pop error occured during a pvp (player vs player). Pop error is the error in the game during those later versions in which the character would be naked after losing, during the time when you go back out to get your body back, you end up picking up an item and being killed right after, resulting in your main body with all the items that your character was holding to explode and your item laying all over the ground for other people to grab. In this case, my most prized possession at that time, my windforce which took me weeks and 40 SOJS (stone of jordans ring) to get.

Eventually going back to it, however, quitting several months later due to college and complaints from family and friends about my addiction. Sold account for $120.

Just beware, this game can make you swing two ways, make you totally dismiss it or suck you in. Its hard to control yourself. If you have kids that need to do their school work, don't get them this game. Otherwise, get them it, its pretty good and should easily entertain you for months. Nice day everyone.

a good value for the money

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: April 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I read about Diablo years ago. Now this package is available. These games are HIGHLY addictive!

It takes quite a while to get through the quest, or quests. There is alot of fighting and crypt crawling. Sometimes management of items will get tedious, and you will have to sell or drop some things along the way. I had to tackle some of the bosses several times in order to achieve victory. Along the way there are hirelings available to help you on your quest. There are also some helpful non-player characters with information and services available. I've had to take a break from it several times, as the last legs of the journey can be difficult. It is sometimes preferable to go back and clean out several dungeons to raise experience levels before tackling a tough boss.

There are several classes available. I played the barbarian in the demo, and am now running a necromancer. The spell casters are a little more difficult to play - the game is basically alot of fighting, and unless you have some decent magical items or helpers you are going to find yourself dying frequently. The graphics are awesome, but you will need a pretty fast processor -there is a lag sometimes even on my machine. I've never seen such great backgrounds before, and the creatures and people are quite vivid. The slant of the game is obviously towards males aged 13 - 30 though - there's alot of half naked women running around!

One of the design features I like the best is the skill system. You don't simply go up in levels and learn spells automatically. You must choose various skills, most of which can be taken again to improve them. The basic skills must be learned before some of the advanced stuff can be chosen. No two characters will be the same. Sometimes you will find a choice does not work well given your style of play, as I did a few times. Some skills will find more general use, and others you might only use a few times to get out of a sticky situation. The same system applies for fighters. If you don't know the skill for a particular weapon it will be less effective, and some weapons may not be available for your class at all. And armor is sometimes unwearable without some rings or amulets available to boost your strength.

It's long and sometimes frustrating, but the package was well worth the money.

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