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Summary: Great Game Done Bad
Review: When it works, this is the greatest game I've ever played. But there are 2 major things wrong. The real fun of this game is BattleNet multiplayer action. Unfortunately, BattleNet is down once in a while (when I have the time to play) or it goes down in the middle of a game. Then there's bad lag often. Or when they delete one of your characters even when you've played it more recently than the stated 90 day period. Yet, I remain hopeful that these things will get better.But the BIGGEST problem is what they've done with CD-ROM copy protection. Because of it, the game can take a long time to start, or not start at all. Many times it says that I don't have the CD in even when I do. ...have the ORIGINAL CD in the drive. I suspect that's why this game crashes more than any other I've ever run. Under Windows 98 it crashed A LOT. ...less under Windows 2000. (Mac users won't have the copy protection problem.) I'm noticing more game CDs that I can't make backup copies of. It's no coincidence that those same games are the ones that crash or hang on startup (when they check for non-standard sectors on the CD, I presume). I think game manufacturers should have to put a warning on non-standard CDs.
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Summary: Decent Game, but Far Too Repetitive
Review: Like many other reviews, I found this game to have a "wow" factor for the first few hours, but it wasn't very long before I noticed that every area you explore is exactly the same. No matter what level you are, its the same wilderness, same caves, same crypts, etc. The scenery barely changes, and the monsters are exactly the same, just change colors for higher levels. The quests are all the same, either "kill person X" or "retrieve item X." I cannot stress enough how much repetition is in this game, and it got very boring, very fast. The graphics are decent, but the game would not run in 3D mode, even with a GeForce 2 Pro, 64MB graphics card, on a high end machine. If you played Diablo (the original), there is basically nothing new in this game, its the same game with slightly better graphics. Even for a hack and slash arcade style game, it is lacking. Combat consists only of walking up to a monster and clicking your mouse until its dead. Occasionally you will have to hit one of your number keys to drink a heal or mana potion, but thats basically it. Don't expect anything new in this game. It has no depth or adventure, its really just an updated version of the old arcade game "Gauntlet." If you have never played any graphic adventure games or the original Diablo, you may enjoy this for a while. But veteran game players, especially those who have played any of the Baldur's Gate series games, or any MMORPG players who have played Everquest, Ultima Online, or Asheron's Call will very likely find this game incredibly boring and shallow. Its only value is as an action, hack and slash style game for a first time game player. Multiplayer is not much better, as the quests and areas to explore are exactly the same as the single player game, you just get to play with friends. There is an extremely large patch to download if you plan on playing over a network. This game cannot even come close to competing with MMORPG's. In summary, this game was mostly hype. The great reviews it received are likely from people who just got the game and have only played for a few hours before reviewing it. The game's success is likely from first time players and those with no experience with MMORPG's or other graphic or RPG games. If you are new to these type games, I could recommend it for your first game experience, otherwise, you might want to take a pass.
Rating: 
Summary: 4.5 stars
Review: When I picked this game up in the summer of 2000, I wasn't really into RPGs. I'm still not into the pure ones, but this game gave me some respect for them. Diablo II is fun, easy to learn, challenging and has great multiplayer. Many have criticized its graphics. I wasn't really bothered by the simple graphics. I especially appreciate the fact that with better graphics, the game would be too large to install on most typical hard drives. The only big flaws are: A Battle.net community full of people would decapitate their mothers if it meant getting a good item. Although this isn't Blizzards fault, you'll still have to deal with it when you play online. Repetitive play. Within any one character type (Barbarian, Amazon, Sorceress, Necromancer or Paladin) once you've gotten all the skills, everything is pretty much the same. It gets boring after a while and you either start a new character or stop playing altogether. Forgetable storyline. There's no reason to wonder what will happen next. It will just mean fighting another monster(s). Overall, I'd recommend this as perfect for person with nothing else to do during the summer. Its addictive enough to demand frequent play, but during the school year you might lose interst.
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Summary: good graphics but bad game
Review: I had played this game beofre and trying again and i now remeber why i threw it out the window before. First off the graphics are good, I cant complaine there,also the point and click is good, But everything else [is bad]. You have to play for hours just to save from point to point. EX.in act 3 from the one way point (where you can save) to the other you have to play for about 3 hours! If you play for and hour and decide to quit and didnt hit the next way point when you start over you have to kill all the creachers you just did for the past hour. Why cant you save annywhere and keep the creachers dead. Also in the forest you come across manny MANNY of these small creachers that swarm you (from 10-15) you dont stand a chance. Ok then you die. You end up back in town with NO gear. You have to go back to where you died (far away) touch your body to get it all back. But useually there are manny creachers there and you cant get to it. Everything is verry expencive. multiplayer my be better i did not try that.So i guess this game [is bad] in my point of view. Even though i players diablo 1 manny times and LOVED that game.
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Summary: Multi-player only for me
Review: The multi-player, online version of this really is the only thing I play now. I started off playing single player and beat the game on normal before I moved on to the realms of the multi-player version. Online you have to download another version, because you have to keep everyones characters even. I played Diablo 1 once and thought it was [nothing] compared to the 2nd version, because not only are there fewer skills, they do not have such creative character classes. In Diablo 2 there are 5 character classes, amazon, barbarian, paladin, necromancer, and (how could you make a rpg without one) a sorceress. Each class has unique abilities, and you have to take him/her through 4 creative acts to reach diablo, although I will refrain from telling you the end because I wouldn't want to ruin the wonderful story-line they put in to the game...
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Summary: Is this even an RPG?
Review: First of all, isn't an RPG where you "fill the shoes" of a virtual persona and "play them" in every way: interaction with virtual characters, a developing plot, personal goals, aims, ambitions and achievements, etc? Something like a good novel, or movie, perhaps, with "real" characters you become addicted to?
Diablo II doesn't match any of this criteria...tell me how it is different from Hexen (which is definitely NOT RPG, don't you even tryto say so)? You adventure around, kill monsters, gain exp, get more items, and go kill more monsters, getting tougher and tougher monsters until you kill the biggest monster...
So from what's up here, it looks like Diablo II is an *action* game, or an *adventure* game, but let's not slander the good name of CRPGs with this title. It in no way actually immerses you in a real virtual world, the same goes for Diablo.
That isn't a reason to give it a bad review, though...we have to look at it from an action game perspective, though, instead of an adventure perspective.
To start with, as many people have mentioned, we have the "incessant mouse clicking" which soon gets tiring. It may be enjoyable to some people, but I am not captivated enough by the battle scenes to overlook the mouse-clicking.
The second point is the tiring "tried and true" strategies your characters come up with. You get the best weapons and/or skills, and go kill monsters all the same way, only changing your tactics when you get "bigger guns". This is not a flame against the players, who make a sensible choice in this, but a flame against the designers, who design their world to conform to this. Eventually, though, this bores me...run up to the enemy, cast a spell/slash a lot, and they're dead...then you can move on, and on, and on...
But the reason why I gave this game two stars instead of one is the fact that the graphics are pretty good. It's a sharp looking game, and is very attention-grabbing at first...then you actually play it, and only the action/adventure fans can keep their hands on the mouse and not on the keyboard....
To top it off...if Doom is your game, Vas-y! But to those who play RPGs for the immersive plot and character development...it's best to play those games that *actually* feature it: Fallout and Fallout II (Not quite as much as others, but feature a lot of intelligent problem solving and world interaction with the character), Planescape: Torment (A truly awesome game), and others...which I will be playing soon but have not yet.
Looking back at this list, I see that there aren't really many good RPGs in the world today...possibly because the RPG market is being hogged by action games in drag. I hope that more games come out that are truly worthy of the title RPG.
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Summary: i've played much better
Review: when i first bought the game i was very excited. when i first started i thought it was great. then as i got farther into i noticed the lack of an interesting plot. just click. click. click. if u want a true rpg, with plot,go for something along the lines of planescape:torment, or bg2. i gave this 2 stars for one reason. after having a true challenge in bg2(baldur's gate 2) it is a pleasent change of pace for about 15 min 2 just kill things
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Summary: Awesome game!
Review: Diablo 2 is not the type of game I would normally be interested in. I care little for RPGs in general, and am just not into the sort of medieval "swords and sorcery" theme of the game's storyline. However, I love Diablo 2. Few games have taken up as much of my free time as this one has. It is one of the most enjoyable and absorbing games on the market today.
Building your player/character is one of the highlights of Diablo 2. There are 5 character classes to choose from: Barbarians, Amazons, Sorceresses, Necromancers, and Paladins. Each of these is radically different from each other and provides an entirely different gaming experience. My favorite is the Necromancer: a spellcaster who can raise the dead and, among his other bizarre talents, explode the corpses of slain enemies in order to damage others standing near it. I don't know why, but seing this in action just never gets old to me. Each character also has 3 different skill trees, and gameplay varies even more depending on skills you choose to emphasize. Thus, an Amazon who specializes in the use of bows will play entirely differently from one who emphasizes the use of spears or javelins. Most character classes can also be crafted in a way emphasizes teamwork with other players online if you enjoy fighting alongside friends.
The graphics are a little dated and the storyline becomes repetitive, but who cares? It's gameplay that counts, and Diablo 2 contains hours and hours of it. I am just now, after many months of owning the game, beginning to tire of playing in single-player mode. Playing with other people online (plus the release of the Lord of Destruction expansion pack) has renewed my interest, though, and I think I will still be thoroughly entertained by this game for at least another year or two.
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Summary: Repetitive ClickFest
Review: At first, I thought this game was good. The graphics are not very visually pleasing but the lighting affects were very nice. There were several different characters each with their own abilities and such. But with each waking moment I grew more and more bored, and my mouse grew more and more worn out as all I basically had to do was point at something and click like crazy till it was dead, not very entertaining. To add insult to injury, the monsters I was encountering were pretty much the same old beasts with a new outfit on, and maybe a different attack or special ability. Sure, there are tons of collectable items, and Blizzard claims that the items you wear change your appearance (A half-truth as boots, gloves, and jewelry do not show up on your character). But you can only do the same thing over and over so much. The game's "quests" from what I've encountered are basically you go here, kill this boss and come back. Sure, there may be a few things you need to do, like a grab an item from point a, an item from point b, and put them in point c; but the basic premise still stands. The game has it's merits, they did spend a great deal of time making the full motion video cut scenes beautiful (ala SquareSoft), and there are alot of items, and the areas are fairly sizable, and the load times are next to nil (since the entire game is on your hard drive instead of on the cd like diablo 1). The install process is slow and requires you to swap several disks including one with large movies on it (you should have the option of not viewing movies in any game). But the uninstall takes mere seconds. Which leads me to believe the game doesn't get fully uninstalled. I also hear the multiplayer is very fun (which can make the worst games great). What honestly kills the game in my opinion? The constant need to click the mouse in a rapid fasion (the alternative is to hold the button down, which is just as bad), and the repetitiveness (which is also a major flaw in Phantasy Star Online). If mindless clicking is your cup of tea, then by all means pick up a copy today. But otherwise save your cash.
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Summary: Gets Borning
Review: The reason i gave this game 2 stars was the fact that u can only beat act 4 so many times. Sure, at first this was instantly my favorite game. But after about a month, there was nothing left to do. I had the best items in the game, i tore diablo a new one, and beat the thing on every level. I would recommend just borrowing this one from a friend, because it isnt worth playing for very long....
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