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Summary: Improved over the original
Review: When I first played Act I, I was mildly impressed, but not terribly.The graphics weren't that great, and it appeared to be a rehash of Diablo with new character classes and some other doohickies thrown in. Then, I played some of the other characters, and I played one characer twice. Whoa! The game is very subtle, and the character classes are very distinct. The skills are amazing. You can play the same character with many different focuses. It would be possible to play at least two distinct versions of each character, run them through act I and have long hours of entertainment just trying to figure out how to beat the first boss (I've put 2 characters through act I and have 3 more in progress). But wait! There are *4* acts. Each act is distinct, with unique (and better) graphics, other monsters - each fitting the mode of the level - and things to be careful of. Then, once you finish all 4 acts, you get to do it all again, with tougher monsters, and cooler items to be got. Then, you can try it with multi-player. Multi-player is mindblowing. The game scale, and the distinct characters have very real tactical and strategic considerations for interacting. It's very deep and subtle. Or not - if that's not your thing. It took me about 40 hours to kill Diablo, most of that being in a two player game. And that's only normal level for one character. In theory there are 5 characters who can pair up with 5 characters - giving 25 different combinations, with different strategies and challenges for beating Diablo. Never mind that each character will interact differently depending on skills. A bone&poison necromancer will play differently from a summoner and bring different things to a multi-player game. And of course, there are a thousand little subtle things, where the interface was refined and just plain works right. Little things. Like the spread of multiple shots (or teeth). Hold the mouse close, the spread is wide. Hold it far, the spread is narrow. Makes a big difference when you're slugging it out. Target wrong, and the spell is worth less. All that for the price of a computer game? Sign me up! I've read reviews where they say the graphics aren't that hot - I run NT, so graphics aren't a big concern for me, I don't get 3D. And Quake and Unreal have better engines or whatever. Don't play either, and am not interesting in shoot-'em-up. Diablo II is a strategy game - in certain senses. Enough so to make it interesting and requiring some thought, but with enough mayhem to make it relaxing after a long day.
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Summary: Fun Game - To Many Bugs
Review: Allow me to begin by saying that I have everything required except I have a 200 MMX rather than a 233 Megaherts Pentium, which is the minimum required. I played Diablo I for a long time both on and off line so needless to say I was one of the first to buy the game when it came out at $65.00 bucks. I enjoy Diablo II very much and I finally killed Diablo last night for the first time. :-) This is a fun game that still has a lot of the mystery found in the original game. My only complaint is the bugs. For example, every time a huge group of creatures is near - the game lags temporarily while they all load (my video card is a Monster Fusion 16mb). Online gaming lag time is horrible - time to get ADSL or cable connection. Also, I left the Horadric Cube in Act II on the ground in town with other items only to come back from the jungle and it was gone - fortunately, after I had combined the Horadric Staff! Alas, the computer figured it out in ACT III that it stole my cube and gave it back so I could complete ACT III. I don't like the automap because it is hard to see. Also, the creatures many times get blended in with background especially in the white desert while using it. Diablo had much better graphics because you could see everything better with the automap on. The good things - a place to stash stuff, good plots, mystery with numerous monsters, more creative items, fun conquering the quests. Oh yeah, the time warps are great. This is it in a nutshell. Personally, I think if they made these good things changes in Diablo I and kept the graphics similiar - this game would be the greatest. I also wish they would cut down on the number of people to talk to in town - how about one stop shopping. Good luck everyone!
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Summary: Why don't you own this?
Review: Diablo II is easily the best game this year. Every magazine article I read about this has confirmed this. The reviews are well deserved. If you own Diablo you won't be dissapointed. The depth of this game is such that I already have 7 characters and will probably have more. Diablo 1 set up Diablo II and Diablo II has set up Diablo III. I already can't wait of Bilzzard to put the next one out. Diablo II was worth the wait, so stop reading this review and buy it.
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Summary: Doesn't live up to its hype... But still a good time killer
Review: Diablo2 is actually nothing more than the upgrade pack for the original Diablo. The graphics are still almost the same 640x480 with so-limited colors. The gameplay is still nothing more than clicking and clicking on the enemies, until they're gone. This game has a very good story and plot.. However, all of wasted on the repettitive gameplay.. no matter what the plot or the quest is, all you have to do is running around and kill everything to obtain some certain item (sometime just kill some boss, and the quest is over). I think... games with the story and plot as good as Diablo2 should be much more interesting if there're more things to do with those plots. (It is, however, still better than the original Diablo, and I hope it would be better in Diablo3). One thing, the Cinematics are very good, and is one of the best I've ever seen in any computer game. Even now, sometime I still load the game just to watch those cinematics. Another thing.. this game was way too short and too easy. I finished it within 3-4 days after I start playing it. As a veteran Computer RPGer, who had been playing a lot of RPGs including BioWare's incredible line of RPGs like Baldur's Gate and Planescape Torment and a lot of older titles (since the AD&D gold box and Betrayal at Krondor), I feel that this game is far too short and too easy. Anyway, this game is still fine.. as a time killer. Since Icewind Dale is not yet release in Japan.. I'll enjoy clicking in Diablo2 for a while.
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Summary: The Greatest Game Ever
Review: Diablo 2 is the greatest game ever from the greatest computer company ever. This is an amazing RPG sequal to Diablo. I never met anyone who didn't like that and this improves in everyway possible, its larger, more characters, more bosses, more levels, hack free gameplay if you want, and much more. Even the graphics have been slightly improved, anyway who cares if they're not the greatest graphics ever. Blizzard is working on the server problem and it has improved 200 percent from the beta. This game deserves atleast 6 stars.
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Summary: Great Hack-n-Slash, not an RPG
Review: The worst thing about Diablo II is that it is being called an RPG. In reality, it is a game about killing things--lots of things. Don't get me wrong, I love this game, it is addictive and satisfying, it just isn't an RPG. If you want to play a great game that is all about combat, dig in. But if you want to play a thoughtfully put together RPG with a complex storyline and depth of character, try one of the excellent games by Black Isle Studios (Baldur's Gate, Torment, Icewind Dale, etc.) Me, I like both.
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Summary: great game lots of bugs
Review: alright lets get down to the facts I just got this game 5 days ago it's a really great game but the problem is that it really has a lot of bugs sure you can download the patches but it doesn't help i downloaded all the patches and i still have problems. here are some of the problems: sometimes when i have the disk in the drive and i click on the diablo2 icon it says please insert diablo 2 play disk and press ok, and then sometimes the disk door won't even come out when the disk is in it,and then i have lost a level 12 barbarian for some reason and that got me mad. so my advice is just get it it's a great game and i mean with a game as big as it theres gonna be some bugs so it's a great game and get it. system requirements for just single player: windows 2000,98,95,and NT. pentium,233mhz, 32MB ram, 600MB available on hard drive space, and 4x cd-rom drive. thanks for reading this and see ya! :-)
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Summary: Well worth the wait
Review: After the long anxious wait, I finally have Diablo 2, and having completed the first Act, I am blown away by the depth and vast improvements this game holds over its predecessor. The original game had the magic of being somewhat simple in its scope (hack and slash your way, level by level) yet being completely addictive and plain fun. They haven't veered from that at all with Diablo 2, yet they've added so many new elements to it. The new character classes all have their own skills and abilities, far more so than the original 3. You can specialize in various offensive and defense skills and magic as you progress up the ranks. There are countless new weapons and items to find, and much more diversity in their types. The graphics aren't leaps and bounds ahead of the original, but they nonetheless are beautiful. The second Act, in a Middle-Eastern type desert region, is breathtaking. If you enjoyed Diablo, it's a no-brainer that you'll love the sequel. It's a clean, well-designed product with great graphics and complex yet easy-to-understand gameplay. Without a doubt, it was well worth the 3 year wait.
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Summary: Not Good Enough!
Review: Sorry, Diablo 2 just doesn' cut it! After playing Baldur's Gate, Planescape Torment and Icewind Dale, Diablo2 just seems obsolete for it's time. Icewind Dale comes out as the superior due not only to its accumulation of the wonderfully complex character attributes and characteristics, but also the continuing improvements in the whole game!
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Summary: 5 Starz Baby!
Review: Diablo II is a remarkable hack and slash RPG. The first Diablo took me almost 4 months to beat. i just played Diablo II and i think it is a historic achievment by Blizzard. Great Job! by the way, I do not reccomend this game to anyone new tothe Genere. if i were you, i would go out and by the first one and then go on to the second.
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