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Summary: And I thought it was going to be good...
Review: This is it! Is this what the hype was all about? Totally disappointed with this game. Again, a game that took 3 years to develop isnt a guarantee that it'll be good (Daikatana anyone?). Diablo 2 is just all hot air. Lets start with the bugs. First of, let's start with the technical goof ups. The game had problems with some CD drives. It takes me 3 to 5 tries just to have my Creative DVD recognize the CD. This is a major bug. Second, the CD had problems ejecting from my drive, thanks to the patch they released v.1.02, it still didnt fix it. Thanks for nothing Blizzard. Third, the game wont run on my GeforceDDR under Direct 3D. So now, Im running the game using DirectDraw from my GeforceDDR. I ran the game using 3dfx glide and the graphics were so washed out and hazy. What do you expect from glide? Now let's go with the gameplay. It is absolutely similar with the first Diablo. Sure they upgraded the graphics and all, but gameplay is still the same old Diablo. The game comes in 3 CDs. The first CD will take you only about 4 hours to finish it because the monsters are just too dumb and too easy to beat. You'll have the case of BOREDOM by the time you finish CD1. As you progress deeper into the game, you start to realize that the challenge becomes more of simply just finishing it because you paid [good money] for it rather than seeing the end of the game. Motivation factor is zero. There were a lot of new items and weapons not found in the old Diablo but new items and new weapons just isnt enough to save this game. Maps are 3 times bigger than the old Diablo. Other than that, this game is just a waste of time because it runs and feels like the old Diablo which is already a tired old engine to spend your gaming hours on. I enjoyed playing Nox more than Diablo II. Newcomers in the Diablo world will feel just dandy with this game. Old Diablo players will go ho-hum with this one. My take on this game, wait for the retailers to put it on the bargain shelves.
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Summary: We've spent the whole year in worthless struggle of waiting!
Review: It has been almost a year or even more since I found out about Blizzard's new project...Since then there wasn't single moment that I didn't think of an excitement that this game will bring(well not in such extreme way, but still). And finally two weeks ago there it is, brand new on the shelf, so long awaited and...so not worth of waiting. I do agree with most about the great cinematics and good graphics, but for the sake of a good RPG, advanced 3D technologies and good plot line, what happened to the tradition of Diablo...why the greatest hack 'em up, get cool stuff and spend good time game turned to be a boring decade old idea...Tell me, what was so bad about monsters just staying dead and not reapearing every time you save, and why the character has to appear in town every time you save and hack through all those hordes of monsters again(including Quest monsters...Mephisto, Smith, and etc.) The items in every town are so expensive but give not a very good advancement before the truly hordes of monsters that there are out there...Those endless lacking any innovation sandy or forestry planes, where some of them with inclusion of some dungeons and labyrinth are not related to the game in any way...I played Torment before this game and in comparison the puny 15 quests which I finished in less than a week, the easy to kill Mephisto and Diablo(even easier then other lesser magic monsters...say with stone skin)just weren't worth that nervous waiting and the truly briliant legacy of Diablo!
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Summary: Good game
Review: A lot of people have criticized this game because of its lack of high-resolution graphics. At the same time, a lot of people are praising this game saying it was the best thing ever. I really like the game, not because of the graphics, not because it is a sequel, but because of the gameplay. I spent thirteen hours straight playing this game. I have never done this before.For those of you who are after cutting edge graphics, this one may not be for you. But if you actually like to play your games instead of only watching the cut-scenes, this is a good game to get. 4 out of 5 stars because no game is perfect.
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Summary: The wait is finally over
Review: Being a game freak of the first Diablo, I must admit that I am once again with Diablo 2. This game is very addictive and time will evaporate in a blink of an eye! I am already on Act 2 and currently a level 21 Paladin. I really enjoy using the "bash" & "multiple hit" skills and these have helped me advance further faster in game play. Okay, now for the bad stuff... First the load time takes forever! Over four minutes on my system and I don't know why! I have loaded different drivers for my Voodoo Banshee but no help there. I am not sure if this is just my system so I hope no one else has the same problem but when it loads it runs perfect. When you die you have to find your corpse. This can be very annoying considering that when you die all weapons, armor, etc. are left with your dead body so you have to search for it. Or basically just quit and sart again and your corpse is in town. When you save your game do not expect that your town portals will remain as well. Be sure that you activate all your way points to help you along. Monsters will regenerate so you will have to fight them again or run to get back to where you town portaled from. I have had to repeat some quests twice. I dont know this happens but it is bothersome. Overall considering I am about half way through this game, it is very entertaining and addictive. I would give this game five stars if they would have give you the capability to save the game without quitting.
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Summary: WARNING: Severe Life Damage May Occur!
Review: Ahh, Diablo. Once again, Blizzard Software has proven their ability to make a game that absolutely engrosses the user and raises the bar for other developers out there. Diablo I spawned a slew of clones following the success of it's action/RPG hybrid, but the only game that could really dethrone Diablo was, you guessed it... Diablo II. Gameplay first. Blizzard has expanded the number of available character types to 5, with more mage-type classes and a fighter/mage Paladin. As you gain experience points, you are still able to place your experience points in general categories that boost your mana, strength, dexterity, etc. It helps in placing your experience points to know how you want your character to develop. For example, if your Paladin is going to be a fighter, you'll want to boost his strength and dexterity. Still, you'll want to boost his mana as well in order to take advantage of his magical abilities. For the Necromancer and the Sorceress, Mana is clearly the way to go. For the Barbarian, strength, and for the Amazon, Strength and Dexterity. The skill tree is also insanely expanded, with unique skills for each class. There are so many skills, you need to pick a few to specialize in so that you can rock with them when the time comes! Spread your skill points too thin, and you'll be kinda good at too many things, and not good enough at anything. The skills alone make for a replayable game, but there is much, much more to DII. The terrain is once again randomized, but much more so than the original. I've started four separate games, and the terrain has been different every time. The quests are more of a driving force in DII, causing you to focus on your task while sweeping through the huge levels. The entire act I is bigger than the first game. There are a plethora of unique and magical items, none of which I have seen repeated yet. THere is also the new concept of "socketed" weapons and armor, which allows the player to socket magical gems into their weapons and gain bonuses from fire damage to life-stealing. THe unique items also change the way your character looks, which means the player has more of a connection with their character and keeps them on the lookout for items which may look cool when placed on the character. The monsters are excellent, varying widely in size, shape, type and ability. There are plenty of unique monsters who drop nifty magical and (sometimes) unique items. And if all that wasn't enough, the story is artfully woven into the game, told between acts with beautifully rendered cutscenes and in-act by NPCs and events as they unfold before you. In the first act you connect with some of the people from the first game, though you may notice some differences! I have been playing this game so much that you'd think I was sick of it by now. Guess again: I'm just raring to get back home and play some more. And finally, if the single player wasn't engrossing enough, Multiplayer coop mode is excellent and quite enjoyable. You can party with as many as seven other people (though it does get crowded! ), and share experience points as you clean out the levels. All in all, Diablo II has enough replayablilty for the next three years of my gaming life. And finally, the graphics. Well, many people have slammed the graphics, saying they haven't changed at all. Not true, especially if you own a good 3D card. While it's true the game runs in 640x480 / 256 colors, if you stop and think about it, could this game really work at higher resolutions? Many items are already tough to pick up, let alone see (though the ALT key makes that MUCH easier in DII), and at 1024x768, the game might be invisible. Plus, there are nifty spell effects for us 3D card owners, and once you get out of the first act, the game stops looking so much like Diablo I and starts really taking shape. Bottom line: Buy it. Play it. Join me.
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Summary: It's like a drug...
Review: I get on the computer as soon as my kids are asleep, and when I go to bed, I still see the scenes behind my eyes. My fingers twitch all day long with the urge to leave work early for just a little more game time... The graphics are Great - a lot of imagination went into making things look interesting. The world is HUGE! and I love the fact that it's split up into four acts. I have caught a glimpse of some of the screen shots from acts II, III & IV and can hardly wait to get there myself... Buy this game - it's worth the money!
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Summary: An Excellent Sequel To The King Of All Adventure Games!
Review: Diablo II does more than deliver on all the promises, it lives up to all the EXPECATATIONS that fans of this game, the original of which was voted Game of the Year by two separate organizations, had for it, which is an accomplishment in and of itself. The graphics aren't tremendously improved, but loading times, gameplay and the story itself are. It has more of an RPG feel to it, which is nice, but still doesn't leave you feeling unsatisfied when you're looking to be standing in a pool of blood and body parts. The creatures get tougher at a reasonable rate, and death can be nasty if you die in a bad area (you actually have to go retrieve your body and equipment!). You can avoid this by exiting the game and restarting, so your body appears in town next to you, but while you get your equipment, you've lost all your money (make GOOD use of your Stash in town! Save some money!). Overall, a WONDERFUL game that will provide many hours of role playing excitement (and many late nights; the caffeine industry ought to give kickbacks to Blizzard!).
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Summary: Blizzard for President
Review: After experiencing WarCraft II, StarCraft, their add-ons, and Diablo, I'm not at all surprised that Diablo II is a great game. Though I'm scarcely through with 1/4 of it, I could sit here all day and list all the great things about this game: e.g., inventive storyline; cool monsters; great music, sounds, and voice acting; very good (if not great) graphics; incredibly friendly (Blizzardian) interface; utterly addictive playability; need for catheter, NO-DOZE, back rub; etc. Though only one of the three discs is a play disc, this game is huge; if the smaller original Diablo has endless playbility, Diablo II's playability is "endless plus." Since it's pretty violent, I won't let my kids watch me play it. But that's a good thing; otherwise, I might play it too much. Based on what I've played, there are a very few "cons," if you'd call them that: e.g., I at least initially dislike the Save feature even less than that of the original; I don't like having to kill all the same monsters over and over. There is little if any improvement in the graphics over the original, but that ain't all that bad. Also, in the original I enjoyed littering Tristram from one end to the other with all the stuff I would find in the dungeons. With Diablo II, you have to sell the stuff you find to Gheed, store a measly bit of it in your stash, or else lose it all when you exit the game. But really, this might turn out to be a minor criticism. So was D2 worth the wait? Yes, I think so. Blizzard knows what it is doing. I just hope that it never becomes a subsidiary to a greed-based parent co. whose philosophy condones churning games out before they're ready. If and when that happens, the Blizzard magic will be lost. Meanwhile, I look forward--likely a LONG WAY forward--to WarCraft III.
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Summary: FUN ... PERIOD!
Review: Unlike most pc gamers, I never played the first Diablo. With all the hype and how much my friends enjoyed the first game, I figured this would be the game to buy. Well, it is. The fun and reaplayability factors definitely make up for the less than stellar graphics in this game. The controls and gameplay are superb. The sound and music is some of the most realistic I've ever heard (except for some of the recent FPS games). I haven't played on Battle.net yet simply because I'm having too much fun playing my own game and TCP/IP'ing with my buddies. Me and my friends started our game after we were halfway through with Act 1 in our own games, and we were amazed at how much fun we were having even though it was our second time through Act 1. When you play online with others it proposes a whole new slew of options like trading, etc. (teamwork!). What makes the game so replayable is that everytime you play it, it's different. Even if you play as the same character, you will end up getting weapons in a different order. The weapons and magic are just AWESOME by the way. It's so cool how killing the same enemies over and over (and over) again can be SO MUCH FUN! Usually I HATE normal RPG games, but this action RPG stuff is my bag ... baby!
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Summary: Welcome back Diablo
Review: The inovative Diablo is back. This game is a worthy sequel to a game that has lead to many a wasted hour. This game possess is great the first time you play it, it's action packed, and exciting( a quality that more then a few Role-Playing games lack)and it has a great story, I was actually in a hurry to find out what was going to happen next in the story, the movies between Acts are wonderfully done. And the best part is the game has great replay value, with five classes to choose from, and two modes to play after you beat to one before it. Each level of play is harder (much harder) the the level before it, and although you know the story lines if you play the second to levels, the challage of the quest are still there with the increased difficultity of the enemies, in short wide varity of play plus the online mutli-player aspects, make for hours more of wasted time in front of your computer, enjoy
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