So, even though it is a pretty old game, Diablo 2 was something I have recently bought. I guess I’m sort of getting into a computer game buying mood now because I bought Spore, now I bought Diablo 2. Guess I can have fun with computer games if I can’t get a current generation console. Anyways, so here’s my Diablo 2 review.
Diablo 2 9/10
Game 9/10, Graphics 7/10, Online 10/10, Entertainment 9/10, Replayability 10/10.
Game: The game itself is very fun in my opinion. Who wouldn’t want to run around killing enemies, gaining experience, leveling up, learning new skills, and do quests? It just contains so much to do for such a simple concept. I was amazed at how fun it is compared to alot of games with similar graphics/implementations.
Graphics: The game may not be too strong in the Graphics score, but that doesn’t mean the graphics suck. Most of the graphics are pretty detailed, they’re just tiny giving the impression that they are low quality, which is not true. I do agree that it would’ve been nice to see larger images though to make it seem more graphically friendly.
Online: Online play is fun, interactive, and simple. You can use your own computer as a server or use Battle.net’s free online service to host a game. Chatting and picking rooms are simple enough and don’t require much time to get used to. Most players call their game names by what act or part they’re on or what they need help with.
Entertainment: Diablo 2 receives a 9 instead of a 10 due to the fact that it is slightly repetitive. And by slightly, I mean Very Slightly. The areas are randomly generated each time you restart a server on online play apparently (I might need clarity on that statement) which I think is a good thing because that keeps the game interesting and fun. Knowing how to get through every maze or puzzle perfectly each time is lame. Other than the length of time in certain areas, the game has too much variety in enemies, items, and dungeons, to make you bored.
Replayability: Diablo 2 has 5 classes normally, but I got the expansion set so that makes 2 additional classes for 7 total. First off, playing each class through the whole game may take a very long time. You also have to consider that the skill tree is so large that putting skill points on different skills each time dramatically affects game play each time, so you may have to play literally 10s of times before you start figuring out every single combination. The random dungeons (Again, might need clarity) also keep the game very random and fun, and random enemies make each time you do that one quest unique and fun.
Overall: This game is very addictive and fun, single player and multiplayer! I like how when more players play in one game, the strength of the monsters increases. This makes it so much more fun than people running through areas casting a few things and making quests cheap for others, it actually requires more teamwork. Interesting death concept, that when you die you have to collect all your equips and gold from your dead body if possible. I did have to restart the game one time and just collect my equips without the gold because I didn’t put a town portal, but that’s ok. Tons of different weapons and armor also made this game so interesting in that each time you played, you will probably have different weapon and armor sets, depending on what you found! Definitely worth the $40. (It’s actually cheaper, but I got the Battle Chest which contained Diablo, Diablo 2, Diablo 2 Expansion Set, and the Diablo 2 Ultimate Strategy Guide.
Fun fun, so what else have I done over the past week. (Actually, almost two weeks since I posted now) Let’s see… I did continue work on Fighter’s Field 3D. Although I have yet to release it, I am still working on it. I guess since there’s no consequence for not releasing a game, I never release on the release date which sucks, because schoolwork I’d always do it before the due date no matter what, but this however I keep delaying. Guess it’s just my problem…
That is pretty much it for the past two weeks, haven’t done much else. Going to update my pic soon on the About Me page because it’s outdated. (I think it’s almost 1.5 years old now)
Oh yeah, check out http://z-gamers.net and look at Bawl Maze, released by XSkulls. Not the best, but a fun little 3d ball rolling game. If you haven’t noticed, we got a paid domain name too thanks to XSkulls, we thank ya!!
