The Godfather of hack'n'slash.

User Rating: 9.3 | Diablo PC
By KingLim | Review Date:
It's an old game now in terms of graphics and gameplay depth, but Diablo is proudly the pioneer of the genre - "Hack'n'Slash". This is the game that hooks gamers to spend so much time on such a simple premise, 3 standard characters (warrior, rogue, wizard) with 16 levels of dungeon crawl and a neutral town. This setting is such a hit back in '96 and an easy target for so many rip-offs out there.

Though I was happy already with the campaign once, I know fans that time who went through it hundreds of times just to level up their characters for online play. It just proves Diablo was a winner. The game still rocks even though its successor Diablo 2 is a bigger hit.

What captivates me actually is the music of Tristam, so eerie and exotic. It's the kind that lingers on in your mind even after you turned off your pc. Spooky but beautiful.

KingLim

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