Diablo II, is it still worth giving a try?

Hey fellow PC gamers, I have a question.

Most of my friends have played, and beaten Diablo II, and they assure me it's one of the greatest games ever created. Now, I installed the demo and gave it a whirl....but I was not as impressed as I felt I should have been. Should I give it another try? Is the gameworld as immersive as, say, DA:O? What is the storyline?

I find that many of these older titles' awesomeness are exaggerated because of the nostalgic value to people who look back on the 'good old days' of gaming.

Too old IMO, play Titan Quest + expansion instead, same type of game; but better than diablo (some would argue, but I would agree with OP about nostalgia being the problem)

Though, diablo is awesome, don't get me wrong. The music, lore, and gameplay still hold up. So, alternatively I would say yes, do play diablo lol.

titan quest is absolute garbage in comparison to diablo 2

give it a try for sure

Having played both extensively, I don't know how you can say TQ is garbage, at the very least it is on par with diablo 2.

If TQ is garbage so is diablo, though I suspect your comment is more related to nostalgia than anything else.

titan quest is absolute garbage in comparison to diablo 2

give it a try for sure

schu

This, and Diablo 2 is meant to be played online. You can play the SP on your own, but you would miss the whole point of playing it.

TQ on par with Diablo 2 :lol:

Yes, there are still alot of people online even the game is like almost a decade old.

Having played both extensively, I don't know how you can say TQ is garbage, at the very least it is on par with diablo 2.

If TQ is garbage so is diablo, though I suspect your comment is more related to nostalgia than anything else.

haberman13

if you're not attending to play online you should give a try to Torchlight demo - click on the LINK

or via Steam, besides that as you've mentioned there's Dragon Age IMO the game of last year aside with Batman AA

if you want to play online then get Diablo 2 with LoD expansion to play with friends

The graphics are soo bad its unplayable imo, just get Titan Quest m8.

Diablo 2 ..IS THE GREATEST PC GAME EVERY MADE..and it's worth 19.99$ price tag to play through again and again

Yes , yes and more YES.

Diablo 2 is on of the greatest games ever made (up there with HL) and has probably best expansion there is . You wont find anything close to Diablo 2 when talking about hack'n slash rpg's . GET IT RIGHT NOW !!!

yes, its one of the best games ever made. It aged really well too.

nostalgia has a heavy hand in perceptions of games, that and there were not as many games out then so they stood out more due to limited contrast.

example diablo and diablo 2 were great, cause they were some of the first games like them,, now there have been countless games to use the same formula. (which in turn effects diablo) "you change/influence that in which you study"

nostalgia has a heavy hand in perceptions of games, that and there were not as many games out then so they stood out more due to limited contrast.

example diablo and diablo 2 were great, cause they were some of the first games like them,, now there have been countless games to use the same formula. (which in turn effects diablo) "you change/influence that in which you study"

Lach0121

I'm pretty sure I can count games that use Diablo's formula on one hand, and that's Torchlight for obvious reasons.

No game has ever used Diablo 2's formula. Not one. A few devs have tried, but failed miserably because they missed they didn't get why Diablo 2 was so successful.

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nostalgia has a heavy hand in perceptions of games, that and there were not as many games out then so they stood out more due to limited contrast.

example diablo and diablo 2 were great, cause they were some of the first games like them,, now there have been countless games to use the same formula. (which in turn effects diablo) "you change/influence that in which you study"

Mograine

I'm pretty sure I can count games that use Diablo's formula on one hand, and that's Torchlight for obvious reasons.

No game has ever used Diablo 2's formula. Not one. A few devs have tried, but failed miserably because they missed they didn't get why Diablo 2 was so successful.

that being said diablo2 borrowed alot of the same formula from diablo 1.. period

im not bashing diablo 2 in anyway, i loved it and still do, its just people do not understand what time, and nostalgia do to art, including videogames.

Yeah don't play it, it's way too old...:roll:

Buy the game and it's expansion. Only play online, forget single player. If you don't have any friends willing to jump back on and help you out, then you won't be experiencing the real game.

It's a highly community based game. It would be like only playing Halo: Combat Evolved by yourself and saying its not as fun as everyone thinks... Multiplayer with your best friends is what makes it fun.

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[QUOTE="Lach0121"]

nostalgia has a heavy hand in perceptions of games, that and there were not as many games out then so they stood out more due to limited contrast.

example diablo and diablo 2 were great, cause they were some of the first games like them,, now there have been countless games to use the same formula. (which in turn effects diablo) "you change/influence that in which you study"

Lach0121

I'm pretty sure I can count games that use Diablo's formula on one hand, and that's Torchlight for obvious reasons.

No game has ever used Diablo 2's formula. Not one. A few devs have tried, but failed miserably because they missed they didn't get why Diablo 2 was so successful.

that being said diablo2 borrowed alot of the same formula from diablo 1.. period

im not bashing diablo 2 in anyway, i loved it and still do, its just people do not understand what time, and nostalgia do to art, including videogames.

Diablo 2 is still a good game, but is definitely showing its age. I'd recommend getting Sacred 2 instead, personally my favourite Diablo-esque game to come out in recent years.kieranb2000

Rose-colored glasses. The game isn't as fun as say, Titan Quest or Torchlight now. I really didn't enjoy it that much, and I too played it past its prime.Gammit10