Feeling Kinda Retro :: Should I bother with Diablo?

I'm one of the 7 people who never got sucked into Diablo, but I've been in a retro mood lately and I'm wondering whether I should pick up the battlechest and give it a try. I'm not much of an action RPG-er, but so many people so highly of the Diablo series, I can't help wondering whether I'm missing something.

Right now I'm playing through and loving up The Witcher. I usually prefer RPGs on the deeper, plot-driven side (as opposed to action): NWN 1 and 2 (expansions more than original campaigns in both cases), BGII, PS:T, Morrowind, KOTOR 1 and 2.

I was bored to blubbering tears by Dungeon Siege and Oblivion. Sacred was okay when I had nothing better to play, but I didn't finish it.

I don't care about state-of-the-art anything, but a halfway-decent plot is important to me. With the above reactions in mind, what do you think?

Id personally go for diablo 2 over diablo.drgoth2006

battle chest comes with all of them..but yeah..

if you get diablo 2, just create your character on battle.net, you will eventually want to play online and it will be worth it to already be online (because you cant transfer your singleplayer character onto battle.net) you can play alone if you choose so by passwording your game. oh and do not create on open battle.net, thats where everyone uses hacks and fake items.

but yea...the game is pretty difficult to progress through alone, but with a couple buddies its a blast. also playing alone...it would take a very long time to get level 80+, but once you learn all the tricks of the trade of online play, you can be 80 in a matter of hours.

the game has a ton of depth and skill combonations. each class probably has atleast 2 or 3 differnt decent skill builds. the best items require a ton of effort to get, but once you do you become unstoppable (atleast against monsters) but yea...i can sit here all night talking about d2 :X

I'm one of the 7 people who never got sucked into Diablo, but I've been in a retro mood lately and I'm wondering whether I should pick up the battlechest and give it a try. I'm not much of an action RPG-er, but so many people so highly of the Diablo series, I can't help wondering whether I'm missing something.

Right now I'm playing through and loving up The Witcher. I usually prefer RPGs on the deeper, plot-driven side (as opposed to action): NWN 1 and 2 (expansions more than original campaigns in both cases), BGII, PS:T, Morrowind, KOTOR 1 and 2.

I was bored to blubbering tears by Dungeon Siege and Oblivion. Sacred was okay when I had nothing better to play, but I didn't finish it.

I don't care about state-of-the-art anything, but a halfway-decent plot is important to me. With the above reactions in mind, what do you think?

redonion71

I'm generally an RPG whore, and I loved Diablo 1 & 2, but given your tastes I wouldn't bother with it to be quite honest.

[QUOTE="redonion71"]

I'm one of the 7 people who never got sucked into Diablo, but I've been in a retro mood lately and I'm wondering whether I should pick up the battlechest and give it a try. I'm not much of an action RPG-er, but so many people so highly of the Diablo series, I can't help wondering whether I'm missing something.

Right now I'm playing through and loving up The Witcher. I usually prefer RPGs on the deeper, plot-driven side (as opposed to action): NWN 1 and 2 (expansions more than original campaigns in both cases), BGII, PS:T, Morrowind, KOTOR 1 and 2.

I was bored to blubbering tears by Dungeon Siege and Oblivion. Sacred was okay when I had nothing better to play, but I didn't finish it.

I don't care about state-of-the-art anything, but a halfway-decent plot is important to me. With the above reactions in mind, what do you think?

Delius

I'm generally an RPG whore, and I loved Diablo 1 & 2, but given your tastes I wouldn't bother with it to be quite honest.

Agreed. But if you are getting the Battlechest you will have it anyway. I do have many fond memories. I loved the music...very haunting. It would be worth a play through if you are seriously considering Diablo 2.

Thanks for the responses. I really appreciate the insight.

I suggest Titan Quest over Diablo. claytoma

Yeah, you're not the first person to say that. Titan Quest never really made it onto my radar, but I hear that it's more plot-driven than the Diablo series? Is that true?

I loved Diablo 2 for a time; played over and over, by myself and with friends.

I couldn't even make it once through Titan Quest. It doesn't have the diverse atmosphere of Diablo 2; it doesn't have the awesome (for their time) cutscenes; heck, it doesn't even have different character designs for each class. Diablo 2 feels a lot mroe polished; it's a Blizzard game after all.

Try the witcher instead.biggest_loser

i believe his post said he is playing the witcher. I tried the demo and didn't like it. maybe thats just the demo though

As for diablo. it is a great game. i played it at my sisters constantly. you might like it or might not, but its worth a try i think

I absolutely HATED Titan Quest. God damn... and the whole "absolutely zero blood" thing only made it even more revolting in my eyes.Rottenberry

really? i thought it was really similar to diablo, so much so that it felt like diablo 2.5, minus the blood, plus the mythology setting.

Try the witcher instead.biggest_loser

I'm playing The Witcher right now, and it's one of the best RPGs I've played in awhile, but I don't know ... I feel like it's been a long time since I played an RPG that really chased me around all day, where I caught myself thinking about it when I wasn't playing it (work, dinner table, etc.). I feel like you have to go back a few years to find that kind of game, hence my question about the older Diablo series.

I remember a few years back being in church on a Sunday with my wife and child, and when I looked up, everyone in the pews in front of me had little status indicator circles over their heads like the enemies do in Wizardry 8. I'd just finished a W8 marathon the night before. I agree it's probably not a good thing, but it's been awhile since I've been that into a game, and I kind of miss it.

Anyway, I appreciate all the comments. It sounds like D2 isn't very plot-driven, but all the customization and the skill trees sound interesting enough that I might check it out.

[QUOTE="biggest_loser"]Try the witcher instead.redonion71

I'm playing The Witcher right now, and it's one of the best RPGs I've played in awhile, but I don't know ... I feel like it's been a long time since I played an RPG that really chased me around all day, where I caught myself thinking about it when I wasn't playing it (work, dinner table, etc.). I feel like you have to go back a few years to find that kind of game, hence my question about the older Diablo series.

I remember a few years back being in church on a Sunday with my wife and child, and when I looked up, everyone in the pews in front of me had little status indicator circles over their heads like the enemies do in Wizardry 8. I'd just finished a W8 marathon the night before. I agree it's probably not a good thing, but it's been awhile since I've been that into a game, and I kind of miss it.

Anyway, I appreciate all the comments. It sounds like D2 isn't very plot-driven, but all the customization and the skill trees sound interesting enough that I might check it out.

I played Diablo 2 all summer in 2000 (I think). Very awesome stuff. A lot of late nights, then I went and rebought it a few years ago and played through it all over again.

I still have my copy laying around here somewhere. Maybe I'll start up again.