An Oral History of Diablo II

Re:An Oral History of Diablo II by santaclaus on Tuesday September 08, 2015 @03:59PM (#10187875)

The sequels, while super fun games, didn't really capture the atmosphere that made the original so haunting. The desperation in the original was palpable, and moving through the dungeons really felt like a descent into hell and madness. Everything from the spanish guitar theme in the main town to the progressively more manic tone of the journals in the dungeons to the crazy ending just fit so perfectly.

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Re:An Oral History of Diablo II by Cowen on Tuesday September 08, 2015 @04:12PM (#10187954)

The way I've always put it: Diablo 2 was a better game, but Diablo 1 was a better experience.

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Re:An Oral History of Diablo II by seivan on Tuesday September 08, 2015 @04:49PM (#10188144)

Yeah the sequels feel like a greater game in terms of quality and features.

But fuck me Diablo 1 was scary as hell, even when played multiplayer. Man.. that Butcher.

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Re:An Oral History of Diablo II by fenomas on Tuesday September 08, 2015 @10:40PM (#10189376)

AHH, FRESH MEAT!

You can almost tell a gamer's age by how they react to that, said in the right voice.

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Re:An Oral History of Diablo II by seivan on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @08:20AM (#10190945)

If you want to hear that, try Heroes of the Storm :) you can play the Butcher, I actually kinda like him as a character.

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