Darkstone

PORTUGUÊS: No ínicio confesso que subestimei, esperando apenas um "diablo genérico" qualquer... Me enganei! haha Fiquei 5 horas seguidas jogando sem parar, com aquele sentimento nostálgico de explorar o mapa inteiro e evoluindo o personagem, com uma sensação muito prazerosa de gameplay! Me surpreendi demais! Sinceramente é um dos melhores RPG ao estilo diablo que já joguei! RPG simples e fantástico! Vale muito bem o seu tempo para se desfrutar do mundo de Darkstone! ENGLISH: At first I confess that I underestimated, expecting just any "generic diablo"... I was wrong! haha I spent 5 straight hours playing non-stop, with that nostalgic feeling of exploring the entire map and evolving the character, with a very pleasant gameplay feeling! I was too surprised! It's honestly one of the best diablo-style RPGs I've ever played! Simple and fantastic RPG! Well worth your time to enjoy the world of Darkstone!

this is probably one of the most underrated games in the hack n slash genre, it got everything that makes a good game, game mechanic is pretty much simular to what u find in diablo. what really makes this game shine imo is the fact u can control 2 characters which makes for a unique gameplay with lots of options in how to get thro the game, also opens the opertunity that if you uncertain if you like one class or the other, pick em both and play with the one your most comfortable with while the other tags along and helps you in the tricky situations. if your fan of the hack n slash genre, you gonna love this hidden gem

The title says it all, but I'll dive a bit more into it. This game has aged about as well as the contents of a septic tank. It started badly and then became much worse with time. I'll give credit where credit is due: this game gets a point above the minimum due to the replay-ability options. A lot of games from this era lacked difficulty selection and character import/export features, but Darkstone seems to have implemented it well. There is also quick-save mapping which is incredibly useful in any game where it comes up. Now for the rest of it. Well, it is by far the worst Diablo clone I've ever played. There was some nostalgia in Darkstone for me since I initially played it back on PS1. For a game that came nearly two years after the first Diablo and on the brink of Diablo 2 no less, Darkstone is awful in many regards. To start, you will fight in this dark world. Oh, you will fight. You will be fighting for your life with the atrocious camera. The 3D design of Darkstone is gimmicky at best, but typically incredibly clunky. This "feature" wholeheartedly differentiates it from the Diablo games. Continuing, pick any single aspect of Diablo that Darkstone cloned, and you will see that it is a much crappier version of it. You have quests galore, but no quest log. Overlay map completely obscures your view. The monsters are hard to spot and fight. The loot is even harder to spot and pick up. Magical items are terrible. There is seemingly inflation happening in town as all prices are ballooning... but sometimes not. You can make yourself an AI companion to travel, but lo and behold, your line of effect can be blocked by your allies. Combined with clunky combat to begin with, and this becomes an exercise in frustration. Then of course you have traps which will either do nothing or straight up kill you. None of this is worth it, especially since the story is dismal and forgettable. If you have never played this game before, avoid it. Buy Diablo and call it a day.

The only thing that ain't good is the hunger and aging mechanics. Outside those the game has aged well enough gameplay wise and obviously not graphically. It can be played on modern hardware without issue. Its a lot of fun and the PC version is the superior version to play so if you only ever played the bad PS1 port you need the PC version. A lot of fun, simple, and you can have two characters instead of one so if you play alone you got a friend so choose wisely who you will bring with you.

Love this game! Easy enough for an 8 year old to learn yet fun for a 70 year old to play from time to time! Though the base quests are the same, theres enough difference in game play to keep it interesting!