Diablo + Hellfire

This is STILL one of my favourite games of all time. Don't go into this with newer rpgs/hack and slash in mind, keep your opinions open. This game has 3 difficulties. Wizard: Easy Rogue: Normal Warrior: Hard Everything that "goes wrong" in this game is just designed to be more in keeping with the game. In short, play this. Please. With friends.

I've been rooting for a GOG release of Diablo 1 for many years now. I was really excited to see it there, finally! The game is just about what it was back in the day it was actually new. While the framerate takes a little getting used to, you still get that old feeling you got back in the day. Light radius really does it there. Turning a corner or opening a door can reveal an overwhelming amount of enemies (or if you're lucky/unlucky a huge beast screaming for fresh meat). The GOG release brings a newer version of the game without the screen resolution being messed up but gets rid of traditional Multiplayer (only TCP/IP available). You can still use the regular version for traditional battle.net Multiplayer support. If you're a fan of the original Diablo and come for nostalgia's sake, or if you want a first hand experience of the game that started an entire genre, this is the game for you.

Keeping it simple, Ever played Diablo back before Diablo 2? Your in for nostalgia. if you have played Diablo 2 and/or 3 - Its rough. Like wise with any franchises roots originating within the mid 90s, Bluntly, if you are interested within it genuinely to give it a proper chance? Get it. You won't be disappointed. From my quick testing on windows 7, Not an issue it even includes the "original" version without the back-end tweaks, so you can use the original Battlenet. Sweet, the new version, supporting full 1080p (on my set up) rather than the 640x480p resolution. The controls, speed, the framerate (near locked 20FPS) the poor item management and clunky UI. won't win any awards back in the day, but it is functional. Theres a reason, Diablo was popular. I love the story, I love the graphics (Minus the blood outside the cathedral, because I thought the game was glitching so I checked online, and no - that is just what the blood on the floor looked like back in 96) I look forward to "walking" my way through Diablo, Maybe in a live stream or something. Definitive answer - Its slow, choppy, its poor UI and borderline tedious. BUT, it has one of the best stories you have yet to experience, a part of adventure is the mundane and boring. Some heroes can't run infinitely. These ones refuse to run at all, and yet, they can still defeat the lord of the underworld Diablo. We play it and still enjoy it for the darkness, and rewards down below. Because Hell, is it going to be a night.

So, I still have my old Diablo and Hellfire expansion disc. Diablo was given to me as a gift about a week after main game's release. It's an amazing game but it's a little frustrating without the expansion. (extra character and ability to run, among other things). I can understand them not having it here as it was published through Sierra, but Diablo just doesn't seem complete to me without it. It's still worth playing though and the price is fair. Still giving it five stars, if for no other reason than all the ears I collected back in the day.

I swear I'm not the only one who said ''WOW!, I'm so happy I could get this game legally after so many years I thought I'd never see it becoming true. And GOG managed to do it, once again, masterfully done. GOG always delivers, and in an exquisite way. The game works fine, and we're talking about a 20+ game old, with all of its flaws, they managed to make it work like butter. I'm giving the 5 star not just because of the nostalgia factor or my way of saying ''thank you GOG for being that awesome'', but because I always thought I'd never see this game on a digital store, and even more difficult to have it DRM Free. And, having it with sweet addons like support for modern machines and running it with no problems. So, yes, I'm happy once again. And yes, if you have never played it beware: it's an old game, not so comfy like modern games use to be, rather clunky, dark, cryptic and sometimes unfair. You might not like it because it's not comfortable, and you know what? That's the point of Diablo. It IS unfair, it IS dark, grim and diabolic. It was made to make you deal with hell itself, in an adventure that who knows if you're coming back in one piece or not. If you have played Diablo II and want to try this you might feel it's not that great but you know? There is no 2 without 1 ;). The price is neat, fair enough. Now go buy it and inmerse into the darkness itself but try not to go down too fast... you won't survive past Catacombs if you aren't prepared enough. Trust me. Then again, GOG always delivers!