Diablo + Hellfire

I first played this game at 12 years in 2002, and since then it's laways had a special place in my heart. The darkness and unhingedness of the original Diablo intrigued me back then, scared me so bad I had to stop playing in the Catacombs (second area of the game after the Dungeons), and since then come back to it to play a couple levels periodically every couple years. While the controls and UI leave something to be desired and have definitely not aged well, the gameplay is sufficiently demanding to force you to keep an eye out, and not so hard that you have to throw away the mouse in frustration. I personally do not miss the more complex item management of its successor, and evne though that aspect of Diablo 2 is marginally better, Diablo 2 absolutely takes the backseast in the atmosphere department. The only other Hack & Slash I played so far that comes close to Diablo in terms of atmosphere is Path of Exile, but that's very situational. The graphics are not pretty I guess, but I don't mind them at all. I think they work just fine, even today, for what they are designed to do. It's the kind of disturbing horror atmosphere that either needs very rough graphics or obscenely realistic graphics for maximum effect, so it's fine. While it has overall aged to a point where I'd say it probably won't be the main game in your library, it's great for short sittings once in a while. There is simply no game like it, and at this point I doubt there ever will be. Personal suggestion: use The Hell mod. Improves the game in many ways, most notably it makes it evne more disturbing. Another personal suggestion: do give Hellfire a try. Many people seem to think it stinks, but it's really just more of the same, with a pinch of icky creepiness on top.

This is not just the classic version but an updated LAN capable version with HD graphics. Worth every penny they are asking for it when you take these things into consideration. It is also completely compatible with windows 10.

I love Diablo series and Ive been waiting for this, finally a true progress on community wishlist made by GOG looking up for the day when I can get more classics on this great platform.

I'm just finding out myself that there are some pretty big YT channels that NEVER played any of games from this franchise before. People, you need to play this classic (Diablo 2 as well) they are one of those games you will regret for never playing. So addictive, and far too ahead of their times (especially Diablo 2). Hopefully we will get Diablo 4 in the future that is more like first 2 games in this series. Oh sweet childhood memories, the most precious ones -- utterly worth 9e!

Sure, this game shows its age, and if you're looking for a modern style arpg, you may be disappointed. But I think anyone looking at this knows what they're getting into. My review is based on 1) The game being fantastic for what it is, and 2) this being a fantastic package/presentation of the original material. The updated version runs really smooth and looks great on a modern monitor without comprimising the look or feel of the game. Although I only plan to use the updated version, bundling the untouched classic game with classic bnet multiplayer support a really good addition for those who would use it. Really good to have this game available without the headaches involved in getting the original to run on a Windows 10 machine. Here's hoping they do D2 next! Even without a full remaster, a bit of upscaling and tuning for modern monitors would go a long way towards making it less headache-inducing to play.