Diablo + Hellfire

I got Diablo when it first came out way back in the mid-90s. I remember asking what DirectX was back then as this was the first game I bought that required it. This GOG version is pretty much the same 90s version with the Hellfire addon included that was made by Sierra. You can play either the original version on its own or with the addon. Hellfire really only adds 8 levels with a semi-boss at the end (who is rather weak compared to Diablo). You play as a warrior, rogue, sorcerer, or monk (Hellfire class addon). Honestly, the monk is redundant to the other 3 and not worth the time. This is a great way to get into RPG games without all the D&D excess of parties and what not. What makes Diablo different back in its time (and somewhat today) is that each level is completely random in the layout. You cannot really follow a walkthrough except for the big quests that take place throughout the game. There are basically 4 levels for each "section" of the original game - Cathedral, Crypts, Caves, and Hell. Hellfire adds The Hive and The Crypt sections. 24 levels in all. If you play on Normal difficulty throughout killing everything, you can level up to 27 with each character. You can then return to play again on a higher setting to get even higher levels. One thing I found in this game was the Storage Area you have at Gillian's place lets you store anything and is accessible between characters! I beat the game first with the warrior, and all his stored items/money were accessible by the other characters at the very beginning. The only cons I have: - This game wears out your mouse like something else with all that clicking. :) - Diablo himself is a PITA unless you have collected specific items/spells throughout the game for each class that allows you to hit him fast enough in the end. -Story is vanilla RPG Overall, Diablo still fells like a great/simple game today. I recommend the DevilutionX patch to add current resolutions and widescreen aspect ratio.

This is one of my favorite games of all time. Sure it's old. Sure it's clunky, but there's just something about it that still holds up. I play through it at least once a year, but with how hard it is to run on modern OS, and how hard it is now to get a legit copy, it can be a pain to play especially for new comers to the game. There isn't much story, but there doesn't need to be. t's just a fun weekend loser where you journey into Hell, and grind for some sick loot. I'd say especially if you have some friends to play this with this is a must buy.

I have really good memories of this game, had it on my first PC and man, blew my mind. I remember Blizzard being smug about this game when the 3rd one came out, it didn't run well on new machines and someone asked the developer if they're re-release the game to run on modern hardware and the developers just acted like that was the dumbest thing they'd ever heard, just play the new games, it is so much better. Looks like thy're back-tracking a little bit. It is a good thing because this game is amazing and you really need to play it to understand how games were evolving. I'm going to wait to see if they release the expansion before I buy it, I had the expansion and can't remember what it added but I remember it adding hours onto the game play. I also hope they fixed the issues it had on modern hardware, it kept crashing for me in I believe windows 7. I'm a Linux user but installed 7 to play some games and this was one that wouldn't work.

Diablo with Hellfire. Well done GOG. Thisis going to be fun. I remember this game wheni t first came out. Still have the box and disk. If you liked diablo you will like this game. Lotta fun and worth playing more than once, just to sample the different classes. Give this a go. You will not be disappointed.

This game was an insta-buy from the first sight. But ever since I bought it I was wondering if my dreams would come true and the Hellfire expansion be added to it. I even asked on several resources of such possibility. "No, there will never be such a thing, because Hellfire is made by another studio" were answers to that. Lo and Behold! My dreams literally came true. I can not thank enough all who are responsible for that, you have made my life whole lot happier! P.S. I did not write any word about the game itself, but come on! It is Diablo 1, do I need to say anything more?