Diablo + Hellfire

Apart from being a huge nostalgia trip, this game really hasn't aged well. Game controls are clunky and irresponsive to the point where it really hurts the gameplay.

I don't usually play these kinds of games. I prefer games with heavy narratives and stuff like that, but just like everybody else I tried Diablo and Diablo 2 back in the day, I just never felt compelled to ever play more than a couple of hours. So the other day, my friend bought Diablo 4. I tried it, just to see what everybody was talking about, and I was surprised at how cinematic it was, in comparison to the earlier entries. I still only played for a few minutes, but I was intrigued. So intrigued that I decided to give Diablo 1 a chance. Just to see if the story was anything to call home about. A week later I had played through the entire game, gearing up to start playing Diablo 2. You could say I was hooked. It wasn't the story, which if you read all the text and look up some of the lore is pretty interesting, but suffers like most video games, from terrible storytelling devices (i.e reading a bunch of lore instead of actually getting to experience it.) It wasn't really the gameplay loop either. The game is pretty repetetive and not very deep, although I do prefer less convoluted game mechanics. I like it when the "game stuff" doesn't get in the way of the story. What it was that really was that made me sit there for hours on end and click frenetically, was the dopamine hit every time I finished a level and moved down to the next. The mechanic feel of progression made me wanna push on. The simple gameplay and the constant upgrade to weapons and armor gave me that kick to go on just a little bit more, even when the game bugged or I accidentally overwrote my main savefile, setting me back about six levels. It wasn't so much that the game was particularly well made, it was that it tricked my brain into wanting more dopamine. Unfortunately that is what gamers considers good, because they have been tricked, and that is why games are what they are today. People say that games have become bad in the last 10-15 years, but Diablo proves that it was always like this

This is basically the game that started all of this looting based genre. Path of Exile, Borderlands, Destiny, Warframe etc. would probably not exist if it wasn't for this game. BUT I would have to say that it aged. It really aged. If you're a newcomer to the series I recommend Diablo 2. Diablo 2 overshadows this one in almost every aspect. But this one is still good, so you can get this too if you want. At the end of the day it's your money, your decision.

When it goes on sale. I bought this when it first released back in the day and never really could get it to work on my old system at the time. However, I know GOG does a decent job for the most part to fix bugs and make the older games playable on today's systems. It is on my list of have to have in my collection of ol' school. However, as many have stated already, the add on's and also having DB 2 as an option to purchase here will be an automatic purchase for me. Looking forward. 3 stars just to be safe. 6 stars if they bring us the add on's and DB 2 :D

We need Chinese pls！