Diablo + Hellfire

Yes, I know it's 10$ for a game of 20 years ago, with all the things this implies (old graphics, clunky mechanics, etc). Fetch yourself some gameplay video, and have a look... However, mind this: there's a reason if this game lead its sequel to sell 1 million copies in two weeks.

Deceiving first appearances. Because you're thrown, without any ceremony whatsoever, into the main town after you pick your class. You weren't told anything at all about the plot, or the world. You don't know your character's background, or their story. You don't even know where you are. You talk to the first NPC and unless you've been playing a lot of Resident Evil recently you get greeted with the worst voice acting you've heard in years. I think the only reason early players weren't led to believe this was cheap shovelware and quit on the spot is the absolutely brilliant music playing in the background. But like a brave dungeon explorer you delve deeper into what must by all appearances be a below average game and THEN it hits you, or rather you hit it, the first mob, and it all makes sense. Because even after all these years, the real-time combat, a complete novelty at the time, is simply very fun. Walk, hit, kill, loot. Even if you can't exactly see what you're hitting because of the walls in the way, even if you can't walk straight because of the character's pathing or see items on the ground, even after all that you still just want to keep doing it for hours. Get stronger, and do it faster. It's rough around the edges and rough around the sides, but it's ultimately a great classic with enduring gameplay, an insane soundtrack and well crafted atmosphere and theme that's totally worth playing today.

Diablo is not the game that invented "Dungeon Crawls," but it is the game that solidified the genre as being distinct from other CRPGs. The basic format is that of an ever-deepening dungeon to plunder. Above the dungeon is a single town with 8 or 10 NPCs and a shop or two that serve as a hub for your expeditions. There is a loose over-arching story, strung together by smaller quests that typically culminate in a boss fight in the dungeon that differ from standard fights only in the levels and powers of enemy you confront. At the time of it's release, Diablo's gameplay felt like a drastic simplification of the CRPG genre in general, but this is mostly because there hadn't been anything that hit the specific balance of hack'n'slash and stat crunching it introduced. In spite of the perceived simplicity of the game, it was enormously popular with fans of more technical CRPGs and with fans of FPS-style (like Hexen) games alike. Indeed, it was the balanced of gameplay pioneered by Diablo that makes it so fun and additive. However, this isn't saying that it is without flaws. My one biggest gripe about Diablo is how dull the game looks. Every environment in the game is a dull grey-red-brown-black covered with a hazy fog. This isn't a resolution issue or a scaling problem, it's the way the game was meant to look. I would guess that it's supposed to conjure a sinister feeling, like the town and the dungeon are infected with some sickness. It does, but it's also extremely difficult to see and it's ugly as hell. This isn't a review specifically of the GOG version, but I would like to add that the game tends to crash a lot on newer systems, even if you have been careful to follow all the advice online about setting it up. If you grew up during the birth of CRPGs, then you have probably played Diablo already, and none of this is going to be new to you. If you didn't, then play it. Regardless of how bad it looks, it's a truely classic CRPG with amazingly addictive mechanics.

Наконец то Blizzard дала добро на издание классической версии в цифровых магазинах. Очень странно, почему не в Battle.net, но, все равно, здорово. Классическая версия 1.09, переработанная для игры в современных системах и без графических глюков - это классно. Купил-установил-играй. Никаких танцев с бубном. Единственное чего не хватает - полноэкранный режим 16:9. но это не очен страшно. Есть классическая версия, которая тоже работает без проблем. Только Battle.net подвел. Почему то не работает он. 3 годя назад устанавливал дисковую версию и там он работал как надо, сдесь же он не работает совсем. Первая проблема - порты не открыты. Но это решаемо, во всяком случае я это как то давно решал. Вторая - список серверов. Раньше были европейский, американский, азиатский. Теперь только глобальный. Но добавить другие сервера можно. Третья - переработан вход в Battle.net. Раньше выбрав персонажа я входил под своей учеткой в Battle.net. Теперь я создаю персонажа и должен войти в под учеткой с таким же именем. Также он не работает в переработанной версии. В итоге, то что она появилась - это чудесно. Немного не доработана, но в целом нормально. P.S. Мод The Hell работает и с этой версией.

- ставим игру, ставим HD-мод (высокие разрешения, улучшенные интерфейс и другие вкусняшки) http://___www.___diablo1.ru/diablo-hd-mod/download.php - накатываем русификатор HD-мода (текст, по желанию - звук, в том числе представлен "тот самый", от "Фаргуса") https://___forum.zoneofgames.ru/topic/57759-diablo-1-hd-mod-belzebub-tchernobog-the-hell-2/ - запускаем через belzebub.exe. Настроить разрешение теперь можно изнутри (по Esc, начав новую игру или загрузив сейв)