![]() ![]() ![]() This combined with the “old school” feel and controls of the game and other issues can easily turn the gameplay into a frustrating experience at times. It almost comes off as feeling like an action RPG version of the Dark Souls titles, as you’re often sent on quests by NPCs with no idea or direction as to where they are, and if you die, you’ll have to hike back to where you perished with no armor or loot and can easily be killed during this period. Being used to titles such as Diablo III and the Torchlight series, it took some getting used to the difficulty here as it doesn’t hold your hand at all and couldn’t care less about it. But don’t get too confident as you grow more powerful, as this game will put all of your skills to the test and then some. Thankfully as you slay monsters and gain experience to level up, you’ll also gain access to new abilities, spells, and skills to help make things easier. The gist of the plot follows our heroes trying to take down the various lords of hell before they overrun the world and bring it to an end, with one of the toughest lords being the big bad himself that the game series is named after, Diablo, the lord of terror. ![]() Like most dungeon crawlers, you’ll select a hero such as the Amazon, Barbarian, Necromancer, Druid, Paladin and such and fight your way through a story-driven campaign that’s told over different acts that each feature its own map. Now that I had the chance to finally play the famous sequel and it’s expansion, Lord of Destruction that’s been remastered by Vicarious Visions as Diablo II: Resurrected, I see why this used to be the ultimate action RPG, though it’s not without its quirks both old and new. I’ll be honest and admit that I didn’t become a Diablo fan until Diablo III as I had never played the first game or its sequel. ![]()
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