Diablo

"Diablo, a game or epic?"

This game is one game that I have found to be in the longest playing time category. Picking one of three main characters takes some time and thinking. After you choose the character you have to name it. After all is said and done you have to learn about the story. Besides the dungeons, there isn’t much to explore. You have one town and that is it. The town is also where you get most of your quest. There are a few quests that are in the dungeons but not many. For some reason the towns’ people have never heard of self-defense.

Gameplay- The controls are easy to learn and won’t hurt your fingers after playing for hours. The story of Diablo is one of the better one’s I have seen. It is like a novel that after you start to read you want to know how it is going to end. The only flaw I have found with the game is that it last way to long. I got bored having to finish all the levels before I was strong enough to continue to the next level.

Audio/Video- Both leave much to be desired. The graphics stay on an over head view and in some parts of the game you can’t really make out what is coming toward you. The monsters in the game have a variety of shapes and sizes till you get to the later levels where the monsters are the same as earlier levels with different colors and names. The audio for the game will get annoying. I found that turning on some music helps when playing this game.

Replayability- Once you start to play, you will find that after playing the same level over a certain amount of time the game gets easier. After you get your character up a few levels you can change the difficulty which will bring the game back to life again.

Buy or Rent- If your like me you will have to buy this game. I loved learning the story as I went through the game and after about five minutes of playing I knew I would have to beat it.

Overall- This game is great to play on the days it is too hot to go outside or just if your bored of all your other games. The difficulty can be anywhere from easy to really really hard so there is something for the people that like to just play a game and there is something for people that want a hard time.

Reviewer's Score: 7/10, Originally Posted: 07/11/02, Updated 07/11/02