Diablo II

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8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1777 Ratings

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  1. SupaChigga
    Nov 19, 2013
    7
    Single Player/Multi Player (2/2)

    (If the single player is better than the multiplayer, review this section as if it had no multplayer) (If the multiplayer is better than the multiplayer, review this section as if it had no single player) Gameplay (1/2) Visuals/Story (0/2) (If the visuals are better than the story, review this section as if it had no story) (If the story is    Single Player/Multi Player (2/2)

    (If the single player is better than the multiplayer, review this section as if it had no multplayer) (If the multiplayer is better than the multiplayer, review this section as if it had no single player)

    Gameplay (1/2)

    Visuals/Story (0/2)

    (If the visuals are better than the story, review this section as if it had no story) (If the story is better than the visuals, review this section as if the visuals didn’t matter)

    Accessibility/Longevity (2/2)

    (Review this section only on Accessibility if the game has no longevity) (Review this section only on longevity if the game isn’t accessible)

    Pricing (2/2)

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    The scoring is split into 6 sections. The first five sections can add a possible 2 points to the final score. The first 5 sections are Single Player/Multi Player, Gameplay, Visuals/Story, Accessibility/Longevity, and Pricing.

    Notice that 3 of these sections have two parts. These particular sections will be scored based on the stronger part of the game of the two. For example, if a game has a lousy single player campaign, but an excellent multiplayer component, that section will be based solely on the multiplayer as if the single player did not exist. This allows games to be based on their own merits, as many unnecessary features are shoehorned into video games by publishers to reach a “feature quota”. Games that excel in both areas of a section don’t receive should be noted in the written review, but cannot increase the score past 2 in that section. However, it can be taken into account in the final section

    The final section can add 1, add 0, or subtract 1 to the final score. This final section is the “wildcard” section. This section is for how the reviewer “feels” about the game, but limits this only to this section, rather than the entire 10 point review. This section can include any positive or negative point that was not covered in the previous 5 sections.    … Expand
  2. Shimmeywill
    Mar 6, 2020
    6
    Charming visuals and good atmosphere. Gameplay is decent enough but not particularly compelling.
  3. Genek13
    Nov 18, 2019
    5
    This game never sucked me in... For me it's ok, but not a great one. Maybe it's not for me kind of game I think
  4. Sarthael
    May 31, 2012
    7
    Positive points : * Decent story for a hacknslash game. Ok, it is simple and full of cliches, but the dark atmosphere is nice and it is so much better than the pure lack of story in many games of that time. * The skill trees system is just perfect. Simple but effective. (and it was later copied by half the game designers on the planet) * Hours and hours of pure fun. * Excellent cinematicsPositive points : * Decent story for a hacknslash game. Ok, it is simple and full of cliches, but the dark atmosphere is nice and it is so much better than the pure lack of story in many games of that time. * The skill trees system is just perfect. Simple but effective. (and it was later copied by half the game designers on the planet) * Hours and hours of pure fun. * Excellent cinematics for its time. * Highly addictive Negative points : * The randomness of the level design adds nothing to the game. It makes the maps seem blank, soulless and illogical without adding real replay value. * Unbalanced difficulty. Some tough fights among a lot of easy monster-bashing requiring no special skills. * Sometime, while playing, you suddenly realize how repetitive the action is. But it does not last long. * Highly addictive Total : Off course it has completely outdated graphics and purely repetitive gameplay, but it is terribly fun and enjoyable nonetheless. An old imperfect game really still worth playing. It defined the hacknslash category. It still does.… Expand
  5. davengo
    May 26, 2011
    7
    Diablo II is step back from the original. It lacks the heavy, dark atmosphere of the original, and somehow the action has become even an more mindless and frantic clickfest, with larger areas and more enemies. The biggest offense though is the change to the single player mode, as the game was designed from the ground up for multiplayer. Enemies and bosses now respawn and the entire gameDiablo II is step back from the original. It lacks the heavy, dark atmosphere of the original, and somehow the action has become even an more mindless and frantic clickfest, with larger areas and more enemies. The biggest offense though is the change to the single player mode, as the game was designed from the ground up for multiplayer. Enemies and bosses now respawn and the entire game world resets after you reload a single player game, and you cannot progress through the game unless you use the waypoint system. This is fine for multiplayer, but it unacceptable for single player, forcing offline players to tediously fight through areas they've already been to before. And of course, a constantly resetting game world kind hurts the atmosphere of the game also. But even the online multiplayer mode on Battle.net isn't all that great either as most online players are only concerned about item collecting and leveling up their characters, and so the vast majority of players just rush through the game as fast a possible, often skipping entire Acts, and these "rushes" are facilitated by the game's waypoint system. Blizzard sacrificed the single-player experience in favour of an improved multiplayer experience, but the game became failure in terms of both single player and multiplayer.… Expand
  6. EtaYorius
    May 24, 2012
    7
    Really good game, not as good as the first but still fun and enjoyable, the story is good and the gameplay is fun, the only thing i didnt like are some of the attacks from some characters that are just ridiculous and overpowered, it feel like i was playing some anime game which takes away some of the realism the first game brought.
  7. Steeldude
    Apr 15, 2015
    6
    A boring clickfest with unimaginative environments. It's just fighting and collecting stuff. The game is quite hard as well. There are better RPGs out there.
  8. COED
    May 24, 2020
    7
    Второе издание легендарной классики оказалось для меня сильно непонятней относительно первой части, и достаточно неоднозначным развитием игрового персонажа.
    Не смог проникнутся ей снова начав играть спустя многие годы после релиза.
    на мой взгляд, вышедшая примерно в эти же сроки Nox была намного интереснее сделана с более интересной задумкой чем DII    Второе издание легендарной классики оказалось для меня сильно непонятней относительно первой части, и достаточно неоднозначным развитием игрового персонажа.
    Не смог проникнутся ей снова начав играть спустя многие годы после релиза.
    на мой взгляд, вышедшая примерно в эти же сроки Nox была намного интереснее сделана с более интересной задумкой чем DII
  9. Al89ex
    Feb 14, 2018
    7
    Nice game is for 2000 year. It has exellent gameplay and graphic for that time
  10. MillersWeeb
    Nov 16, 2018
    6
    Честно говоря игра не очень. Всякие резисты, нельзя скилы перещелкать без читов. Скучный геймплей в последних актах.
  11. angelss_13
    Jul 4, 2017
    7
    Un buen juego que mejora varios elementos de su predecesor (el arbol de habilidades, las pociones, los hechizos, los caracteres), pero malogra otros (la atmosfera y la historia pierden penumbra y horror, la jugabilidad se torna repetitiva en varias ocasiones, la dificultad no siempre es justa).
  12. TheMitherer
    Aug 29, 2011
    6
    Mindless clickfest which is addictive because of the fantastic loot system and (some) good high level abilities. No other facet of this game interests me at all. Story is extremely cliched, dialogue minimal and bland and the cimematics between acts is very much at odds with the graphical gameplay. In Hell mode you tend to spend much more time trying to avoid fights than to seek them outMindless clickfest which is addictive because of the fantastic loot system and (some) good high level abilities. No other facet of this game interests me at all. Story is extremely cliched, dialogue minimal and bland and the cimematics between acts is very much at odds with the graphical gameplay. In Hell mode you tend to spend much more time trying to avoid fights than to seek them out and really the only thing that keeps you going is the thought of a good drop (which rarely happens). Anyone who has ploughed through acts 3, 4 and 5 in Hell mode has my deepest sympathies. One of those games where your forefinger has its own case of St Vitus' Dance and your brain goes into partial shutdown. Such games have their place and can be good for brief periods but can never be construed as classics in my opinion.… Expand
  13. TheCleaner33
    Mar 4, 2012
    5
    graphics bad. game old. pvp bad. players hide run cant find. repeat click click click click fingers hurt waste my time. why buy pvp stuff when game prevents
  14. MichaelU.
    Feb 18, 2008
    5
    A mediocre rpg. First of all, the graphics stink. Even when it was first released, the graphics were not that great. Another thing is the size of towns. The very first place you go to is a laughably small camp with about 10 people there. The rest of the space is filled with monsters and stuff. While the second and third towns are bigger, you are still left with the feeling that you are A mediocre rpg. First of all, the graphics stink. Even when it was first released, the graphics were not that great. Another thing is the size of towns. The very first place you go to is a laughably small camp with about 10 people there. The rest of the space is filled with monsters and stuff. While the second and third towns are bigger, you are still left with the feeling that you are lonely. Simply killing monsters and collecting items is fun for quite a while, but by the time you reach the third act, it gets quite boring. The skill system is cool, but it is very easy to completely mess up your character and have the wrong skill combo. The combat is either extremely easy or insanely hard, there isn't really an in-between. at one point your slaughtering enemies and then a special monster comes and nearly kills you. Altogether, this game was fun for a while, but got boring soon. This game is best for those who don't like thinking much and just want to battle. For the rest of you: this is a fun little game, but be prepared to get bored sometime.… Expand
  15. Personwhoboughtit
    Dec 7, 2002
    6
    Entertaining for a week, maybe. It really is just boring and I played the first one too. It really is just a repetative game. People who like it THINK they are having fun, but it really just gets old fast.
  16. FormerBlizzardFanUm...Idunno
    May 5, 2003
    5
    This game is good as in "it got me addicted for 3 years". However, what made it hard to enjoy is that the game is unbalanced. I'm sure Blizzard wanted all players to try out different character classes. However, everyone went and picked either an Amazon or a Sorceress just because they were the top 2 classes in Diablo in terms of MvP (Monster vs player) and PvP (Player vs Player). This game is good as in "it got me addicted for 3 years". However, what made it hard to enjoy is that the game is unbalanced. I'm sure Blizzard wanted all players to try out different character classes. However, everyone went and picked either an Amazon or a Sorceress just because they were the top 2 classes in Diablo in terms of MvP (Monster vs player) and PvP (Player vs Player). Also, it's sad seeing the items and armor Blizzard gave the NPC's or vendors to sell are pathetic and no one even buys them. Same goes for throwing potions. That's a friggin waste of space if you ask me. Even, say for example, a stupid Conquest Sword of Shock, it'll take forever to kill 1 cow in the cow level with that toy. It's a good game, dont get me wrong, but needs improvement. And alot, i mean.… Expand
  17. ZiggyStardust
    Oct 31, 2002
    5
    I would like D2 if it weren't for 1 glaring flaw. The combat takes absolutely no skill! To fight you simply click on the enemy. Everything else in the game is done so exceedingly well, that it's such a shame to see it almost go to waste. Granted, the game isn't really about skill, it's about leveling up. But isn't it much more rewarding leveling up when you did I would like D2 if it weren't for 1 glaring flaw. The combat takes absolutely no skill! To fight you simply click on the enemy. Everything else in the game is done so exceedingly well, that it's such a shame to see it almost go to waste. Granted, the game isn't really about skill, it's about leveling up. But isn't it much more rewarding leveling up when you did something to earn it rather than just spent a lot of time playing the game? Maybe it's just me, but I can't recommend D2.… Expand
  18. TsukasaHiiragi
    Sep 25, 2021
    5
    I played DIablo 2 at original launch back in the 90s and remains one of my favorite games, but why do you think I'm giving it just a 5? Even though the remastered textures and graphics are good, and a few minor quality of life tweaks there remains significant issues and new issues that really hurt the overall experience.

    1) The addition of controllers are making it waaay to easy    I played DIablo 2 at original launch back in the 90s and remains one of my favorite games, but why do you think I'm giving it just a 5? Even though the remastered textures and graphics are good, and a few minor quality of life tweaks there remains significant issues and new issues that really hurt the overall experience.

    1) The addition of controllers are making it waaay to easy for loot thief's to spam A to insta-pick up loot on boss runs, its basically just spam that button and grab loot, this is almost as bad as the auto-pick up hack back in the day, honestly ~ this is a major oversight.

    2) Server instability is still a problem, many of the issues should not have happened considering this is the same engine, with just a few minor things removed like TCP/IP so the server problems shouldn't have been so bad, and still are causing issues joining/creating games even several days after launch.

    3) Loot drops are still extremely bad, yes this is a loot grinder game but I don't remember it being this bad, my zon is level 55 right now and I'm STILL using level 9 - 27 gear and the loot level range drops are still fairly low level, this didn't happen as much in vanilla D2, sure even at level 60+ in HELL you could still get some low level drops but you would still find items mostly within your level range, in D2R I've seen mostly consistent low level drops even in higher difficulty modes.

    4) They had a change to redesign and fix some of the worst issues with the game, such as the horrible Belial boss fight which is notoriously bad and some classes have a nearly impossible struggle to solo forcing them to group up just to beat the boss...same with several other bosses which for some classes really struggle, class balance has always been a bit of an issue, especially with Sorcs.

    5) It's 3 days since launch, and already seeing hackers and even dupers meaning Blizz did not really increase security or anti-cheating detection really at all, several known DUPES are still a huge problem especially with Gems and Runes.

    In closing, Diablo 2 is a great OLD game with a fresh coat of paint and it looks great, and feels exactly like how I remember but these issues are holding it back from regaining it's crown as one of the best ARPGS.    … Expand
  19. actinium
    Nov 18, 2021
    7
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#13 Best PC Game of 2000
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#4 Most Discussed PC Game of 2000
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#5 Most Shared PC Game of 2000

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Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. GameSpy
    86
    Held back from being an EXCELLENT game by the fact that it features no really interesting characters or roleplaying, it only has a few simple quests, its story is paper thin, it has a few technical issues, Battle.net is unreliable, and the gameplay is ultimately shallow and repetitive.
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  2. PC Gamer
    94
    Don't steal, but lie and cheat if necessary. As a gamer, it's your duty to own Diablo II. [Aug 2000, p.75]
  3. Spank!
    88
    If you're going to buy one role playing game this year then this has to be it.
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