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Diablo

Blizzard North · Dec 31, 1996

PC

Mature

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Traveler, stay awhile and listen... Darkness stirs beneath Tristram. An ancient evil sweeps across the land, plunging it into civil war and terrorizing the populace. A mad king, his missing son, and a mysterious archbishop are all pieces of the puzzle you need to hack through. You have journeyed to the source of this evil. The town of Tristram - now inhabited only by a handful of survivors, broken and twisted by the madness that has befallen them. A cathedral stands there, built over the ruins of an ancient monastery. Eerie lights and ungodly sounds are heard echoing through its abandoned halls, and that is where you shall venture. Embark, if you dare, on a quest to destroy The Prime Evil…

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  • TechRaptor

    Richard Costa · Mar 25, 2019

    8.5
    Although I sometimes felt frustrated during my playthrough, I’d still recommend playing through Diablo at least once, especially if you grew up with Diablo II and/or Diablo III. As they say, great things have small beginnings. The core Diablo experience might feel insignificant compared to the sequels, but there wouldn’t be any sequels without it. The dark fantasy tropes and the unrelenting loot cycle that made Diablo compelling were quite simply genre-defining. Even if you choose to ignore this classic, you should know that it changed gaming in a way that few games have.
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  • Cubed3

    Athanasios · Jan 20, 2020

    7.0
    Diablo is, without a doubt, a pioneering classic, but that can't really hide its age - not so much in terms of visuals, which are awesome in all their SVGA glory, but in regards to the gameplay, which is enjoyable and all, but also light years away from how much more enjoyable something like its legendary sequel is. To be perfectly honest, though, this is actually a very strong recommendation, simply because of how immensely captivating its dark fantasy atmosphere is.
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