![]() The whole waking up on a Saturday morning, firing up the Windows XP desktop, and not feeling like an unaccomplished bozo after playing video games for 12 hours type nostalgia. I had a blast on for many years.Īnyway, after reading Jason Schreier’s book I was sitting on my couch and started to think that maybe my opinion of Diablo 2 was too heavily swayed by nostalgia. By all accounts, I was late to the party, but there were still tens of thousands of people playing. ![]() The concept of buying a box filled with CDs sounds strange to me even now. This set included the disks for Diablo, Diablo 2, and The Lord of Destruction Expansion, a strategy guide, and other miscellanies. I started playing Diablo 2 (with the Lord of Destruction expansion pack, which was released when I was seven) when I received the Diablo Battle Chest for Christmas in 7th grade. Although, it does seem plausible that in the 17 years since Diablo 2 was released, a more perfect game was brought to market. Call me old fashioned (or just ignorant), but when I read that statement I had no idea what newer games he was talking about. Jason Schreier’s Blood, Sweat, and Pixels ( my review here), which devotes one section to the disaster that was Diablo 3, revels in the brilliance of Diablo 2, but plainly states that its mechanics have been outclassed by newer games (though, hilariously, not necessarily Diablo 3). I’ve regularly proclaimed Diablo 2 as the greatest video game of all time. ![]() The vast majority of articles on my website do not contain any affiliate links. The prospect of compensation does not influence what I write about or how my posts are structured. Disclosure: I may earn affiliate revenue or commissions if you purchase products from links on my website.
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