Games

Diablo

Blizzard North

1996•Strategy•ESRB M•About 7 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyhorrorhistoricalmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacefastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA fantastical strategy game that is unsavoury, expansive and serious. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

84 / 100

609 ratings

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About This Game

Diablo is an isometric strategy RPG and one of the most well-known examples of the action-RPG subgenre. Although some of the game mechanics resemble a typical RPG, all actions are done in real-time just like in an action game. The player have to kill hordes of monsters through randomized dungeon levels in order to gain experience points, gold and a variety of equipment to bolster the hero's monster-killing potency.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Set in the fictional Kingdom of Khanduras, located in the world of Sanctuary, Diablo has the player take control of a lone hero battling to rid the world of Diablo, the Lord of Terror. Beneath the town of Tristram, the player journeys through sixteen dungeon levels, ultimately entering Hell itself in order to face Diablo.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyHorrorHistoricalMonster/alien/supernaturalRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

BloodyMedievalMagicGrindingRoguelikeProcedural generationHorseFemale protagonist

Where to play

Details

Developer: Blizzard North
Publishers: Electronic Arts, Blizzard Entertainment, Sourcenext, Square Electronic Arts
Released: 31 December 1996
Series: Diablo
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation
Modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Time to beat: 6h rushed, 7h normally, 8h complete
Age rating: ESRB M
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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