The GOG version comes bundled with the Hellfire expansion pack, released the same year as the base game, but developed by Sierra Entertainment. It’s time I got around to playing it, especially with Diablo IV somewhere on the horizon. Once I wanted to play it, attempts to do so were hampered by availability as technology has marched on, disk drives have marched away, and Diablo only became digitally available via GOG in mid-2019. I was two years old when Diablo came out and I simply missed the boat. Diablo II is the first game I ever completed. I’m one of those people who has never played it, though I have played its sequels to the bone. It would be hailed as one of the greatest games of all time, and leave a legacy influencing an entire genre of games after it. It would then be followed by two sequels with expansion packs and controversy to spare. That game was Diablo and after its January 1997 release, it would first spawn its own expansion pack. Over time, turn-based combat became real-time and the developers, Condor Games, would become Blizzard North.

Its development dated back to 1995, when it would originally be pitched as a turn-based game. If you're skeptical, wait a few weeks or months to see how the unknowns work out in the live game.In 1997, Blizzard Entertainment released a point-and-click, procedurally generated, isometric roleplaying game. Ignore the monetization nonsense, vibe out on the demon slaying, and you'll have a great time.

This is streamlined, big-budget loot hunting, and I absolutely love it. It's not as brain-meltingly complicated as a Path of Exile, but it doesn't want to be. But if you love ARPGs and enjoyed the combat of Diablo 3 and the atmosphere of Diablo 2, I think you're going to love this game.

Diablo 3 review 2020