On battle.net the Diablo Prime Evil Collection is on sale for $20. I don’t really want to spend $70 on Diablo IV so I am considering this instead. Are the older games still worth playing?
My vote is for D2, D3 to me just wasn’t a standout Diablo game at all. That being said, I was a massive D2 junkie all through highschool so my opinion is very biased here. D2 resurrected gives you a nice polished version of one of the most memorable rpg from that decade. The has aged incredibly well.
Have you checked out Path of Exile? It’s a great, free game that you can go incredibly far with for free. I really love that game for it’s graphics, gameplay, and character building mechanics.
+1 for PoE. Also new to the game after finishing with D4.
Only try it when you’re done with the Diablo experimenting and you want a LOT more stuff to chew on.
Unlike Diablo you can make your character exactly how you want it, with very few limiting factors (as far as I can tell)
There’s a lot in the game to keep you busy that’s for sure.
D2 is still fun! Not in the ways that D3 and D4 hit, imo, but for a slower, more measured taste of ARPG-style goodness, I think D2: Resurrected is actually really good. I played it a couple months ago and had a lot of fun (granted, I was a fan of D2 at release… I’m old.)
I play the remastered over this winter, first time playing D2 nearly 20 years… Maybe it’s the nostalgia speaking, but I found, even today, it’s exceptionally strong in the atmosphere department.
The lore was more threadbare than I remembered, and stamina is an annoying mechanic, but neither of those are all that large of a penalty. The atmosphere carries the story, and stamina basically ceases to matter after act 1 or 2.
I’d definitely echo your sentiment and say it’s still fun.
I bought the same pack on sale but for the switch. I loved diablo 2 remastered. Soooo good and the rebalanced abilities make it so many more builds are viable. It is a great ARPG. It definitely shows its age in a lot of ways but is still overall fun and great.
I have a ton of time in Diablo 3. I love it. It’s a lot like BDO or maplestory if you’ve played either. Kinda hack and slash, go nuts with a bunch of flashy abilities, look for tiny stat boosts to push your character further. Definitely the kinda game that you play with the intention to kill time.
Diablo 4 is seems like a fun blend of the strong points of both games, but I haven’t played it and can’t say for sure if it’s worth the price point.
Neither game is really designed as a single player experience.
Only time I’d consider buying D3 is for couch co-op, but that’s console exclusive. The story is over before you know it and isn’t even anything to write home about. Very grindy after story mode. Combat mechanics still fun if that is what you’re after though.
D2R has its own share of problems, but there is one giant thing going for it - mods. You can bypass the abysmal drop rates for cool items and play SP without much grinding even on highest difficulty (Hell).
Are there a large variety of mods for D2R? I know of the one for D2 (Median XL), but as far as I know, that isn’t coming to D2R. What are some for D2R that you would recommend?
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There isn’t much variety, it’s mostly simple mods that rebalance the combat/loot/mob density. Or QoL like stackable runes.
For the first time player, I’d just grab something that makes the loot reasonable and keep the rest vanilla. For experienced folks, there are some full rebalance mods. Can’t recommend a specific one, I only played shortly after release so idk what is still maintained.
I did a ladder season playthrough of D3+expansion last year and had a blast, so i’d say it’s worth it.
I played D2 for the first time a few months ago. It’s fun, especially early on, but it really drags after a while and gets super repetitive. I definitely think playing them solo is a slog. That’s why I’m waiting to get D4 until more of my friends are also willing to get it.
Diablo 2 is amazing. The remaster is fantastic, it does not feel like a 20 year old game.
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Thanks for the heads up. Diablo 2, and Diablo 3 with all of the expansions seems like a decent deal… Somehow I still haven’t played D2 or D3…
Lol. I overextended myself a bit and died after a few hours of D2.
Wasn’t expecting to lose all of my equipment. Woof. Sometimes I forget how unforgiving old games were.
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That’s my plan, but it’s sitting in the middle of a half-dozen huge ogre dudes that obliterated me in no time flat.
I think I took a wrong turn trying to find Tristram.
I cannot comment on diablo 2, but i don’t think diablo 3 is worth it. At this poin i would go for diablo 4 myself. It’s better in every aspect:
- better and longer story
- better graphics (but fairly easy to run)
- some social aspects with the open world, but it’s pretty mild
- more varied content to do
I’ve played D1 and D2 in the early days and loved them. I am not sure they’d hold up today. I looked at D2R and while it hits the nostalgia part hard, I just could not get excited to actually play it. If you are really interested to know what it was like and it would mean something to you to play it, I’d say it could be worth it. My best Diablo experiences were unquestionably with D2.
I got into D3 very late and while I enjoyed my time with it, it didn’t hook me. I feel like I got my money’s worth for the time I spent with it but it didn’t hold up for me very well.
From my point of view, I think picking up D4 would be money better spent for what it is already and will likely become over time. D4 is pretty decent and while I have to admit I am a little bored with it it does seem to have a lot of potential. I did feel a bit bad about giving the company my money but I could not resist.
Both of the games are fun. However, I’d suggest not giving money to Blizzard. They are not an ethical company. Maybe try out Grim Dawn instead.
Diablo 2 is amazing. The remaster is fantastic, it does not feel like a 20 year old game.
Quite frankly I prefer D3. The graphics aren’t as nice as D4 but it feels more polished. It is more streamlined and it’s not open world but that’s what Diablo is. It’s a dungeon crawler.
The classes are better balanced and the builds are fun and unique.
It may be harder to find groups right now but I mostly played solo and had a blast.
It’s sad how, at present, D4 is a step back from D3 in so many ways.
It has the possibility of getting to where D3 ended up and could be even better.
But for now, it’s still kinda disappointing.
Absolutely!! Both SO good. I like II more than III personally.
Of the two, I would go with D3. I loved D2 when it came out and tried going back with D2 Resurrected, but it wasn’t the same. D3 is a fun game, but after playing D4 in beta and release, I don’t see me ever going back. POE 2 maybe.
Yep, especially after the remaster of Diablo 2.
