Mnementh said:
I am generally torn between this one and Diablo 2 as the best of the series. 2 definitely improved on the gameplay and classes and stuff, although that game already started to have way too many item drops. Sorting through items to keep or to sell is not the most exciting thing ever. Diablo 1 still has the best atmosphere of all the entries, the darkest, the most fatalistic. Also I miss the days game UIs were more artful. Look at the screenshot you provided with the demon and the angel in the UI. Sure, it takes a lot of screen real estate. But the seriously ironic thing is that nowadays we have gigantic screens with high resolutions, but the most bland and minimalistic UIs. |
Diablo might be the only series where I actually have played all entries a significant amount. My rankings are probably a bit out there. I never really liked Diablo 2 the same way, there are a few things I prefer like runes more types of items and the horadric cube. And the mentioned classes.
For me, I'd rate the games something like this: Diablo 1 >>>> Diablo 3 (Before expansions) >> Diablo Immortal (as long as you skip the end game) >= Diablo 2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Diablo 4.
In diablo 4 I feel like nothing I do matter. Diablo immortal is actually a good game for a moblie action rpg as long is one just play the story and skips the pay to win elements. But most Diablo-players live for the end game hunt of continuously upping ones character something Immortal sucks major dong at.
Diablo 2 is in a strange place for me since the things I like about the series I think either Diablo 3 or Diablo 1 does better. In almost all aspects I would put Diablo 2 as second best, second best story, second best atmosphere, second best classes, second best items, second best music and sounds and so on. It culminates as probably the best game in the series generally, but I never find a reason to play it over the first or third installment depending on why I want to revisit the games.
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