Diablo 2 returns to the video game development style of requiring the player to overpower the bad guy or monster at the end of each round, so it offers more challenges than other games on the market that were developed in the 1990s.
The game is similar to a movie, or television show in that there are chapters, or acts as they are known. Each act follows a structure, similar to the three act structure that movies and plays follow. That’s not to say the game is without mystery because it isn’t. There are some random events in each round.
The player must pass each round, which is set at the end of Diablo. To pass each round the player must kill the demons before they can cause havoc and damage the world, leaving behind only a path of destruction.
Similar to real life though, the player must find the source of evil and destroy it. The way to do that is to beat the bad guys and move to a new level.
It sounds really interesting, and it’s fun to play. Players can find themselves really immersed in the storyline.
Act 1 requires the player to overpower the villain meanwhile act 2 is set in a desert where the player must prevent the Dark Wanderer from becoming a demon. Act 3 is closer to Hell and the player is at risk of the good guys being dragged into it. Finally in Act 4, the player must overpower Diablo himself.
One really interesting thing about games made in the 1990s is that they were all centred around missions and the fight between good and evil. It’s not enough to collect gold or get to the promised land. The real satisfaction comes from overpowering evil, which could be likened to the real life political spectrum where the West tries to overpower the East, and vice versa, with neither of them winning, and lots of people getting killed along the way. In a way, players are able to live vicariously through the video games. They may find themselves going to a fictional war, when they would not go to a war in real life. They could also find themselves at the brink of destruction when there is no way back.
Technically, the game is quite different to Diablo, with many of its design elements completely different to the previous game. That’s because the developers deviated from the previous design plans.
As you’d expect from a video game, the music matches the mood, so in the creepier scenes or moments, the music will be creepier which will add to the atmosphere of the game and help them really get into the moment.
The game has been extremely popular over the years, so if you find that you’ve completed Diablo and you’ve completed Diablo 2 then you can purchase Diablo 3 which is a continuation of the game and includes patches
The only real downside with these games is that they are only available on PC computers. They’re not available on Mac computers.
