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The Diablo 2 replay phenomenon photo

Recently myself and several other Dtoid masterminds have been running a game of Diablo 2. One thing I can't seem to understand about this game is that no matter how much it ages, it's usually about a half hour in that I'm having such fun with it that I've forgotten it came out seven years ago. Yet the formula is so simple -- point and click my way around and maim anything I can get my hands on. Since it's release many games have come out proudly bearing a "Just like Diablo 2!!!" sticker, but nothing has really touched the popularity of the original game. Fan sites buzz with hope, but there's no confirmation from Blizz just yet.

Since I can't blame the popularity of it on a rich storyline or amazing graphics, I'm wondering what the magic ingredient in Diablo 2 is that makes PC players go back to it again and again after so many years. Deckard Cain's Sean Connery impression? Wirt's leg? Personally, I experience strong sexual arousal in the cow level, but I certainly don't expect that from the rest of you. Fess up: why do you still get the urge to kill Baal & Friends again and again? Or if not Diablo, what's the old school game that you love to replay?

 


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To1kien's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 20:27
To1kien
I definately come back to Diablo time and time again for Andy.
Nothing like a female bondage Goro to get you addicted to a game.

That, and the fact that in D2, necromancers actually were cool. None of the crap in other games where you can only have one skeleton. I want to spam for corpses and hate paladins thank you.
Namelessted's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 20:28
Namelessted
I have yet to EVER play this game. The peoples on vent told me to get it but i am hesitant. I have never played it so it probably won't be any fun. I find that if you miss an awesome game when it comes out then go play it 8 years later, the magic is lost. The reason others still love this game is because they remember how much they loved it when they were younger.
kaoru's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 20:34
kaoru
Now I want to play Diablo 2 again... :( If I fail my degree I'm blaming you guys :P *hunts around for the discs*
CaptainDiego's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 20:36
CaptainDiego
I think people ,myself including, come back to it because you can never get the perfect setup of items you've always wanted and each time you come back to it, you feel superior to everyone else because you've done it all so many times before.
Wanderr's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 20:36
Wanderr
I think the main reason I go back is because the gameplay is so simple. You could easily get bored of it, but it has an addictive quality like orisinal.com games that makes you just come back for short (or long) bursts every now and then.

@namelessted: buy first, think later
Petrie's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 20:38
Petrie
I haven't gone back to this game in years. If anyone would like to actually play through with me and not just do a rush through, I'd gladly go purchase a new cd to get back to the magic.
NeoMoose's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 20:38
NeoMoose
Dungeon Keeper games. I can't get enough of them.
Southpwnd's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 20:41
Southpwnd
i go back to counter strike heaps... but i've lost my love for that game. :(
MrBungle78's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 20:51
MrBungle78
For some reason, Civilization II. Its like digital crack.
bbysknnr6's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 20:55
bbysknnr6
I've just waiting for a reason to come back to Diablo 2, and you have sparked my interest once again. I need a new copy though, I hope they aren't hard to find. I know all my mules and characters are gone but damn I love this game.
Namelessted's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 21:10
Namelessted
ok, so I think I am getting D2 now. they better still be playing by the time i get it or i am gonna be pissed on teh waste of time
Colette Bennett's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 21:11
Colette Bennett
@Petrie: Data FTW! If you want to roll with the Dcrew say the word and we'll give you some game times. Same goes for all of you.
DrYou's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 21:16
DrYou
Not many people know this but Diablo was actually made by Jesus for propaganda purposes. That's why it soo bad ass, and that's why I pray for Diablo 3 every night before I go to bed.
tapo's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 21:19
tapo
Starcraft. That game's multiplayer still shines.
Petrie's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 21:25
Petrie
Please do give said game times, I'll grab me a new cd tomorrow. And yes, Data FTW!
Angry Irish's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 21:25
Angry Irish
Meh. For me, it's Rayman. Always was.
sirmoosh's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 21:30
sirmoosh
How weird. I've been trying to get my scratched disk working and just installed it this afternoon. Then came back home to find this article
WmV337's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 21:36
WmV337
Nex, you'd take it in the ass to get girls.
Colette Bennett's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 21:38
Colette Bennett
I can vouch for that, Wm.
wintermute's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 21:41
wintermute
I gotta say, I still prefer the Original Diablo, and that has just passed its 10th anniversary. That game is freaking tense, and there's an amazing sense of loneliness in the game you just don't get in Diablo II.

greenchylde's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 21:46
greenchylde
funny, a group of friends of mine just started replaying D2. personally it rox my sox
Buster's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 22:05
Buster
i used to play d2 all the time, but i cant find my discs anymore:/
Iron Gamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 22:12
Iron Gamer
I miss the old days of hacking, using 'white' armor, doing baal runs, pwning up noobs... I think I might reinstall the game now that I think of it...
charliesuh's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 22:14
charliesuh
us venters are playing too!!!

i would love to join you guys on bnet, however, my cdkey on my lod case is smeared!!! i cant read 3 of the letters on it, arghhh.....
jedipirate's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 22:32
jedipirate
It's kind of surprising how three of the games with replay value are all made by the same company:

StarCraft, WarCraft III, Diablo.

And then...



Just my two cents ^_^
Lezbro's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 22:40
Lezbro
Satan's Hollow.

Never, ever, ever gets old.

Why?

It's SATAN, motherfuckers.
Ballistic90's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 22:54
Ballistic90
I was never a fan of Diablo games. I usually get bored in an hour or two and do something else. For me, the game I keep coming back to is Master of Orion 2.
Milquetoast's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 22:55
Milquetoast
X-com: UFO DEFENSE!!!!!


X COM!!!

Seriously! That game RULEZ. Alright, I'm gonna go play some D2. Thanks, Dtoid. I'm supposed to be beating Zelda Wii, but nooooooo....
Aetsen's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 22:59
Aetsen
Deus Ex probably counts as old school now. I've beaten that game at least 20 times and every time I play it I find something new.
Detry's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 23:02
Detry
*cough*torrent*cough*

Ahem, sorry
Black Mage Slim's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 23:21
Black Mage Slim
I still play D2 because of its thing. its like WoW but a lot less time consuming. where a raid run lasts days of playing 4hours a day. you can do 5 Bloody Hill runs in an hour(with a good group of guys). thats what makes me come back to it.
flaakmonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 23:56
flaakmonkey
i still play Starcraft, its such a amazing game as well, that i tend to forget its old.
westcabaretdrive's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 00:03
westcabaretdrive
This is so weird, I just started a new D2 game and all these other people are, too. It's a New Year's thing, I guess.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 00:13
Mxyzptlk
I never got into D2. I played the first one and enjoyed it, but just never even tried the sequel. I missed out, I know. :)
cavapower's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 01:31
cavapower
If anyone is on East Non-Ladder and wants a rush through just friend "cavapower" and ill gladly help any dtoider out
Dot's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 05:16
Dot
I still play D2 at times. Other games I like to replay from time to time are all the Infinity Engine ones(BG1/2, IWD1/2, PS:T), the Fallout series and Arcanum.
jamisu's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 07:16
jamisu
I still go back to D2 every few months, but I still can't get enough of Deus Ex.
moclippa's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 07:30
moclippa
All about Fallout 2 up in here, I always manage to replay it till I hit another game-breaker bug, then stop for months to a year.
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 10:34
BahamutZero
you guys should all check out planescape: torment - more fallout than diablo but still fucking awesome. very underrated
SgtBilbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 10:42
SgtBilbo
I actually had the inclination to reinstall D2 yesterday...since my video card is screwing up on AOE3 and NWN2, D2 might actually work. I'm always up for some demon killing in the new year.
ChrisFurniss's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 17:02
ChrisFurniss
Just about every year I re-install Diablo II and then slowly start to realize the amount of time I waste on it. There are tons of other games to play! TONS! LIKE LITERALLY THOUSANDS.
leshrac55's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 20:47
leshrac55
Amazing that this was just posted, as I was just telling my girlfriend a couple days ago that I had the urge to re-install Diablo 2 again.

Now that I've pointed out this post to her, she may go install it herself. I may have to pickup another copy of the game with it's expansion, 7 years later!
godkow's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2007 22:13
godkow
funny enough, i too just reinstalled d2
Beautox's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2007 23:02
Beautox
Quake II, Star Craft, and CS
frankenstien's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/10/2007 11:31
frankenstien
I think the multiplayer really ruined the whole D2 experiance in the long run. When me and my buddies got into multiplayer, it was awesome. but through time, i found myself getting rushed through 5 acts of gaming greatness, just to make a charachter...that i really cannot do anything with. I came down to who had the best items, which i never had becuase i didn't get to play it as much as everybody else (parents).
indisskys's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/15/2007 08:54
indisskys
I am a D2 fan, unfortunately I am in China working and can not get an English version of D2!!!!! I have a Chinese version installed but the cd key is bogus. I'm sad and angry!!!!!!!
Grimgnar's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/20/2007 00:50
Grimgnar
Whenever I go to a thrift store trying to find some good ol' classic rock vinyl, I always check the CD bins. I always see Diablo II, and Lords of Chaos at the same time. I didn't pick it up until like 6 months ago, when I didn't have an internet connection. The single player mode was entertaining enough to cure my boredom. Then I got the net back, and multiplayer just rocked so much face.
Binxers's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/18/2007 22:25
Binxers
I love diablo, and I started playing no more than 4 months ago. I have begun to learn how to perfect my characters, to own the "not so good players". Makes you feel high and mighty aye?

I heard that Diablo3 WILL be coming out SOON! How did I learn this exclucive news? Google.com, duh.

I hope they have really good chars for diablo3. Also, Paladins will most likley be the weakest link when it comes out, I myself is a fan of paladins, so it will be a dissapointment. I have but only one question.. Are sorces good? They cant do anything good at first, and they cant wear any armor really.. Adding strenght to a sorc makes a sucky char!!! Help?
Binxers's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/18/2007 22:34
Binxers
Eh, my account is Brobot add me, and well meet! beat D?
Mole9898's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/04/2007 15:54
Mole9898
aww man love this game never gets old cant wait till 3 comes out i hope =].Hey if anny one wants to get bak in to the dialbo game i with it just msg mem
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