Why Diablo 2 Is One Of The Best Games Ever

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  • Опубликовано: 20 дек 2024

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  • @DownwardThrust
    @DownwardThrust  6 лет назад +406

    Hey guys let me know if you like this format! And what some of your favorite games of all time are!

    • @stonebud
      @stonebud 6 лет назад +3

      You're learning!

    • @stonebud
      @stonebud 6 лет назад

      And you said you would reply to feedback on the previous vid but my question went unanswered

    • @foxlance
      @foxlance 6 лет назад

      Dungeon Siege! The last one was an horrible. I love hack and slash games, Titan quest ans Grim Dawn included! Perhaps a review of those would interest you.

    • @utisti4976
      @utisti4976 6 лет назад

      You’ve improved, but you should take GamingTV’s advice about the titles.
      They seem a bit too cliche and obvious.

    • @Slurk2001
      @Slurk2001 6 лет назад

      Not bad at all I like it

  • @seanyourhero1765
    @seanyourhero1765 6 лет назад +346

    this game was basically my childhood...nothing will ever capture what this game did

    • @Botrytis18
      @Botrytis18 6 лет назад +6

      Diablo 1 was my childhood, and nothing will ever capture what that game did for me.

    • @avoavooo7439
      @avoavooo7439 5 лет назад

      club penguin was my childhood

    • @avoavooo7439
      @avoavooo7439 5 лет назад

      Kenneth Flaming big chungus

    • @avoavooo7439
      @avoavooo7439 5 лет назад

      Kenneth Flaming :(

    • @andanweyer9823
      @andanweyer9823 4 года назад

      Oh yeah yeah

  • @jamesw7609
    @jamesw7609 5 лет назад +184

    This game changed my life when I was in High School. I played the hell out of it.

    • @calibrated692
      @calibrated692 5 лет назад +12

      James Wiggins, ahh, I see what you did there.

    • @cyberthreat7735
      @cyberthreat7735 4 года назад +15

      A FUCKING MEN! I used to skip school just to smoke some pot and do some mephisto runs on hardcore lmfao!

    • @AristotleAsks
      @AristotleAsks 4 года назад +2

      Cyber Threat hell yes man I was little younger but I akippwd middle school lol

    • @papaaustin1170
      @papaaustin1170 4 года назад +1

      I played this game first when I was about 9 years old it all started when I was meeting my step grandma. She introduced me to this game and I spent 100’s of hours playing

    • @Мартичан
      @Мартичан 4 года назад

      you played Devil 2 diablo means devil

  • @AdamMoonyLes
    @AdamMoonyLes 6 лет назад +220

    I just came to cry here a little.

    • @intoam
      @intoam 5 лет назад +15

      I will cry with you :(

    • @dre4505
      @dre4505 5 лет назад +23

      Stay awhile and listen

    • @edgepixel8467
      @edgepixel8467 5 лет назад

      👍

    • @johnshelton22
      @johnshelton22 5 лет назад +4

      I cried a bit when the tristram music swelled up in the vid. The Nostalgia

    • @chrisr4066
      @chrisr4066 3 года назад +4

      Well wipe those tears :*)

  • @JB-kx9bx
    @JB-kx9bx 4 года назад +68

    In middle school I used to wake up at 4 am to play D2 before going to school. I remember when I landed my first Stone of Jordan ring. Great memories.

    • @gballin033
      @gballin033 2 года назад

      Same here brother... I'd wake up before school just to see if my bot found some good loot haha

    • @simonlamothe123
      @simonlamothe123 7 месяцев назад +1

      I remember not going to school pretending to go to school and coming back home to play like a crack head lol

    • @ldeo6918
      @ldeo6918 3 месяца назад

      I did the same lol​@@simonlamothe123

  • @sirpickljohn7691
    @sirpickljohn7691 5 лет назад +650

    2019 Diablo 2 Players anywhere?

  • @djwaters22
    @djwaters22 6 лет назад +300

    Dude!!! I love diablo 2 ! Still making d2 videos in 2018. We will never die!!!!!!

    • @thegrimance8855
      @thegrimance8855 6 лет назад +5

      LazyJay there’s still a decent group of people that plays. I’ve played ever since I was 11 or 12, D2 is my favorite game by far ever.

    • @maven9044
      @maven9044 6 лет назад +2

      Man them D2 days 😂 im hoping for a d2 remaster for console so people who didnt get a taste of this games magic get to enjoy it.

    • @WereAlreadyHere
      @WereAlreadyHere 6 лет назад

      LazyJay there are still toooonnnnnsss of players and streamers of d2 dude... still completely alive. Djwaters is one of the bigger ones keeping it alive.

    • @chrisskull7882
      @chrisskull7882 6 лет назад

      Yea I still play it lmao get the plugy man

    • @Dirkei
      @Dirkei 6 лет назад +3

      "is this an out of season april fools joke?"

  • @Holyknoble
    @Holyknoble 5 лет назад +593

    This game deserves A Hd remaster in it's own right : /.

    • @ThomasWilliams-zo7ke
      @ThomasWilliams-zo7ke 5 лет назад +9

      For Xbox one

    • @soccorio3522
      @soccorio3522 5 лет назад +62

      @@ThomasWilliams-zo7keRemaster of Diablo 2 is needed but for Xbox? Nah. Diablo 2 is and always will be 100% PC game. No reason to make HD remaster for few console players that won't be able to play it smh.

    • @ThomasWilliams-zo7ke
      @ThomasWilliams-zo7ke 5 лет назад +15

      @@soccorio3522 you must have taken your grandmas pills by accident, smh

    • @Itzsfo0
      @Itzsfo0 5 лет назад +7

      @@soccorio3522 nah on xbox would be great, esp xbox one x....diablo 3 is a console game (and in some ways is better, cause of the control scheme) then the K/M combo, I used to think like that too = diablo 2 = was always a pc game, I made this argument alot of times
      but then someone reminded me of key-bindings on console, and the kick-ratio on console is quite good (diablo 3 runs really good on console, and i-frame delay is good) I thought they were lying, but the game is actually quite good
      if they did a proper HD remaster, and kept everything in tact, infact it would be played on console and run quite fine, k/m or controller. doesn't matter it could easily be down
      smh that you actually think this could work well on console
      it already has been proven to work, but i dont think it will, its an old dying horse

    • @XabioArts
      @XabioArts 5 лет назад +6

      Yes, we need a mobile version

  • @thelonesomewanderer8359
    @thelonesomewanderer8359 6 лет назад +66

    spent so many hours in diablo 2.. truly is one of the greatest games i ever played.

    • @Rappenem
      @Rappenem 6 лет назад +2

      same... DIABLO 2 FOR LIFE

    • @joelfleix02
      @joelfleix02 6 лет назад +1

      play path of exile you will like it

  • @CrimsonHelldrake
    @CrimsonHelldrake 6 лет назад +594

    Diablo 2 was WAAAAAY better than Diablo 3

    • @adamdavis1737
      @adamdavis1737 5 лет назад +48

      3 took a long time to polish out the kinks
      But there's just an.... atmosphere, that's missing from 3 that was in 2
      The game feels more cartooney and less gothic and spooky
      2 has more in depth builds obviously but that's not my big priority

    • @HadouGun
      @HadouGun 5 лет назад +2

      ReShade can bring back the darkness, just need to add sharpness and level image filters.

    • @Moonlord8941
      @Moonlord8941 5 лет назад +21

      I dont think they're even in the same category. Way to much was changed in the character creation from d2 to d3.... from the skill tree all the way to the stat allocations

    • @albertwayne2323
      @albertwayne2323 5 лет назад +17

      @@adamdavis1737 Just my point. As a game, Diablo 3 is not worse than Diablo 2, both are repetitive loot-hunts, but Diablo 2 was... more or less dark fantasy, now we only have Dark Souls as a dark fantasy franchise, but in their time, Diablo was one of the best examples of that kind of atmosphere. I think Diablo 3 just needed to recapture that dark fantasy feeling, now it's late but we can hope for Diablo 4.

    • @adamdavis1737
      @adamdavis1737 5 лет назад +2

      @@albertwayne2323 agreed

  • @nerulon089
    @nerulon089 6 лет назад +44

    Diablo 2 Is One Of The Best Games Ever because, yes.

  • @LordofBroccoli
    @LordofBroccoli 6 лет назад +253

    One of my fondest memories of playing Diablo 2 was back when I was 10, I finally reached Diablo, I was an idiot and had no idea what a build was, so I summoned Diablo and when I saw him I was so scared of him I kept warping back to town and resurrecting my mercenary and my golem hoping they would kill Diablo because I was too scared of him. After like 50 warps and some 2 hours later I, er, my mercenary, managed to finally kill him.
    One of the most depressing moments I had was when I died, then I equipped some junk items to get back to my corpse, and as I grabbed my corpse while in a room with 3 Super-uniques, all of my corpse's items got thrown onto the floor because I forgot my inventory was full and I had those junk items equipped. I then immediately died, and thus lost all of the items that were equipped on my corpse. I turned Diablo 2 off and didn't play it again for another 5 years.

    • @nickyrodriguez3150
      @nickyrodriguez3150 6 лет назад +18

      I had a similar experience. I did have a idea what a build was. but chose to try summoner necro. as level 26 or so summoner reaching diablo for first time he just insta killed all my minions leaving me to slap him with my wand

    • @Clokkr
      @Clokkr 6 лет назад +25

      My worst experience was get to level 89, my dad giving me two eth colossus swords with some runewords in them and then getting hacked. A year of experience down the drain. 3rd grade me cried like a baby, but honestly when you work so hard to get something and someone hacks your account, it's devastating to a kid that has had barely any accomplishments in his life.

    • @non9886
      @non9886 6 лет назад +3

      man, when i started with diablo and played my assa on single i could go through andy, although she is very bitchy and agressive. duri was very tough, originally one of the worst enemies. but i was really scared later when i faced mefisto :D and diablo was an other story. i was not ready for him and i was slicing him so long :-)

    • @jamesfinley8810
      @jamesfinley8810 6 лет назад +6

      Try making it to level 99 in hardcore with a sorceress, thousands of hours killing cows, Baal runs, and mephesto loot runs. One week into being level 99 my brother logged onto my account while I was sleeping and got her tele zerked. That was the same day as my birthday I got to wake up and see the ghost of blood sweat and tears. I found the guy parading my ear around and dueled him with my level 86 barb who was built for dueling. Let’s just say my 2 zerks we’re stronger than his 3 (only way to prevent chicken hack from letting him slip away). I still quit the game shortly afterwards because I knew I would never find a real soj again.

    • @crazymonkeyvk714
      @crazymonkeyvk714 6 лет назад +2

      My fondest memory was Andariel :P

  • @unexpired1
    @unexpired1 6 лет назад +337

    Did anyone else tell their very christian mom that the game is all about hunting demons so it's perfectly fine to play it?

    • @Hachimaro
      @Hachimaro 6 лет назад +42

      Only happens in the US, in Europe we don't have Christian Talibans.

    • @SterPal
      @SterPal 6 лет назад +9

      @@Hachimaro ahhahah r u sure??? u should visit Greece.. medieval times... priests everywhere and ppl like sheeps prey all day to their creator.. omg.. greece 2019

    • @114bleachfan
      @114bleachfan 6 лет назад +16

      @@Hachimaro lol no you have trucks of peace that mow down a hundred people in nice while the terrorists scream Allahu Akbar on a daily basis I rather deal with strict Christians that don't hurt anyone then that

    • @Artey86
      @Artey86 6 лет назад +6

      Your parents cared what video games you played? That must have been annoying.

    • @Twyer24
      @Twyer24 5 лет назад +2

      Father: aw son that looks like satan.. me: but dad ur a holy n noble Paladin whose sent to kill him and save the world... soooo will u buy it for me?

  • @GeejMusic
    @GeejMusic 6 лет назад +423

    "we all just use a map hack anyway.." Yeah no...

    • @chriswahl1337
      @chriswahl1337 6 лет назад +28

      Well said.

    • @lyndonbauer1703
      @lyndonbauer1703 5 лет назад +60

      I dont think I've ever used one...

    • @omeralt15
      @omeralt15 5 лет назад +38

      I don't know what's a map hack

    • @j3sterhead
      @j3sterhead 5 лет назад +20

      @@omeralt15 its a map mod for noobs

    • @stefaningenhamm5320
      @stefaningenhamm5320 5 лет назад +15

      If you need a MH in D2 you definatly didn't play enough. Maps are all preset except for one (Sanctuary). The only thing i can't remember when i think of how to rush is the location and the order of runes to directly teleport to tal rashas tomb by seeing which tomb symbol is missing in sanctuary. I guess MrLlamasSC still doesn't know this one :D
      Played D" a LOT! Had the same opinion before 2013 when the was GGG and Changed the world!

  • @backgammon7743
    @backgammon7743 6 лет назад +63

    Year 2019 Playing D2 classic 640x480 res on my laptop. İ have it since day one! 41 years old.

    • @boybumbatso1582
      @boybumbatso1582 4 года назад +2

      Been playing since 2000 I was 19 yrs Old. Now 38 still playing...

    • @boybumbatso1582
      @boybumbatso1582 4 года назад +2

      @Ghost in the Shell gen z or whatever generation, good taste is good taste!

    • @freshmilk7122
      @freshmilk7122 4 года назад +2

      @Ghost in the Shell same

    • @Мартичан
      @Мартичан 4 года назад +1

      diablo translates to devil 2

  • @J3robi
    @J3robi 6 лет назад +70

    Really, no other game got me sticked to it for so long, as D2 did. Played it for 12 years.

    • @احمدالاذينه
      @احمدالاذينه 5 лет назад

      same you I played diablo 2 exp 12 years finaly I stop it but still I love diablo2 :( hope they make game same it ,,, I played path of exile it is similar diablo 2 and I like it

    • @PWCDN
      @PWCDN 5 лет назад

      @Red Divinity phew I only played for 10.

    • @Itzsfo0
      @Itzsfo0 5 лет назад +1

      @Red Divinity I know alot of people who played it for 12 years, myself included
      you are 100% incorrect, nobody has severe mental problems
      even if they did, why do you are
      you die regardless, who gives a shit
      most gamers play games for multiple years, decades even...see it every day, and they are just fine
      you are 100% wrong. but thats ok, believe as you will.
      3 years = amateur
      lol guys dont worry he has no clue as to what he is talking about
      MMOs, FPS, MOBAS, RTS = people have been playing same game for MANY years
      Binding of isaac = 9 years, 6,000 hours = normal functional p eople its called RANDOMIZATION/ massive replay value / thats the point..that is where the cult following
      70% of the Diablo 2 fan base has played = the game for over a decade
      duh...have you been living under a rock ...thats quite normal lmao
      you make "severe mental problem" sound like an issue....
      And uh...if you haven't noticed..most people that play a game for multiple years/decade...usually take breaks, few months here, few months there, off/on for multiple years
      lol...its quite common
      a few MILLION gamers have played certain games for VERY long periods of time, with breaks here n there, have you been under a rock ? this isn't abnormal.

    • @tylersmith9868
      @tylersmith9868 5 лет назад

      @@Itzsfo0 don't worry dude I did the exact same thing as you. D2 is the greatest game ever, countless hours of enjoyment from just one title. No micro transactions. You can just build a MF sorc and go find rare shit. It would take months of searching to find really good items. D3 is the worst thing ever no PvP, music sucks, no sprinting, graphics look like shit I hate it. I started it and within 3 hours was bored. People trying to level me up to 70 and do rifts over and over again for ZERO fucking purpose.

    • @lunalluna9401
      @lunalluna9401 3 года назад +1

      Doom and D2 in my case, been playing both constantly since I have memory

  • @seanlauziere8796
    @seanlauziere8796 6 лет назад +72

    Great video to begin your adjustment!!! You are capable of providing an in-depth analysis of gaming and Games THEMSELVES. I don't know how the rest of the community feels but I would love to see you begin to analyze games that were the roots of different mechanics and stories we see or miss today. I would love to hear your take on Bioshock, Fear, shadow of the Colossus, Crysis, Half Life games from the earlier 2000's or around 2010 where a lot of their mechanics have been unfortunately been left behind due to lesser focus on story and atmosphere. I hope the community understands that your adjustment will take time and even some of the negative videos or mentions of current trends at least are still needed. All the best!

  • @vojinvmilojkovic7622
    @vojinvmilojkovic7622 6 лет назад +54

    Ah Diablo 2 hunted my dream during elementary school
    I must say D3 is kinda too casual and lack that scary atmosphere
    *Path of Exile is indeed spiritual successor of D2

    • @davidtelatko1864
      @davidtelatko1864 6 лет назад

      Path of Exile now looks more like D3 .......same end game crap...D2 still the best for me

    • @T2Darlantan
      @T2Darlantan 6 лет назад +2

      nah PoE has surpassed D2 at this point. I've played it since the beginning and there are tons of items I've never found and bosses I haven't been able to kill. Not to mention trying to get a perfect version of an item is insanely hard. Then you have the races, and different leagues, and flashback leagues that incorporate past leagues, there's just way too much stuff for D2 to compete with at this point.

    • @klaussone
      @klaussone 6 лет назад +1

      sorry man... its just nostalgia... D2 was a disappointment for me, you can forgive D1 for its flaws as its atmosphere and theme were superb.. also being a technical marvel at its time. D2 was just inferior even having years and years to improve over the original. Also there is no excuse of how broken it was on release... how little actual end game build diversity was available. Sure it was patched down the line... just as D3 was. You see those 2 have more in common you want to accept.
      Again when you are as ground-breaking as D1 was and being the first of its line... I can be more forgiving of its flaws. on D2? not really. I remember clearly one of my first characters to reach higher difficulty settings... I was astonished of how many enemies where 100% immune to 90% of my arsenal, so you have to start over and avoid mono elemental at all cost... why? just because. Terrible, terrible design choices where made. so broken.. took so many patches. While i played diablo 1 first release and without having to remake any character i was able to play it from start to end... no issues... great atmosphere ... it was made good the first try. Something D2 will never have.

    • @thedonmarlo
      @thedonmarlo 6 лет назад +1

      @@klaussone you suck if you think you have to restart your character in order to respec

    • @Flat_3_6
      @Flat_3_6 6 лет назад +1

      @@klaussone lol what..? You could easily beat every difficulty with 1 char/build no matter what immunes you run into. I've played d2 since release. The game has only improved since then, up until uber trist

  • @lordhudson3004
    @lordhudson3004 6 лет назад +16

    Hands down best game I’ve ever had the chance to play. Music is so amazing. Skill trees- random drops- not perfect items- music. It had it all.

  • @Hagelnot
    @Hagelnot 3 года назад +17

    A gaming experience like this only happens once in a lifetime.
    I've been playing it since ~2003, first only barbarians on single player and LAN, later I learned how to play online and fell in love with trading (this basically showed me how a economy and stockmarket works).
    I thought my D2 days are finally over. But guess what, friends wanted to give D2R a go and I bought it too to help them out, and it STILL is as captivating as ever, despite having played modern hack'n'slays.
    This is one hell of a game.

  • @CocacolaBoy83
    @CocacolaBoy83 6 лет назад +42

    because it is perfect in everything, music, sounds,font, texture, playability, special effects, realism and originality, history, and history again ... because it also counts as it is shown to the player ...
    has no weaknesses, every time you live diablo you're sure there's nothing in diablo that does not belong to the diablo world ...
    even the objects had a history and an explanation ... everything was classified, everything was an immense chaos of an event that happened and that changed the world ...
    the death that has taken place on humanity ...
    it is simply a work of art in the videogame world

  • @Ghosttea
    @Ghosttea 6 лет назад +428

    Sorry i said bad things about you before.

    • @andrewbrannen275
      @andrewbrannen275 6 лет назад +4

      Ghost_tea it's ok dont worry about i love you

    • @Tike22
      @Tike22 6 лет назад +21

      if was constructive critique, dont apologize he needed it...badly...

    • @thelonesomewanderer8359
      @thelonesomewanderer8359 6 лет назад +5

      well me and many others tried saying nicely but he didn't listen.. so we had to resort to harsh criticism and he listened :)

    • @joshgardiner5528
      @joshgardiner5528 6 лет назад +4

      I kinda just liked to meme his name. Like "thrust yourself downward a cliff".

    • @vapidreaper
      @vapidreaper 6 лет назад +2

      Never forget rainbow and warframe

  • @LordofBroccoli
    @LordofBroccoli 6 лет назад +363

    Nice video. Diablo 2 is a perfect gem worthy of imbuing into your leisure time schedule. Sad to see Blizzard fall so far from grace.

    • @GonePh1shing
      @GonePh1shing 6 лет назад +3

      When one falls it just leaves room at the top for another to rise. IMO, Grinding Gear Games have definitely risen to the challenge, and their game Path of Exile is definitely a worthy successor to D2.

    • @DownwardThrust
      @DownwardThrust  6 лет назад +10

      Thanks! I wasn't all that happy with D3, either, if that's what you are referring to.

    • @GonePh1shing
      @GonePh1shing 6 лет назад +16

      D3 was a fine game, but it didn't feel like a Diablo game at all. I guess that's what happens when Blizzard try to make everything hyper accessible.

    • @LordofBroccoli
      @LordofBroccoli 6 лет назад +3

      Downward Thrust Partially, was talking more about their stunted growth. Blizzard today is all WoW and Hearthstone expansions, nothing new to be excited for.

    • @sirdanielfortesque2185
      @sirdanielfortesque2185 6 лет назад +4

      Marc Shanahan no it's not, The Witcher 3 obliterates everything

  • @straystardust9216
    @straystardust9216 4 года назад +9

    Diablo 2 .. just seeing it makes you want to play it again no matter how much time passes.

  • @Revilerify
    @Revilerify 5 лет назад +19

    8:24 "Sharing had no definition back then" I disagree. I gave out even good loot to complete strangers who I met and who didn't seem to have anything decent. I had so many mules full of usable stuff and I realized I really didn't need all of it... Especially for people on country channels I gave out lots of good loot for my countrymen in Finland, and I boosted alot of them for no gain for myself. This led into meeting many people who I have met personally IRL and who I still play different games with.

    • @Jolly123123123
      @Jolly123123123 4 года назад +3

      Hah, I was on the receiving end of a person like you XD
      I logged in online for the first time, said hello and got spammed with about 30 relic items for level 99 characters at level 1.

    • @Hagelnot
      @Hagelnot 3 года назад +1

      yeah especially the space restrictions made people give away the low stuff. and it's fun to help low chars with your hell char, you feel like a true hero, and to them, you are :D

    • @Revilerify
      @Revilerify 3 года назад

      @@Jolly123123123 sharing is caring, now with D2 Resurrected you have many opportunities to return the favour :)

  • @StickiPomPom
    @StickiPomPom 6 лет назад +33

    Great video. Lots of nostalgia. But I would like to add on one more point and that is the loot system in D2. The drop rates for Unique Items were abysmal, but when an unique item drop, you know exactly what are the stats going to be (minus the min - max roll). Hence each item ,whether it is a low / high roll, it is going to worth something. Also a lot of the unique items (whether it is low level or high level gear) have a use. Meaning most unique items out there can be used in some sort of build. This is what made all those countless Mephisto/ Diablo/ Baal runs worthwhile. It is the sensation of the rewarding feeling you get from all those hard work. Now looking at D3, one of my major concern is there are too much RNG within a Unique Item. Depending on the RNG, the unique item can be an absolute beast / worst the trash. And further add on to the fact that Unique items drops like candy hence making the item doesn't feel unique at all.
    PS: I remembered back during my early high school years, sneaking out of bed, turning on my PC and start playing D2. Clicking each key carefully to ensure no one hears I'm up playing. Spent the whole night farming Mephisto. In the end, he drops an unique Crusader Bow. I felt so happy, it pretty much made my day.

  • @ZippyNarwhal
    @ZippyNarwhal 6 лет назад +122

    All this channel talks about is positive stuff 🙄🙄 (lmao I’m kidding btw).

  • @VanquishAudio
    @VanquishAudio 5 лет назад +77

    This game is the reason I can type wild fast on a keyboard

    • @donmcdouglas5017
      @donmcdouglas5017 5 лет назад +2

      haha I also learned writing english too

    • @kyle1758
      @kyle1758 5 лет назад +2

      Lmao that's exactly what I say to everyone.

    • @OurAntwan
      @OurAntwan 4 года назад +1

      O CTA N O

    • @matguimond92
      @matguimond92 3 года назад

      me: *All the write type*

  • @tanfis
    @tanfis 5 лет назад +19

    when i was around seven me and my dad would play diablo 2 and would play for hours on end. people always told him i would be violent from playing such a dark game and that i needed to focus on reading, however, diablo 2 helped me learn how to read, every time i would pick up a item i would read it and that’s how a game about killing a demon overlord helped me read 😂

    • @ciaranconner4770
      @ciaranconner4770 4 года назад +1

      i learned math and reading from D2 i started playing it when i was 3 i am 21 now and still play it from time to time

    • @xVNDL_
      @xVNDL_ 2 года назад

      Final fantasy 7 and pokemon helped me read so know what you mean

  • @MrBeegs88
    @MrBeegs88 5 лет назад +6

    Wow... I still play D2 to this day, 20 years after I first started, and somehow I feel nostalgic watching this video. Good job mang.

  • @Jon-cs9ik
    @Jon-cs9ik 6 лет назад +21

    Stay a while, and listen!

  • @TheXiconhoca
    @TheXiconhoca 6 лет назад +60

    Am i the only one that played D2 for the Single Player experience and story? Always did so, couldn't care less for online.

    • @andyk71
      @andyk71 6 лет назад +3

      TheXiconhoca you just might be..

    • @NickIvanov88
      @NickIvanov88 6 лет назад +14

      single player man here checking in. Everyone talks about how easy D2 is... well on single player with no trades, infinite SOJs, teammates or Ladder runewords the game was quite a challenge. No My mercs runeword wont break immunity haha. I should go back and try to finish with the characters I never beat it with. Single player for life

    • @thebadash4165
      @thebadash4165 6 лет назад +1

      East...always East.

    • @ShinigamiGrin
      @ShinigamiGrin 6 лет назад +4

      You are not the only one. I loved playing single player. I have to say though, that when I started playing in lan with my bro/friend, that was a hell of fun and an incredibly amazing experience. Just the two of us, sharing the story, the travel, no cheats, no bullshit, just us and the game. Good memories.

    • @azraksash
      @azraksash 6 лет назад +2

      Diablo and diablo2 had very good atmosphere and music. There were many other old rpgs with longer and less braindead gameplay and better story.

  • @LukaBeati
    @LukaBeati 6 лет назад +4

    The nostalgia is real. Those nights playing until the sunrise, most of what you said here is shared feeling man. Nice vid!

  • @bobbytillman8454
    @bobbytillman8454 3 года назад +14

    Who else is here after they announced the remaster?!

  • @Chivas6
    @Chivas6 5 лет назад +9

    I broke my mouse hand about 10 years ago and while it was healing in a cast, I played Diablo 2 every day with the other hand :D

  • @Omaha9988
    @Omaha9988 6 лет назад +30

    Perfect. More like this please!

  • @filipfenix
    @filipfenix 6 лет назад +196

    Next one should be, why is Diablo 3 a pathetic attempt at former glory.

    • @Duderonamy1337
      @Duderonamy1337 6 лет назад +19

      Fenixz Filip its really fun but not diablo enough

    • @Requilith
      @Requilith 6 лет назад +5

      Fenixz Filip diablo 3 is the spinoff online version of diablo 2

    • @filipfenix
      @filipfenix 6 лет назад +18

      Which failed to deliver on every single point. To this day, there is still no pvp in diablo3

    • @Enceos
      @Enceos 6 лет назад

      I had my share of Diablo III, it was fun for a couple of months. My demon hunter tank was my favourite build. Seeing people’s reactions when I tanked Diablo taking every hit to my face without dying was a pleasant experience. Then the auction house opened.

    • @PredatorXi1
      @PredatorXi1 6 лет назад +1

      Fenixz Filip I liked 3 but then again I didn't played 1 & 2

  • @guygore3794
    @guygore3794 4 года назад +16

    RIP to all deceased Hardcore characters lol

  • @nurbsenvi
    @nurbsenvi 5 лет назад +5

    It's truly astounding how complex and balanced this game's mechanism is. One will need a PhD level of understanding to master all classes of character and the music, graphics... it is diabolically perfect.
    This game really hacks in to human psychology.
    Way the item drops in a randomised fashion is just ingenious because that's exactly why gamblers get addicted.
    I would love to meet the developer one day... so many questions.

  • @jimmypihlblad2705
    @jimmypihlblad2705 6 лет назад +13

    i loved diablo 2, and it was the best game i have ever played, by far.

  • @spaycen
    @spaycen 6 лет назад +37

    Still play to this day

    • @jasonmckenzie7674
      @jasonmckenzie7674 6 лет назад

      Spaycen Jaycen starting a new campaign tonight with a party of 3 you want to join

    • @majklkiller859
      @majklkiller859 6 лет назад +1

      :D Me too. i play it with my parents they loved diablo 1 and 2 and when we beat it on hell and defeat uber diablo (hardest and secret enemy in diablo 2 who has level 107 and you can have only 93.) we will play Diablo 3. On hard.... because Normal is too easy. When you play as crusader his ability of ghost rougues is so OP I defeated Diablo in 1 minute

  • @Captain1nsaneo
    @Captain1nsaneo 6 лет назад +42

    "Why is Diablo 2 great?" "I made a bunch of friends and had a great time"
    That's uuuhh, that's not a useful conclusion for anyone who isn't you.

    • @toad7395
      @toad7395 5 лет назад +4

      Most of us had the same experience as him imo

    • @lolWillieP
      @lolWillieP 5 лет назад +6

      He covered the replayable aspect of d2, the great expansion pack, the addictive yet rewarding loot system, the many flawed yet charming mechanics, the incredible social experience, and the commitment to characters that other games have yet to replicate. some people man...

  • @PKDionysus
    @PKDionysus 6 лет назад +38

    I was just discussing Diablo 2 with my brother, who is currently playing D3 with some friends.
    The immersion that one is able to achieve in Diablo 2 is nothing short of phenomenal. To this day, I have yet to feel the dread I felt when I first saw Andariel, or when I was undoing those seals and just waiting for Diablo to one shot my Necromancer back to the Pandemonium Fortress.
    I lost years of my adolescence to that game, and do not regret even a second of it.

    • @BartMamzer
      @BartMamzer 6 лет назад +1

      Interesting. I had the same thoughts about Diablo 1. When D2 came out I was very disappointed with the graphics, it didn't look nearly as creepy/gloomy as D1. Great game anyway :)
      And yeah D3 can't even compete with D2 when it comes to the atmosphere.

    • @rjonboy7608
      @rjonboy7608 6 лет назад +2

      Bart Mamzer the instant I became hooked was when I first heard the Butcher call me "Fresh meat". Then a kind gamer told me to light a firewall and shut the door. 😎

    • @BartMamzer
      @BartMamzer 6 лет назад

      R Jonboy I was always trapping him behind the fence and killing him with a bow :)

    • @ceruleanblue2161
      @ceruleanblue2161 3 года назад

      Somehow d2 can't touch d1 as far as immersion. Much like the old oddworld games, seems like game designers were inspired to make art with their game

  • @jeffreyalas3592
    @jeffreyalas3592 5 лет назад +1

    My mom used to find my D2 disk and snap it in half... I would always buy it back again, every single time.

  • @Wex4rdGam3r
    @Wex4rdGam3r 11 месяцев назад +2

    Ive only just discovered Diablo 2 resurrected at the end of 2023. I love it.

  • @xsvmalice8541
    @xsvmalice8541 5 лет назад +7

    I liked how finding a certain piece of gear would inspire me to make a new character and build it around that piece.

  • @jasonhoerner9954
    @jasonhoerner9954 6 лет назад +16

    Hardcore is the only way to play D2. Players in hardcore were WAY more friendly, because giving corpse loot permissions to a friend was the only way to avoid losing your stuff when a random MSLE in Hell instantly fries you. This created natural trust and camaraderie. I did many Mephisto and Diablo runs with strangers that became friends, and we always traded who got nice uniques, never fighting to see who could pick it up the fastest. I only once had someone keep something from my corpse, and never stole anything myself. I did lose 5 fully geared characters over level 70 to internet connection loss, which finally led to me quitting, but the memories are still great nonetheless!

    • @roylangston4305
      @roylangston4305 4 года назад

      The Amazon Basin was a HC D2 group with thousands of members playing in passworded private games, all based on trust. Good people, good times.

  • @ronaldjohndalmacio8117
    @ronaldjohndalmacio8117 Год назад +2

    played Diablo 2 since it was released back in year 2000, i only finished my first character thru Hell mode just a few days ago! (I achieved it w/ my least favorite char, Druid) now I got a charm to sunder Fire resistance so i am now planning to finish it w/ my favorite char, Wake of Fire assassin.

  • @senormarston
    @senormarston 3 года назад +1

    I still play Diablo II (and Diablo I) until this day, but I'm a solo player, I have tried playing online but, to me, playing alone is the best way to enjoy Diablo II (and Diablo I) since, for me, the best part of a game is its art direction and in order to feel all the atmosphere, soundtrack, graphics and dialogues, you got to take your time and play it slow, something that I wasn't able in my online experience

  • @XtianJovic
    @XtianJovic Год назад +1

    Agreed. So much nostalgia. I'm playing resurrected now and it's great!

  • @freyjakay3142
    @freyjakay3142 6 лет назад +12

    Uh. I played Diablo 2 actively from the release in 2000 until 2013. I still play it now, just not as much. I've never once used maphack. Anyone who has played long enough knows all the maps and even if you don't, all you do is follow the walls. The classes were also not balanced. Many of the skills were completely unusable, especially in PVP. You could win in duels with just about any character, but the best by far when getting rid of skill is the hammerdin. I actively dueled every day for over half of my life as a hybrid Necromancer though.
    You didn't need anyone to play with either. Almost the entirety of my time playing was spent on dueling and I did so by myself. Best way to get people to duel was by using a game title like "NVA 1V7" which was always my game title. Cheaters also didn't make dueling hard. People that were actually good at the game mechanically still beat cheaters. It was extremely easy to telestomp desync as a hybrid Nec and kill anyone in the game regardless of whether they were cheating or not.
    Whilst you're right about no one wanting to share items it was never a problem for me. I started playing the game before I turned eleven years old. All I cared about was that I was able to play. I never went for items. Even after playing for several years I wouldn't go for items. The only time I ever picked anything up was when everyone else finished and went to town or if I was in my own private game doing runs.
    Diablo 2 also isn't one of the best games ever. It is the best game ever. ^_^

  • @supbrotv
    @supbrotv 5 лет назад +4

    My friend introduced this game to me back in 2002 or 2003 he pronounced it as "Die Ablo 2", I fell in love with the game and it took me several years to realize how its really pronounced.

  • @wetteryan
    @wetteryan Год назад +3

    Diablo 2 and StarCraft raised me.

  • @Kaze450
    @Kaze450 3 года назад +1

    Great video! Finished Diablo 2 the other day for the first time. So many great memories playing this gem of a game.

    • @Gielderst
      @Gielderst 3 года назад

      Yeah i just got back to it since a while.
      I only play single player and started off with a Sorceress. I'm currently lvl 55 on Nightmare act 5. And am destroying the monsters arses. Using maxed Frozen Orb, Chain Lightning 11 and Thunderstorm 5.
      I spam right and left click and the whole screen lits up with magic. Then everything's dead in seconds. lol
      Can't wait to reach Hell difficulty.
      I wonder if i'll have big trouble with immunities.

  • @hceruz
    @hceruz 6 лет назад +17

    Diablo 2 is the best because it’s simple, the mercenary less talking more action, and no account bound stuffs.

  • @fulldrawpainting
    @fulldrawpainting 6 лет назад +83

    Gamers are.....happy?

  • @feartheway5111
    @feartheway5111 6 лет назад +28

    3:10 you might be a map hacking cheat but don't assume everyone is ...

    • @vulpine3431
      @vulpine3431 6 лет назад

      Wut?

    • @DeuceGenius
      @DeuceGenius 5 лет назад +3

      most people used a map hack because everyone else used it so you were at a huge disadvantage if you didnt. i never used it for single player tho that would ruin the fun.

    • @leejohnston3633
      @leejohnston3633 5 лет назад +1

      Why would you not use map hack when your teleporting for the 999999999 time to mephisto. Only dummies wouldn't use map hack

  • @lowlanz
    @lowlanz 3 года назад +2

    Just how many games released when D2 was released are still being played as much as D2? Maybe Starcraft. Can't think of many. D2 is still being played when D3 has been around for a decade. It will still be played when D4 comes out unlike D3, which will quickly die out.

  • @sligacheese6470
    @sligacheese6470 2 года назад +1

    Yes man I still play D2 original on my 233 MHz 1.9 GB ram running on windows XP offline. Old faithful because my pc never goes on the internet. Just for diablo 2 ,Warcraft 3 frozen throne,and NES snes sega genesis around 2000 games. It’s a gem 💎

  • @GENELEMENT
    @GENELEMENT 5 лет назад +23

    This was so nostalgic. I'm sad now. I wanna go back to being a kid.

    • @Juanirva
      @Juanirva 3 года назад

      Being an adult it's great, you can play videogames and also do a lot of other things as well, when you are a kid you are stuck with only kid stuff

  • @mainaccount3087
    @mainaccount3087 5 лет назад +20

    I remember playing D2 and being scared of being found out by my mum

    • @callmetatan
      @callmetatan 5 лет назад

      Fear of every Gamer...;-)

    • @Rumblingbelly
      @Rumblingbelly 4 года назад +1

      I remember my parents hiding the internet router so I couldnt play during the night. They hid it under books and I found it and hid it back in the place and went to sleep at 4 or 5 am..

  • @burlytaterbug5427
    @burlytaterbug5427 6 лет назад +4

    This is the type of content I subbed for. I can hear the passion for this video in your voice, and its a breath of fresh air. I enjoyed this video, even though I knew nothing about Diablo coming into it. If you continue to make content like this, you will certainly succeed. Also, a question: (if you see this) Have you ever considered making a discord server? It would be, in my opinion, a great way to interact on an even more personal level with your viewers.

  • @afronerdbr
    @afronerdbr 6 лет назад +9

    I played Diablo 2 for years! Nice game, nice vid.

    • @lakatosstefan6926
      @lakatosstefan6926 6 лет назад

      AfroNerd BR somthimes I still play diablo2 just for the old days:)

  • @That_Trey
    @That_Trey 6 лет назад +2

    I will say, I do appreciate the change in format and approach. Thank you for slowing down on clickbaiting and pursuing more passionate and positive reviews. I will be watching more of your content in the future.

  • @billyblenx
    @billyblenx 5 лет назад +1

    For me, the all-time top 3 games are:
    1 - Diablo II (2000)
    2 - Heroes of Might and Magic III (1999)
    3 - Ultima Online (1997)
    the rest comes after.

  • @chamba12345
    @chamba12345 5 лет назад +5

    Diablo II is an ART in a GAME form.. nuff said!

  • @ChromaSup
    @ChromaSup 6 лет назад +33

    Best game ever made

  • @MrChevyv8
    @MrChevyv8 6 лет назад +6

    Great video, i probably spent thousands of hours in Diablo 2 and LoD.

  • @jamesredline1352
    @jamesredline1352 Год назад +1

    My older sister showed me this game when I was like 12. I was HOOKED. I have kept old computers alive just to play this game over and over it’s SO GOOD.

  • @Celis.C
    @Celis.C 5 лет назад +3

    9:27 Seeing the item art really kicked me back down memory lane. I used to know the name of so many of the game's items, as well as their model. And even though it was such a simple thing, the Kite Shield still looks so ridiculously beautiful that I lament the lack of any similar looking items in most modern (MMO)RPG's. Gods, I'll have to find that one mod again that kept the game as is, but simply upped the item droprate. Good times, would play again!

  • @hawnsoo
    @hawnsoo 6 лет назад +4

    Some of the points you made are exactly why I love Path of Exile. A game definitely made by people who loved the original Diablo’s but unique enough to be great in its own right.

  • @alexandreb.1582
    @alexandreb.1582 6 лет назад +8

    I'm now on a watch everything diablo-related after Diablo : Immortal's Debacle. Just installed D2 again.

  • @Zazokk041
    @Zazokk041 6 лет назад +18

    its the best not one of the best

  • @Insertdiskgames
    @Insertdiskgames 6 лет назад

    Great episode. Like yourself I spent many an hour in the Diablo 2 realm. Raiding Tal Rasha's Tomb, building that perfect Hammerdin and trying not to get stuck in the Maggot Lair. It's still perhaps my favorite PC game of all time.

  • @ilijababic7066
    @ilijababic7066 4 года назад +1

    Diablo 2 helped me when I was getting clean from alcohol. I'm not kidding I'm sober for 3 months and I love you guys. Long live diablo 2

  • @CodeSnowy
    @CodeSnowy 6 лет назад +13

    I am not crying, you are crying.

  • @Thr0bulator
    @Thr0bulator 6 лет назад +6

    I remember playing this on a computer running windows 98

  • @cianfarrell9992
    @cianfarrell9992 6 лет назад +9

    Great video man. Favourite game of all time has to be the witcher 3

  • @foulbred
    @foulbred 5 лет назад +2

    Fantastic game. I have three different versions of it installed on my computer. One for live, one for solo play, and one for a private server.

  • @dzzzzzt
    @dzzzzzt 5 лет назад +1

    I've made so many characters before I made my best ones, a Frozen Orb Sorceress and a Werewolf Druid. It was amazing and exhilarating to discover those things with the friends I've been playing with. We all discovered them together. It was one of the best experiences ever. Those were the times.

  • @matadorspvfc-comaberenices2234
    @matadorspvfc-comaberenices2234 5 лет назад +3

    Baldur's Gate and Ice Wind Dale games were my favorite. I never played Diablo until later when D3 was released.

  • @lilac_lottie
    @lilac_lottie 6 лет назад +50

    sorry but diablo immortal is the best gaym ever cuz i have phones

    • @eyezex
      @eyezex 5 лет назад +2

      lmao

  • @MidSpecBenchmarks
    @MidSpecBenchmarks 6 лет назад +5

    Welcome back!

  • @WitchDoctor87
    @WitchDoctor87 6 лет назад

    I just started doing a play through of D2 lod after a long time of not playing. The first thing I found is it was like riding a bike. I peddled away starting my new character today. It brought back so many memories. The simplesity of this game for me is what made it shine. Dueling in 1v1 was like rock paper scissors. Team dueling was the best ever of any game for me. More RPGs should be simple and make each hero or character just like this game did having another build weak to another one. Good video!

  • @IgnorancEnArrogance
    @IgnorancEnArrogance Год назад +1

    I think the game holds up a lot better than you think it does. Now that we have the resurrected version with millions of people still playing, it will continue to hold up for the new generation.

  • @Mech_Wizard
    @Mech_Wizard 6 лет назад +10

    Diablo 2 is the best game of all times.

  • @InternetTAB
    @InternetTAB 6 лет назад +18

    no, no we all do not just use maphack, you hack

  • @megaangusyoung
    @megaangusyoung 5 лет назад +6

    I still prefer Diablo 1, i love the atmosphere there and the soundtrack is on point, everytime i play it i just can't stop... but diablo 2 is good too tho

    • @arth8265
      @arth8265 5 лет назад +3

      Yes, Diablo 1 atmosphere was definitely better, but Diablo 2 gameplay was a lot better.

    • @megaangusyoung
      @megaangusyoung 5 лет назад

      @@arth8265 I agree, the player have way more choices and freedom in diablo 2, the respawn of enemies actually give a grindy option too if you are into it, still i find it a bit dispersive sometimes

    • @jacobpeters5458
      @jacobpeters5458 4 года назад

      yeah, there's something about the simplicity of diablo 1 that takes you back, along with the dark music (=industrial it's called) and places. like a sort of "everything's gone down the gutter," sort of solitude.
      but yeah diablo 2 has way more fun stuff

  • @TjarpDex
    @TjarpDex 5 лет назад +1

    If you want to play an AWESOME Diablo style game that releases new content in the form of expansion packs (even tho they are still called DLC on Steam...) for an absurdly cheap price (at least compared to your average AAA game nowadays), you should try Grim Dawn. It's an indie game that releases more content in their expansion packs than most "complete" AAA games at less than half the price, I am extremely hyped for their 2nd expansion coming in 10 days!!

    • @GoingOffTopical
      @GoingOffTopical 5 лет назад

      Preach, just came to this from a grim dawn binge

  • @MunsonRoyE27
    @MunsonRoyE27 5 лет назад

    D2SE Solo Self found- finally built my infinity a 2% off perfect Ed eth Thresher. Working on my Enigma now. Unfortunately I forgot how bad bows suck and built a Faith prior to making Enigma. The experience of obtaining all the items and rune words myself has been the absolute best gaming experience I’ve had in at least 10 years. Still searching for the ever so rare Eth titans and Griffon’s eye. The feeling that overcomes me when I see a ultra rare item or rune is pure adrenaline.

  • @thelonesomewanderer8359
    @thelonesomewanderer8359 6 лет назад +9

    really like this format and this video, great to see some positivity and higher quality again :)

  • @saar144
    @saar144 6 лет назад +23

    D2 is so addicting, I don't allow myself to play it anymore.

    • @Epilogue_04
      @Epilogue_04 5 лет назад +2

      Relatable dude, i lost almost a semester on highschools cause of playing d2

    • @StingyPellet
      @StingyPellet 5 лет назад +3

      I am still playing it. You aren't wrong.

    • @LVL99.
      @LVL99. 5 лет назад +2

      im still stuck in the addiction cycle.

    • @coope42
      @coope42 5 лет назад +1

      I used to spend up to 16 hours a day in my childhood playing D2. It truly is an addicting game, and why I cant play anymore aswell. If they remaster it well gg to my adulthood.

    • @BenPikeTheActor
      @BenPikeTheActor 5 лет назад +1

      Yup, can't play it. It's E-Heroin.

  • @justinx590
    @justinx590 5 лет назад +12

    Everyone should solo "/players 8"
    So fun.

  • @TimurKOI
    @TimurKOI 6 лет назад

    I played Diablo 2 recently. I was really astonished and delighted to discover my saves of assasin and sorceress saves. You really right: this game has some kind of magic! The only game I like more than Diablo II is "Heroes III". What a great time: Heroes 2 or 3, Diablo 2 LoD, Warcraft 3! Goosebumps on my skin!

  • @Shreds87
    @Shreds87 5 лет назад

    You know what I found the other day? My old diablo 2 folder! I almost shed a tear. The story is, that I didn't have internet connection for a long time and I kept going to the local small library where the nice lady printed out many things from various diablo websites for me, so I can read them at home. Runewords, strategies, builds, list of unique items and sets, etc. I kept the precious documents in a white folder. Not soon after we got good net at home and I can finally play online. But the tome of wisdom still exist after 20+ years.

  • @EricDavidTippett
    @EricDavidTippett 6 месяцев назад +5

    D2 was the last Diablo ever made

  • @zsookah3
    @zsookah3 3 года назад +3

    Paladin: "Ah sh!t, here we go again."

  • @fk3239
    @fk3239 4 года назад +5

    "Yet its legacy rests with only three games."
    Ah yes, Diablo 1, 2, and Path of Exile.

  • @pmgpc69
    @pmgpc69 5 лет назад

    I remember playing D2 using my tri-elementalist sorceress for hours on end. She used frozen orb, lightning, and firewall. The limited number of points you could use to allocate towards skills along with synergies made this a weak build. I could play up to p3 without trouble but it was fun for me. I just loved the fact that nothing was immune to her elemental attacks. I really miss this game.

  • @eldiablo7128
    @eldiablo7128 5 лет назад +4

    still play this in 2019! in fakt i just played yesterday ;)
    one of my most loved games ever!