Release Date: 1996-11-30
Developer/Publisher: Blizzard
Genres: Role-Playing
Platforms: PC Games,PlayStation
In this hack and slash game, the central goal is to slay the many demons summoned by Diablo, the Lord of Terror, in a sixteen-level "labyrinth" underneath the small town of Tristram, and ultimately confront Diablo himself. Diablo is highly replayable because of its randomly generated levels, which are in turn randomly populated with monsters that drop random items imbued with random magical properties. No two playthroughs of the game are ever exactly alike.
Diablo in many ways resembles roguelike games, the main differences being more realistic graphics (utilizing DirectX) and the fact the game is in real time, rather than turn based.
Its popular sequel and its subsequent expansion pack extend the gameplay through additions such as new character classes, monsters, items, quests, areas, and plot. The latest installment, the expansion pack for Diablo II, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction has a huge online gaming community, complete with a primitive gameworld economy due to the rarity of most of the popular items.
In this hack and slash game, the central goal is to slay the many demons summoned by Diablo, the Lord of Terror, in a sixteen-level "labyrinth" underneath the small town of Tristram, and ultimately confront Diablo himself. Diablo is highly replayable because of its randomly generated levels, which are in turn randomly populated with monsters that drop random items imbued with random magical properties. No two playthroughs of the game are ever exactly alike.
