EPTAlso, D1 was amazing. "Ahh, fresh meat" was the shit back in the day.
Diablo 2 is a creepy game - Page 4
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lu_cid
United States428 Posts
Also, D1 was amazing. "Ahh, fresh meat" was the shit back in the day. | ||
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Salv
Canada3083 Posts
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JohannesH
Finland1364 Posts
On August 12 2010 10:45 EAGER-beaver wrote: I'm amazed the diablo series didn't start a huge outrage like grand theft auto and doom, it's incredibly gory and full of satanic imagery, how it escaped the gaze of the media is beyond me. Might be because of the low res sprites, but still. It's because gore was nothing new in RPGs. And you were basically a good guy killing demons, while in GTA for example you were a criminal in a non-fantasy world. And Doom had you killing human-like soldiers more graphically than before. Compare to Blood Omen for example, which was released same year as Diablo... Diablo is very politically correct in comparison | ||
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Lord_of_Chaos
Sweden372 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u112/illusionist1324/Screenshot031.jpg) Because everyone needs a leg on a stick! | ||
alffla
Hong Kong20321 Posts
anyway d2 is a great game but te fact that u can run away from your monsters so easily makes it less scary lolol and not being stuck in a claustrophobic dungeon is less scary haha | ||
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UniversalSnip
9871 Posts
On August 12 2010 11:10 evanthebouncy! wrote: u know why D1 is scarier than D2? You can actually DIE. FAST. Look at all the videos, you have to basically spam pots to even survive... but in D2? lvl 90 hammerdin just spam hammers and NOTHING could even touch him. That itself takes away so much thrill. This... d1 has enemies that are actually consistently dangerous. d2 is top down dynasty warriors, it's boring as shit. Basic cycle of play in d1: fight --- > kill --- > item d2: click --- > kill ---> item | ||
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lu_cid
United States428 Posts
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illu
Canada2531 Posts
On August 12 2010 11:24 JohannesH wrote: It's because gore was nothing new in RPGs. And you were basically a good guy killing demons, while in GTA for example you were a criminal in a non-fantasy world. And Doom had you killing human-like soldiers more graphically than before. Compare to Blood Omen for example, which was released same year as Diablo... Diablo is very politically correct in comparison I agree. In GTA you can kill hookers intentionally for money. That's morally wrong in the real world. In Diablo you mostly fight monsters (except in PvP, I suppose). Storyline-wise, however, you mostly fight demons, monsters and undead who are enemies of humanity. One possible exception are the Zakarum Priests and Zealots in act3, but I believe they are supporters of demons and they have been corrupted by Mephisto so killing them is somewhat justified. Also, because of the fantasy setting it's hard to associate violence in Diablo to the real world. After all, all of the cruelty against humans in Diablo are done by demons, not other humans. On August 12 2010 11:29 Lord_of_Chaos wrote: + Show Spoiler + Because everyone needs a leg on a stick! Damn it. My word order was really bad. I guess I should have said a dead body on a stick with his head and one leg missing. Thanks for pointing it out. I probably won't fix it though. | ||
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jazzy3001
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Assymptotic
United States552 Posts
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Orpheos
United States1663 Posts
On August 12 2010 11:56 Assymptotic wrote: It's for the reason in the OP that there were people raging when Diablo 3's art design was unveiled. It gives off a way less creepy vibe than D2 or D1. THIS. omg the game looks like crappy cartoony WC3(lol where have we heard this before hint*hint*sc2). i loved the dark atmosphere the first two diablos gave off. it added so much to the game. its like part of the identity. | ||
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Reborn8u
United States1761 Posts
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Gooseheaded
United States125 Posts
Now I'm 18, and I'm still amazed by the atmosphere of the game. I love the gore and dark themes done for the Diablo series. They're just so well done, man. The only other game I've played with amazing 'atmosphere' play comparable to DII is Half-Life 2. HL2's atmosphere is better than DII's in my opinion; but they're both exceptionally good games. I don't think Blizzard will let us down with D3 graphics. I mean, Blizzard's still got most of the Sons of the Storm, and those guys can make some absolutely beautiful artwork, and I?m sure Blizzard will use'em for D3. | ||
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Parsistamon
United States390 Posts
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Hidden_MotiveS
Canada2562 Posts
I liked waltzing through the rogue catacombs looking at the torture devices and dead half naked women... kinda freaky, but you get used to it. Lots of detail was put into D2 ant that made it great. Thanks for the threads illu. edit: here it is ![[image loading]](http://a.imageshack.us/img525/3974/diablo3z.jpg) | ||
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Orpheos
United States1663 Posts
On August 12 2010 12:53 Hidden_MotiveS wrote: Diablo 1 butcher scared the shit out of me. Far creepier even without the graphics. Diablo 3 is supposed to have ponies and unicorns I think. I liked waltzing through the rogue catacombs looking at the torture devices and dead half naked women... kinda freaky, but you get used to it. Lots of detail was put into D2 ant that made it great. Thanks for the threads illu. edit: here it is hahaha i lol'd. i love how the unicorn is farting the rainbow. | ||
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Coulthard
Greece3359 Posts
 scared the hell out of everybody | ||
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404.Delirium
United States1190 Posts
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Severedevil
United States4839 Posts
I forgot how good it is. Pretty much every change they made from Diablo I to Diablo II was a step down, to my mind. I need to play Diablo again  On August 12 2010 12:53 Hidden_MotiveS wrote: Aaaaalways! | ||
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Telcontar
United Kingdom16710 Posts
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