Diablo II and Diablo III are on sale. Are the still worth buying?
On battle.net the Diablo Prime Evil Collection is on sale for $20. I don't really want to spend $70 on Diablo IV so I am considering this instead. Are the older games still worth playing?
Quite frankly I prefer D3. The graphics aren’t as nice as D4 but it feels more polished. It is more streamlined and it’s not open world but that’s what Diablo is. It’s a dungeon crawler.
The classes are better balanced and the builds are fun and unique.
It may be harder to find groups right now but I mostly played solo and had a blast.
I've played D1 and D2 in the early days and loved them. I am not sure they'd hold up today. I looked at D2R and while it hits the nostalgia part hard, I just could not get excited to actually play it. If you are really interested to know what it was like and it would mean something to you to play it, I'd say it could be worth it. My best Diablo experiences were unquestionably with D2.
I got into D3 very late and while I enjoyed my time with it, it didn't hook me. I feel like I got my money's worth for the time I spent with it but it didn't hold up for me very well.
From my point of view, I think picking up D4 would be money better spent for what it is already and will likely become over time. D4 is pretty decent and while I have to admit I am a little bored with it it does seem to have a lot of potential. I did feel a bit bad about giving the company my money but I could not resist.
I played D2 for the first time a few months ago. It’s fun, especially early on, but it really drags after a while and gets super repetitive. I definitely think playing them solo is a slog. That’s why I’m waiting to get D4 until more of my friends are also willing to get it.
Neither game is really designed as a single player experience.
Only time I’d consider buying D3 is for couch co-op, but that’s console exclusive. The story is over before you know it and isn’t even anything to write home about. Very grindy after story mode. Combat mechanics still fun if that is what you’re after though.
D2R has its own share of problems, but there is one giant thing going for it - mods. You can bypass the abysmal drop rates for cool items and play SP without much grinding even on highest difficulty (Hell).
I’d never played Diablo 2 but always heard great things about it. I think the dated graphics held me back. I played 3 and just played 4 and felt pretty meh about both. I bought D2R a week ago and can’t put it down. Really enjoying it and am amazed that Blizzard didn’t screw the remaster up.
I bought the same pack on sale but for the switch. I loved diablo 2 remastered. Soooo good and the rebalanced abilities make it so many more builds are viable. It is a great ARPG. It definitely shows its age in a lot of ways but is still overall fun and great.
I have a ton of time in Diablo 3. I love it. It’s a lot like BDO or maplestory if you’ve played either. Kinda hack and slash, go nuts with a bunch of flashy abilities, look for tiny stat boosts to push your character further. Definitely the kinda game that you play with the intention to kill time.
Diablo 4 is seems like a fun blend of the strong points of both games, but I haven’t played it and can’t say for sure if it’s worth the price point.
D2 is still fun! Not in the ways that D3 and D4 hit, imo, but for a slower, more measured taste of ARPG-style goodness, I think D2: Resurrected is actually really good. I played it a couple months ago and had a lot of fun (granted, I was a fan of D2 at release... I'm old.)
I play the remastered over this winter, first time playing D2 nearly 20 years… Maybe it’s the nostalgia speaking, but I found, even today, it’s exceptionally strong in the atmosphere department.
The lore was more threadbare than I remembered, and stamina is an annoying mechanic, but neither of those are all that large of a penalty. The atmosphere carries the story, and stamina basically ceases to matter after act 1 or 2.
I’d definitely echo your sentiment and say it’s still fun.
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