[Gllug] WineX and Diablo II

[Richard Cohen]

On Thu, 28 Nov 2002, Tethys wrote:

>
> Xander D Harkness writes:
>
> >Even though Diablo and Diablo II are the only games I have
> >played in the last couple of years :-)
>
> I've never understood why Diablo was so popular. It's just a blatant
> ripoff of a rogue-like game (specifically angband), but with all the
> gameplay, all the depth, and all the enjoyment removed. Oh, and with
> some pretty graphics bolted on. It's *way* too easy. But then, I
> suppose that's what's needed for the game to sell to today's attention
> span challenged generation.
>
> By comparisson, I'm still playing angband/moria after 12 years, and
> I still haven't completed it, and the enjoyment still hasn't diminished.

Can I just say I agree with every word of this, except that I've only been
playing angband/moria for about 10 years...

> Tet

Cheers
Richard


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