Diablo II is still shockingly good after all these decades

It’s hard to image that Diablo II, is 20 years old. While setting up CrossOver and VMWare Fusion, I decided the ultimate game to go back and play was Diablo II. That would be the perfect nostalgia game, and there is so much information on getting it running. Turns out I didn’t need CrossOver at all. Instead of using the install discs, there is a Mac downloader on the Battle.net site. All I needed to do was convert my old 16 digit CD key to the new format. That can be done on the Battle.net site itself. From there, it just took time to download the entire game, including Lord of Destruction. And it was absolutely worth it. Even though the screen resolution is only 800×600, the game still looks and sounds great. Within a few minutes, the intro was playing, and I was immediately drawn back into the story. Going to the Rogue Encampment and hearing those first few […]

I slashed my way through Dungeon Hunter

After much hacking and slashing I completed my first run through Dungeon Hunter as the Barbarian. There is a multi-part quest at the very end with multiple bosses that must be defeated before you face the final showdown with the Queen. Loot is flying fast and furious in this final stage and there are multiple hordes trying to do you in. It gets ugly in there. But first, let’s get the bad stuff out of the way. There’s a couple of things which I didn’t like about the game: Merchants are useless – While they’re useful for dumping junk weapons in a hurry they don’t sell anything useful. Every weapon I used I found along the way. To expand that, what is the point of gold in this game? If I can’t buy any cool weapons why do I need gold? I have the same complaints about Diablo. Why can’t I buy massively powerful weapons and armor? And since I’m […]

Dungeon Hunter by Gameloft

The chances of us seeing a new version of Diablo this year are well, slim. We’ve waited this long, what’s a couple more years, right? Recently however, Gameloft has filled the void with Dungeon Hunter. It’s as close as we’re going to get for awhile, but that aside it’s a great game in it’s own right. It has a very similar top down view, three separate classes to choose from (Barbarian, Rogue, Sorcerer), plenty of quests, lots of loot and magical items to find and even skills based character building. It’s every bit as fun as playing the PC version of Diablo except this has a whole new look and all new quests. I especially like the part of smashing barrels and kicking open chests looking for loot. Dungeon Hunter has all the features of other D&D style games. You gain experience for all the monsters you defeat and when you level up you get points to use for your […]