Diablo II BattleChest Diablo II BattleChest

Pros: Sadly, I never got to play this game back in it's day. I've recently been on a quest to get a bunch of the older PC games that were great for their time that I didn't get to play. Diablo II is every bit as great as it's hyped up to be. Like the players who had the game when it first came out, I simply can't stop playing it.

Cons: If you have Windows 7, you have to go in properties and change a few things to get it to run. Not really a con in my book, but I just felt like it was worth mentioning to people who were considering buying it.

Other Thoughts: I got the free 4-7 day shipping, and it was here in two. Gotta love Newegg.

Pros: One of the best games ever. Hack and slashers get satisfied and dungeon looters too. Best part is that all maps, treasure, monster drops and even shop inventory are random.

Cons: Time flies when your killing demons.

Other Thoughts: Had to alter how it ran for my WIN 7 64bit.

Pros: Great game & you get a lot for the price.
The guide is extensive.
Got it in about 3 day's.

Cons: Non really

Other Thoughts: I'm not sure why Diablo III is sitting 10 miles away from my house in a post office & has been for 4 days now. ?????????????
Now about Diablo II.
I don't know if the guide included came with earlier versions of Battle Chest. If not, I'd pick up on this one just for the guide.

Pros: the game play is fantastic, character voices are very fitting and realistic, lots of different areas to explore and changes in scenery make the game more enjoyable, a nice variety of monters to kill also helps to keep you going. id say the best thing about this game is that the areas, monster placement, and droped items and loot are random!! them being random makes this game replayable and a adventure each time around.
tons of items, armor, and skills make this game very involved and fun.

Cons: game is getting old and runs at a low resolution.

Other Thoughts: Buy It~
Play It~
Love It~

Pros: This game has everything to keep you interested. Alot of gameplay and replayability. Pretty much no loading. Unlike the first one, the classes are different.

Cons: The seemingly 3d graphics are really just 2d designed to look 3d. That being said, its a dated game and at the time, it was awesome!

Other Thoughts: When i got this game, i played it offline for about a year and a half. Then we got internet and it felt like a whole new game. I don't know about all this hacking/duping/broken economy stuff but the basics of the game really are awesome. The battle chest can be found elsewhere for less but this is a great game to put on a netbook. You can even add the key to battle.net and use the client to download a version that should be CD free! If not use daemon tools/alch 120/ virtual cd.

Pros: Hours of gameplay, much funner if you're playing with some close friends on a LAN.

Cons: Online community is a joke.

Other Thoughts: Bought Diablo II to play on my netbook while deployed. I knew having low system resources that I would have to buy some classics if I wanted anything to play.

Pros: Package came undamaged, had the Diablo II game disc, the expansion and the official guidebook. Still as great of a game now as it was 10 years ago. If you played it before and took a multi year sabbatical from it, get it again.

Cons: Low graphics Thats really about it but graphics don't account for anywhere near even half of what makes a game fun

Other Thoughts: If you like killing things, get it

Pros: Diablo 2 is the best gameI ever played hands down, it is pure and simply classic.

Cons: contrary to the tech specs on this site, and the pictures, the original Diablo is not included with this BattleChest, after speaking with newegg, and Blizzard, it looks like I am stuck without a paddle on that. Do not order if you are looking for the original, you will not get it.

Other Thoughts: None.

Pros: 10 yrs old and prob still played as much as it was in 99, good story good characters but what keep people coming back for more is the multiplayer, specifically the player vs player part. so many different stratedgies and tactics can be used just play it and see for yourself

Cons: NONE

Pros: The Battle Chest offers players a chance to start the game at the very beginning. The first Diablo is 'slow' in comparison to Diablo 2 (and even slower compared to today's games). The handbook included is filled with information.

Diablo 2, and the Expansion (Lord of Destruction, or LoD for short) are, by far, the best in gaming. The game is the most balanced of the many I've tried (examples: Dungeon Siege II, Sacred Plus, Divine Divinity, Beyond Divinity, Gothic 3, et al). The Diablo games set the standard, in my opinion, for the RPG category. Diablo 2:LoD is both my spouse's and my "go-to" game when we get bored with others. The game offers unending replayability, because even if you have a certain class, and give the same skills, because of the items found/purchased, well, the character is always different (sometimes stronger, sometimes weaker). Highly recommend this game for relaxed, involved, replayable enjoyment. A great way to start gaming in the RPG category.

Cons: The LoD seems to lose some balancing in Nightmare and Hell difficulty levels when playing as a single player-- extremely hard to find any upper level runes, rather difficult to find adequate armor/weaponry, but certainly adds to the challenge.

Other Thoughts: LoD remains the best game in the industry, inspite of its age! Nearly a decade old, the first Diablo even older, and it's just a fantastic game. So, the graphics are dated-- but very refreshing after all the same "new" 3-D graphics out there. The simplicity of Diablo, without being boring, is unbeatable and really amazing. I play the game on my Dell Vostro 1720 ( 17" screen; Nvidia graphics card) at the 800x600 resolution, and absolutely love the playing. The graphics have reached a "nostalgic" age, like your favorite toy or dress.

This reviewer highly recommends the purchase of this game, but only if you want a solid gaming experience. If you want all the fancy graphics and unoriginal gaming, get something else!

p.s.
Spouse and I have been playing this game for about 6 years now, with only about a 5-6 months break in one shot while we tried other games.