Diablo II

IGN’s Top 100 RPGs of All Time, Part 5

The final 20 titles that IGN considers to be the best of the best when it comes to RPGs have been unveiled. By now, their editors’ fondness for Japanese games should be quite apparent, so the top picks aren’t that…

Reflections on the Depth of Diablo II

I think most people who spent a good deal of time playing Diablo II would still extoll its virtues on the gameplay side of things, so it really doesn’t come as a surprise to see a critical reflection up on…

Diablo III 20th Anniversary Event Impressions

We’ve had the opportunity to once again face off against The Dark Lord this month with Blizzard’s “The Darkening of Tristram” 20th anniversary update to Diablo III, and that’s spurred the team members over at the Big Box PC Game…

RPG Inventories: A Closer Look

PC Gamer has an interesting discussion on arguably the most exciting or frustrating aspect of RPGs, inventory management. Diablo II’s hallowed inventory system is heavily mentioned in the article, and contrasted against other games, although I anticipate gamers will have…

The Diablo Series, Ranked from Worst to Best

Diablo III did not leave a fraction of the imprint on me that the original Diablo and Diablo II did, so I find it difficult to swallow PC Gamer’s ranking of the Diablo titles and their expansions, as the list…

Battle.net Rebranding Strategy Revealed

No, it’s not one of Blizzard Entertainment’s elaborate April Fools’ jokes. Instead, the company has realized that slapping the name “Battle.net” on the global network infrastructure that has served as the foundation to all of their games and other services…

IGN’s Top 10 Dungeon Crawlers of All Time

It’s difficult for me to wrap my mind around a “top” list that spans an arcade game, roguelikes, JRPGs, and CRPGs, but I suppose when the focus is on “dungeon crawlers”, you inevitably open things up to interpretation. Such is…