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Re: Is Diablo worth buying?

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From: r... Richard Green
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 00:00
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Look!  Look here!  cep...@keyway.net wrote this:

>>>So, is it worth $40?
>>
>>It is absolutely worth it. This is one of those games that you get
>>addicted to. If you like adventure games this is the one to get. You
>>can play it with other people over the net and talk to them at the
>>same time. It is defanitely worth buying!!
>
>no. the game has so many missing elements and flaws that blizzard
>should have seen. i dont know what the hell they released a beta for.
>if you ask me the game is incomplete. its still fun to play but not
>worth $40. i was fortunate enough to be able to purchase it for $10.76
>after using a coupon. i would have been very reluctant to buy it
>otherwise. btw, dont plan on making any changes to your pc after you
>install the game. if you add, change, or remove any hardware, the
>system-specific encryption used for saved characters will fail and you
>have to start all over again.

You're being too hard on it.  Diablo is a landmark game, that many
others will be following.  To actually hack 'n' slash in glorious 3D
with 3 other players is something that's never been possible before.
And you can't say the game hasn't taken its $10 worth of time out of
you!  I played for 8 hours straight two nights in a row when I first
got it, and am still playing hours on end whenever I get a chance.
The game is huge, with vast ranges of weapons and items to collect and
trade.  Just think about starting with a lvl 1 character going all the
way through to kill Diablo.  How quickly could you really do it?
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Subject: Re: Is Diablo worth buying?
Date: 1997/02/28
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