Why Is Diablo 1 A MASTERPIECE?!

Use link shop.ekster.com/theactman or code ACTMAN to get up to 35% off. Diablo is a monstrous franchise these days, it is massively successful and popular. Yet, the first game is mostly overshadowed by it's sequels. Let's go back and visit the Demonic roots of the Diablo series and see how well the first game holds up. But more importantly, we'll find out If Diablo 1 Is A MASTERPIECE?!

We approve this message! I first played this game when i was 9 or 10. I dont think any other game has left as much of an impression on me than Diablo 1. Enjoyed with every minute and talking point. Ah the memories! 666/10

My uncle was a fan day 1. We played this series for so long. Diablo 4 was coming out and we were grinding the beta all hyped. Unfortunately, he suddenly passed away a week before it came out. Even though Diablo 4 is a huge joke, I made a character with his name so he can forever live in it. Rip uncle Max. I miss you buddy.

"Hello, my friend. Stay awhile and listend" This line is iconic. Diablo's got a special place in my heart, cuz was a very dear friend that showed it to me, and he passed away last year. Every time I play it, it feels like he's close to me ❤

The way the levels generated different each time made the replayability amazing.

Before she passed away, this was my sister’s favorite game. This and Diablo 2 were great ways for to relieve stress. Edit: I should probably clarify better. I remember backing from School when I was younger and quite a few times, I would see my sister playing this game. She was so engrossed with all the blizzard games mainly the first diablo games and Starcraft 1 and BW. Whenever I tried to play these games, she always did her best to help get through (I was probably about 8 or 10 when I really started to try Diablo). Even when she got married and had kids of her own, she would still try to play Diablo 2 whenever she could. She lost her battle with MS last year and though it's been a while the pain won't ever really go away. She was a huge reason that I became a PC gamer in the first place. So I probably could of worded my first response a little bit better.

Something the Act Man doesn't mention (he may not be aware of it actually) is that the iconic "shove the soulstone into my forehead" ending cutscene was completely unintended by the original developers. The cinematics were made by a completely different team, and while they could discuss and suggest things they had no real control over them. Originally they intended the ending to be a lot more upbeat, and were absolutely shocked when they saw what had been made. By the time they got it it would have been very difficult to redo it, so they just made it work.

For me Butcher was even more iconic for D1 than Diablo himself. Everything about that quest was perfect. The build up with dying townsman, later checking for any clues with the townsfolk, Farnham having PTSD. Then you go inside, you are still pretty weak, level 2 of the catacombs, you see the chamber filled with horrifically mutilated bodies, then you open and hear "fresh meat" and run. Having Butcher that early with so crazy stats, damage, speed was a genius move by the devs. I played along my younger brother and we had about 9-10 yo at the time. Butcher was so scary and difficult that we asked our dad for help. Good memories.

I've always thought Diablo's overall plan was to be defeated, and then possess the hero that did it as a stairway to greater power, so I am in total agreement with your closing theory. And those drums in the cathedral levels! 🤩

Everytime I see a new Act Man video uploaded, I can always safely assume it's going to have some of the most passionate, unique and interesting insight into gaming around right now, all while cracking jokes and keeping an upbeat and entertaining energy. I'm never dissapointed.

The atmosphere of despair and terror in Diablo 1 is something I've never quite felt in any other game. Experiencing it as a kid was life-changing.

I went back and played Diablo 1 after so long and I immediately found myself hooked on it just playing as the warrior. i loved it, despite its rough edges. Atmosphere in that game was just so damn top notch.

24 years later, i can still recall the halls of the blind poem. This game will be eternally in my heart and i will always give it a replay every now and then. I spend 1 1/2 years playing it back then.

I know there is a limited amount of masterpieces out there, but this is one of my favorite series on all of YouTube, and we need more.

I played the demo when I was about 10, and then somehow I knew it had been released and was sick home from school. My mother asked me if I wanted something from the store, I asked her to go to the game store and check if they had Diablo, but I lived in a small city in the middle of nowhere. I was so happily surprised when she gave me the large box of Diablo. I was so happy.

When you hit the blood knights, you felt that impact. When they die, it felt so good. Even though they're regular mobs, I always enjoyed fighting them. My child brain probably liked the screams they do when they combust. Buttery smooth.

As a child I played it through with my friend in grade school. I still know the poem 'Halls of the blind' by heart. It was such a unique and unforgiving experience, we were scared, we were thrilled. The feeling of hearing the Tristram theme when you teleported out of a bad situation was so relieveing too. Even though how eerie the music was, in the end, it became a relief. I remember fearing that the deeper we descend to hell, the more likely it is that Tristram will be overrun. And the first time the travel point to hell appeared, we shit our pants. It was such a unique experience. And that scream. I remember always skipping at as a kid, because how scary it was.

The voice acting in this game is AMAZING. It's soooo iconic, soooo memorable. All the little quotes, everyone is so dark yet full of life! Thanks for proving it isn't nostalgia, it isn't rose colored glasses, Diablo truly is one of the best games ever made.

What a classic, genre defining game. I cant wait to watch this!

"Big! Big cleaver killing all my friends. Couldn't stop him, had to run away, couldn't save them. Trapped in a room with so many bodies...so many friends...noooooooooo!" - Farnham the Drunk