Diablo II Lord of Destruction for the FIRST TIME
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Moo
Hey fellow red head! I would love to see you play Hollowknight blind if you haven’t done so yet.
we need more d2 stash tabs...
Why not choosing Resurrected
Blizzard North was amazing. They stored up about 10 years of goodwill with their games from 1997-2010. But finally a few years ago... that goodwill started to REALLY run out. With all the dredge they released lol
The sound design is a 10/10 in diablo2, not just the insanely good tracks but also all other sounds. They are unique and distinct yet not confusing at all and provide a great feedback to the gameplay. You will know exactly what mobs you hit, what mobs die, the skill you used, the attacks the mobs used, the area you are in and their drops - all with your eyes closed. In comparison D3 and D4 is a blended mess of random shouts and grunts.
Many items and sounds from monsters was later re-used in world of warcraft by blizzard
My brain is CONDITIONNED to the rune drop sound, like a dog that would hear its owner whistle 1000' away lol
@@phil-lbest sound in game imo
distinct and delightful to the ear
D2 sound/s reign supreme
I've been playing this game on and off for the last 22 years. Such fun to see you experience this for the first time, brings back such fond memories. If you ever need tips, guides or resources in general, MrLlamaSC got you covered. That guy is a D2 oracle. Hope you go into NM and Hell, that's where the game truely shows its depth!
How old is MrLamaSc ?
Man, no one one that is good at the game played on ladder.
@@Mitchasaurus9
@@Mitchasaurus9mid 30s?
This is a game I always come back too. It's so good. I wish they would just do expansions but keep the base game all the same. It's imo perfect arpg.
Dbrunski is good too, better than Llama imo
ENJOY!! one of the best games I've ever played
what are the others, chad?
@@BG1435q Balan Wonderland.
@@BG1435qCory in the House.
Reading the "15" in OG font as "16"... classic
BROTHER that brings me back
Oohhh man how about that throwback
sunk hundreds of hours into this as a kid , absolutely loved it
this game taught me what "addiction" was as a child 😬
This. And I insisted on a Concentrate Barbie without knowing about the MF Soso meta for way too long
19:20 It hurt me watching DM throw the resist charms...not knowing the next difficulty decreases your resistances.
This is part of the fun 🤣
I think he said he only intends to play through normal to get the story. I don't think he is moving on to the next difficulty. However, I haven't finished the video yet so maybe he says different.
I know, it hurt so much that I jumped to the comment section to find someone having said the same thing :)) Cool to watch a newbie play. Makes you understand how much detail you know about the game after 20 years of playing it.
@@DNAOrbbJust finished the video, and he's dangling the option... He's dangling it hard. Theoretically.
Well charms make the game much easier than it should be. HP stats resists and skillpoints etc. Also they just consume massive amount of bag space.
If you play classic or original version you won't have these and monsters hit almost as hard.
D2 LoD classic is definitely one of my favorites, but I enjoy the updated visuals from D2: Resurrected despite the minor changes. Very Nostalgic
The itemization doesn't "change a little". There are complete tiers of base items and sets/uniques you haven't even seen in nightmare, and the strongest will only drop in Hell difficulty. The game gets way harder but the loot upgrades accordingly.
let alone Sets , Runewords and a whole godamn encyclopedia of Cube recipes. Playing Normal is like playing the tutorial
the guy has no idea he's to young and plays new games and thinks new gen actually has itemization haha
@@Prilletime Path of Exile has like double the itemization D2 will ever have so actually new gen most definitely has more itemization than this relic.
D2 was good for it's time though but don't gaslight yourself into thinking it's still the best out there.
@@radagonsoreseal3457 Nah finding a crown of ages and getting 2 ber runes and making a completely decked out smiter to stomp pub duel games was the best gaming experience I ever had. I've never seen a game with itemization as good as D2.
D2 is definitely one of my favorite games of all time, something so satisfying about finishing difficult runeword and feeling insanely powerful
D2,WC3,SC amazing games growing up with. Then in high-school WoW got released. Miss those days.
As big as you are in the Diablo space I was surprised to find out your a D2 newbie lmao
Glad you gave it a go!
Makes one real sad. D3 was garbage and D4 is simply a disfigured shadow of Diablo 2.
@@AUZlEthis is why we play Diablo 2 😊
Itemization goes crazy the further you get into the game, with nightmare really taking off on the fun factor in gameplay
That first HR drop hits like crack
@@m4stekeven more common stuff like occy, shako, etc hits hard
Some times even 10 years of not playing diablo 2 lord of destruction my brain still whisper " ral tir tal sol" when i get insight in something
Tal thul ort amn
@@fullout42 i cant remember the runes but my forvarite runeword is obedience. It is giga broken and giga cheap
Jah ith ber
Ko Vex Pul Thul, Dol Um Ber Ist, Ber Mal Ber Ist, man I'm broken. So many things to remember in my day, but I still remember these.... Diablo's soulstone is in my head forever, obviously.
Man, growing up waiting for this expansion to drop, seeing the brutal cinematic and then playing through Act 5 for the first time, it was wild. I think I might still have the full-sized manual from LoD. It's wonderful to see someone experience this for the first time all over again.
So true... still remember watching that cinematic first time the day LoD came out
Still one of my favorite cinematics in any game ever
Awesome to see you go through the 1st playthrough of D2 LOD. One of the greatest games ever made
That ending is hilarious. “Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo!”
extra points if you watch all of Carbot Animation youtube Channel he has a playlist for D1 and D2 that will have you dying of laughter
I love Steam just as much as the next guy but mid 90s to early 2000 Blizzard will always be peak gaming for me. Between Starcraft, D1 & 2, Warcraft 3, WoW, and accompanying expansions for all, there was no better time in my gaming history. Every release in those days somehow always lived up to my sky high expectations. I will never stop going back to them.
Best series you've done yet, can't wait for more! Comment for the algorithm!
This is my favorite game of all time! DM, you have to experience Hell difficulty.
the spiritual successor of d2 is grimdawn
This game is really Timeless 🤘
Now you understand why people who played Diablo 1 and 2 in their time hated Diablo 3 and 4. ( diablo 3 and 4 is like destroy everything in the scream and run with 232479346353596373653957376359353649 dmg scale, is a dumb game... d1 and d2 is more slow and less dmg scaling its close to a table game)
I remember the name and use of 40-50 unique and set items that were badass for certain builds and classes from Diablo 2. I remember 1 item from diablo 4 and it's because every class wants the helmet. Loot is so shitty in Diablo 4, and this season was supposed to be loot reborn. Lol
@@jhedges8301Every aspect of the game is stupid in comparison to D2. D2 was a multi player game. D3 and D4 are single player games. Simple as that. It’s basically a different genre. Then add on item issues and everything else and ya. It’s a different game series imo.
Exactly.. I’m sure d3 and d4 could be fun but I was a hardcore d2 player n it just isn’t the same
You’ve never seen a mosaic assassin I take it.
@PoliticalyOK mosaic is a new build only since D2R and the introduction of new runewords/sunder charms. In OG LOD your closest thing to wiping entire sceens at once was a tesladin or sorc
Speaking to how fun the combat is, alot of builds play vastly differently...and most are completley transformed after getting Enigma (teleport). But Zeal Paladin is probably one of the most simple playstyles.
Some of the most fun playstyles imo are:
Any Sorc build, jav Zon, trap /mosaic Assasin, hammer Paladin, summon / corpse explosion / poison nova Necro, and wind / summon Druid.
Dude this game is absolutely amazing and the story just makes it so good too.
I think the main reason D4 falls short is the items don’t mean anything. In Diablo 2 whether you played for 1 hour or 10,000 hours, when a Ber Rune drops, it is a feeling unlike anything else. You immediately know you can build an amazing runeword or trade it for some really good gear that will significantly better your character. This is lost in D4. I think this is why PoE resonates so highly with many people. Drops mean something. And until blizzard realizes they need to change their item formula completely; it will always fall short in my opinion. People like to trade. People like having the dopamine rush of a very expensive item dropping they can actually do something with. In D2 and PoE, yellow items are more often than not better than uniques. This gives the sense of a never ending chase for that perfect min maxed item. Again this is lost in D4.
It's actually lost in many games. The fact is that modern games force players to play one type of way or a single build because the entire game is tailored around it and no trading.
Diablo 2 has so many ways to play a single character and a diverse set of item affixes and unique mechanics that you could play as a barb with a bow or a sorc with a scythe.
Diablo 3 and 4 don't even give you an option to use weapons outside of your class.
Many games these days are like that and the developers seem to think that characters in the game are supposed to represent themselves and the players are just there to watch the story the developers want to tell.
Diablo 2 has a story but it's not so much the main focus. It's in the background, something the player discovers on his own journey as a champion of Sanctuary. The player is the focus and the player is the main character in Diablo 2.
There is just another story being told in the background, unfolding as the player discovers information about Marius and his role in what is happening in Sanctuary.
I agree wholeheartedly. Massive old school Diablo 2 fan here.
I think POE hit a goldmine with their currency, and general item tinkering.
Because that way, even in a SSF setting(no real trading), there are "big" drops that still give you that dopamine rush that a big value trade item would.
For a smoother experience use the /players x ( pick a number - 1-8) command in single player. What this command does is emulate it being more players in the game (8 being max) hence making the game a lot harder. To play on a higher player setting make the level grinding reduntant. In normal you usually leave for nightmare when closing in on level 40, 60 from nightmare to hell. Players 8 in hell as a newcomer is a no go but fidget around with the players setting and see where you feel comfortable.
It's cool watching a newbie do the game for his first time. I've played it so much in the past 20 years, min maxing the best builds of each class, that I forgot that this game actually lets you make lots of choices early on. Lots of suboptimal and character breaking choises if you plan on trying hell, but fun choices nonetheless. Choices that make the game fun until you have to respec.
I wish you'd play this game more, so that we could all re-experience all those "firsts" of a d2 virgin: first time you beat hell, firsti time you beat hell on hardcore, first time you beat ubers, first time you play cow level, first time you find cool shit (a high rune, some good uniques, some cool charms, some bling), first time you make cool shit (an enigma or an infinity, the goats), etc. Hope you do it.
PS: What I LOVE about this game is that hell is a very tricky difficulty bump that can he a challenge to overcome at first (because there's very few builds that can handle an all res monster if you don't have infinity or - now that they've added it in the game - a sunder). But you just gotta beat it once, and after you aquire an enigma and an infinity, it opens the door for lots of builds on all characters because you can transfer that item. So until your first infinity runeword for +1, you're quite limited in a couple of things like hammerdin, but after that you can go wild. I find it has much more variety and flavour than D4, and that's not an unfair thing to expect from D4.
I actually enjoy the sunder as well, because it's not as op as infinity, and because you find them one by one, all the richness of builds from other classes unlocks gradually (which I think is very good). You start hammerdin and while finishing the game first, maybe you find a sunder that's cold, so that opens up builds with cold damage like sorc's. Or maybe you find a lightning one and suddenly you can play lightning sorc or javazon.
They had a solid, perfectly good game to build upon and return to the roots while gaming for the future, because as much as I like D2, it has a million things that can be improved. It's evident that D2 could have been redone, because the ressurected did deliver some patches that added cool stuff to the game after a long period of stall (new runewords, assasin is op, etc). But they chose to make the shareholders happy and shit on the community. And now we hope that maybe D5 will undo the sins.
4:22 You raise the bar not with graphical fidelity, but with art direction and pacing.
Elden Ring proved that, every hilltop was just a damn painting waiting to be made I swear
Happy to see you enjoying one of my favorite games of all time. I hope you continue this play through into Nightmare and Hell!
D1 and D2 (among others like starcraft, warcraft franchise, red alert 2, CS/halflife) was why PC gaming was able to stay relevant during the Golden era of console gaming.
U gotta try Nightmare and then Hell, so we can get that death count up a bit lol!
Enjoy bro! Great videos
The HD remaster is absolutely beautiful, but you hit the nail on the head with your argument of the current state of games. D2 broke every boundary possible during its induction. It felt....revolutionary. It was a game you wanted to sacrifice sleep for. Decades before streaming. It mirrors that excitement of mysteries under the christmas tree. Thag being said, it's built quality is still unmatched
Man, StarCraft changed gaming with the amount of sales especially in Korea. It’s crazy how much influence blizzard had in gaming during this “run”
I want to say it was the first pc game to sell over a million copies.
Just FYI the first playthrough is basically the game on easy, that's why the combat is so easy, they want the story to be accessible to newbies. The real game doesn't really begin until hell difficulty. Also, you cant really properly review the game yet as you've only experienced about 10% of it. The itemization also hasn't even begun yet, the first few good drops in Nm will blow your mind.. Looking forward to the Hell clear vid 🙂
What this guy said
he's 100% not gonna play hell. he might dabble in nightmare a bit but I don't see him getting into this
@@1ButtonDash he already finished the game on Hell
@@sonoftristram oh really? what build?
@@1ButtonDashHe's playing Paladin and this is his first playthrough so of course he went full Hammerdin 😅
Shout out to Pirate Software's father for his work on the cinematics.
Who??
@@nycionx8328 the south park wow guy
Gained a new sub! Waiting for those nightmare gameplays! Ggs
Harrogaths music is iconic. I would sometimes just space out listening to it for a couple of minutes.
Back in the day we used to do public baal runs until lvl 40 then nightmare, then nightmare baal runs til 70 then hell.
I remember those days!
Hated dial-up internet though, if someone called the house phone you would get disconnected from the game lol.
Back in my day we used to run cows because it was far better exp then anything else in the game 😅
@@d8l835yep "Back in the days" we went Hell Cows with lvl1 😉
@@Treehunter24ya and be scrambling to type in The next game name that you were hoping is one number up from the last one
This makes my day hearing someone enjoy a game I had my first online experience with friends in early 2000s. Such a fantastic game that I go back to time and time again honestly have so many great memories of playing this 😂
One of the few fully narrated rpgs in it's hayday.
It's why diablo has been such a success in the olden days
Seeing the gates of Secheron in D3, including what I imagined to be a little blood pool left by that guy from the intro cinematic gave me chills.
Saved up quarters I used to get for lunch for this Xpac back in the day. That Baal cinematic will always give me chills and take me back to being a wide eyed 9 year old playing something I shouldn't be.
Diablo 2 and the Xpac are masterpieces. When you get hooked into the itemization, you'll realize this also has an incredible end game too.
One of the best games ever!
I love your take on nostalgia and seeing you play this game in "old school" graphics it hits my nostalgia scratch real good
funny to see someone watching diablo and playing for the first time when 25 years ago i was already playing it.
been playing since 2005 best game ever
the music was performed by Slovak philharmonic orchestra
@@tvlyt456 yes, amazing
I played a lot of d2.
I used to have a "power ranger" setup.
Farm mephisto in hell, when he is near to die, go back to town, put all the items with % find magic item. 😅
You will enjoy the itemization the more you get into runewords, set items and other unique gear like a shako, arachnids mesh, etc 😊
The chances of him finding any good gear on one single play through is pretty low though
@@mattw5371 if he tries to play through single player hell with melee paladin he will have to stop to farm and find some items
@@ezet a lot of farming.
Imagine if he heard of Grief lol. He'll pump all his points into Fanaticism overnight lol.
You mentioned the ramping of the difficulty and severity of what was going on as the acts progressed. Gear basically does the same thing. Every decision becomes more important as you get later in the game, later difficulties, and later acts in those difficulties. If you're not prepared for Dolls and Souls in A5 Hell, you'll get absolutely destroyed. Even with good gear you can still get caught if you're not careful. Then after you beat the game there's so much min maxing with FCR, FHR, FBR, AS breakpoints, defense, life, AR. Skimping other what seems like obviously good stats to maybe get that AR pumped up to hit things more, etc. Then after you've mastered all that, the true test of skill, knowledge, and gear is PvP. And for that, you'll have to talk to Coooley.
Continue, please! Love the content.
Now you have to do nightmare and hell, then ubers. You have no idea man lol
3:00 I absolutely love that the dialogue worked as intended ❤
(For those missing it: this guy is a traitor and tries to dissuade you from fighting Baal’s army)
So many aspects that I relate to with you bro! Love OSRS, Diablo 1, Age of Empires 2, Starcraft, all the old-school games I grew up on. Mechcommander was a good one too.
Speaking of the music, one thing that I miss from og d2 over d2r is the process of loading up the game and hearing that first theme roll in while you're navigating menus. It sucks you in immediately and sets the whole tone for what you are about to experience.
Bro, back in the day we used to bloody foothill runs till 30ish then start doing baal runs. But before that we used to be able to do cow runs and just go from level 1 to 99 in the secret cow level. That was a magical time with rune words with six open sockets called ith weapons That were hacked into the online game.
Blood runs. I feel like I got so much good loot from them too.
I freaking love the music down in the harem levels, but you only spend like 2 minutes in there.
Man I hope you're doing Nightmare and Hell. Had a blast watching these videos.
The game gets really interesting in Hell due to the difficulty spike and immunities, you really need to consider your build to just be able to beat it. Thankfully you picked Paladin though, which is probably the easiest class for a new player to beat it with, and you can run Uber Tristam if you re-spec.
Dude LFG… the expansion of D2 was the GOAT. can’t wait for your next video about this. It was great seeing you enjoy it as much as we all knew you would😊
You’re making me want to go play d2 again for the six billionth time.
PS: nightmare and hell are where the game really ramps, especially hell and especially in solo runs
Ngl, this made me wanna play D2 again
DIABLO WALKS THE EARTH
200 Stone of Jordan's sold to merchants
I just want to say the original graphics was much smoother and more crisp than the one in the resurrected original graphic, that you are displaying, they somehow made it more pixelated and lower quality, it was much better originally. P.S I wish you played hell difficulty to see you die 100 times lmao
I said that since release. I think the "legacy mode" was intentional made bad to be like a "see look how good it is now compared to then" people who don't have original copies or never watched any of the og content don't even know.
But the new graphics do look good but a lot of places the lighting is worse, (ancient tunnels).
I would say the influence for the music of Lord of Destruction came from the first Conan's soundtrack, that is one of the greatest soundtracks of all time. They probably wanted to give the "Barbarian" feeling, combined with Diablo's own. :) Truly masterpiece.
They should really make a good new Diablo game some time.
The soundtrack in Lord of Destruction was exquisite.
Man, what a cliffhanger!!! You nailed it!!! 😂
The Spitter boss in Diablo 1 is notorious for a first play.
One thing to keep in mind with D1 is that it was a global magic and gear system. You could swap to a bow. Spells like Teleport or Stone Curse made running after things a non-issue. It's why next to Bow Rogue a Warrior is the best class end-game. Rogues make decent melee as well though they lack the Crit Warrior's get and need Fastest Block on shields.
It is super cool seeing you experience this game for the first time. Very excited to see what you think of the increased difficulty in nightmare and hell. Thats where you will really see some interesting choices regarding the itemization.
The dopamines of finding ber or jah in this game is off the charts.
Moo 🐮. Love that game so much, it released while I was still in school. My friend, his mom and I played it to death. She continued years after we stopped playing and still hop on from time to time :)
Such an amazing game! They did a fantastic job on the remaster too
I really hope you play through to Hell and endgame! When you get fully sucked into the itemization and gearing up for Ubers, and the D2 trade economy, that's where the crack-level addiction really ramps up. It scratches an itch that D3/D4 never could quite reach. Rod seems to think the long grind/chase isn't feasible anymore, but I really think they fundamentally misunderstood the assignment when trying to bring back what made that long grind enjoyable. The dopamine hits in D2 are... *chefs kiss*.
Kinda hyped for this to go on
Finally playing the RIGHT Diablo game...
I Played D2 When it First Came out and Maybe once more but it's Been a Long While Playing it All Over Again. I Honestly Don't Remember the Story or the Game Play it's Been that Long Ago. I Now have to Play D1 & D2 All Over Again! I Think What Got me Hooked to Diablo was the First Time a Ring Dropped, Everyone Stopped to see what the Ring Stats Had...Game Changer for Me!
the music is what gets you greatly immersed into the game...they need to adapt in Diablo 4
Bro out here looking like Vercingetorix with that mustache
So awesome he’s playing this
“Say I enjoyed the game and decided to go to nightmare…” Hippity hoppity youre LOD’s Property.
As someone that started with Ultima, this was the pinnacle. I could still install this game and play until at least lvl 92
Yo DM! The itemization gets ALOT more interesting in nightmare and hell. Normal kind of just gives you the opportunity to learn the story and whatnot, no real reason to stop and grind like there is in the higher difficulties. Also im sure you've realised by now, but you shoulda kept your resistance charms because you lose res just like in poe
I stopped outside of the throne room saved and went to school. When i came home my mom had wiped the computer clean. I was destroyed lol
I'm legit excited to see you finish the game i.e. complete Hell. Itemization pops off in NM and Hell. Doesn't truly shine until then.
Love the nostalgic content. Very good look for you.
It's kinda fun to hear DM talk about how easy D2 is. Normal is easy, then a spike at Nightmare, then the Hell spike. Then you have to get chin deep in to the runewords and uniques if you want to go in to pandemonium. Somewhere along the way I got a feeling that DM is going to get hooked. D2 is a masterpiece, it'll get it's hooks in you eventually.
Next video should be, I ran cows 100 times.
The people who made this game LOVED this game, they LOVED playing games, they LOVED the people who would play their game and wanted to give them something amazing. They wanted to make the very best game they could, and they made decisions based on that, not based on a vote for higher profits in a board room full of people who couldn't care less about the product. It isn't nostalgia speaking when DM talks about how incredible this game is, he's never played it before... Blizzard in it's heyday was some of the best there ever was, probably some of the best there ever will be.
You have seen the light.
Please upload full vods when you go to Nightmare - would love to watch while I work but can't use Twitch!
I'm so glad you point out all the incredible aspects of this goated game. Truly 1 of the best games ever.
Masterpiece
Played D1, D2 and LOD my whole childhood till I get into medical School, played Dota and then POE.. I wanna try this again i misses it so much...
i feel like the key to d2 is that it is a two step game
step one is to play the story and enjoy leveling with a pace that doesnt just expect you to hit max level and start endgame grind, the story tries to slow you down and have you enjoy the encounters like in the ice caves for example running in poe style would get you surrounded and possibly killed. fighting bosses feels like a moment for each act where you actually have to stop and fight them instead of in poe's case we are just there to get to maps so the bosses instantly hit their next cinematic moment like kitava falling off the roof 3 times while you do nothing. in a game paced like d2 that moment would feel like time to catch your breath but in poe its just tedious because you know you could be doing a map.
step two is the endgame grind itself which poe does well but is so full of features and its own story its practically a separate game which might as well start every character at maps and skip the story the game doesnt feel like showing you anyway. d2 does this not as well but still fairly interesting by giving more dedicated players runes and uniques to collect and turn their leveling character into a full build.
i feel like if blizzard wants to make d2 levels of success they would need to make the difficult decision of focus a story and tac on an endgame or focus endgame and just start players off in it. also since the guys who made d2 story and cinematics are scattered to the wind and the games industry has both hit the ceiling of technology and somehow constantly needs to grow thier profits and budget i dont see any games being made with the passion needed for something as impactful as d2 to happen again
unironically the "getting surrounded and killed" is quite common with extrafast mobs on hell diff and gets deadlier when they get mana burn, pretty much the poe experience imo lmao.
@@mackparker9064 lol, and thanks for reading my long azz comment
Wonderful. 😊
Great, to witness your experience.
I've still got the original D2 and LOD disc in case lol from 01 this game has childhood memories such a master piece for the time.
I've loved D2 for 20 years. Couldn't wait to get remastered. DM, have you watched the remastered cinematics? They're great.
been waiting for part 2 :3
Would you like to see Runewards make a return in D4? How about the Secret Cow Level?
If the devs really want to show people they care. They will come up with a better system than runewords. They need to start experimenting and take a bloody risk for once. I would suggest they start streaming and ask the community for help designing dungeons the best ones being showcased with new patches. Those areas should be manipulated with items to make it almost impossible to clear or just fun and have a cosmetic to chase as a drop. Get people involved in the building process and make uniques and dungeons by the community for the community with the polish of Blizzard.