The original Diablo was without a doubt an amazing experience at the time when it was released, as the game was the grandfather of the ARPG genre, that is still dominated by Diablo even today.
Sadly, the very first game of this franchise aged rather poorly, making it a very hard game to enjoy these days. On the positive side, the game is rather short, featuring 16 levels and 3 classes (without the Hellfire expansion) making it kind of diversed. However, these 3 classes are very simplistic, and almost play similarly with very tiny differences between them. The bosses are rather poorly made, they are just spongy versions of other mobs, even the infamous Butcher boss feels really cheap, despite how much of a cult following this character has these days.
Overall, I simply cannot recommend the original Diablo to any newcomer to this franchise, as it is a rather rough experience and not very welcoming.
Sadly, the very first game of this franchise aged rather poorly, making it a very hard game to enjoy these days. On the positive side, the game is rather short, featuring 16 levels and 3 classes (without the Hellfire expansion) making it kind of diversed. However, these 3 classes are very simplistic, and almost play similarly with very tiny differences between them. The bosses are rather poorly made, they are just spongy versions of other mobs, even the infamous Butcher boss feels really cheap, despite how much of a cult following this character has these days.
Overall, I simply cannot recommend the original Diablo to any newcomer to this franchise, as it is a rather rough experience and not very welcoming.