Stay a while and listen! The sanctity of this podcast has been fouled as we turn back the clock to cover the 1997 groundbreaking procedural action RPG: Diablo. From humble origins as an Angband clone, to global standardbearer for game design polish, this titan of the horror genre greets us with a few haunting guitar chords and a cathedral of the damned. Join our descent into terror as we encounter vegetable hating butchers, skeleton kings, multiplayer friends running ahead and leaving us behind, sultry winged demons, poorly-aged game mechanics, and many more devlish delights! Perhaps there you will find answers. Or perhaps, salvation!

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Transcript

2:35 - Game stats

5:44 - One sentence description

07:17 - Original turn-based design & real-time conversion

10:04 - Berlin interpretation & roguelike elements debate

19:48 - Character classes overview (Warrior, Rogue, Sorcerer)

29:35 - Town mechanics & NPC interactions

39:21 - Dungeon structure & difficulty progression

49:08 - Loot system & item identification mechanics

58:54 - Combat feel & clicking gameplay

1:08:40 - Multiplayer experience

1:18:27 - Soundtrack praise & atmosphere creation

1:28:13 - Hellfire expansion & cut content discussion

1:38:32 - Rankings & final thoughts

1:52:02 - Similar games & show wind-down

Next episode: Halls of Torment

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Intro music: Nat Adderley Jr. - Old Devil Moon

Outro music: Diablo OST - Tristram