Slay you, I shall!

So I felt like I was in high school all over again as I played Diablo II for oh, about three hours straight. My back started to hurt, my wrist began to throb and my eyes started to droop. Ah sweet nostalgia. Nothing like a good ol’ RPG to get your mind off things, right?

The thing I love about Diablo II is (well, it’s kind of like a love/hate thing) that it’s so fucking scary. The background music is terrifying, and those monsters just show up from nowhere. I think this is the only RPG I’ve played where I’ve shrieked repeatedly as I tried to flee a boss. And no matter how many times I play this game, I always get freaked out when facing bosses. Especially in dungeons. I hate dungeons. It’s dark, dank and the music is annoyingly creepy. Thankfully due to my hack-and-slashing prowess, my character hasn’t died yet (we who’ve braved the Diablo II world know how painful it is to retrieve your character’s body when you die).

I’m playing an assassin, which I kind of have an affinity for. I think in high school I played a sorceress and a paladin once, but those two didn’t quite fit with me. I thought the assassin was more versatile and proactive. The sorceress was annoying because you need to be cerebral when using her character. You need to think about which spells to use and how best to maneuver yourself when faced with a throng of those little shaman gremlin things. I don’t know about you, but when I play hack and slash, I kind of prefer to hack and slash. I don’t want to be doing too many things, like running away and casting spells. The sorceress was cool because she could summon stuff and have all these cool tricks. But with her, it just seemed like the game went on forever, because it takes more time to cast spells and recharge your mana, flee and summon stuff at the same time. Whereas with an assassin, I just march right up to the boss and then jab ‘em with my trusty spear and voila! Dead.

Anyhoo, I’m taking a breather before I jump back in for another 3 hours. I miss playing RPGs! The last one I played was Fable, and despite how enjoyable some of the parts were, the end was ultimately disappointing and I think I remember ranting about it somewhere here. Anyhoo, wish me luck. I am now about to find Charsi’s hammer at the monastery and face the Smith! Freaky!