GameSpot Adds Diablo to Greatest Games List

GameSpot has added Blizzard’s original Diablo to their ongoing “The Greatest Games of All Time” feature. Here’s a bit of what they had to say about the classic action RPG:

Beyond the atmospheric, brooding soundtrack of the game, the occasional grunt of the characters, and the chilling sound effects of battle and monsters, the game’s 2D, isometric graphics were quite good for its time. The art design for characters and monsters evoked an appropriate sense of dread and despair, and many of the game bosses were large and imposing in size. The first encounters with the Butcher and King Leoric were memorable ones that caused many a player to jump in his or her seat. Then there were the cinematics in Diablo, which were definitely the crown jewel of the game’s presentation. They may not look like much today, but at the time, the CG movies in Diablo were arguably the best in games right up until (and maybe including) those seen in Final Fantasy VII.