I played through all of the so called diablo-clones or whatever you prefer to name it. Top down monster clickers built around getting better loot ad infinitum basically. So I propose you a challenge - name one such game that I haven't played and I will play it, because I'm fucking desperate. I posted this request before but the only answer I got was Vikings Wolves of Midgard which is apparently shit. I might as well just pirate it at this point, but I want something that isn't shit.
You can also use this thread to discuss such games that don't have dedicated ones like POE or GD. Fun fact Diablo 2 runs at 25 fps and you can't change it because it is coded this way.
Camden Baker
Talking about Vikings, i was looking forward for this game. But on on the release the most disappointing thing about it was the fact how much it is goddamn casualized. Its like Dungeon Siege 3 and Sacred 3 all over again. Even story is practically non existant. Just bunch of ebil goblins and spirits attacking your village, like always. And exposure mechanic was just retarded gimmick to all this arcady shit.
Ian Anderson
Fuck really? Those aren't even similar to diablo at this point.
Tyler Jenkins
they're just action rpgs fam. Diablo just made arpgs really popular. there was a couple that messed with the idea before, but Diablo more or less standardized a lot of the concepts.
There's Throne of Darkness, but I've never played it and let alone never found a copy of it. It's Japanese themed, and Click Entertainment was formed out of a couple ex-Blizzard North members. But like most of the companies that have formed from Blizzard they went bankrupt.
Hudson Murphy
I played TOD, it wasn't very good. At least I didn't like it despite being huge weeb. Combat felt unsatisfying and the whole squad management felt out of place. But that might be just me, I think you should give it a shot, it has a lot of unique elements to it plus functional lan netplay. It's still nowhere near shits like Sacred 3 or DS3 though. Fuck those games.
Just looking it up will give you souls games and toukidens and even fucking dynasty warriors so yeah, that's exactly why I specifically mentioned diablo. I want an exact type of ARPG, this term is too broad nowadays.
Levi Peterson
chosen: well of souls/frater
Gavin Price
I don't exactly remember it, but UI looks familiar. Is it any good? Can you run it at reasonable framerates?
Isaac Thomas
That game is fucking dogshit
Jacob Bennett
Even Nox? Nox is the best one. Also, though it's not exactly a Diablo clone, Silver is really really good.
Gabriel Bell
That's fair, yeah. I know what you mean. I've seen some people call them clicker rpgs, or point & click rpgs.
On a side note even with a different perspective or variations, Diablo's mechanics are at the heart of a ton of those games still. Kingdoms of Amalur for instance, or even Fable and Darksiders 2. The list goes on. I always thought it was neat how everything influences everything else, and you can pick up the threads that link them.
The isometric tons of loot pure Diablo clone is hard to find these days though outside of the ones everyone knows of. I think I can count all the ones I've personally played with just my fingers. I'll list those that I know of in all though, maybe there's something you haven't played. Warning, I haven't played all of these so no idea if some are shit.
There was also some Asian mmo-style arpg coming out. Maybe one or two of them, I'm not sure. Fuck if I remember their names though, or if they're even out in the West.
