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!

• 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