To clarify, if I was introducing someone to the Diablo series for the first time and told them they’d have to start on the first one. I wouldn’t want them playing the bare vanilla version. There is a Bezelbub mod out there that gives the game lots of QoL improvements, you’d be thinking you’re playing a build of Diablo 2 before its final version.

So, if I had to tell anyone what the best way to play that game would be, it is the Bezelbub mod. That was how I’ve beaten the first game anyways.

  • Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    1 day ago

    There are a host of open source remakes of old game engines that fix bugs and update them for modern systems, resolutions, and aspect ratios. Here’s a few off the top of my head:

    • OpenMW for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (probably the most famous one)
    • Daggerfall Unity for The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
    • OpenRA for Red Alert, Tiberian Dawn, Dune 2000, and (in pre-alpha form) Tiberian Sun and Red Alert 2 (the latter requiring extra fiddling with Github repositories)
    • KeeperFX for Dungeon Keeper
    • OpenRCT2 for Roller Coaster Tycoon 2
    • OpenTTD for Transport Tycoon Deluxe
    • OpenJKDF2 for Dark Forces 2 and its standalone Mysteries of the Sith expansion
    • TRX for Tomb Raider I and II

    These are just the ones I know of. There are probably loads more.

    • DGen@piefed.zipEnglish
      2·
      9 hours ago

      Speaking of Dark Forces 2 and Not about the Force Engine for the first Game? :0 you barbaric! Joking.

      Yeah. Force engine fornthe First Game is top notch.

    • Jesus_666@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      1 day ago

      OpenXcom for the first two X-Com games (UFO: Enemy Unknown and X-Com: Terror From The Deep). This reimplementation is insanely good.

      • It fixes all known bugs of the original X-Com engine.
      • It works on modern systems, including Linux, macOS, Windows, and even Android.
      • It has support for modern resolutions and aspect ratios.
      • It allows you to use soundtracks from other versions of the game (e.g. look at the website’s “Extras” tab).
      • It has mod support including a basic mod manager. And some of those mods are damn good.
      • It runs flawlessly.

      There’s really no reason to play the original DOS versions anymore.

        • Jesus_666@lemmy.worldEnglish
          0·
          8 hours ago

          I could argue that experiencing the Groundhog Day bug builds character but… no. Nobody should have to deal with that.

          Admittedly, a few tactics like filling your base with laser rifles to make attacking aliens spawn unarmed no longer work. But honestly, an experienced player treats base attacks like bonus levels anyway so it’s not like much of value was lost. Besides, you also now get all the loot from big missions and not just the first 128 items.

          Also, UFO now actually remembers your difficulty setting and doesn’t revert you to Beginner after the first mission. That’s different but better. I probably should’ve mentioned that separately in my first comment.

    • Peffse@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      1 day ago

      OpenRCT2 is 100% the definitive way to play Roller Coaster Tycoon 1 & 2.

      But I would never recommend a new player try OpenRA. The game has stellar multiplayer support but they just can’t figure out the campaign scripting at all. Go with the remaster collection instead.

      • Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        1 day ago

        Still? I haven’t played OpenRA in several years and assumed they would have fixed it by now.

        Then again Red Alert 2 is even less supported than it was the last time I checked, so I’m guessing their focus is mostly on the multiplayer side of things.