EveryDiablois analmost endless hole of content even from the base package. The developers do not stop there, though. In addition to updates, each game is also treated to content expansions, adding new chunks of story to the main adventure. These expansions usually come paired with radical changes to the game’s systems, often acting as a refresh.
Those purely interested in the campaigns will be more interested in finding out the lenghts of these expansions. None of them rival the length of a baseDiablocampaign, but they generally offer enough gameplay to justify a purchase even just for one playthrough.
Rise of the Necromancerfeels like as much of an expansion as any other. It even cost money. However, people need a proper warning that there isno new campaignin this expansion.It adds the Necromancer classand several features that change up the gameplay, but there is no new story content to be found.
Diablo 3is old enough that players can buy the whole bundle for the price of a single full game or even less. At the time of its release, people were torn on whether it was worth it to pony up the cash just for a new class. To be fair, the Necromancer is at least a lot of fun to control. It is still a fun class to useDiablo 4, too.
Hellfireis a unique expansion in that its content does not affect as much of the main game as the other expansions for future games did. It was also handled by Synergistic Software and not by Blizzard. Multiplayer is not as easily integrated into the adventure as the main story, though LAN is still possible.
This probably is not as big a concern for modern gamers sinceDiablois not as active as the newer games or evenDiablo 2. Though the shortest of the expansions with an actual campaign,Hellfirestill adds some elements that affect the main story. There is a new class and also new items. New enemies also show up, but only in the dungeons specifically made forHellfire.
Diablo 4was a return to the morose atmosphere of the second game. Some fans consideredDiablo 3’saesthetic a little too bright for their tastes. The expansion continues with the oppressive atmosphere and art that would look right at home on a heavy metal album cover. Few names are more metal thanVessel of Hatred, after all.
The expansion brings with it a relatively meaty campaign and a new landmass to explore that is directly connected to the currently existing open-world environment. Even if players do not purchase it, there is a lot of new content to explore in the update that comes with it,including a whole new class. Those who do buy it are treated to eight and a half hours of gameplay picking up whereDiablo 4’sstory left off.
2Diablo 3: Reaper Of Souls
Nine And A Half Hours
Diablo 3had a rocky launch, compounded by the maligned always-online requirement. TheReaper of Soulsexpansion was more of a refresh than the other expansions on this list, massively overhauling almost every system in the game to makeDiablo 3a smoother experience.
Loot, difficulty, and leveling were all tweaked, makingDiablo 3a more beloved game because of it. The expansion itself is considered a highlight of the wholeDiablo 3package. The main game is still a fun time, butReaper of Soulsmore than lives up to theDiabloname.
Diablo 3also marked the first time the series had been on consoles in more than fifteen years. More impressively, it is the first time developer Blizzard made something for consoles in almost as long.
As great as the debut is,Diablo 2is when the series became one of the most renowned names in gaming. The game is still beloved to this day and some see its less forgiving sensibilities as a plus over its sequels. While it is not an easy game today on the normal and harder difficulties, it was way harder back before theLord of Destructionexpansion came out.
This new content, which came out almost exactly a year after the main game in 2001, brought with it heavy gameplay rebalancing along with new features to make the overall gameplay more interesting.It also added two more classes to the mix for players to use. At more than 19 hours to beat,Lord of Destructionis longer than a large handful of full games, making the extra purchase more than worthwhile.
Diablo 2: Resurrected, the remake of the classic game for both consoles and PC, includesLord of Destructionfree of charge. Players can also toggle the old and new graphics at the push of a button.
