At first Diablo II seems very out of date in graphic quality and the linear plot... BUT it indeed is a excellent game. And it is a very  player-oriented game. I am now in ACT III, from the very beginning I do not  refer to user manual. Everything you need is clearly shown on the neat  control panel. The most important and successful is, Diablo II bring us  back to the very essence of RPG --to explore ,to fight, to enjoy the  other-world. It avoids the boring ,complex weapon and armour setting (like  Ultima), avoids lots of unused magic (like most RPG), avoids meaningless  quest (like M&M). Only pure explore and direct quest. You know what you  are doing now! It's so addictive that today I played it from 9:00 am to  11:00 pm....., oh my finger aches...