Top 5 Best Diablo Clones
As everyone awaits more Diablo III goodness to be trickle down Blizzard’s milky teat, there are more than a few games out there to provide us with our Diablo “fix”, as I like to call it. A legion of Diablo “clones” that are simply waiting to be played. While not clones in the strictest sense of the definition, they most certainly borrow the core concepts that made the Diablo series a success. They’re good games, and if you’re a fan of Diablo, you’ll definitely want to play them.
5. Mythos
Developer: Flagship Studios Seattle
Mythos certainly deserves a place on this list as it was arguably one of the most faithful ‘clones’ of Diablo. It was under development by Flagship Studios’ Seattle branch. Travis Baldree, who had previously worked on the popular indie Diablo clone Fate oversaw the development of Mythos.
Mythos had a lot of things going for it, including a persistent online environment, unique races and classes with different skill trees, practical achievements, and extensive crafting system. Mythos’ closed beta was well underway, and had Flagship Studios not suffered financial difficulty due to the problems relating to Hellgate: London, Mythos would have seen the light of day in only a matter of months.
4. Divine Divinity
Developer: Larian Studios
Release Date: 2002
Here’s an RPG that borrows as much from Diablo as it does from Origin’s RPG classic, Ultima VII. Despite the game’s role-playing features and interactive environments, much of the game consists of hacking and slashing random monsters, Diablo style.
The one thing that really sets Divine Divinity from every other game on this list is its strong storyline and fleshed out setting. It’s rare enough to find a game that puts so much emphasis on its story, much less an action RPG which does so.
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