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I played DIablo II from Act I to IV with the same group of five that interchanged and it remains one of my greatest gaming experiences. D2 still to this day has one of the most enjoyable gameplay loops and gives you the tools to keep coming back with a bunch of exciting and unique classes. I was an Amazon main in my first run through, yet loved experimenting with characters like Paladin and Barbarian because they were so varied and interesting.

Music and tone are two other phenomenal aspects of this game that lend to its agelessness. The score of D2 is impeccable and players until time's end will remember the chilling sound of "Tristram" from the time they loaded into Act I. The dark and sullen tone of D2 that continues all the way through LoD is a great accent on the dark nature of the story and enemies you fight.

Diablo II is a great culmination of all things in ARPGs and is certainly the height of the genre, even better it still holds up to this day.

I have so much nostalgia attached to WC3: Frozen Throne its almost hard to start a review on it. Frozen Throne was the best time I've ever had playing an RTS, which is a genre I've played (in terms of length) almost more than any other, because of the many ways players can have fun in a way that caters to their interests.

If you like campaign? This was the last time a Blizzard campaign was good. If you like standard RTS multiplayer? The four playable races all have something entertaining and have vastly different playstyles. For me though, the icing on the cake was the seemingly endless volume of custom games that existed within Frozen Throne. Hours upon hours were spent playing games like DotA, Wintermaul, Island Defense, Castle Fight, Sheep Tag, the list goes on... Everyday before and after school I would jump on custom games and play until I had other obligations, it was that entertaining.

It's a shame reforged was such a dumpster fire and the community has gone toxic because otherwise I'd still be playing until this day.

Shivering Isles is the "Renegade" or "Godfather 2" of Oblivion in the manner that it somehow was just as enjoyable if not better than the base game itself. There were so much options and things to explore within the Shivering Isles which held an enjoyable campaign and colorful characters like the Daedric Prince of Madness himself, Sheogorath.

Everything within the Shivering Isles felt so bizarre and was especially earth changing in 2007, I wish I could go back to the time where I had never played it and experience it for the first time again.

One of the best underrated games in the Switch's catalog, Astral Chain is Platinum's most anime game to date and is another phenomenal Action/Hack and Slash game in their repetoire. The cool gimmicks of Astral Chain are the existence of Legions which are basically Persona's or Stands that you pull out in combat (and in the world) that allow you multiple ways of access to take down enemies and survive fights. At first I thought this would be one dimensional but you really do feel good in exploring the multiple combos you can pull off in the heat of the battle with different Legions.

The drab futuristic aesthetic of the game is really cool and makes the sci-fi future feel more enthralling, as does the prog soundtrack. Overall the game is super anime storywise, enhanced by some super anime powermetal songs, which can make it feel a bit samey but was a great experience.