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* Diablo has three character classes; Darkstone has eight (four pairs of two).
* Diablo has three character classes; Darkstone has eight (four pairs of two).
* Darkstone allows players to control two characters at one time.
* Darkstone allows players to control two characters at one time.
* Diable characters can only be moved to a location visible on the screen. In Darkstone, when outside the dungeons the player can view a map of the land the character is in, and clicking on the map causes the character to move to the location. At any time the player can view a list of significant landmarks that have already been visited and return the character to any of these locations by clicking on it.
* Diablo characters can only be moved to a location visible on the screen. In Darkstone, when outside the dungeons the player can view a map of the land the character is in, and clicking on the map causes the character to move to the location. At any time the player can view a list of significant landmarks that have already been visited and return the character to any of these locations by clicking on it.
* Diablo's gameplay takes place in (about) 16 levels of dungeons divided into four regions (the Dungeons, the Datacombs, the Caves and Hell). Darkstone takes place in (about) 31 levels split between eight separate dungeons each with four levels.
* Diablo's gameplay takes place in (about) 16 levels of dungeons divided into four regions (the Dungeons, the Datacombs, the Caves and Hell). Darkstone takes place in (about) 31 levels split between eight separate dungeons each with four levels.
* Darkstone characters created in solo games can also be used in Multiplayer games, and vice-versa. This is not true in Diablo (Diablo II offers a feature where solo characters can be converted to multiplayer, but this operation is irreversible).
* Darkstone characters created in solo games can also be used in Multiplayer games, and vice-versa. This is not true in Diablo (Diablo II offers a feature where solo characters can be converted to multiplayer, but this operation is irreversible).


The foregoing may seem to be biased in favor of Darkstone - this is not intentional. The designers of Darkstone stated that they are big fans of Diablo but when designing their own game, based on Diablo, decided to change some aspects of the earlier game that they felt were weak. Nevertheless the earlier game is still superior in many areas - the richness of the graphics and sound create a darker and more menacing atmosphere, and (IMO) Diablo's enemies are more challenging than Darkstone's. From the point of view of this author, anyone who enjoys Diablo will almost certainly enjoy Darkstone - but this writer still plays Diablo almost as often and enjoys it just as much.
The foregoing may seem to be biased in favor of Darkstone - this is not intentional. The designers of Darkstone stated that they are big fans of Diablo but when designing their own game, based on Diablo, decided to change some aspects of the earlier game that they felt were weak. Nevertheless the earlier game is still superior in many areas - the richness of the graphics and sound create a darker and more menacing atmosphere, and (IMO) Diablo's enemies are more challenging than Darkstone's. From the point of view of this author, anyone who enjoys Diablo will almost certainly enjoy Darkstone - but this writer still plays Diablo almost as often and enjoys it just as much.
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