While I did not laugh at the reviewer's statement about how Diablo II shaped him as a gamer, my eyes did pop out of my skull. I have never considered Diablo as an RPG. It falls into the category of an action/adventure without the massive puzzle-solving and hot spot, click fest of a true 'adventure' game. RPG, IMHO, means something completely different to me than it does to the reviewer.
It's clear that Stephen Macek is not an afficianado of RPGs nor does he know the critera of a proper review. I think he was given an assignment at the last minute, played a minute or two of the demo and drew on his limited knowledge. What came out was the swill he and rpg.dot call a 'review'. It's a 'comparison' and a bad one at that. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shhh.gif" alt="" />
