Diablo 2 | The Full Story

[@_Molecule]

Alright Deckard, I'll finally stay awhile and listen.

[@sfc3439]

Wow this is the best comment of 2021.

[@benjamincho4819]

Such a good story, never appreciated it fully because of the online gaming aspect of it to rush, MF, get rich and PvP..

[@PazkalTheRazkal]

Yeah. This video is longer than a complete run of the game.

[@iamaloafofbread8926]

Same

[@iamaloafofbread8926]

@@RandoLePerson I did it to honor his death.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Handy Chapter Timestamps: 0:00 Act I: The Sightless Eye Opening Cinematic 07:23 Introduction to The Rogue Encampment 09:25 Act 1 - 1 Den of Evil 19:31 Act 1 - 2 Sisters Burial Ground 29:11 Act 1 - 3 Search for Cain 48:18 Act 1 - 4 The Forgotten Tower 59:24 Act 1 - 5 Tools of the Trade 1:08:32 Act 1 - 6 Sisters to the Slaughter 1:21:58 Act II: Secret of the Vizjerei Intro Cinematic 1:25:09 Act 2 - 1 Radament's Lair 1:44:25 Act 2 - 2 The Horadric Staff 2:06:16 Act 2 - 4 /5 The Arcane Sanctuary & Summoner 2:28:50 Act 2 - 5 The Seven Tombs 2:47:22 Act III: The Infernal Gate Cinematic 2:51:38 Act 3 - 1 The Golden Bird 3:05:47 Act 3 - 2 Blade of the Old Religion 3:17:17 Act 3 - 4 Lam Essens Tome 3:27:41 Act 3 - 5 The Blackened Temple 3:39:59 Act 3 - 3 Khalim's Will 3:49:48 Act 3 - 6 The Guardian 4:10:17 Act IV: The Harrowing Intro Cinematic 4:13:31 Act 4 - 1 Fallen Angel 4:27:26 Act 4 - 2 Hell's Forge 4:34:25 Act 4 -3 Terror's End 4:47:53 Act IV: Epilogue Cinematic 4:50:54 Act V: Lord Of Destruction Intro 4:54:53 Act 5 - 1 Siege on Harrogath 5:10:30 Act 5 - 2 Rescue on Mount Arreat 5:23:15 Act 5 - 3 Prison of Ice 5:41:10 Act 5 - 4 Betrayal of Harrogath 5:55:15 Act 5 - 5 Rite of Passage 6:06:32 Act 5 - 6 Eve of Destruction 6:30:33 Act V - Destruction's End Cinematic 6:32:26 ???MOO??? 6:33:08 Cain Epic Rap & Credits

[@overkill1994]

Thank you so much. Your dedication to your craft is absolutely outstanding. ❤️

[@Mirinovic]

I think fist act are called sisters lament is it not?

[@DarkLOREDash]

Apologies on the re upload. as promised this is a fixed version or Patch 1.1 removing any conversation errors in Act 3. Enjoy!

[@SkyFly19853]

No worries. Thank you so much for the improvement. ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

[@XxStealthySniper16]

I appreciate u

[@mihaidinul]

You’re so awesome dude. Thank you so much for your work.

[@Hiireo]

I cannot express how awesome this video is. I played Diablo 2 blind, almost no English knowledge. Definitely not enough to understand the story. I never realized how many interesting details I missed because of that. What amazing work!

[@CoreyDeGrandchamp]

So I dove into this thinking "no way I'll sit through nearly 7 hours of this..." but after a few minutes in, with the flavor and context you add for everything i was hooked. Thank you so much for putting this together, this was great!!!

[@DarkLOREDash]

Too kind, was a labour of love. Thank you!

[@2MinuteHockey]

@@DarkLOREDash would you consider remaking this with D2 Resurrection, a sort of.... resurrection... of this original masterpiece? Perhaps you could play it on nightmare mode as a progression of this char... or starting anew with a different char... maybe a druid or barb? Perhaps include some transitions between the new and legacy mode a la Kano's speedruns? Watching you play and narrate without the map overlay is the experience most of us miss while we play... D2R would be that graphical value added

[@asneakylawngnome5792]

@@DarkLOREDash 2 years late, but as someone who grew up with these games I’m immensely grateful. I work 12-14 hours in a warehouse mon thru fri with some mandatory overtime so these videos help me get through the day. These are a godsend.

[@h5ibluntman]

Lol I thought the same but I'm almost half way through. I just hope there is a continuation of the LOD expansion.

[@ForceEdge47]

I fall asleep to this video sometimes and just woke up in a cold sweat when I heard "LOOKING FOR BAAL?". Been like 20 years since I first heard it and it still gets me on edge, lol. Great video

[@liammitchell2540]

Literally just hearing ‘tyrael’ say the word “Marius” in the opening cinematic was like activating a sleeper agent.

[@wakaneut]

Damn. I don't think many people realize the amount of effort creating this video. Damn.

[@BradPearson]

For real.... but "baby" still has more hits... sad life :(

[@ParadigmOne-ky2rv]

This is first thing what I think about when I saw the lenght of the video ^^

[@SelectiveApathy82]

The creator has both a RIDICULOUS amount of free time on his hands, as well as MIND-BOGGLING patience and determination to make a video like this. Holy mother of god. Damn.

[@benjamincho4819]

Wow almost 7 hrs 👍

[@valcrist7428]

The videos here came from the game... I don't think there's any effort at all. .. Haven't you played Diablo 2? You really think that the channel owner made all these videos?

[@DavidBrown-vd6qr]

With the release of Diablo 4, i love these videos more than ever. To be able to reminisce about the ambiance of the older games, and get a refresher on some of the lore that started it all is truly amazing. You did such good work with these. I cant express how grateful I am for these videos my dude, they are an absolute treasure.

[@emrahkaraca1982]

I have finished every songle quest in D2 at least 100 times, yet still listening to them with your narration gives an original taste.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Thats a huge compliment! Thank you!!

[@cristhianmlr]

Songle?

[@corbeau-_-]

@J IMAKREWITATL it is a conservative estimate xD could be thousands as well, that's still at least 100. I have no clue how many times I myself finished it, but I know every line, every song. *Stay a while and listen. Fear me! Looking for Baal? Not even death can save you from me!* *Your soul shall fuel the hellforge! My brothers have escaped you! Rakanishu, Colenzo!* Played D3 a lot as well, it doesn't come close to D2. It just looks better...

[@DrKuryakin]

I never even bothered to talk to npcs didnt realise there was so much dialogue :D

[@PsychoEditor]

@@DrKuryakin play it again

[@2nightwehunt]

Hey Dash, I just wanna let you know that these full stories mean so much to me, I watch them periodically when I feel down..its my comfort zone. Im so thankful you made them. Honestly if you ever need a kidney, let me know..youve given me something of equal value in these 18 or so hours of gold.

[@2nightwehunt]

@@whitewall5977 xD yeah

[@Eunostos]

@@whitewall5977 look ma, i've been watching video essays with buzzwords i can misapply.

[@antilarge7860]

The voice acting is so good, insane that it's over 20 years old

[@sofakingonmynuts1438]

I think the sounds sold this game

[@marloncebo242]

Sc1 had amazing sound and VA as well. And it was better than sc2's by a mile.

[@EKnight011]

The VA is good BECAUSE it's 20 years old lol find someone that could do Marius' read today lol gonna be a tough search (aside from a top dollar pro like Patrick Stewart, that's cheating lol)

[@Taken_Alpha]

Back when Blizzard took a lot of pride in their work

[@xDragonInstallx]

Even D1 voice acting was great. Blizzard was such an amazing company back then... you know when they had talent.

[@Omnicia17]

Wow I had no idea there was so much additional dialog for returning early. Diablo II has some of the greatest voice acting and sound design of all time, and your narration was an enjoyable addition.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Thank you! Neither did I honestly. I used to blitz thru the game, when I learned I decided I'd make a playthru as the devs designed it

[@hittman1412]

2:34 yeah awesome voice acting lmao

[@solventtrapdotcom6676]

Yeah, this is kinda fun.

[@followingtheroe1952]

@@hittman1412 The actor was method acting, he had to phone in his line because the character was phoning in his job

[@_thechosen]

@@followingtheroe1952 Something that most people do today because they hate their jobs?

[@FrameEmpireStudios]

Mad respect for this reupload due to you wanting it to be no less than what you intended. Great work on all of this!

[@sabarigirish1756]

This is perhaps the ONLY walkthrough I have watched that has commentary. Props to you, bro. You weren't annoying, you didn't overlap with the characters' voice, and gave a great explanation about the story. I've played Diablo 2 dozens of times, but I still felt like playing the game for the first time while watching your gameplay/lore reading. Great job, and thanks a lot for your efforts.

[@makiroll218]

And he doesn’t fucking scream his head off which a shit ton of people do . I hate it and makes me not want to watch their videos

[@Onomatopoeia4u]

I know right. Guy nails it.

[@Scratchy314]

This is great. Anyone who didnt play this game through a hundred times can get some of the experience, and those of us who grew up with it, get a solid dose of reminiscence

[@DarkLOREDash]

Thank you!

[@Scratchy314]

@@DarkLOREDash the only bad thing is you picked the pitiable paladin instead of the venerable necromancer as your avatar!

[@wiaf8937]

i played thjorugh this a hundrd timne and I still get tons of worth out of it, ti helps me relive the good old childhood days. :3 Ive mostly been listening while laying on my couch trying to get to sleep, and rewinding to the last part I remember before sleeping and its amazing how much I still know about this game. (ive juit finished act2 though, so act3 and especially 4 im less knowledgable i think 😀)

[@BL00DYME55]

I completed every Diablo game numerous times, but when I'm in "gaming mode" I often miss a lot of the lore and dialogue, since I focus on combat, building my character, managing inventory and so on. And now that D4 is out, all these complete story videos by Dash are a perfect way to refresh my knowledge of the lore. I listen to them like a podcast at work, I watch them at night before bed, and even listen to them in the background when I'm grinding dungeons in D4.

[@m.c.4785]

I'm so happy you took the time and effort to make this absolute beast of a video. My brother and I never finished Diablo II so it was nice to see how it all ended.

[@je425]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO how couldn't you finish it!?

[@julee5071]

Wtf lol I only played Diablo to duel and make noobs rage.

[@je425]

@@julee5071 who asked

[@julee5071]

@@je425 noobs who never finished the game

[@Novica89]

I remember the days when I actually rented Diablo II from a nearby village VHS shop over weekends and playing as much as I could for two days of my rental... This game has always gave me thrills and a special feeling of love and anticipation in my belly while I was playing it. There's nothing like it, such good memories ! Playing Diablo II during cold winter days, around Christmas...

[@DarkLOREDash]

Best memories

[@kevinabke8]

WOW a VHS shop that rented out PC games?!? How did they do that when this game had a key code that limited people from sharing 1 copy and Battle.net monitored??

[@sebastianpoto]

@@kevinabke8 the cd key can be used over and over again it just only allows one person to be online with a specific cd key at a time. Therefore single player but no online play.

[@ChronoSquare]

@@sebastianpoto hell yeah single player solo grind, what's a meta? There was only one internet connection, that was inn my brother's room, no Wi-Fi. Hahaha xD

[@yolohansolo6136]

Rented? What? Lol

[@Inquisitor-Yog-Sothoth]

When I first walked into the ruins of Tristram I was saddened. Then my sadness turned into rage and my swarm overran the demons (Necromancer). It genuinely hurt to have to kill Griswold.

[@etinarcadiaego7424]

See, I played Diablo 2 before I ever played the first game so I only vaguely knew anything about the lore and the state of Tristram didn't hit that hard. But I can understand how it would feel seeing npcs you grew attached to brutally slaughtered.

[@_thechosen]

@@etinarcadiaego7424 And slaughtering the NPC who's shell of his former self.

[@PartyMarty321]

@@etinarcadiaego7424 I made sure to play them in order, I didn’t start playing Diablo until last year and I bought the first one then the old D2. It wasn’t until recently that both D2R and D3 were bundled together at a cheap price so I decided to buy it and replay through D2 with D2R and then I’m going to play D3 hopefully before D4 comes out so I can enjoy it on release. Diablo is such a sick series of games, glad I decided to see what the originals had to offer.

[@makiroll218]

At least you didn’t have to kill Wirt or the others.

[@Reldonator]

I actually never knew about all the mid-quest dialog. These characters have way more personality than I ever would have thought. Thank you for the RP commentary, its super charming.

[@AshbringerRellston]

most of those dialogs are quite useless tho

[@coreyh6698]

@@AshbringerRellston but it adds insane amount of depth to the game

[@absolutelyfookinnobody2843]

​@@coreyh6698 cringe

[@PandaMonium92827]

Who else was mad to see that the town you literally spent an entire game trying to save just to get eradicated as a plot device?

[@PartyMarty321]

I thought it was pretty crazy, like you did try so hard to protect the town but it was inevitable that the influence of Diablo would corrupt anyone that dared to challenge the demon himself. Made you feel bad for the village people.

[@IlMemetor72]

That goes to show you just how terrible and scary the demons are from Diablo

[@CurtisMulholland]

I'm madder to see your shit grammar

[@BraveAbandon]

Yeah i really respected it back in the day, that when you encountered evil, it made destroying you personal, and hunted and haunted and tainted you. If you managed to survive, whatever was left remaining of your life was still completely ruined.

[@helloidharbl6753]

Not really. If you played D1 you weren't surprised. Also, y'know, the intro to D2.

[@Chelios_321]

This legit made me sad. I fn love how basic and yet amazing this game was. The quest log, the character screen. Ugh.

[@Skyfox94]

It's amazing how well the cutscenes hold up - even though most phones games have better graphics than these *pre-rendered* cutscenes

[@elitereptilian200]

Its been remastered and coming soonish to pc & consoles near you!! And the studio doing it is really, really good..

[@jahcoba]

It’s remastery gives me hope

[@sofakingonmynuts1438]

The slight voice over of your guy, and the whole voice acting is great in d2

[@henfelsen4884]

No matter how good technology gets theres no replacing art and the level of details put into it.. sure todays cartoons look good and are fast to make but the first disney movies for example has the most satisfying backgrounds and characters. blizzard has always produced insanely good cinematics though

[@MarceloMullerPaz-cu1cw]

"No way I'm going to watch a 6 and a half hour video narrating a game that I played when I was a teenager". This is what I thought there days ago hahaha. Amazing video, so nostalgic to watch one of my favorite games, I was just looking for a quick video to remind me the original story of Diablo now that I'm playing Diablo IV and in the end I remembered how I loved to play it and how impressive and immersive this game was. The way you narrate the game is very cool too. Nice job!!

[@Hitsujikai]

My man you’re awesome. Love the story. Following your narration for a while, now its all together. Thanks for bringing D2 back to me

[@kimvonklvsgrd]

I love the way you've made these Diablo story videos. The way you tell it reminds me of Dilios in the movie 300, and how he tells the heroic story of Leonidas and his soldiers fighting against Xerxes and the Persian Empire. Good job sir, good job indeed!

[@mrenygma181]

"I see you've lost an eye, Dilios!" "Luckily, the Gods saw fit to give me a spare!" Loved that character. Pure badass, amazing voice.

[@zenodong]

Thank you for this. I’m a huge Diablo fan and this has been keeping me from losing my mind while being stuck at home with Corona.

[@DarkLOREDash]

This is why I do what I do!

[@henfelsen4884]

@@farmsalot1233 Blizzard has always had a high standard whenever they made cutscenes/music/etc its just a shame that the gameplay havent always been able to keep up in the modernday now

[@amedicabg]

@@henfelsen4884 Then theres reforged...

[@samanthashaw7188]

I give you the highest honor I can give any KZbin content creator. This is what I watch when I'm eating.

[@Skyfox94]

Oh wow. Within the first 30 minutes I've learned so much about this game. Like, that Blood Raven is the rogue you play in D1 - I mean it's painfully obvious if you pay attention, but for somebody like me, who played D1 as a kid on a Playstation with my brother, way to young to understand what was going on, it's a true revelation.

[@DarkLOREDash]

You'll love Horazons Sanctum in act 2 then

[@Skyfox94]

@@DarkLOREDash Oh damn! Yes indeed. Thanks a lot for the quality content.

[@sofakingonmynuts1438]

I recently played Diablo ps1 version on a tablet with an emulator, its difficult at higher levels but it actually played nice

[@darpanmehta2999]

The effort to create the content for the videos is beyond imagination. Great work

[@DarkLOREDash]

Thank you!

[@nolanmartin3573]

I love how all the barbarians have American accents like the mountain was in Colorado or something lo

[@scrapinator8910]

Boulder, CO is actually built into the Arreat crater.

[@Nalopotato]

I mean, most of the characters have US english accents. Baal is one of the few with a british english accent.

[@justarandomname420]

If it was Colorado, them barbarians would have been growing dank.

[@masamune2984]

Coloradiablo

[@ogrbell8297]

I want a barbarian with a west Virginian accent singing country roads while he smashes everyone with a guitar in place of an axe banjo kazooie style

[@tehma120]

I don't know how much time I spent playing D2 ladder as a teenager, it must have been thousands of hours. Good memories. Thank you for this video!

[@DarkLOREDash]

Me too & my pleasure!

[@celiohelder1]

What do you do on a rainy Sunday? Watch a 6 hour movie about Diablo II. This was one of the best videos I’ve watched about this game. Hands down. Congratulations to the creator!

[@Choptron27]

And it’s a rainy Sunday here now lol

[@equious8413]

@@Choptron27 chiming in on a snowy Sunday.

[@reptileeli9636]

This game came out the same year I was born, and I remember the layouts of those towns better than I remember the layout of the house I lived in. This was an absolute masterpiece of a video, brought up a lot of great memories but your narration made it feel like a whole new experience too. Amazing work, and massive respect for the amount of time and effort you put into it!!

[@reptileeli9636]

@Rando Le’Persón Ah yes because games must only be played the year they came out

[@reptileeli9636]

@Rando Le’Persón 😑 Granted I'm not sure why my parents let me play such a bloody game when I was 5, but no I did not get introduced to the series through D3. Played Diablo 2, I was 5, didn't do much besides chase chickens around the rogue encampment but yeah.

[@mugnuz]

man... did u never leave your basement? so sad...

[@Madadader]

​@Rando Le’Persón are you contrary for the hell of it or...?

[@katherineminor3402]

I listened to the whole thing. Simply amazing. Your descriptions are amazing and you're such a good storyteller. Your voice is nice and smooth. Your inflections convey the intense moments and the emotions that are happening at the time. Theres less audio dialog but I'd love to see you do this with grim dawn.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Aw thank you so much! Very kind 😁

[@artur_daiver]

Magnificent video. This is just what I needed. Diablo 2 is one of the first games I played in my childhood, but I don't have enough time and patience to go through all 4 acts now after roughly 10 years. I am very thankful to you to include dialogs telling all the lore. Hope even after 3 years my comment and like will help this video to get more views

[@stazkad]

I was inspired to draw medieval castles and knights by the passage of the game "Diablo 2”. Thanks to the author of this channel for this video

[@PetitCorpsSalade]

I did not think you could add enough to a game I know so well for having played it for 100s of hours, to make me watch a >6hr video, but you did. Your story telling was really good and I can tell the amount of work you've put in. There are many "props" or pieces of artwork I had never really noticed which makes me really looking forward to D2:ressurected even more.

[@shirox11]

This is probably the coolest way i have seen someone show the story of a game. 1 part story playthrough 1 part roleplay and also big props to being so thorough.

[@TheVault273]

I just found this channel over the weekend! All I can say is, I am loving this content!! I've been looking for a channel just like this of telling Diablo lore and story. Your way of story telling is amazing and perfectly fit for Diablo. Thank you for making this content and keep up this amazing work!

[@gambar]

Absolutely awesome storytelling! Thank you for your hard effort that must have gone into this!

[@DarkLOREDash]

Thank you mate, was my pleasure!

[@Coooley]

Well done with the story-telling and sequencing in Act 3. The way you did that made it much easier to follow.

[@GoDLiKe211]

I see you 👀

[@brandonmin6204]

That ending was amazing. Truly the best storytelling of Diablo II’s story I have ever heard. It makes me look forward to your Diablo III and one day Diablo IV one.

[@Weneedcarlsaganback]

My man, this was epic in every sense of the word! We can all tell it took some serious effort. You have earned my respect. Thank you.

[@DouglasCarter69]

i liked how he went at a snails pace and extended the video length by 3 hours

[@bone0216]

@@DouglasCarter69 imagine actually being mad about a play through. Lol 😂

[@ladytaz6137]

@@bone0216 I don't even enjoy playthroughs but the way he does his narraration makes me love the two vids.

[@MrAlmaerith]

That is legit one of the most entertaining video I've seen in a long while, I've basically had it play on repeat in the background for a week while playing the game myself.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Wow, huge compliment, thank you!

[@whatsferdinner1988]

I love your channel because I can casually consume the atmosphere and lore even while working without sinking so much time and energy into actually playing.

[@cyqry]

Four years later, I just want to reiterate what everyone else has said. This video is an absolute masterpiece. As someone who has done some video editing before, I'm truly in awe at how you can retain such a high level of quality in every aspect of the videos throughout a video that triples the length of most modern films. Bravo Lore my friend, brav-fucking-o.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Mate, this is the greatest compliment ever. Truly humbled, thank you!!

[@thatonethief]

Hey man, I really love this! The narration goes so well with the mood of Diablo and puts us in the middle of it! Even with just audio, it’s easy to get immersed with your RP talk! Thanks for your effort in this.

[@Salted_Fysh]

Ah, seeing this again reminds me of what a shame it was that Act IV had to be rushed and was never truly completed. After the previous acts it feels so empty and replete which was such a shame for what was supposed to be the epic final act and downfall if Diablo himself. Luckily Act V gave us a somewhat satisfying ending instead.

[@faaeen]

I loved every second of this. Despite having played way too much diablo 2, you had my undivided attention for almost 7 hours. Bravo!

[@RockRedGenesis]

Well, this took me some time to curate, as even i couldn't watch a near 7 hour video in one sitting, but for those who need to jump to a particular part here is the timestamps for this video. Enjoy! 0:00 - Diablo 2 Intro 7:04 - Character Selection Act I - The Sightless Eye ----- 9:29 - 1. Den of Evil 19:31 - 2. Sister' Burial Grounds 29:14 - 3. The Search for Cain 48:18 - 4. The Forgotten Tower 59:25 - 5. Tools of the Trade 1:08:33 - 6. Sisters to the Slaughter Act II - The Secret of the Vizjerei ------ 1:21:59 - Act II Intro 1:25:10 - 1. Redament's Lair 1:44:26 - 2. The Horadric Staff 1:54:22 - 3. The Tainted Sun 2:06:18 - 4/5. The Arcane Sanctury & The Summoner 2:28:51 - 6. The Seven Tombs Act III - The Infernal Gate ------- 2:47:25 - Act III Intro 2:51:39 - 1. The Golden Bird 3:05:48 - 2. Blade of the Old Religion 3:17:17 - 4. Lam Esen's Tome 3:27:45 - 5. The Blackened Temple 3:39:59 - 3. Khalim's Will 3:49:48 - 6. The Guardian Act IV - The Harrowing ------ 4:10:29 - Act IV Intro 4:13:41 - Fallen Angel 4:27:27 - Hell's Forge 4:34:26 - Terror's End 4:47:59 - Epilogue Act V - Lord of Destruction ----- 4:50:58 - Act V Intro 4:54:57 - Siege of Harrogath 5:10:33 - Rescue on Mount Arreat 5:23:16 - Prison of Ice 5:41:12 - Betrayal of Harrogath 5:55:17 - Rite of Passage 6:06:33 - Eve of Destruction 6:30:34 - Outro 6:32:29 - There is No Cow Level! 6:33:09 - Credits with Deckard Cain!

[@ixpu4246]

Over six hours of video! How taxing was this on you from start to finish? Do you have plans to do a playthrough in this style for D1 or D3 if you get a chance?

[@DarkLOREDash]

Hey, sorry I didn't get to this. I did it in chunks or I'd keel over 🤣

[@GotrekGurnisson]

@@DarkLOREDash please do it for the full series ❤️

[@SkyKid002]

How many of the chats change based on character class? Im assuming just a few, like when talking to someone for the first time ("a necromancer?! I havent seen your kind around here..." blah blah blah")

[@EthanHyland]

​@SkyKid002 I believe for the base game classes (Amazon, Necromancer, Barbarian, Paladin, and Sorceress), there is one person in each of Acts I, II, III, and V who comments on your class. The expansion classes (Assassin and Druid) only get commented about by one person each in Act V. Thing is, my favorite classes to play are the expansion classes, so I was a bit disappointed when they didn't have more class specific dialogue, especially with the Assassin, since Natalya in Act III is also one of the mage slayers herself.

[@PeterBressau]

With the remaster close at hand, I feel the scourge of the underworld closing in once again. I feel... the screams of agony, fear for the loved ones and the destruction of all that was build by mankind's hand, even society itself. It is with a heavy heart, that I pick up my armor again. To bring justice against thy tyranny of hell itself. What a glorious feel of nostalgia, a few months before the release of diablo 2 ressurected. I was thrown into this magic world when I was only 12 years of age and the fiery warmth of it's touch never really subsided. You made this fire burst into full flame yet once again with your own interpretative ways of a great story arc. It was masterfully put together. Right to the last piece of the last second of the falsely directioned Portal from Tyrael (i had a great laugh at that, thanks for that :D) The only thing missing in your audio line catch-ups were the re-visiting lines of the town's folks once you travelled on to the next act. Some of them (like charsi or fara) had really sweet or memorable lines to say about your journey. Other than that. This was the best throwback into a long ago childhood I am thankfull to you from the depths of my heart. I'm looking forward the the cunning story's of a crusader venturing into the realms of sanctuary... thank you so much for this!!!

[@thomasmichael95]

This is awesome, man! You're an excellent storyteller, could narrate DnD campaigns. I put this on as I went for a long drive (audio only) and it beat the pants off of any audiobook.

[@michaelpease2103]

D2: LOD is still my favorite game of all time. D4 has gotten a lot better, but it's not in the GOAT category for me yet. We'll see if the D4 expansion introduces runeowrds or sets/uniques that actually matter (besides ubers). Wow! 20 years later and this is the first time I'm hearing several of these early return voicelines. I had no idea they had these interim voicelines for nearly every quest/NPC. Thanks man!

[@SomethingScotty]

A small detail people never seem to notice is when you loot Wirt's body, the boys sprite on the ground has one of it's legs disappear.

[@ladytaz6137]

As a diablo vet and a lover of d3 (yeah yeah ik ik.) I sure noticed lol

[@adamwood9097]

Mate! Wow that was incredible. That must have taken ages to put together. Brought back so many memories of playing this game all those years ago. Really great work!

[@kevinnitta1301]

Beautiful. TheCow Levl at the end was great. Adding in the rap brilliant.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Thank you! Lil Easter egg for everyone who made it that far

[@CodesmithSoftware]

I remember downloading this rap at the time and thinking it was amazing so thank you for including it, so many memories

[@barak363363]

Just rewatched it for a second time. Your hardwork, research, storytelling skills and editings are well noticed. I hope you're proud of your creation as well as I do! It will be interesting to interview you about this huge project you did. I'm sure there are a lot of people who would like to hear you.

[@VBM1]

When he failed to make Ancient's pledge, I lost it haha

[@Mozgodrobil]

4 socket shield for a 3 socket rune word, poor lad

[@DarkLOREDash]

You should have seen my subsequent scramble in hero editor to try cover it up 😂

[@jimjam6377]

I came to the comments just to see if anyone else noticed this haha :)

[@Banthagami]

That was exactly what I was trying to figure out xD

[@Afura33]

Wow really well done mate, you are really talented for story telling and cutting and putting everything together to make one video.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@xzxz-wj5kh]

@@DarkLOREDash I will be nice if add interactions with npc's from acts you already finish and come back to those locations

[@lausu7784]

this is the most amizing video, i loved all the short ones. but this entire thing in one setting is excatly what i need! thank you for that smooth radio voice and great descrepitions!

[@LeoA05]

Tbh I've played this game for a long time but I haven't gotten deep deep within the lore, only the upper surface. The way you go through this game and point out the details of the environment really enhances the appreciation of the world crafting of this game. One example was the mural of tal rasha and the stone after the fight with Duriel, I can't believe I've never seen that before and again it really enhances the world crafting. This was an amazing watch as you pretty much do this through the entire video. Thanks for your efforts.

[@Jekkzur01]

This is simply amazing i have no clue how much time was spent but I will always have this saved and ready for friends to watch. Single best story of D2. In a class of its own. Blizzard should hire you tomorrow!!! Best ever. THANK YOU! Ending was perfect as well end in humor! Love it! Made my day, weekend, week, month. Top knotch. Subbed and heavily followed now. You have a gift

[@DarkLOREDash]

You do me too kind 😍

[@tamirleibovich]

Man! The way you edited and told the story couldn't be any better! I just watched your Diablo 1 video over the course of a few days, and I'm hooked! I really appreciate the amount of effort you put into this

[@rollins4484]

Good stuff, will make good use of this to keep me company in my lair at work. Keep up the good work, looking forward to your D3 playthrough, if you intend to!

[@GTAFranchise69]

Perhaps the most addictive game I've ever played. I shudder to think how many hours I spent playing this. Subbed. ❤❤

[@marcoglara2012]

This is indeed incredible. You have done a wonderful job of retelling the story of Diablo in a way that enriches it for everyone and helps us fully understand the story Fabulous work, I appreciate it

[@chewthulu1004]

Even after all this time, the opening cinematic still gives me chills. The atmosphere, the voice acting, the many MANY questions that follow afterwards about literally the entire point of this poor soul's story. It's like something ripped out of a horror novel, and I never would have thought these things would go well together until THIS GAME came into my life and showed me what exactly one could do with a setting like this. Phenomenal game, it makes me want to somehow find a copy of Diablo 2 and play it all again.

[@cocomunga]

Those were some great finds in the Chaos Sanctuary. It definitely helped to have that stuff in act 5. Having a crappy weapon against Baal’s minions and Baal can mean it will take quite some time to beat them. That Flail is one of the best weapons that you can find in normal difficulty. Diablo 2 Resurrection was just announced yesterday!

[@tylerjantzen7621]

This, and the diablo 1 full story video, made my sunday. Thanks for these gems.

[@DarkLOREDash]

My pleasure!

[@billylav5254]

My goodness, your narration! I want to watch this series again and again for each character.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Huge compliment, thank you!!

[@BaronNate]

I stumbled over your vids and started with Diablo 1 out of wanting a nostalgia trip. I was a senior in high school when it came out. 25'ish years later, with 2 divorces, one son, and 12 years military service in the U.S. Army, watching these brought back so many memories. One being that I had four years of legitimate work in Diablo 2 when my younger brother deleted my game off the computer to make room for some stupid roller coaster sim game. I lost my mind. I was off fighting a war in Afghanistan and looked forward to coming home to my level 98 Barbarian and all my perfect jewels and gear to play the expansion I hadn't got to touch yet. That was the one time I actually had a tear fall from my eye over such a thing. 4 years of hard work and sleepless nights, GONE. These vids make me want to return to them. I have beaten all of them on the hardest settings, D1-D3 and the expansions. My son KNOWS not to touch my save files nor ever delete any of my games, lol. Thanks for these vids. Love em. Not checked yet but I hope you do Diablo 3. I know it got some hate but I enjoy it. You can't please everyone. I like its streamlined interface myself, but each to their own. Keep up the great work, you earned my sub.

[@XUndergroundRap]

Made my 12 hour graveyard in the boilerhouse fly by. Thanks for the trip down memory lane dooud keep on keepin on

[@BL00DYME55]

"I'm gonna party like it's 999" - Gheed I can't believe I missed that line after so many years and nearly just as many playthroughs. Gheed is the best lol

[@UbyVictor]

Such a nostalgia trip. Also amazing background noise for when I do some mindless work. Your narration is absolutely amazing and creative! Subscribed! 😃

[@Iktis]

You're a true Ninja for this, how did I only find your Diablo stories just now?

[@chaoscontrol2993]

D2's voice acting (in both act scenes and by NPCs in the actual gameplay) is unmatched. Thanks for the content and for bringing my fav lore to life. Blessings

[@radonenkin8156]

Fantastic voice acting from you, and being almost 40 you made me play Diablo 1 once again with your other "disturbing" video. The mod is fantastic and THANK YOU so much!

[@DarkLOREDash]

Humbled, was my pleasure, thank you & glad you're enjoying D1 again

[@jesterlogic6886]

i've beaten the first act at least like six times over the years and learned more from this first hour than all those times it was just watching your friend when you're young.. I just assumed everybody skipped the dialogue... It all makes so much more sense.

[@jesterlogic6886]

omg griswald was... the blacksmith... ohhhh my gawddd tristram was the village you started in the first game... i might just leave allot of these i dunno i'm blown away

[@coreyh6698]

@@jesterlogic6886 blood raven is the diablo 1 rouge and The Summoner is diablo 1 sorcerer... crazy haha

[@Donghua-clips]

Took me a few days but I finished the whole thing. Great work dude. I respect the massive amount of work that went into this.

[@unclebob6674]

Dash your voice is so distinctive, I was watching another random clip on YT that had to have been voiced by you (TV Moments That Took Things Too Far). Throughout that clip, all I could think of was 'Yeah but when is Diablo going to rock up?' :) I love what you've done with this channel

[@NickGuzelian]

Thank you for not breaking this up into dozens of videos like all the other channels would have

[@thatchanguy]

You have a talent for storytelling. It’s very nostalgic for me, but I am sure others who have never enjoyed this gem of a game would relish the opportunity to listen to your rendition of it. The Paladin was my choice too.

[@daalyberjah8364]

Huuuge work thank you so much ! The failed Ancient's Pledge runeword was really funny x)

[@DarkLOREDash]

Thanks! I rightly get a lot of flak for it

[@danieln6700]

The voice acting and sound effects from these games are great. Still remember them after all these years. So much I forgot or skipped thro in this game. Especially around dialogue and hints to things. Love these videos

[@stockdrifta]

Best nostalgia trip I've ever taken in my life. No really, I watched this in one sitting LSD with rapt attention. It was amazing. Thank you for your hard work!

[@hotpancakes9814]

thank you so much for this diablo content! i’m a huge fan of the series and listened to the Diablo 1 video, and now this diablo 2 video, while i’m playing D2R, and it’s great to listen to while playing

[@DarkLOREDash]

My pleasure!

[@jaimecch23]

The quality of this production has left me speechless. Enjoying every minute of it!

[@mikealangeloy]

I love the Diablo series, although I hate that literally everything you or anyone else does is almost Always, "oh the prime evils planned that from the beginning." That's the only thing about Diablo I don't like. It feels like your quests are pointless since you already know that somehow, someway Diablo and the rest of the prime evils have already planned ahead and nothing you did really mattered.

[@leightonmiller1267]

Well, it absolutely mattered. The prime evils are... well, prime evils. They're more representations of horrible things than compelling villains. However, without the actions of the nephalem, the prime evils would fuck shit up completely unrestrained. The goal is to undermine them, which is always done. Because despite an avoidance to participate in the eternal conflict... mortals still end up roped into it.

[@Sorain1]

Right up until the end of Diablo 3. But in a sense, nothing went to plan for the Prime Evils. They were constantly having to adjust their plans because mortals kept getting in the way. Sure, Diablo figured that out and used it... ONCE. But the Adria plot was a backup plan, which means the original plan failed. Just because you prepared for the possibility of failure, doesn't mean you didn't fail. Only Diablo 1 can be said as a flat out win... yet even then, Diablo's original plan was to take Leoric and by willpower to resist, that failed. Hence the plot of Diablo 1 itself represents coming back from a failure for Diablo. (Imagine what he could have done with control of King Leoric!) We shall see what comes of the ending of Diablo 3/Reaper of Souls in Diablo 4, but I'm pretty sure they'll let the end of the three brother's long plotting from pre Diablo 1 end with Tethmet's defeat. None of them predicted or planned for Malthael's actions after all.

[@Salted_Fysh]

Well, not quite. You spend the entirety of Diablo II hot on the heels of the Primes. You arrive in Tal Rashas tomb just after he was freed, you reach Mephisto moments after Diablo enters Hell and it is only by the shortest of time frames and only through treachery that Baal manages to reach the Worldstone before you can confront him. Not to mention that if Marius had done his job, Baal would have never recovered his Soul stone. I should say rather than 'they planned it all along' it was a 'they planned for this possibility'.

[@etinarcadiaego7424]

Classic Blizz retconning in practice.

[@etinarcadiaego7424]

@@Sorain1 Sadly, Diablo 3 is canon 🙄

[@msicnnmn083]

This is a pretty incredible piece of storytelling and creative work. You take the natural guidance of the game's plot and visuals and bring it to life with rich narration that never gets tiresome to listen to. You add grounding sensory details like smells and you draw nuances from the very scenery and doodads, a lot of which details I never noticed before despite playing this game for many years. You take stock of the monsters in the area which is great for listening to the video while doing other manual tasks - I can follow along the action and know what you're fighting without needing to see it. You introduce the characters' dialogue with narrative grace that manages not to be repetitive - no easy task! And you have such consistently top-notch wordplay! Your alliterations are actually always amazing. The previous video series of Diablo 1 was just as good. I haven't finished this one yet but I'm excited to keep watching and then get to the one for Diabo 3. Great lore refresher to dive right into Diablo 4 this coming Tuesday. Thank you so much for making this and WELL DONE! Truly an epic and magnificent work of storytelling.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Mr Scott. Thank you for this comment. I am halfway through act 1 of D4 questioning if I am even telling the story correctly. So, your words of encouragement are much appreciated!

[@Maplenr]

I'm ten minutes in and I already am hooked; Your narration is such an awesome addition. Love it love it love it

[@DarkLOREDash]

Thank you!

[@ankh-ef-en-khonsu3274]

fun fact: the forgotten tower section dealing with the woman that bathed in the blood of virgins is based on the myth of Countess Elizabeth Bathory's crimes against her young female servants. She was punished and imprisoned in one of her castle towers.

[@ajax2164]

I have to say, you did an amazing job on this video. Insightful, informative humorous, and emotive . Wasn't expecting myself to finish this video all the way through but god dammit you just did such a good job I couldn't help it.

[@winfriedbauer2280]

I played SO MANY HOURS of D2, yet I missed so much of this Story and Dialogue! Thanks for the content! Amazing job! Just crazy to think how long this must have taken you!

[@lordrussell666]

Dude the video video you did was super epic on the roleplay you have done to these games. It drove me to watch them all you did a great deal to make such art to these games.

[@DarkLOREDash]

Thank you so much!!

[@lordrussell666]

@@DarkLOREDash your so welcome I plan to watch them all and find out if u got more to watch. This is the kinds of things I enjoy watching or listening to

[@MannexX]

The Ancient's Pledge mishap at 6:09:45 was hilarious. Fantastic video. Was really engaged throughout!

[@drvince0725]

This is the kind of 6 hr video im ready to listen and stay for

[@matthewauld6704]

Mate - You are a bloody legend for this! This has psyched me up for D2 Resurrected!

[@jkoiranen]

Much thanks and respect for the effort. I've never had the time to actually play Diablo I and II even though the world and lore has had me intrigued but I found the time for a +10 hour lore dump.

[@Freyja_Dom]

This was ART. Thank you, friend. I wanted to delve back before D4 takes us back to Kurast.

[@micaiahflores1592]

Ive followed you since your Star Wars days and I didn’t know you were a massive Diablo fan and this is a massive undertaking and I love you for this thanks Dash Ive watched this entire thing three times and I often use it to fall asleep to :)

[@DarkLOREDash]

Hey mate, welcome & thank you!!

[@Syoubat]

I use it to sleep too. I need background noise to sleep and this is the perfect amount

[@robbiejones5676]

Dude. You are a legend. May this video live on to future generation of D2 players