Walk into any bookstore and you’ll find a binary made by the publishing industry between literary and genre fiction. It’s a literary move attempted by a master of his craft. Creating multiple narrative threads in a video game and then retroactively piecing them all together was ingenious in 1994, and it remains ambitious today. So, basically, Live A Live is sandwiched in Tokita’s catalog between two of the greatest games of the ’90s - if not all time. DruidĪ keeper of the wilds, Druids can shapeshift into vicious werewolf and werebear forms, command animal companions, and release primal spells of earth, fire, wind and cold to cataclysmic effect.Released in 1994, the original Live A Live was Takashi Tokita’s second game at Square (now Square Enix) after his work as a lead game designer on Final Fantasy 4 (released as Final Fantasy 2 in the U.S.) and before his work directing Chrono Trigger. SorceressĬommanding the elements, the learned Sorceress dispatches enemies from afar with calculated blasts of fire, cold, and lightning spells-invaluable skills against the armies of the Burning Hells. Exuding powerful auras, the Paladin combines martial prowess with protective enchantments to redeem the land and send demons back to the abyss. PaladinĪ Paladin’s faith is his weapon and his shield.
BarbarianĪ nomadic wanderer, the Barbarian combines brawn and ruggedness with a mastery of weapons, using devastating melee attacks along with war cries to boost his allies-or demoralize his enemies.
NecromancerĪ Necromancer’s dominion over life and death grants this grisly apothecary the ability to summon skeleton armies and golems, and to unleash baneful poison, curse, and bone skills upon his foes. AssassinĪ member of an ancient Vizjerei order founded to hunt down mages gone rogue, the Assassin is a martial arts expert who uses deadly traps and shadow disciplines to vanquish evil. She relies on magic prowess to enhance her significant martial abilities. Which hero will you choose? AmazonĪ master of the javelin and bow, the Amazon reacts to combat situations with superhuman agility. Each class in Diablo II: Resurrected has access to 30 unique skills.
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