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Hellfire was re-released alongside Diablo in 1998 in a bundle called Diablo + Hellfire. Hellfire was released digitally by Blizzard Entertainment on June 5, 2019 as a free add-on with every purchase of the original Diablo on GOG.com .
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Hellfire's storyline occurs in parallel to the main story arc of the original game. A Sorcerer, while performing a ritual, inadvertently unleashes the demon Na-Krul upon the town of Tristram, but before it can completely escape, the Sorcerer magicallyseals the doors. The player is later tasked with venturing into Na-Krul's lair and vanquishing it. ...
Hellfire received generally favorable reviews from game magazines at the time.It was Synergistic's most financially successful release.
Pre-Development
Blizzard North did not develop an expansion to Diablo, instead opting to make a sequel. For Blizzard North's parent company, Sierra On-Line, this was seen as "leaving money on the table", given that any expansion could work with the game's already existing code. Given Diablo's critical and commercial success, it was predicted that expansion sales would easily dwarf production costs. Synergistic Software, which was under the same Comp-U-Card International (CUC) umbrella that its parent company...
Active Development
Because of the tight development schedule, features from Diablo that could be "fixed" were given priority. One of them was the slow walking speed in Tristram. To fix this, Synergistic introduced the "jog" mechanic, which doubled players' movement speed while in town. As it turned out, Blizzard North had tried to introduce a similar mechanic in the base game, but couldn't animate it to their satisfaction. The "jog" function of Hellfire operates by simply skipping every other frame of the walk...
Nov 15, 2015 · Diablo: Hellfire is the only authorized expansion pack of the ARPG Diablo I by Blizzard North. It's an expansion pack that Sierra On-Line produced. It was developed by Synergistic Software (a Sierra division), and released on 24 November, 1997.
- Synergistic Software
- Sierra On-Line
- ARPG
- Diablo series
Diablo: Hellfire is an expansion pack that Sierra On-Line (now known as Sierra Entertainment) produced for the computer game Diablo. It was released in 1997 and developed by Synergistic Software, a Sierra division. Hellfire's storyline occurs as an aside to the main story arc of the original game. A sorcerer, while performing a ritual, unknowingly releases the demon Na-Krul unto the town of ...
An expansion pack, Diablo: Hellfire, was released in November 1997 by Synergistic Software. In 1998, Electronic Arts released Diablo for the PlayStation. [10] This version, developed by Climax Studios, featured direct control of the main character's direction using the PlayStation controller, as opposed to point-and-click movement.
Jun 2, 2020 · Dmitry King June 2, 2020. In 1997, Blizzard Entertainment released a point-and-click, procedurally generated, isometric roleplaying game. Its development dated back to 1995, when it would originally be pitched as a turn-based game. Over time, turn-based combat became real-time and the developers, Condor Games, would become Blizzard North.
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Nov 30, 1997 · Now with Hellfire! Hellfire offers a non-canonical single-player storyline where players must defeat a powerful demon named Na-Krul who is threatening Tristram. The expansion also adds a Monk class, new weapons and items, new missions, locations, dungeons, and enemies. Hellfire will be accessible while launching the original Diablo.
