The infamous “Butcher” in Diablo was in… the second level of the cathedral – (there were 16 levels)
The infamous “Butcher” in Diablo was in… the second level of the cathedral – (there were 16 levels)
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Not a real D1 butcher.
* No “Aaah! Fresh meat!”
* Player didn’t die.
wow this post feel like OP is talking about something that happened during the medieval times and now I feel old
MEAT!!!!!
Me playing Rogue and lure him to a wall with bars, to stuck him there and shoot through the bars
‘Shtay a while and lishten!’
Step 1: open door.
Step 2: cast Wall of Fire at door.
Step 3: close door. Do not open til grunting stops.
He’s terrifying in Diablo IV also
He was in the demo
IIRC you would generally get the poisoned well as the first quest, but be more likely to get the butcher as your level increased (you could send your character back to the start of the game at any point to level them more in the face of tougher high levels).
In the demo, you always got the butcher. Made that demo go on for so much longer.
Bricks were shat
This mofo terrified me when I played this as a kid.
Diablo sacres the shit otta me everytime i play it
Back when I was a kid, any time I’d reach this bastard, I’d refresh Griswold’s shop until a “of the bear” weapon appeared. Knockback makes this a pretty easy fight as a fighter.
But the 16 levels were the entire game.
Step 1: Open Door
Step 2: Run back to stairs down and circle around it until he gets stuck
Step 3: Fire arrows
This game. This level. The fuel of nightmares of many kids once.
Me: Damn, what a cool looking level, pretty dark though. I’ll just open this door and move on.
Butcher: Mmm, fresh meat.
Me: IRL scream, in game try to run away, dead.
Bloody scary the first time it happens. Also killed Diablo for the very first time chugging health pots, taking 3 swings then run away and chug some more.
*The Smell of Death surrounds me…*
I did a replay a few weeks ago, game still holds 🙂
Butcher from the demo disk hit differently.
I got the advice back at release; buy a weapon with… Of the bear? It had knock back on it. Was a terrible advice, sure he got pushed away but was in my face instantly again. Died.
Some rare/uniques or whatever they were called back then, were so overpowered. Those spitting bastard dogs at the caves could kill you in a few shots.
Also the lack of cooldown on potions had some hilarious moments, when a buddy of mine got scared, he used his entire potion supply by swiping his hand across the number keys.
Good times.
And in the Beta (before the demo), he was on Level 1.
those devs were CRUEL!
Nostalgia hits hard with this Diablo throwback.
I just realized that one scary game i remember trying out on the family pc was actually Diablo 1.
Of course he was on the second level! Meat is not that fresh when you get it after it’s been farming for 10+ levels!
Diablo 1 was the best in the series. I really, really wish they’d go back to the ever deepening dungeon that leads to hell.
I also loved the spell book system, where a fighter could cast (weaker but still good) level 20 sparks lol
One of the best Bosses in gaming.
19 yo me bought this game on a friday afternoon, just after it was released. Installed it and it would crash on starup for some reason.
Was like ‘fuck it’ and went to the student bar with my house mates. Got drunk on $1 beers and woke up in a field near my house around 2am. Walked home and messed with my startup and it booted up!
I will never forget playing it for a few hours early that morning and coming across the butcher. One of my best game experiences lol.
At this point of the game players are generally not prepared for such fight. If Butcher had been at last levels it would look like a tough boss but it would not have been as iconic.
The despair of having Mr Butchy chasing you is what makes it so rememberable:)
I came home from work one day and my ex-Wife was literally screaming because she had just died to him for the umpteenth time on her first playthrough. It was pretty much the first video game she had ever played and I had suggested Diablo to her as a good entry point. She kept asking me to beat him for her but I refused because I told her she would feel much better about it when she finally beat him on her own. She was mad but I was right in the end.
Now for the truth: Even though I had recommended Diablo to her, I had never played it past the first hour or so. It was just sitting around the house and I gave it to her so I didn’t have to go buy a new game for her. I didn’t want to face the Butcher for her because I had no idea how to beat him myself.
Remember being terrified by this as a child.