Diablo-Like

Diablo-like A subgenre of action role-play-videogame (arpg) with Hack'n'Slash gameplay, named after the homonymous Blizzard videogame series. As reported in the Hack and Slash definition in Wikipedia, great confusion is generated from indiscriminated use of arpg and hack'n’slash definitions, where the first term is too generic and could apply to “any rpg thatcan be played with a controller (cit.)", and the latter can refer both to weapon-based beat-em ups (god of war, bay-onetta, devil may cry) or just simple and plain beat-em ups (Golden axe). A Diablo-like (also called in pejorative sense "Diabloclone") features all this specifications at the same time: • isometric/top down field of view • real-time, action combat • emphasis put on mouse use (movement, main attack,interaction with scenario"point-and-click")  • loot : wearable items, quest items, power-ups, gold,  etc. (usually pickable by click on a text label: dif-ferent co