Sacred Haven of Debauchery

Well, that's a classic situation. From those who experienced it, the most memorable thing was the complete lack of care for the discs – they were used to stepping on cartridges all their lives, which would still work even when completely worn out, and they just threw the discs around, so they were all scratched to hell and half of them wouldn't even spin anymore.

Not at all. We had such a careful attitude towards discs that if you dropped or scratched one, you'd be in big trouble.

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Are you a masochist?
It's not very easy to play as him in the first part, although I only played him in co-op.

Apparently, you weren't allocating skills correctly. In the first part, you just save your staff for mana regeneration, level up, wait for the golem book, and then you can beat everything that moves. And, of course, use fireballs and lightning spells.
In the second part, you just level up to get Ice Bolt and fast mana regeneration, and then you don't have to worry about anything. And where there's magic resistance, your teammate with a spear from the second act and an aura for protection will carry you.
In the third part, it depends on the gear. You can crush everyone in Archon form, or you can use the same build as with Ice Bolt.