Running around the huge maps without any directional indicators is already time-consuming, so adding stamina management and limiting movement speed is aggressively boring.Įven basic features such as the number of times the player can respec are unchanged, and even worse, there’s no way to use an ‘offline’ character in an online game session, or vice versa. With that in mind, I have to say that they achieved their goal - the isometric camera, constant inventory management, lack of map location info and quest markers, and an unending grind to get incrementally better gear and items is the kind of tedious, tiresome experience that we rarely see in modern titles.ĭiablo II: Resurrected is the same adventure I experienced 14 years ago as a teenager, but there’s no question that it would benefit from the quality-of-life tweaks that we see in newer work - some of the elements feel painfully outdated now, such as a stamina bar. The idea was to let a new generation of gamers feel what it was like to play an action-RPG back in the year 2000. Players start the game as one of the seven warrior archetypes at the encampment, and there’s a diverse cast to choose from - the Amazon is a master of javelins and bows, the Assassin is a master of martial arts and diversion, the Barbarian is brute force, the Druid controls natural elements and animals, and more.Īlthough a remaster, principal designer Rob Gallerani explained in an interview that the team’s intention was to keep the gameplay as untouched as possible, with only minimal changes compared to the original. Warriors at a rogue encampment hear of this and decide to face the wanderer and uncover the fate of the missing hero. A dark wanderer is seen moving east, followed by all manner of hellish creatures.

In Diablo II: Resurrected, the warrior who defeated the evil Diablo and saved the world at the end of the first game is now missing. Unfortunately, it’s tough to live up to such a storied reputation and the results of this revival were, perhaps, not what everyone expected. When Blizzard announced a remastered version called Diablo II: Resurrected, fans were delighted. This classic action-RPG released in 2000 was an inspiration for many other franchises, and quickly turned into a genre-defining cornerstone. WTF Why does the Amazon look like Willem Dafoe?ĭiablo II is a game that hardly needs introduction. LOW Zero gameplay improvements? That sucks! HIGH The new visuals make it glorious again.

Diablo 2 resurrected review