I wasn’t a cool enough kid to be a PC gamer. As such some of the most iconic games of yesteryear never got to get their grips on my soul. Well now El Diablo can get his hands on me with the iconic Diablo 2 now that it has been Resurrected for current gen.

When I played Diablo 3 on Switch I discovered what I had been missing. An awesome fun isometric action RPG game. The combat was fun, the story was interesting and it looked gorgeous. I was hoping that Diablo 2: Resurrected would basically take the Diablo 3 power and tell the Diablo 2 story. What we have here is a lot more faithful to the original than expected for better and worse.

Aesthetically the game looks good. The whole game has been given a complete facelift from some great looking cutscenes to a beautiful environment. I had that moment of wondering if that much has been done because we remember games from that era more detailed than they were. That and an isometric game can disguise how detailed it is when you are busy playing them. Fortunately Diablo 2: Resurrected lets you switch to classic graphics mode and boy, that game has dated hard. So absolutely no doubt the new game is absolutely gorgeous, especially by comparison.

The biggest issue Diablo 2: Resurrected has is it is so wordy. Many years ago this allowed them to tell an interesting and unique story. This is because a small number of pixels could only be so expressive, and voice acting was not where it is now. So it makes sense. It is one of the reasons the game blew so many people away back then.  

Unfortunately in 2021, that much text to flick through is ruthless. For sure, I would love to tell you I read every word and got engrossed in every side quest narrative. I would love to tell you that but I won’t lie. Instead I just don’t have the ability to pay attention to that much text when I could be killing the undead, and I have the attention span of a sparrow.

Diablo 2: Resurrected is the best way to play Diablo 2. Built to run smoothly with controllers, and given a face lift, if you have wanted to play this classic it is a great time to jump in. If you are looking for something older, well you can turn down that facelift and enjoy the beautiful pixelated glory. Either way you win… unless in Hell mode.

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Diablo, The Lord of Terror, has left his CRT home and his made his way to HD screens everywhere.
Diablo II: Resurrected is the remaster of Diablo II and its Lord of Destruction expansion. Best of all it is out now!

The classic action-RPG has been faithfully modernised to be more stunning, more accessible, and more fun than ever before.

Designed to take full advantage of today’s modern gaming hardware, Diablo II: Resurrected supports up to 4K resolution displays.

It also includes fully remastered 7.1 Dolby Surround audio so players won’t miss a single bloodcurdling scream.

All 27 minutes of the original game’s cinematics are also re-shot with stunning high-fidelity visuals. While considerable work went into bringing Diablo II into the modern era, preserving the authenticity of the experience was paramount—the original game engine is still running “under the hood,” performing the same calculations and game logic as it did back in the year 2000.

Developed by Blizzard Entertainment and Vicarious Visions, Diablo II: Resurrected is reborn on Windows  PC via Battle.net, and on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and the Nintendo Switch system. Cross-progression means players can keep their game going anywhere they have purchased it using their Battle.net account.

To help bring Diablo II to more players than ever before, this remaster includes a wide array of accessibility and quality-of-life options. They allow players to fine-tune their experience without ever compromising its classic gameplay.

Go to Hell.

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Given the iconic place it holds in gaming history it seemed inevitable, but Diablo II is being remastered as Diablo II Resurrected in 2021.

Personally I can’t wait to play it on my Switch on the train in the mornings. Would there be a better way to start the day?

No exact release date has been confirmed yet.

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