Diablo II: Resurrected review: Visuals and sound Since Blizzard hasn’t remastered the first Diablo game, the least it could have done was give a recap. You need to know the Dark Wanderer’s identity, what happened to the town of Tristram, why it’s important to save the scholar Deckard Cain and even how Diablo himself factors into the ongoing war against Heaven and Hell. But it’s also a convoluted story, which relies heavily on the events of the first Diablo game. It’s a good story, at least once you figure out everyone’s identity and motivation. Your character pursues Marius, in the hopes of eventually stopping Diablo. The Dark Wanderer seems to command the power of Diablo, the Lord of Terror, and seeks to wage war against a heavenly deity called Tyrael. Diablo II tells the story of a traveler named Marius, who accompanies a warrior called the Dark Wanderer into the Eastern realms of Sanctuary. This also means that new players will have precisely zero context for the long, expository cutscene that plays before the game even starts. (Transferring items was a huge pain in the base game.) Diablo II: Resurrected gives you crystal-clear options for online and offline play, including whether you want to play with the Lord of Destruction expansion content, whether you want a hardcore (perma-death) character, or whether you want other players to jump into your game. You can now pick up gold automatically, see a full list of gear bonuses, respec high-level characters and share an inventory stash across all of your characters. It’s even odder when you consider that Diablo II: Resurrected does, indeed, have a few quality-of-life improvements. Now that games like Diablo III and Torchlight have streamlined a lot of these inconveniences, it’s odd that Diablo II wouldn’t at least have an option to follow suit. Micromanaging your inventory and making frequent trips back to town was tedious when Diablo II debuted. You’ll also have to dive in and move items around manually to max out your space, since the game’s auto-sort options are limited. As such, after 15 minutes or so of adventuring, your inventory will be packed to the brim, even if you’re fairly judicious about what you want to keep. Your inventory in this game is tiny, and nothing stacks, not even potions. Granted, most of the equipment you find is not all that useful - and this is where Diablo II starts to show its age. Defeating enemies feels rewarding, since you never know what they might drop, whether it’s a lifesaving potion, or a powerful piece of unique equipment. This has been one of Diablo’s biggest draws ever since the first game. Gathering loot is the other big part of the equation. Combat is always simple, but not always easy, thanks to a huge variety of procedurally generated enemies and levels. A Necromancer might hang back and let scads of skeletons do his dirty work, while an Assassin might disable powerful foes with martial arts while picking off weaker ones with traps. Managing huge crowds of enemies is an interesting challenge, since each class has a somewhat different approach to it. DruidĪ keeper of the wilds, Druids can shapeshift into vicious werewolf and werebear forms, command animal companions, and release primal spells of earth, fire, wind and cold to cataclysmic effect.As such, the vast majority of Diablo II: Resurrected is clicking on enemies as quickly as humanly possible, occasionally retreating to quaff a health or mana potion. SorceressĬommanding the elements, the learned Sorceress dispatches enemies from afar with calculated blasts of fire, cold, and lightning spells-invaluable skills against the armies of the Burning Hells. Exuding powerful auras, the Paladin combines martial prowess with protective enchantments to redeem the land and send demons back to the abyss. PaladinĪ Paladin’s faith is his weapon and his shield. BarbarianĪ nomadic wanderer, the Barbarian combines brawn and ruggedness with a mastery of weapons, using devastating melee attacks along with war cries to boost his allies-or demoralize his enemies. NecromancerĪ Necromancer’s dominion over life and death grants this grisly apothecary the ability to summon skeleton armies and golems, and to unleash baneful poison, curse, and bone skills upon his foes. AssassinĪ member of an ancient Vizjerei order founded to hunt down mages gone rogue, the Assassin is a martial arts expert who uses deadly traps and shadow disciplines to vanquish evil. She relies on magic prowess to enhance her significant martial abilities. Which hero will you choose? AmazonĪ master of the javelin and bow, the Amazon reacts to combat situations with superhuman agility. Each class in Diablo II: Resurrected has access to 30 unique skills.
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