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Diablo 2 Resurrected Is The Win Blizzard Needs - Kotaku Australia

Diablo 2 Resurrected Is The Win Blizzard Needs - Kotaku Australia

Diablo 2 Resurrected Is The Win Blizzard Needs - Kotaku Australia
Apr 12, 2021 2 mins, 10 secs

With the alpha for Diablo 2 Resurrected going live over the weekend, I had the chance to answer a searing question: would Diablo 2: Resurrected be a quality remaster like Command & Conquer and Starcraft, or would it be more of a Warcraft 3: Reforged situation?

Blizzard hasn’t unlocked the multiplayer side of Diablo 2: Resurrected yet, although the way things are going right now I’m pretty confident in what I’ve played.

Like Starcraft Remastered and the more recent Command & Conquer Remastered Collection, the Diablo 2 remake plays it pretty straight.

Despite being obviously remastered for modern consoles and PCs up to 4K with a brand new lighting engine, controls and UI, everything still runs on the same 25 fps logic cycle as the original release.

Honestly, no matter how many times I do it — and the same was true for Starcraft Remastered and Command & Conquer Remastered Collection — flipping between retro and modern graphics never gets old.

It also highlights just how good a job Vicarious Visions has done here.

What they’ve done isn’t just remaster Diablo 2, but literally remake it a way that it feels like you’re playing the original.

You’re not obviously — the UI is different, there’s controller support, and a whole range of changes under the hood to make it play nicely with modern systems.

It’s actually masterful just how closely Diablo 2 Resurrected adheres to the original look, while providing an obvious upgrade.

Check out these shots from Blood Raven, one of the first boss fights, and another iconic moment from the game’s first act — the flaming pentagram.

Play long enough and you’ll notice an obvious disconnect between Diablo 2: Resurrected‘s modern look and the way the character moves.

With a mouse you can just directly click on the item you want.

(Correction: You can hit ALT to highlight items on the ground if you’re on PC — my bad, everyone.).

PC users can just sort it out with the mouse if it’s a hassle — people playing on the Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X and co.

But Diablo 2 Resurrected is very much still in development!

And apart from that design quirk, the alpha was pretty flawless — no performance issues, no major crashes, disconnects, or any annoyances whatsoever.

Diablo 2 Resurrected is launching on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox, PS4 and the Nintendo Switch later this year, although a specific release date has not been announced. .

While I’ve beenplaying Blizzard since original Warcraft, every thing I’m hearing these days (since merging with Activision) makes me want to just outright ignore them

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