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  1. Sep 8, 2023
    9
    This is an insanely good game. I spent 2000+ hours on it since release despite the fact that I prefer games with modern sci-fi theme without heavy RPG style progression systems. I don't like games with medieval or fantasy settings but this dark gothic horror style mixed with beautiful outdoor environments and amazing music creates an atmosphere that makes it difficult to stop playing. ItThis is an insanely good game. I spent 2000+ hours on it since release despite the fact that I prefer games with modern sci-fi theme without heavy RPG style progression systems. I don't like games with medieval or fantasy settings but this dark gothic horror style mixed with beautiful outdoor environments and amazing music creates an atmosphere that makes it difficult to stop playing. It is so immersive. Even simple things like standing in the town next to the campfire and organising my stash are a pleasant experience.

    It's fun to fight against the monsters that have very rewarding animations and sound effects when they take damage or die. The boss fights can be very difficult, sometimes they seem to be impossible to kill with characters that aren't levelled and geared up very well so the only choice might be retreating and coming back later with better skills or equipment (or another player with a stronger character if you play online). The upgrades to the equipment often feel powerful and meaningful. The items, the crafting and the related online economy and trading are amazing, they turn this game into a fantastic PvE looter.

    After realising how much I like this game I tried Diablo 3 too but that got boring after a hundred hours or so because it was too easy and the items were less interesting. The graphical detail and the art style are also better in Diablo 2 Resurrected.
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  2. Sep 6, 2023
    9
    Fantastic remaster, would be 10 out of 10 but some minor things seam to fit or were better visually in the original. Namely Mariuses movement in cinematics was better in original where it portrayed mad man, barbarian stronghold looked better in original it was weathered down and very old, remaster generally has problems with portraying weathered stuff. Some npcs models do not fit theirFantastic remaster, would be 10 out of 10 but some minor things seam to fit or were better visually in the original. Namely Mariuses movement in cinematics was better in original where it portrayed mad man, barbarian stronghold looked better in original it was weathered down and very old, remaster generally has problems with portraying weathered stuff. Some npcs models do not fit their voices/characters. Expand
  3. Aug 30, 2023
    8
    The great remaster of the old love of mine. Bought three versions - Nintendo, PC and PS5. Yes it was unplayable on the Battlenet, and yes they made characters as old as the fans are right now. But god, I am writing this review after D4, bless the guys who did D2R
  4. Aug 2, 2023
    10
    I think Blizzard did the massive amount of Diablo 2 fans and themselves a big favour by releasing this game. I find it plays exactly like the original but with better graphics.
  5. Jul 27, 2023
    10
    best best best best best best best best best best best best best best best best best best
  6. Jul 23, 2023
    9
    Diablo 2 is an amazing game and yes some changes like the character's faces are ugly, but all that matters to me is the gameplay, story, graphics and soundtrack. And if this also matters to you, get the game.

    - Amazing story including cutscenes - Very good gameplay - Excellent soundtrack - Good/Honorable updated graphics for the most part (99%) 9/10 Has some networking (blizzard
    Diablo 2 is an amazing game and yes some changes like the character's faces are ugly, but all that matters to me is the gameplay, story, graphics and soundtrack. And if this also matters to you, get the game.

    - Amazing story including cutscenes
    - Very good gameplay
    - Excellent soundtrack
    - Good/Honorable updated graphics for the most part (99%)

    9/10 Has some networking (blizzard networking) issues

    update: Please don't review bomb this game or the original D2 games
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  7. Jul 21, 2023
    10
    Best diablo game out so far. That has decent graphics, at least! Unfortunately.
    And for the people being angry at blizzard: The remastered version is not even made or maintaned by them. Blizzard North made the base game and Vicarious Visions made the overlay.
  8. Jul 2, 2023
    8
    Your review must be at least 75 characters long.

    Okay, this Diablo is still better than D3 and D4.
  9. Jun 14, 2023
    8
    Pretty good remaster in general. It got downvoted hard because of connectivity issues (which are still present, but way less severe), model design changes, some bugs (e.g. GPU usage) are annoying.

    But It's still old good diablo 2 in a modern wrap. Probably one of few good Blizzard releases in a couple last years. Because they haven't ruined the core of the game, lol.
  10. Jun 13, 2023
    9
    I love this game so much. This is such an excellent remaster. It was awesome playing through the entire campaign again in beautiful ultrawide.
  11. Jun 12, 2023
    10
    A well done remaster of one of my all time favorite games. it looks like how i remember the original looking when I was a kid. I love to binge it for a few days every now and again.
  12. Jun 10, 2023
    9
    absolutely great remastered. There is no denial that it is a 9 or 10 of 10 in how good they remastered this one
  13. May 23, 2023
    9
    quite remake amazing to see old game with this detail. even zooming camera close pushing like third person view game. hard to play like that but for detail still intact. ı cant give 10 bcouse not offline like old relase and not have pc physcal rlease which is prety low respect legacy of pc this game.
  14. May 2, 2023
    8
    First off, I played the campaign with an offline character and it was a very good experience. About online play I cannot say anything. Offline is very solid though.

    So, this is a very good remaster of D2. Graphics are good, combat is fun, overall atmosphere is dark and mysterious. I you do all quests and some grinding, you will need 30-50 hours. I don't know what problems other
    First off, I played the campaign with an offline character and it was a very good experience. About online play I cannot say anything. Offline is very solid though.

    So, this is a very good remaster of D2. Graphics are good, combat is fun, overall atmosphere is dark and mysterious.

    I you do all quests and some grinding, you will need 30-50 hours.

    I don't know what problems other people have with this game but I had a really good time!

    Defintetly better than Diablo III which is like an Arcade game.

    Diablo III = High School
    Diablo II RSR = University
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  15. Apr 29, 2023
    10
    Exactly how a remake should be done. Don’t mess with the original formula, just bring the graphics into the modern era.
  16. Mar 27, 2023
    10
    Adding a 10 here to offset the turbo virgins who apparently all decided to buy this remaster to see their favorite female characters visually enhanced. If your biggest complaint with a video game is that the women aren't attractive enough, you really need to re-evaluate your sweaty, pathetic existence.

    As D2 is my favorite entry in the series, I was very happy to see that it is
    Adding a 10 here to offset the turbo virgins who apparently all decided to buy this remaster to see their favorite female characters visually enhanced. If your biggest complaint with a video game is that the women aren't attractive enough, you really need to re-evaluate your sweaty, pathetic existence.

    As D2 is my favorite entry in the series, I was very happy to see that it is essentially the same game but with modern visuals. This is exactly what I expected.
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  17. Feb 3, 2023
    8
    Amazing remaster! Feels like nothing changed until you press F5, and that's when you realise how much work was put into it. Diablo 2 and Starcraft 1 are the best examples of a proper remaster. Unfortunately, since the gameplay didn't change at all (which is the point of a remaster TBH), the age of the gameplay really feels, it's just not as fun to play as 20 years ago. The only reason toAmazing remaster! Feels like nothing changed until you press F5, and that's when you realise how much work was put into it. Diablo 2 and Starcraft 1 are the best examples of a proper remaster. Unfortunately, since the gameplay didn't change at all (which is the point of a remaster TBH), the age of the gameplay really feels, it's just not as fun to play as 20 years ago. The only reason to play this is for nostalgia, and that it brings in heaps! +1 for nostalgia. Expand
  18. Nov 20, 2022
    8
    Un remake que sí que es verdad que tiene algún bug y también sé que cuando salió los servidores estaban caídos; pero también tiene el modo offline que está mejor que el modo online. Diablo 2 Resurrected es el mismo juego que el de hace 20 años pero mejorado, los gráficos son muy buenos, las cinemáticas son las más realistas que hay, la banda sonora está exactamente igual solo que hanUn remake que sí que es verdad que tiene algún bug y también sé que cuando salió los servidores estaban caídos; pero también tiene el modo offline que está mejor que el modo online. Diablo 2 Resurrected es el mismo juego que el de hace 20 años pero mejorado, los gráficos son muy buenos, las cinemáticas son las más realistas que hay, la banda sonora está exactamente igual solo que han mejorado el audio. No digo que este remale sea mejor que el original, pero es un remake muy bueno. Expand
  19. Oct 20, 2022
    8
    Nice remastered of a must play game from the past.
    it's not perfect, but is probably one of the best games from Blizzard in the lasts cuple of years, and that's just because is almost the same game of 2000s.
  20. Aug 21, 2022
    10
    A memory from childhood resurrected :>

    Better graphics, better movement, better audio, somewhat active patching from the devs, better user experience overall.

    I have no clue what these people are smoking, or why they jumped on an hate train, but this game felt amazing to me. Activision-Blizzard are creating fiascos, such as Diablo Immoral, but this is not one of them.
  21. Jul 15, 2022
    9
    Разработчики исправили проблемы, так же исправляю отзыв, отличный ремастер!
  22. Jun 25, 2022
    9
    It is pretty good, I have never played diablo 2, but it is good and it looks amazing.

    I do hate tho that the classes are gender locked
  23. Jun 19, 2022
    10
    Really great remake of the beloved original. Improved graphics, animations, and mechanics make this a game that is still great decades later!
  24. Jun 17, 2022
    9
    A staple in the genre of the hack’n’slash, Diablo II’s reputation precedes itself. A lot of the beloved parts of the game others have tried to replicate, but few receive as much glowing admiration as this entry.

    Pros Improved art Quality of Life Improvements Progression Cons Time consuming Stressful Difficult for the uninitiated I say improved art, but I loved going back to
    A staple in the genre of the hack’n’slash, Diablo II’s reputation precedes itself. A lot of the beloved parts of the game others have tried to replicate, but few receive as much glowing admiration as this entry.

    Pros
    Improved art
    Quality of Life Improvements
    Progression
    Cons
    Time consuming
    Stressful
    Difficult for the uninitiated

    I say improved art, but I loved going back to the old artwork. The imperfect graphics actually made the game look a lot scarier. It’s really hard to outdo the original graphics, but the new ones did a satisfactory job simply being “modern.” The reason why this is a massive pro is that I can’t stand the font of old Diablo. It would legitimately prevent me from playing the game. The changes made to the game made it more friendly to newcomers.
    Diablo II excels at the grind for gear. It takes hours upon hours. But the game’s theme of hell and the gameplay is actually very clever. You grind for rare gear (people would hate me for making this comparison, but this is how it feels for me) which feels an awful lot like shiny hunting in Pokemon. Players fight wave after wave, exit the game, and do it again. Over and over and over again. You beat the game, and you start over—only to realize that the game’s gotten harder. You complete the same quests, fight the same bosses, the same monsters, everything again, except they deal much more damage and can take a lot more punishment. It’s kind of how I’d imagine hell would be—a lack of change—and it’s brilliant. The classes are diverse, and you can tackle the game at your own pace.
    Death is punishing as you might lose all your hard-earned gear you grinded hours for. It’s fun I guess, but I can tell you I had to spend 5 or so hours at times trying to recover gear after dying. Quitting was not an option because I would lose a lot more than 5 hours worth of gear. It’s something I could do without personally.
    Newcomers of the game won’t strategize properly for the final difficulty where monsters can have total immunities. It’s important to strategize and have multiple sources of damage. Otherwise some battles will take a very, very long time.
    All in all, playing this game, I recognize why it’s considered a gem (especially when looking at the old graphics). It is also coop which means you can strategize and tackle the game with friends, though the game does not support cross play. Even if the price tag seems a little high, it will no doubt occasionally go on sale. I am optimistic about the future of the genre, but Diablo II celebrates all the good from the good old days.. If you are into the genre, Diablo II Resurrected is a pretty safe bet.
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  25. Jun 13, 2022
    10
    D2R is a great remake of the original with good QoL improvements. Blizzard continues to improve a game that was already very good.
  26. Jun 12, 2022
    10
    Обновили графику, подтянули техническую часть и вообщем всё хорошо. По поводу серверов не знаю, но играть можно.
  27. Jun 11, 2022
    10
    Best Game
    Best Hack'n Slash
    Best RPG
    Best Grafic
    Best atmosphere
    Best fights
  28. Jun 11, 2022
    9
    Great remaster of one of the best game ever made! I admire graphics improvement and smooth characters animations. VFXs are also great! No unnecessary changes have been made. This is still the same good old Diablo II but now it looks wonderful!
  29. Jun 8, 2022
    10
    I was so excited for this game and for the most part it did not disappoint. The server issues at launch were terrible but have gotten better in recent months. If they could fix some of the really dated mechanics it would be even better. The stash and rune/gem storage definitely needs a stacking ability.
  30. Jun 8, 2022
    8
    As good of a game as you can get in the genre. Has updated graphics and you should try it if you played the original.

    THE GOOD: everything Diablo and new visuals.

    THE BAD: server problems, bad launch.
  31. Jun 7, 2022
    10
    Nice game. Everything is like in childhood. Already almost without bugs ;).
  32. May 13, 2022
    8
    Seriously Blizzard - F*ck off! I´m an oldschool Diablo 2 Veteran and was so looking forward to this remastered version. SInce its arrival though, things went down the toilet right away. Major server issues every single day... Waiting queues where I already spent 50 minutes on waiting just to start the game - this is ridiculous! 50 Minutes! Queue Position 178 or something... I often do notSeriously Blizzard - F*ck off! I´m an oldschool Diablo 2 Veteran and was so looking forward to this remastered version. SInce its arrival though, things went down the toilet right away. Major server issues every single day... Waiting queues where I already spent 50 minutes on waiting just to start the game - this is ridiculous! 50 Minutes! Queue Position 178 or something... I often do not even have that much spare time to play because I got something called real life. What does Blizzard expect - to wait hours just to be able to play? Seriously, this sucks beyond believe... I´m so extremely angry. The newest thing is: I can´t even play with my beloved wife anymore, we simply can´t join the same games, instead of joining we recieve an error warning. It doesn´t matter whether I or she opens a game or we try to join some completely random game which was created by someone else. Are you kidding me? Why can´t we play together? What´s wrong with you Blizzard? You have an ridiculous ammount of experience when it comes to Diablo games and Online Multiplayer Gameplay, and now you can´t even get those really simple things right. Embarrasing performance, Blizzard. If you make a small little typo when joining a specific game name, or a baalrun isn´t continued all of a sudden for example, you´re forced to wait a whole 90 seconds just to join another game because there´s some kind of cooldown. You spend hours of waiting and waiting instead of playing. Wow, I´m genuinely speechless. Blizzard does everything to prevent people from playing and especially playing together. And guess what - there are hard crashes every here and then - and sometimes, after immediately reopening the game, theres that frigging Waiting queue again! Blizzard, you´re pissing me off at a degree, it´s not measureable anymore. As if your reputation isn´t already as low as it can get. But instead of redeeming yourself by making ONE single decision right during the last 10 years by delivering ONE single GOOD game for diversion, you present us this unfinished hardcore mess of a game where nobody can just play and have fun. Besides, those server issues are so severe that Blizzard decided to use old Backups when something crashes again and again so parts of your progress are lost. Great. They said " we didn´t expect players to create and kill so much game sessions" as if they hadn´t seen any other Diablo or RPG ever before. Liars... This Peace of crap could have been a great revival of the most epic action rpg of all time... I´m ashamed. Lowest rating guys...

    Edit/Update Nov. 15. - There was a patch and now the waiting queues are almost gone, you can immediately join new games now after a typo etc. and they added a countdown to at least be able to see how long you have to wait instead of that stupid error warning. No progress lost since, and i can play with people in my friends list every time now. Hard Crashes are more rare now. There are good improvements here. No 0/10 rating anymore, now it´s playable and as addicting as always. Good stuff.
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  33. Sep 25, 2021
    10
    Edit 05/06022: User score not reflective of game. Thier is almost no reviews beyond November 2021. All the bad ones were because of Poor Blizzard server issues that no longer exist. But people are too lazy to edit thier reviews. Easier to talk about what you hate than what you like. My review below is accurate Great game the zero ratings u are seeing are massive over reactions to technicalEdit 05/06022: User score not reflective of game. Thier is almost no reviews beyond November 2021. All the bad ones were because of Poor Blizzard server issues that no longer exist. But people are too lazy to edit thier reviews. Easier to talk about what you hate than what you like. My review below is accurate Great game the zero ratings u are seeing are massive over reactions to technical server issues we see with every game launch. Not that I'm making excuses for that.

    Vicarious visions did a great job bringing game to 3d. Technical bugs will be sorted in a week. People are acting like this was like the warcraft 3 debacle. Nope game is great. I saw someone whine because they had to find thier corpse to recover their equipment when they died. Oh my god consequences for losing lol Take home look up instructional videos and adapt to the game mechanics. If you do you ll be surprised how much you ll enjoy it. Give it a chance.

    Theys did good game is fine and they resisted the urge to change too much. I look forward to more content like new acts and runes. Just wait till act 2 when you get horadric cube. Then you'll see the combinations are mind boggling. Hopefully people will come back to review game properly in a week instead of just loud children complaining about launch woes and not reviewing actual game
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  34. Apr 23, 2022
    9
    Almost perfect. I didn't like the coverage of the cleavage on some of the models. I play offline so the server issues don't apply to me. However, I can see why such a low rating is given due to server instability.
  35. Feb 26, 2022
    9
    Very good Remaster, 1 point subtracted for making the classic mode worse than it actually was in graphics.
  36. Feb 20, 2022
    10
    Best remaster my favorite game from blizzard! But after 2-3 months after release(server errors fixed now)
  37. Feb 14, 2022
    10
    Great art work, authentic to the original. And classic gameplay. Thanks for the fantastic experience. Love it. Vicarious Visions are cool.

    P. S. About problems with the servers. Right now everything works well.
  38. Jan 19, 2022
    8
    Все же это отличный ремейк, не без технических проблем на релизе.
  39. Jan 8, 2022
    10
    This is how a remaster should look like. New graphics, some minor tweaks, and an option to go back to the old graphics of the game. It is kept as it was, only with new graphics and small improvements. Love it. If only other remasters were like this...
  40. Dec 24, 2021
    9
    The database team made bad decisions which led to launch problems in a way that could make you question the professionalism at Activision with good reason... Diablo II Resurrected itself however is a better version of the game we know and love from 20 years ago.

    The graphics are much improved and modernized, but the gritty, dark atmosphere was preserved. The UI had some improvements as
    The database team made bad decisions which led to launch problems in a way that could make you question the professionalism at Activision with good reason... Diablo II Resurrected itself however is a better version of the game we know and love from 20 years ago.

    The graphics are much improved and modernized, but the gritty, dark atmosphere was preserved. The UI had some improvements as well.

    Gameplay is almost unchanged. The beginning can be difficult, depending on the class, and there's no hand holding. Once you get going, the first 90 levels are easy, the rest is a horrible grind. As it should be. The same goes for farming items and it's awesome.

    If you're the kind of cry baby that destroyed Diablo III with your incessant "I WANT EVERYTHING ONE WEEK AFTER RELEASE" and one week later "I HAVE EVERYTHING, THE GAME IS BORING", kindly stay away from Diablo II. This is gaming as it was meant to be. Easy to learn, hard to master.

    I think they could have done even more regarding UI and stash improvements. A better lobby with game tags for farming, story, trading. A loot filter and maybe optionally a buff bar. Stash search, more stash space, a stash tab for resources. But then again some might argue that it would take away from the original feel, but these are just things I have come to expect from modern games.
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  41. Dec 6, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An excellent remaster of the classic game. It's like I'm back in the past. Minor problems when playing through battle.net did not spoil the fun of the game. Expand
  42. Dec 5, 2021
    10
    Most of the intial issues are now resolved. Love the new graphics. Fun game to play but may be a little rough for new players
  43. Dec 4, 2021
    10
    Ich verstehe die Leute nicht, die dem Spiel "1" gegeben haben. Ja, es gab viel technische Probleme, aber das Spielt entwickelt sich und ich bekomme so viel Spaß beim Spielen.
  44. Dec 3, 2021
    10
    Thanks for the patch. Great vector 12/10. !
  45. Dec 2, 2021
    10
    Вначале были проблемы с серверами, но со временем разработчики это исправили и видно, что над игрой работают дальше и стараются поддерживать. Добавлять новый функционал для удобства и исправлять свои ошибки. Нет ничего идеального. Это один из самых качественных ремастеров в мире. Цените это.Вначале были проблемы с серверами, но со временем разработчики это исправили и видно, что над игрой работают дальше и стараются поддерживать. Добавлять новый функционал для удобства и исправлять свои ошибки. Нет ничего идеального. Это один из самых качественных ремастеров в мире. Цените это.
  46. Nov 19, 2021
    10
    server issues are fixed. this game stays TRUE to the original. same addictive game as ever. this is how a remastered is done. looking at you GTA
  47. Nov 19, 2021
    9
    Yes there are server issues currently but they are being worked on. These will be ironed out over time. But the actual game is very well done and captures the original wonderfully.
  48. Nov 16, 2021
    10
    Отличная графика, атмосфера. Критикующих внешность игровых персонажей не понимаю. Пусть заводях себе партнёров в аниме для пубертатных подростков, а не переносят свои влажные воспоминания о барби 90-х годов в суровую и беспощадную серию Diablo.Отличная графика, атмосфера. Критикующих внешность игровых персонажей не понимаю. Пусть заводях себе партнёров в аниме для пубертатных подростков, а не переносят свои влажные воспоминания о барби 90-х годов в суровую и беспощадную серию Diablo.
  49. Nov 15, 2021
    10
    Diablo returned directly from the deepest bowels of hell to challenge and delight his original challengers again.
    The younger generations of players, unfortunately, usually do not appreciate this legend, which is also shown by some reactions of the community. But their complaints are often absurd, and it can be seen that the young are already too spoiled and do not understand old-school
    Diablo returned directly from the deepest bowels of hell to challenge and delight his original challengers again.
    The younger generations of players, unfortunately, usually do not appreciate this legend, which is also shown by some reactions of the community. But their complaints are often absurd, and it can be seen that the young are already too spoiled and do not understand old-school games. So it is resurrected mainly for rock fans, who often already have wrinkles on their faces, but still crave quality.
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  50. Nov 14, 2021
    8
    Diablo 2 Resurrected На мой взгляд незаслуженно захейчена. Всем видимо плевать на ПОЛНУЮ ПЕРЕДЕЛКУ ИГРЫ . Да есть цензура . Но все же скажите честно она портит игру так сильно , я думаю нет . Дисконекты тут уже все печально и плохо , хоть я и играл в оффлайн проблему это не решит, играть с друзьями в игру детства теперь просто невыносимо . Если в общем ремейк - ремастер diablo вышелDiablo 2 Resurrected На мой взгляд незаслуженно захейчена. Всем видимо плевать на ПОЛНУЮ ПЕРЕДЕЛКУ ИГРЫ . Да есть цензура . Но все же скажите честно она портит игру так сильно , я думаю нет . Дисконекты тут уже все печально и плохо , хоть я и играл в оффлайн проблему это не решит, играть с друзьями в игру детства теперь просто невыносимо . Если в общем ремейк - ремастер diablo вышел хорошим но сырым Expand
  51. Nov 13, 2021
    10
    Diablo II Resurrected is Diablo II ad verbatim with better graphics, and insanely well-realised remade cinematics. No tinkering with the gameplay, no microtransactions. Exactly what you all asked for and you pull down your pants and take a great giant **** on it. Good on you you **** fools.
  52. Nov 10, 2021
    10
    i love it, nice remastered. i played diablo 2 since 2000. and now i can play with nice graph
  53. Nov 9, 2021
    8
    Game is really good! Of course, there were some problems at first week with servers (actually even now I have to wait in a queue), but Diablo 2: Resurrectedhas undeservedly underestimated grades. Graphics are awesome, movements of characters are smooth, almost no bugs (except servers issues) and sound is cool! Game looks and feels same as it's parent. Of course, I prefer sexulizedGame is really good! Of course, there were some problems at first week with servers (actually even now I have to wait in a queue), but Diablo 2: Resurrectedhas undeservedly underestimated grades. Graphics are awesome, movements of characters are smooth, almost no bugs (except servers issues) and sound is cool! Game looks and feels same as it's parent. Of course, I prefer sexulized old-school Amazon or Sorceress (it is a game for God's sake), but nowadays big companies are afraid of claims. So, to be honest it deserve about 7.5/10. Not 9 or 10 because of technical issues and musculine Amazon. Good job, Vicarious Visions! Expand
  54. Oct 27, 2021
    10
    Yes there is an element of nostalgia when playing this game. I was young back then so I didn't do a quarter what I have done in the past ~200 hours of playing the new version. It's been a blast and completely worth the money for me. The server stability has been terrible sure, but eventually the intern developers at Blizzard Activision will figure this out. I highly recommend thisYes there is an element of nostalgia when playing this game. I was young back then so I didn't do a quarter what I have done in the past ~200 hours of playing the new version. It's been a blast and completely worth the money for me. The server stability has been terrible sure, but eventually the intern developers at Blizzard Activision will figure this out. I highly recommend this game. If you didn't play it before, its worth it to experience a key game in PC Gaming history and it looks great. Swap between old and new and it's wild how far things have come. Expand
  55. Oct 27, 2021
    10
    Я человек который не играл в оригинальную диабло, и купил ремастер потому что захотелось, и как же это офигенно! Проделана хорошая работа, игра выглядит так же, но лучше, идеальный ремастер, а это атмосфера мммм, я конечно знаю что это заслуга людей которые делали игру 20 лет назад, но у новых разрабов была возможность все похерить, но нет, выполнено на 5+. Да я слышал что у близзовЯ человек который не играл в оригинальную диабло, и купил ремастер потому что захотелось, и как же это офигенно! Проделана хорошая работа, игра выглядит так же, но лучше, идеальный ремастер, а это атмосфера мммм, я конечно знаю что это заслуга людей которые делали игру 20 лет назад, но у новых разрабов была возможность все похерить, но нет, выполнено на 5+. Да я слышал что у близзов жесткие проблемы с серверами, но это же не повод ставить 0, а я в онлайн и не играю, так что мне по все равно что у них там не так, для меня это игра на 10 честно заслуженную, не жалею что купил. (по факту я думаю игра заслуживает оценку критиков, то есть 80) Expand
  56. Oct 26, 2021
    8
    Bugs and server issues aside, I personally have had a lot of fun. The stuttering issue seems to have been fixed at least for me. The score would be a lot lower if I wanted to play online, but I don't most of the time. I can see why those who do play online are frustrated though. The game can be archaic for some especially if you played Diablo 3 first like I did, but I've adjusted to that.Bugs and server issues aside, I personally have had a lot of fun. The stuttering issue seems to have been fixed at least for me. The score would be a lot lower if I wanted to play online, but I don't most of the time. I can see why those who do play online are frustrated though. The game can be archaic for some especially if you played Diablo 3 first like I did, but I've adjusted to that. The more baffling design choices come in at Act 4 and 5. I really enjoy the sorceress and druid classes myself. Expand
  57. Oct 25, 2021
    10
    What's this review bombing crap. It's a great remaster. Bloody hell, so many man babies out there. Waaaaaah!
  58. Oct 25, 2021
    8
    #FIXAVX

    Peace and Love

    My apologies for the lack of patience with the AVX launch error. I am very satisfied with the game!

    The gates of hell are open again.

    But wait diablo isn't the real evil. Activision/Blizz Servers Yes!

    Great job Vicarious Visions.
  59. Oct 24, 2021
    10
    Ужаснее отношения к игрокам нет, дать шикарную игру и ужасную инфраструктуру для неё.
    Пожалуйста, сначала озаботьтесь последней, иначе последние игроки отступятся от вас!
  60. Oct 22, 2021
    10
    This is an amazing remaster! It keeps the feel of the original game while making it look modern and beautiful. I haven’t played Diablo 2 in 20 years but I got sucked right back in!

    A few minor server issues at launch because of too many players are not enough to bring this down.
  61. Oct 22, 2021
    10
    this game is amaizing. Good job Blizzard. Server is no crushing and no whait for join in game. Good job
  62. Oct 21, 2021
    10
    a piece of .... i mean not the game itself, but the company Blizzhit. They want us to stand in a queue that don't move for our money already been spent
  63. Oct 20, 2021
    10
    Да, сейчас у игры много проблем (особенно с серверами), но за возможность снова окунуться в атмосферу детства - твёрдая 10-ка! А все технические проблемы рано или поздно будут исправлены :)
  64. Oct 15, 2021
    8
    Игра отличная как и 20 лет назад,но работа серверов ужасная и отношение близов наплевательское,1000 извиненей и ни каких улучшений с 9.10 по сей день 16.10. Жду лигу POE
  65. Oct 15, 2021
    10
    This game is great This game is great This game is great This game is great This game is great
  66. Oct 14, 2021
    9
    Stop review bombing this game. You really have nothing to complain about. You’re probably inventing bugs that don’t exist cause you don’t know how to program a simple HTML document let alone write a game in a language like C++. This game stayed true to the original and I love the new graphics. I missed Diablo 2 and it’s great to see it back.
  67. Oct 13, 2021
    10
    This game is not only just as good as it was originally. The controller support is superb. Playing the original Diablo2 had issues for my hands as they were begin to hurt from all the mouse clicking. The PS5 controller is ergonomic and allows me to play for hours without jeopardizing my ability to work my development job. The 60 FPS mode is buttery smooth and very enjoyable. The gameThis game is not only just as good as it was originally. The controller support is superb. Playing the original Diablo2 had issues for my hands as they were begin to hurt from all the mouse clicking. The PS5 controller is ergonomic and allows me to play for hours without jeopardizing my ability to work my development job. The 60 FPS mode is buttery smooth and very enjoyable. The game balance is really good and difficult enough to be challenging your first play-through. I also played this on PC and Switch for various reasons and find those ports to be just as good (Switch can't do 60 FPS though). Other reviews here are complaining about server issues but I expect that it will be resolved and I also assume all the bad reviews won't be revisited once the servers are fixed so you should probably ignore them. Expand
  68. Oct 13, 2021
    9
    I have a very fond memory of the original game and I was happy when this was announced. I've been playing with work colleagues for a week now and there have been a few bugs that i noticed:

    - The multiplayer games sometimes are left hanging on the server and I can't seem to create a game with the same name - The game did crash out of the blue, tho that happened only once - Sometimes
    I have a very fond memory of the original game and I was happy when this was announced. I've been playing with work colleagues for a week now and there have been a few bugs that i noticed:

    - The multiplayer games sometimes are left hanging on the server and I can't seem to create a game with the same name
    - The game did crash out of the blue, tho that happened only once
    - Sometimes the attack animations would have seizures and glitch

    Other than that I must say the experience was rather smooth. The reworked graphics are nice, the atmosphere is preserved and the enjoyment is there. Happy that this isn't a dumpster fire like the Warcraft 3 Reforged.
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  69. Oct 13, 2021
    9
    This is a solid 9 for me - based on childhood memories.

    As a matter of fact - that is .. objectively .. the game is FAR from a revelation or jaw dropping. It is .. solid. For the most part - it is a remaster that does two things: - compatibility with modern systems (widescreen, resolution, networking) - updating the graphics The first point is the most important one, because the
    This is a solid 9 for me - based on childhood memories.

    As a matter of fact - that is .. objectively .. the game is FAR from a revelation or jaw dropping. It is .. solid. For the most part - it is a remaster that does two things:

    - compatibility with modern systems (widescreen, resolution, networking)
    - updating the graphics

    The first point is the most important one, because the original Diablo 2 simply did not run on a modern system anymore (not without tweaking it more than simply installing the old CDs)

    The second point - ... well, it certainly got an update. Its graphics are modernized - and admittedly better than Diablo III - that is more detailed, less cartoon-ish. Especially the reflections and the light and shadow play is amazing (in levels like catacombs or similar)

    I would not say the graphics really up top of the line though. They "feel" about as good as the old graphics "felt" when it originally came out. (which is .. good enough, not amazing) - models look better, the environment looks better but still like the original one (so, it is a very faithful remaster) - the animations however are kind of bad - even compared to the old one. (they feel less dynamic and really unnaturally stiff)

    All in all, it is very nice to see a "dark" Diablo game with contemporary graphics .. that is challenging and well balanced.

    I am sorry to say that Diablo III, compared to Diablo II is like a "my little pony mod pack" on super easy difficulty. In fact .. i find Diablo III late game content about as challenging as a mobile app clicker game .. while Diablo II takes skill and situational judgement as well as thought (because you cannot simply respec on the go)

    A certain 9/10 for me (well, in the early days .. it has massive server problems, but i would not vote it down for it - as those are bound to get fixed soon enough)
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  70. Oct 13, 2021
    9
    Yes, there are server issues. Those had to be expected. I honestly would have been surprised if no problems occured.
    And this also plays into the nostalgia.
    Yes, it is a "direct port" of the old game, as somebody did put it. It is a remake, after all. And if the game is running, when the servers are up, it runs stable, it fulfills everything I could have wished for, it just feels
    Yes, there are server issues. Those had to be expected. I honestly would have been surprised if no problems occured.
    And this also plays into the nostalgia.
    Yes, it is a "direct port" of the old game, as somebody did put it. It is a remake, after all.

    And if the game is running, when the servers are up, it runs stable, it fulfills everything I could have wished for, it just feels right. I do enjoy the QoL changes, although I'm honestly not regularily using them anyway. For example, I've activated the auto-pickup for gold, but I keep on manually clicking it anyway, since I was used to do so, and in D2:R, I feel right back home...

    And please, for the love of... The problems with D2:R lie with the SERVERS of Blizzard, not with the GAME of Vicarious. Blizzard? Yeah, 0 / 10. D2:R? 9/10
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  71. Oct 12, 2021
    8
    Beta works fine and now the game wont start because of AVX which was never an requirement... gj blizz! edit: After AVX fixes its just a fine game and looks very good. now u have to fix the server issues and there will be a much better score!
  72. Oct 12, 2021
    10
    Cool remastering of classical game. This is the true model how a remaster should be made.
    Guys, when you give 0, think about God.
  73. Oct 12, 2021
    10
    El juego es una maravilla desde que nunca van los servidores tengo tinder y grinder y he podido disfrutar de una buena palabra rúnica en el parque del retiro, solo espero que continúe caído para poder seguir disfrutando de una buen arma de paladín en el siempre sucio.

    Att:un hombre satisfecho
  74. Oct 12, 2021
    9
    A great remaster that I think is playable by both new and existing players. I love the new graphics and sounds. They're faithful to the original and actually enhance the experience. All modern quality of life improvements are subtle, very welcome and can be disabled for those who want the classic experience.

    I don't care too much about what some people are saying about older character
    A great remaster that I think is playable by both new and existing players. I love the new graphics and sounds. They're faithful to the original and actually enhance the experience. All modern quality of life improvements are subtle, very welcome and can be disabled for those who want the classic experience.

    I don't care too much about what some people are saying about older character faces. You don't focus on your character's face when playing, and heroes can be older too. About the only thing I could wish for is a better performance. The graphics are amazing because of the spot on art style, not because they're so state of the art. Their level of technical complexity should get higher framerates.
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  75. Oct 12, 2021
    10
    Diablo 2 is a classic, one of the best PC games of all time. D2R remains faithful to that original masterpiece, with updated graphics, and several quality of life improvements.
  76. Oct 12, 2021
    10
    Best game ever. I ended up playing on Xbox most of the time, but pc is great when playing with friends due to the lobbies etc.
  77. Oct 11, 2021
    10
    It's Diablo 2 without the eyesore. Original voice acting has been preserved, and so has the gameplay. Servers having startup hiccups which is pretty normal, especially when dev underestimates the demand. (Mainly posting to counter this rediculous review bombing from blizzards typical "miserable perfectionists", you know, the same ones that have driven most normal players away from theirIt's Diablo 2 without the eyesore. Original voice acting has been preserved, and so has the gameplay. Servers having startup hiccups which is pretty normal, especially when dev underestimates the demand. (Mainly posting to counter this rediculous review bombing from blizzards typical "miserable perfectionists", you know, the same ones that have driven most normal players away from their other games like HOTS, WoW, and Overwatch because their attitudes suck. (Real rating 8, bumped to 10 to counter the retard reviewers)("3 weeks and it's unplayable!" ... Hmm tell that to my lvl 54 Necro, and my 4 other level 20-30 characters...) Expand
  78. Oct 11, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think the game give what I just wanted, network do suck, I lost connect more than one time which made me feel anger and disgusting, but still , I will give this game 8 score, server's problem is just a short time issue, it can be fixed, no reason to give 0 score just because of this. Expand
  79. Oct 11, 2021
    10
    An excellent remaster of the classics, very accurate.
    There are some technical problems at the start, but they are present in any modern game.
  80. Oct 10, 2021
    10
    Пустил слезу ностальгии, однако в детстве мне игра казалась гораздо тяжелее и длиннее, на фоне дябло 3 это вообще шедевр, надеюсь 4ка будет в духе 2йки
  81. Oct 10, 2021
    10
    Game is incredible. The quality of this remastered version is astonishing. They really payed attention to the details. Don't mind the crying pseudo-moral anti-blizzard folk, enjoy the game :)
  82. Oct 9, 2021
    10
    Brilliant remake of one of the best games of all time. Playing with a controller feels amazing and makes it a whole new experience. Completely reinvigorating a timeless game.

    It seems this game got review-bombed because of a few hours of clunky start which is sad. Also people whining about the char faces which A. they listened to fans and updated and B. has literally no effect once you
    Brilliant remake of one of the best games of all time. Playing with a controller feels amazing and makes it a whole new experience. Completely reinvigorating a timeless game.

    It seems this game got review-bombed because of a few hours of clunky start which is sad. Also people whining about the char faces which A. they listened to fans and updated and B. has literally no effect once you start a game. Also people just hating blizzard to hate which is unfortunate because this game was made in a totally different studio that was only recently acquired.

    I myself had concerns about some of the art direction, but that all washed away once i started playing. There are still a few bugs and issues but they are very minor and I trust them to fix the issues in the next couple months. Items don't identify in the cube, the merc screen is not accurate. Mostly just the lobby system needs a more modern update to be able to quickly identify and join the right kinds of games.
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  83. Oct 9, 2021
    10
    Absolutely incredible. Its annoying seeing all these racist and sexist incels getting to trash the game and give it a 0 of ridiculous things that have nothing to do with the game itself. Vicarious and Blizzard perfectly revitalized a classic masterpiece and its better than ever.
  84. Oct 9, 2021
    10
    Stay awhile and listen..I couldn't ask for better remaster..all the whining kids who can't play old hardcore games giving 0/10 here should get banned :) Worth every penny..so far 86 hrs played..and counting ;)
  85. Oct 8, 2021
    10
    Reading the negative reviews for this game is just embarrassing. Its sad that this game is getting absolutely bombed by fools and sexual inebriates. Like... people are seriously upset about breast size and females not being "attractive" enough... its crazy. The developers did an awesome job of maintaining the dark Gothic art style of the original game and the character models fit right in.Reading the negative reviews for this game is just embarrassing. Its sad that this game is getting absolutely bombed by fools and sexual inebriates. Like... people are seriously upset about breast size and females not being "attractive" enough... its crazy. The developers did an awesome job of maintaining the dark Gothic art style of the original game and the character models fit right in. I really hope Diablo IV is like this game rather than Diablo III, because I find this game so much more appealing from both gameplay and aesthetic perspectives. Also this game runs very well, I've played through the campaign with 2 characters and have hardly encountered any bugs (like 2).

    I can see newcomers not enjying this game because the gameplay/mechanics feel outdated, but this game is a remaster, not a remake... so its to be expected. I'm having an absolute blast playing this game. Vicarious Visions did an outstanding job!
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  86. Oct 8, 2021
    10
    fix the lobby and this game will be perfect, exactly like the old one and as players expected.
  87. Oct 7, 2021
    10
    Classy move by Blizzard remastering one of their most beloved gems in the past arsenal. Hands down, they did it spot on and kept the game code true to the past. The revamped graphics and controller support works smoothly without issues. I was a diehard D1-3 player, and quit due to D2 just lacked the glamour with current games now. I am having a blast as well as my friends today.

    Glad I
    Classy move by Blizzard remastering one of their most beloved gems in the past arsenal. Hands down, they did it spot on and kept the game code true to the past. The revamped graphics and controller support works smoothly without issues. I was a diehard D1-3 player, and quit due to D2 just lacked the glamour with current games now. I am having a blast as well as my friends today.

    Glad I bought the remastered version and actually seeing a lot of my old friends coming back to battle.net and logging in just for this game release. Now back to grinding real loot for a change and building that gear back up.
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  88. Oct 7, 2021
    8
    I played the original D2 to death when it came out. I was looking forward to this remaster more than any other game and preordered it as soon as I could. Played in both the closed and open betas and loved it. Had all 5 available classes through Act 2 (the limit in the betas).

    Then launch day hit. Loaded up the game, excited to play for real and.... nothing. Could not get past the
    I played the original D2 to death when it came out. I was looking forward to this remaster more than any other game and preordered it as soon as I could. Played in both the closed and open betas and loved it. Had all 5 available classes through Act 2 (the limit in the betas).

    Then launch day hit. Loaded up the game, excited to play for real and.... nothing. Could not get past the "Play" button. Checked the tech support forums and found out I was one of thousands of paying customers in the exact same situation. Despite being able to play nearly any other game on the planet on my "underspecced" machine, and having zero issues playing the betas, I was now locked out of playing due to a hardware requirement. Worse is the total lack of communication from Blizzard on this matter. There has been no word in 2 days from anyone. The last post from their community manager essentially blamed everyone with this issue for trying to play with machines that don't meet minimum specs, but that they will try to fix it for us, all while posting celebratory pictures of a "perfect launch" on Twitter. Not impressed, Blizzard.

    Edit to Add: This is day 7 from launch that I have been unable to play.

    Update: The AVX issue was finally fixed, 12 days after launch. I am thoroughly enjoying the nostalgia of replaying this classic without the cringe associated with the original's dated graphics. I have upgraded my review score accordingly.
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  89. Oct 7, 2021
    10
    Just as remembered. Can't believe I can play d2 without pain in my eyes. Can't believe it looked so bad, when I tried d2r first time, this was exactly how i was remembering it. How cool it is how imagination works. Outstanding job truly, some quality of life things could be added, but, damn, I live it!!!
  90. Oct 7, 2021
    9
    The game is still great and even better with the small QoL improvement like the increased stash or not getting closed out from cow king. I have not had any mayor problems playing. Graphics are absolutely beautiful. Complainers armada cant drown out the quality of the work put into this game.
  91. Oct 6, 2021
    10
    Pathetic negative reviews about the characters, The game is nice 10/10, and it's called "Diablo", not "sexy women and model guys killing some zombies..". if you want to see **** bouncing you're in wrong place!
  92. Oct 6, 2021
    10
    This game is everything I hoped for and more. I can't thank Vicarious Visions and Blizzard enough for remastering this and bringing back an authentic experience similar to what I played twenty years ago. The cinematics are done perfectly, and it brings back the near religious experience of playing Diablo 2 in the early 2000s.

    The downvoters for this game are pathetic. I've seen
    This game is everything I hoped for and more. I can't thank Vicarious Visions and Blizzard enough for remastering this and bringing back an authentic experience similar to what I played twenty years ago. The cinematics are done perfectly, and it brings back the near religious experience of playing Diablo 2 in the early 2000s.

    The downvoters for this game are pathetic. I've seen complaints about wokeness in the game, which I haven't seen any of. Complaints from buffoons unable to figure out how to hotkey function keys, and upset there isn't a tutorial for a very easy game to learn (which would take away from the great immersion and mood of the game). Other complaints are from whackjobs who expected a fully new experience in a remastered classic video game! They want personal loot, handshake PVP so their feelings don't get hurt when another player kills them, soulbound items, greater rifts, endgame maps, increased drop rates so they're getting a unique drop every few seconds, and more! Well there is already a game out there with this. It's called Diablo 3. So why can't they just go play that instead of trying to ruin the fun for the rest of us with better tastes? Then they come on here and downvote this masterpiece giving it a zero, which is an absolutely ridiculous score for such great work Vicarious Visions put into this game. You can tell VV were super fans of this series with the amount of detail they put into it. It's insulting and absurd that so many are review bombing this.
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  93. Oct 6, 2021
    10
    Из-за неадекватов (у которых и игры-то нет) приходится ставить максимальную оценку.
    На деле же, всё с игрой нормально. Твёрдая 8-ка. Есть недочёты, но где их нет?
    Всем, кто играл в нулевых рекомендую освежить воспоминания и не слушать больных на голову. Почему вообще кто-то в серьёз относится к оценкам здесь??
    Из-за неадекватов (у которых и игры-то нет) приходится ставить максимальную оценку.
    На деле же, всё с игрой нормально. Твёрдая 8-ка. Есть недочёты, но где их нет?
    Всем, кто играл в нулевых рекомендую освежить воспоминания и не слушать больных на голову.
    Почему вообще кто-то в серьёз относится к оценкам здесь??
  94. Oct 6, 2021
    10
    I don't understand where comes all this bad and mean reviews. We talk about Diablo II !!! Huh - This is the series, which invented more or less ARPGs. The Remaster is beautiful. The Art is a delight and the "switchin" literally anytime to the old graphics is a Bomb !. I didn't play Diablo II back then, but I play it now and I LOVE to play and the Virus hit me already.....just one more RUN ;-)
  95. Oct 5, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 10 баллов из 10, всё заработало, проблему, с требованием AVX устранили, молодцы. Никаких проблем с игрой не испытываю, но лучше бы, с самого начала, не пытались провернуть халтурку, а сделали ли честно-рабочую игру на многих машинах, тогда бы глядишь и отзывов было меньше негативных. Спасибо!
    Старый коммент - "Ноль баллов, до тех пор, пока не будет убрана надобность в AVX инструкции, для процессоров, и игра не станет, как минимум, хотя бы запускаться и появится, хоть какая то возможность поиграть в неё. В большинстве случаев нормальные разработчики стремятся избежать подобных проблем, но в данном случае, работа Blizzard выглядит как самая настоящая халтура имхо."
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  96. Oct 5, 2021
    10
    Отличный ремастер! Та самая диабло, как в 2000 + с красивой графикой. ТОП!
  97. Oct 5, 2021
    10
    Diablo 2 Resurrected - one of the best remasters i'w ever seen and played. This is exactly the same game as in 2000, big thanks to developers for not touching the core game-play. Top
  98. Oct 5, 2021
    10
    Отличный ремастер, придирки могут быть исключительно по мелочам. Если бы подобное сделали и с первой частью, я бы купил.
  99. Oct 5, 2021
    10
    The game is simply amazing. It feels exactly like 20 years ago, plus some quality of life improvements. Usual server issues at the start were quickly resolved, and even though some bugs remain - the overall impression is the complete satisfaction.
  100. Oct 5, 2021
    10
    Game feels like the original and is fun to play. Few bugs to iron out but there have been far worse launches. These idiots shouting for refunds were shouting for refunds before it was even released.
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 46
  2. Negative: 0 out of 46
  1. Mar 3, 2022
    70
    Diablo II: Resurrected is far from perfect. The changes in character design are likely to rile up returning players, and the archaic gameplay probably won’t agree with younger generations weaned on more streamlined, sophisticated experiences. While I appreciate that this legendary title is now available in an improved format, it’s not a caveat-free recommend.
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 18, 2022
    80
    Diablo II: Resurrection is outdated return of the legend, but it brings such a perfect atmosphere and such a wonderful audiovisual processing, that serie fans will be excited.
  3. CD-Action
    Jan 19, 2022
    80
    Diablo II returns with refreshed graphics and unaltered gameplay (apart from some small improvements). It’s as fun as I remembered, so I quickly felt at home and gave in to nostalgia. However, it’s hard not to notice that beneath revamped visuals lies a 21 years old design. [12/2021, p.32]