Diablo II: Resurrected

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3.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2270 Ratings

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  1. ThatGuyWhoTypes
    Sep 24, 2021
    2
    I can't, in my earnest and much disappointed opinion, give this game a good score right now. I had no problems at all with the beta. It went over smoothly. Only issue was maybe some rubber-banding, but never any disconnects. I just started playing tonight and so far I have been disconnected twice and when trying to load back in, it says the instance of that game is still in session. NoI can't, in my earnest and much disappointed opinion, give this game a good score right now. I had no problems at all with the beta. It went over smoothly. Only issue was maybe some rubber-banding, but never any disconnects. I just started playing tonight and so far I have been disconnected twice and when trying to load back in, it says the instance of that game is still in session. No ladder on day one is sad. The removal of TCP/IP further taints this game. Also, Blizzard didn't care to have a way to port in your data from the beta, so you are forced to start fresh, that is IF you can play the game without being disconnected. Such a major letdown and disappointment. Although you can play offline, there is something wrong about paying $40 for a game that you feel has to constantly be online and even fails at trying to do that. Blizzard has had time to stress test things, this is just full blown laziness on their part.… Expand
  2. jokedeity
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    This is a joke right? I paid $40 for a game I've owned for well over a decade so that I could lose features and not even be able to play the game? Is this real? The only thing this has brought to the table is a pretty paint job overtop a butchered game. The servers don't work, the game crashes constantly on very beefy systems, they have purposefully stripped parts of the game out toThis is a joke right? I paid $40 for a game I've owned for well over a decade so that I could lose features and not even be able to play the game? Is this real? The only thing this has brought to the table is a pretty paint job overtop a butchered game. The servers don't work, the game crashes constantly on very beefy systems, they have purposefully stripped parts of the game out to create a feeling of there being new content added and hype(to put it simply, loading up the original game, which still runs better, right now; offers so much more content than this piece of sh*t does it's not even funny) and there are virtually no quality of life improvements beyond a superfluous addition of touch pickup for gold, a near worthless and easily obtainable resource. The paint job is nice to look at, but not worth $40, especially when the game doesn't run and has content cut purely for the sake of creating hype. Blizzard has no surprised me with this cash grab, but they can still surprise me by actually fixing things and not continuing with the greed fueled mindset they go at everything with (if they try and charge money for ladder heads will f*cking roll).… Expand
  3. IVANNADIE
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    Let's sum up my Diablo 2: Resurrected experience so far...
    Play for 5 hours at the initial release and get disconnected. Attempt to connect to a new game to continue playing and get notified that “Failed to enter game, this character is already in a game on the server.”... This error persists for another 3 hours locking me out of being able to play.
    I'm finally able to join another    Let's sum up my Diablo 2: Resurrected experience so far...
    Play for 5 hours at the initial release and get disconnected. Attempt to connect to a new game to continue playing and get notified that “Failed to enter game, this character is already in a game on the server.”... This error persists for another 3 hours locking me out of being able to play.

    I'm finally able to join another game at which point I get connected only to see that approximately 3 of the 5 hours of my progress, including the items, waypoints, quests, levels, everything had been rolled back and lost.

    I continue playing for several more hours and experience the same error message once more "Failed to enter game, this character is already in a game on the server."... This time I have been locked out of being able to join games for 18 hours now but I can still see the character selection screen so I can see that my character is 6 levels lower that what they were at...

    This was a fail of a launch as per usual by Blizzard.    … Expand
  4. shppp
    Sep 24, 2021
    1
    Sadly, first two days after launch have been plagued by server issues, and a significant portion of players being locked out of creating and joining games, both of which have impacted me. There are thousands of form posts regarding player lockouts (some of which include 12+ hours of being unable to play multiplayer) only 32 hours after launch, however the scope of the issue appears to beSadly, first two days after launch have been plagued by server issues, and a significant portion of players being locked out of creating and joining games, both of which have impacted me. There are thousands of form posts regarding player lockouts (some of which include 12+ hours of being unable to play multiplayer) only 32 hours after launch, however the scope of the issue appears to be unknown. I have yet to see a streamer with a significant following experience the issue with player lockouts for an extended period of time. The few hours I was able to play I was impressed by the updated visuals, especially act 4 river of flame. Blizz has followed up with me individually in regards to the lockout issue and stated:

    "Our developers are currently working on a solution to this issue and hope to have this fully resolved as soon as possible.

    Despite this, your character will automatically become available to play given time. We do not have a way to speed up this process and can only ask for your patience while this is being worked on."

    I have not been able to play multiplayer for 18 hours now    … Expand
  5. payne4evr
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    “Failed to enter game, this character is already in a game on the server”

    It's about to become "diablo ii : refunded"
  6. rabran5k
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    Failed launch of game full of issues and server problems. Would highly recommend saving your money and waiting to see if they intend on providing solid customer service or more Blizzard lip service.
  7. DarthQuirk
    Sep 24, 2021
    10
    An amazing remaster.

    Everything I expected is there, and then some. If you were a fan of the original, definitely get this one! Great visuals, smooth gameplay, some QoL changes. Apart from a few server problems on launch day, which was to be expected (blizzard games always have problems on launch day, due to the large amount of players trying to log in) and lasted no more than a    An amazing remaster.

    Everything I expected is there, and then some. If you were a fan of the original, definitely get this one! Great visuals, smooth gameplay, some QoL changes.

    Apart from a few server problems on launch day, which was to be expected (blizzard games always have problems on launch day, due to the large amount of players trying to log in) and lasted no more than a couple of hours, now everything is playing perfectly.    … Expand
  8. Saliente42
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    $40 for a game where nothing works 36h after the release

    Blizzard is just a shadow of the company it once was. 20+ years publishing online games and they still don't know how to launch them

    If you didn't purchase the game yet, avoid it at all costs
    If you did, join the refund wagon
  9. LtButcher
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    Abysmal launch. Servers bugged out, characters locked out. Can not play the game and some of my friends are locked out for 24+ hours.
  10. Kurdz
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    My head does not fit how you can screw up out of the blue with the finished product.
    Bad implementation.
  11. XxBandagesxX
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    The game won't even launch because of AVX error. Game is a complete waste of time.
  12. wateryjordn
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    Servers down often. Cant play with friends offline since TCP/IP was removed. Frame rate issues while just running in act1 town leading to stuttering game.

    Colors are not vibrant but dull, color contrast is off, it's hard to differentiate units and objects on screen. The lower part of the online lobby panel just looks bad and unfinished. The char models do not match the panels, they    Servers down often. Cant play with friends offline since TCP/IP was removed. Frame rate issues while just running in act1 town leading to stuttering game.

    Colors are not vibrant but dull, color contrast is off, it's hard to differentiate units and objects on screen.

    The lower part of the online lobby panel just looks bad and unfinished. The char models do not match the panels, they are out of place.

    No ETA on a ladder. Feels like a rushed release to meet a deadline like Activision-Blizzard has been doing.    … Expand
  13. HellBoyQ
    Sep 24, 2021
    10
    Игра пушка! Стара добрая дибла с отличной графикой . Спасибо разрабы.
  14. Codenamezero
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    This game is literally BS. I bought the game because I want to feel nostalgic, as this game was my first PC game I ever played. I even stayed late at night just to play the game. What they did is that I only played only on play button?! WTF, I got defeated by only play button. Its almost 2 days now and they didn't even fixed it. Come on, blizzard is utterly BS and it is not the companyThis game is literally BS. I bought the game because I want to feel nostalgic, as this game was my first PC game I ever played. I even stayed late at night just to play the game. What they did is that I only played only on play button?! WTF, I got defeated by only play button. Its almost 2 days now and they didn't even fixed it. Come on, blizzard is utterly BS and it is not the company that we loved when we were kids… Expand
  15. Agenorus
    Sep 24, 2021
    1
    Ужасный старт, 2 часа сидел в лобби. Но это мелочи.
    Самое ужасное как они испортили модели персонажей и НПС. Это не чарующее фэнтези с красавицами воительницами и мускулистыми могучими героями - это урод на уроде. Всех состарили до невозможности. Старые, горбатые, сутулые мужчины и мужеподобные женщины. Даже сорка выглядит уставшей от жизни. Об этом общественность говорит с февраля и об    Ужасный старт, 2 часа сидел в лобби. Но это мелочи.
    Самое ужасное как они испортили модели персонажей и НПС. Это не чарующее фэнтези с красавицами воительницами и мускулистыми могучими героями - это урод на уроде. Всех состарили до невозможности. Старые, горбатые, сутулые мужчины и мужеподобные женщины. Даже сорка выглядит уставшей от жизни. Об этом общественность говорит с февраля и об этом обещали подумать, но почему-то ничего не изменилось. Я не знаю о чем думают разработчики. Но того кто настаивает на текущем видении Персонажей и НПС стоит убрать из разработки и поддержки Игры.    … Expand
  16. Bobeca
    Sep 24, 2021
    1
    "Failed to enter game. This character is already in a game on the server. Please try again."
  17. a_wild_dandan
    Sep 24, 2021
    9
    An extraordinary remaster for a childhood friend...

    Blizzard envisioned Diablo II with a fresh coat of paint and they delivered exactly that. D2R does exactly what's described on the tin. It's the same game I remember from my childhood writ gorgeous and with a few quality of life improvements. It plays exactly like the original to the point where you can literally toggle between the    An extraordinary remaster for a childhood friend...

    Blizzard envisioned Diablo II with a fresh coat of paint and they delivered exactly that. D2R does exactly what's described on the tin. It's the same game I remember from my childhood writ gorgeous and with a few quality of life improvements.

    It plays exactly like the original to the point where you can literally toggle between the remastered and original game, should you let your masochistic desire for blurry pixels get the better of you. The performance could be better -- on the bare minimum game settings (@ 1440p) my RTX 1060/2600x struggles to hit a consistent 60fps, which seems puzzling for a game with so few assets. (If you're in a similar boat, switch your display mode from fullscreen to windowed and maximize said window. You'll get your buttery smooth Windows hardware cursor back no matter how poorly D2R performs "in the background.")

    Is the gameplay amazing in 2021? No. Some levels are tedious. The inventory is awkward and small. There are goofy mechanics: stamina bars, odd nomenclature (e.g. I'd forgotten that "attack rating" kinda means "hit chance"), annoying dialogue ("I'lL pUt tHaT tO goOd uSe" repeats my companion), etc. But to focus on these issues is to miss the point. Diablo II: Resurrected is explicitly a restoration project, not a greenfield project, and it delivers. If you want a new Diablo game, go follow the new Diablo game. They're on #4. There are blog posts about it and everything. Have fun.

    Does D2R have the same magic as the original? Of course not. Childhood nostalgia can't be matched. But while running though desert sands & lush forests summoning skeletons, I do feel the occasional same pangs of mystery and wonder I experienced in the original.

    The folks at Blizzard wanted to resurrect Diablo II and they did exactly that. If you want a modern hack-n-slash/RPG, pick up Hades or Grim Dawn. If you want to replay Diablo II, buy this game.    … Expand
  18. bore__lee
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    they say we want to make it true to original.. look how we make garlic .. and than they change all characters.. is this a joke? do they listen what they say ? character looks nothing like original.. they change stone statues ..... make it like original everything like original and it will be great..

    LOD is best game ever this is so bad ,,,
  19. SuppleZombieCat
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    It's not wort 40EUR, especially in eastern Europe if someone owns D2 already and D3 and its expansions!
    The main reason is that it is only graphical enhancement. Lots of opportunities were ignored by Blizzard, like enabling already prepared superior gamepad's interface for keyboard and mouse users. Removal of Lan paly modes was the biggest hit in the franchise that really makes it still    It's not wort 40EUR, especially in eastern Europe if someone owns D2 already and D3 and its expansions!
    The main reason is that it is only graphical enhancement. Lots of opportunities were ignored by Blizzard, like enabling already prepared superior gamepad's interface for keyboard and mouse users. Removal of Lan paly modes was the biggest hit in the franchise that really makes it still inferior version to original D2, you cannot play with your friends lag free anymore, and seeing how the Blizzard servers were running you probably cannot play at all with friends. It's made purely as a single player experience. I have spend more than 6hrs trying to connect to games what basically made me illegible for refund! Maybe it was planned this way. In addition the game CTDs like crazy, something original D2 just do no do. Playing on BattleNet requires save and exit every 15 minutes, because when the game/server fails you can loose all progress since last relog (I have lost this way lvl 15 paladin and was really pissed off when after relog he was lvl 1).
    Because you can simply play original D2 with better experience it is flat 0.    … Expand
  20. Sidewinder84
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    While most of the streamers are protected by manual character resets, the general public has to deal with "character already logged in" bug preventing the account from being used.

    For premium users (streamers, game reviewers, etc) its probably a great experience. However if you aren't popular streamer, then i can't recommend D2R, despite Diablo 2 LoD being my favorite game of all time.    While most of the streamers are protected by manual character resets, the general public has to deal with "character already logged in" bug preventing the account from being used.

    For premium users (streamers, game reviewers, etc) its probably a great experience. However if you aren't popular streamer, then i can't recommend D2R, despite Diablo 2 LoD being my favorite game of all time. This version has unfair bias towards average gamers, and if you enjoy online or party play, you have a high chance of not being able to even connect for hours or days.

    I was gonna make this the last blizzard title i purchased, but i couldnt not refund after all the trouble i went through. Im done with Activision/Blizzard, they just dont make games worth checking out anymore.    … Expand
  21. allen11392
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    Oh dear lord, players told the devs the models were bad( almost half a year ago). Guess what?Game designer made excuses and totally ignore to change. Now logging into character looking at bad models is a total let down…last time I’m buying any Blizzard games, ignorant devs can go make their own version of the game and continue to lose player base. 0/10 for me.
  22. Qwertik
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    D2R on PC don't start because of AVX.
    D2R on Laptop have black screen because of Intel graphics.

    At the same the same time D3 runs amazing both.
  23. Sinoptique
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    25 сентября 2021 года, при запуске игры через battle.net кнопка Играть, ничего не происходит. Во время бета тестирования все работало. Патч не выпускают с решением проблемы, которая связана с AVX люди не могут играть таких пользователей уже тысячи. Да играя в бета версию видно, что проделана большая работа, игра выглядит красиво. Но отсечь целенаправленно на старте массу игроков это25 сентября 2021 года, при запуске игры через battle.net кнопка Играть, ничего не происходит. Во время бета тестирования все работало. Патч не выпускают с решением проблемы, которая связана с AVX люди не могут играть таких пользователей уже тысячи. Да играя в бета версию видно, что проделана большая работа, игра выглядит красиво. Но отсечь целенаправленно на старте массу игроков это цинично.… Expand
  24. Kyosora
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    The game is awesome. IF and only IF you are able to play it. Been able to play it for a good 5 hours and those were pretty good, but for the last 4 hours ALL my characters are locked and i am unable to play AT ALL. If you want to play this with friends stay away from this game, if you are a solo player give offline a try however dont go in thinking that your character is safe from beingThe game is awesome. IF and only IF you are able to play it. Been able to play it for a good 5 hours and those were pretty good, but for the last 4 hours ALL my characters are locked and i am unable to play AT ALL. If you want to play this with friends stay away from this game, if you are a solo player give offline a try however dont go in thinking that your character is safe from being DELETED with no reason. This release was nothing short of pathetic… Expand
  25. Notmeta
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    Another awful launch of Blizzard game. We had Warcraft 3: Refunded, now we have Diablo II: Refunded. Two days after the launch and still can't play.
  26. eurouk
    Sep 24, 2021
    9
    The game is absolutely Diablo 2. Graphics looking good (and Amazon looking good as well, it is an ancient warrior, not Marvel superhero). No lags for me for 2 days.
  27. Dandred
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    Unplayable. And the dev team is ignoring all affected buyers. Way passed all critisism
  28. EGF_Classic
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    Wow Blizzard sure screwed this one up. Played the Beta and it was everything I expected after waiting 20 years for a remake! Parted with my hard earned cash to get it on release day and they screwed up the programming and now half the frickin playerbase cannot play the game as we have CPU's without AVX support. Well over 24hrs into the release and the game will not start on my PC andWow Blizzard sure screwed this one up. Played the Beta and it was everything I expected after waiting 20 years for a remake! Parted with my hard earned cash to get it on release day and they screwed up the programming and now half the frickin playerbase cannot play the game as we have CPU's without AVX support. Well over 24hrs into the release and the game will not start on my PC and thousands of others that well exceed the minimum system specs. People are applying for refunds in droves!… Expand
  29. Manaxs
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    Well well well here we go again with Exec pushing half assed games into sales. D2R might as well stand for Diablo 2 Refund! Cause that is going to be the ugly WC3R Deja vu. Releasing a game that has game breaking bugs alongside minimal server capacity. Even a toddler can foresee that outcome. This is basically a 40US$ Beta key. From the actual beta game to the release very very few thingsWell well well here we go again with Exec pushing half assed games into sales. D2R might as well stand for Diablo 2 Refund! Cause that is going to be the ugly WC3R Deja vu. Releasing a game that has game breaking bugs alongside minimal server capacity. Even a toddler can foresee that outcome. This is basically a 40US$ Beta key. From the actual beta game to the release very very few things that been fixed or changed. Blizz was made well aware of this by beta testers and pro streamers. They chose to ignore this and pushed for lunch. D2R get a 0/100 score not because the game is bad ( its beautifully made ) No it gets 0 because the real lords of hell ( Lies, greed and gluttony ) is the Exec at blizzard activision who probably was well aware that this was an unfinished/unpolished game! and they didn't learn anything from the WC3 scandal. which sums up that they give absolutely zero FU.. about their customers.… Expand
  30. Kezian
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    Diablo 2: Refunded. Too many bugs and technical problems with an outrageous price.
  31. Arcy666
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    Absolutely garbage. That was the last blizzard product I have ever bought. Can't even start the game coz of bugs.
  32. janekx
    Sep 24, 2021
    10
    I recommend it, great game. I never thought that returning to the game after 20 years would be so much fun. Fans of the genre will be delighted. Blizzard did a great job.
  33. Phi_gg
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    VV delivered a technical alpha from the high heavens. A overwhelmingly solid looking remaster of one of the greatest ARPGs of all time. Then, well…the “new” Blizzard happened and TCP/ IP support was removed for “security reasons” (sound like Warcraft 3 remastered BS?), proper ultrawide support was removed (black bars? for real? It’s 2020, fix the AI - it’s a remaster to modern standards).VV delivered a technical alpha from the high heavens. A overwhelmingly solid looking remaster of one of the greatest ARPGs of all time. Then, well…the “new” Blizzard happened and TCP/ IP support was removed for “security reasons” (sound like Warcraft 3 remastered BS?), proper ultrawide support was removed (black bars? for real? It’s 2020, fix the AI - it’s a remaster to modern standards). Unfortunately, we are just left with a decent port to console with no chat or lobbies for peasants (can’t confirm if console chat or lobbies are included at release) and a poorly remastered PC game not worth the $40 price.… Expand
  34. engine84
    Sep 24, 2021
    10
    Hell yeah! It brings back feelings, which was the same when i played original game long time ago. The same enjoyment as i returned back to 2000!
    I was playin' d2 in 3Dfx Glide engine, and was amazed by colors and grapgics, and bit later played on other video cards with directx. Well Glide was the best! And now it's the same as on Glide engine those days! All othes is an old good DIablo 2    Hell yeah! It brings back feelings, which was the same when i played original game long time ago. The same enjoyment as i returned back to 2000!
    I was playin' d2 in 3Dfx Glide engine, and was amazed by colors and grapgics, and bit later played on other video cards with directx. Well Glide was the best! And now it's the same as on Glide engine those days! All othes is an old good DIablo 2 which i loved so much.    … Expand
  35. PCmasterRace199
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    El juego sigue siendo lo que era diablo 2 en su día, o eso se supone, mas que nada por que es imposible jugar. No puede ser que un juego por el que has pagado 40€ funcione tan mal mas aun cuando han tenido una beta por delante para escuchar a sus jugadores y han pasado de ellos. Te logueas en el juego por un milagro para tirarte al rato, hay lag, te encuentras bugs absurdos. No ha podidoEl juego sigue siendo lo que era diablo 2 en su día, o eso se supone, mas que nada por que es imposible jugar. No puede ser que un juego por el que has pagado 40€ funcione tan mal mas aun cuando han tenido una beta por delante para escuchar a sus jugadores y han pasado de ellos. Te logueas en el juego por un milagro para tirarte al rato, hay lag, te encuentras bugs absurdos. No ha podido salir peor.… Expand
  36. paoloking
    Sep 24, 2021
    10
    Iconic game from 2000 got great new look. Blizzard did great job, some QQL changes like auto gold pickup or expanded stash will make game more friendly in 2021. Big + are remastered cinematics. First day had some server problems but that is expected when milions players tried to log in and play. It should be fixed now.
  37. ENAK
    Sep 24, 2021
    1
    I played the original D2 back in the days and this is exactly like that game, but with better graphics. This means it's badly designed. It's tedious. It's obsolete and replaced by a lot of better 'models'. The only reason to play this - is nostalgia. Otherwise - you're just gonna keep saying "I wish I was playing something else instead of giving myselft RSI with this mess".

    Don't get me    I played the original D2 back in the days and this is exactly like that game, but with better graphics. This means it's badly designed. It's tedious. It's obsolete and replaced by a lot of better 'models'. The only reason to play this - is nostalgia. Otherwise - you're just gonna keep saying "I wish I was playing something else instead of giving myselft RSI with this mess".

    Don't get me wrong, this game ruled a long time ago. But it most certainly does not now. A stamina bar. A Run/Walk switch. Clickedy-click-click-click combat that just wears you out. Constantly drinking potions that you have to refill manually. Ineffective skills (early on). Companions that get lost instead of helping you. An attribute system that has you pumping points in Vitality just so that you can actually survive and run around, while others are just to meet weapon requirements.

    They should have reworked the whole thing and made it modern. Instead it's just another Blizz quick cash-in with minor improvements (a.k.a. graphics).    … Expand
  38. Ra1ncore
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    После релиза игры прошло более 24 часов, игра которая хотя бы запускалась на бета тесте перестала работать при релизе, зачем тогда бета тест?
    В кратце о проблеме AVX, у процессоров которых отсутствует данный функционал игра 20 летней давности не запускается - без ошибки - Играть - В игре - Обновление - Играть
    Такой геймплей получили более 3 к игроков и это только которые запостили свою    После релиза игры прошло более 24 часов, игра которая хотя бы запускалась на бета тесте перестала работать при релизе, зачем тогда бета тест?
    В кратце о проблеме AVX, у процессоров которых отсутствует данный функционал игра 20 летней давности не запускается - без ошибки - Играть - В игре - Обновление - Играть
    Такой геймплей получили более 3 к игроков и это только которые запостили свою проблему, тема ошибки собрала более 30к просмотров - поддержке плевать на свою же аудиторию
    GG    … Expand
  39. ig0tfish
    Sep 24, 2021
    10
    Diablo 2 is a timeless masterpiece, and it is now remastered for modern hardware. It is everything I expect from Diablo 2 with some quality of life improvements. There are some server side issues related to the new Battle.net and cross save features, but the game itself is preserved as it should be.
  40. MelHowell
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    I can't even get the game to start. Push the play button and it says loading game, then playing then back to nothing. Lots of people on the forum complaining about the same thing. There are lots of other launch problems, people loosing their characters and lots of other stuff, but I can't even experience that because it won't even load. Very little feedback from Blizzard except to sayI can't even get the game to start. Push the play button and it says loading game, then playing then back to nothing. Lots of people on the forum complaining about the same thing. There are lots of other launch problems, people loosing their characters and lots of other stuff, but I can't even experience that because it won't even load. Very little feedback from Blizzard except to say we are working on it. Very poor excuse for a launch, but what do you expect from Blizzard.… Expand
  41. jin12345
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    Overall dissapointment.
    1. Character models - they lost all their strengths. Amazon as a beautiful and strong woman, warrior woman is changed to old and ugly poor woman aka Grandmazon/DaefoeZon. Beautiful assassin from east europe named Natalya replaced by ugly girl from asian village ;/. Massive, strong and vital Barbarian become a 50+ yo depresional alkoholic random guy. I loved Barb in    Overall dissapointment.
    1. Character models - they lost all their strengths. Amazon as a beautiful and strong woman, warrior woman is changed to old and ugly poor woman aka Grandmazon/DaefoeZon. Beautiful assassin from east europe named Natalya replaced by ugly girl from asian village ;/. Massive, strong and vital Barbarian become a 50+ yo depresional alkoholic random guy. I loved Barb in D2, he was so so BIG and vital like Arnold in his peak time 80s (Hercules, Conan, Terminator), it was so awesome to watch this massive BIG piece of living muscles and boiling testosterone and how "it" smashing all these "poor" monsters :D my nostalgia is ruined ;( he lost all his strenghts and attributes in D2R. Paladin looks trash with this bizarre and distorted face and afro. Droot/Necro... they are neutral (not impressed, but overall OK). Sorc looks like she lost delicacy/fineness and virginity. In D2 she was a very interesting and speciffic MIX, she was young and delicate girl, full of charm, but also very powerfull with her elemental magic. She lost this MAGIC in D2R.
    I cant belive how they destroyed these character designs, how they disrespecting OG artists, how they removed all their strengths: young, strong, peak age, beauty and vital warriors from... KK a "night club" changed to old weak depresional rmd olders from rdm town streets... and out towns viallages. I cant belive how a rdm modders from reddit "resurrected" these characters to GLORY over 9k x better than big company like BliSSard. How DARE YOU BLISS! Shame, BIG SHAME!!!
    BTW characters are old, but their voices are still original so they all sound very young, pathetic :D
    2. Censorship - less gore, satanic symbolds, nudity etc. eg. Andariel is strongly censored compared to original, the same with girls in act 2 Harem ;)
    3. Movement animation and some skill animations: eg. Smite and Blizzard look very poor compared to original, even FOrb looks better in original.
    4. They made D2R based on 1.14 so game is unbalanced AF: caster meta, stupid and unbalanced synergies, boring AF Baal runs, Teleporting like crazy imba Paladins.
    5. Still terrible shared loot, it forces ppl to play alone, but on Hell mode monsters are immune to elements so it forces to play in groups, vicious circle. It also promote botters and rmt.

    Small minuses:
    - for multiplayer bugs and errors,
    - for not fully supported ultra wide 21:9 (19:9),
    - bad optimalization,
    - lack of some QoL like loot filters and skill tab for K/M,
    - some others... I cant remember now...

    PLUSES
    + cinematics look very good
    + overall graphic is good
    + overall sound and music quality is good
    + QoL: shared stash, auto gold, refresh in gamble and etc.
    + fixed WSG, WSM, EDEF and some other iritating bugs

    OVERALL 5.
    -1 for Amazon, -2 for Assassin, -1 for Barb, -1 for Sorc and -1 for Pala....
    and -1 for censorship, but +2 for audiovisual and cinematics.

    I expected much more as a diabolical fan.    … Expand
  42. angmarec
    Sep 24, 2021
    4
    Amazing graphics and atmosphere, but terrible technical side. Tons of bugs even in singleplayer. Online still do not work properly. Even Vicarius can't fix blizzard
  43. grudgeoms
    Sep 24, 2021
    4
    D2R is a great game and it looks awesome however the disaster of a launch and continuous server crashes and bugs make this game practically unplayable right now for a lot of people. Server infrastructure must be a complete mess for this kind of stuff to happen. Two beta's and plenty of time to fix this 20 year old game apparently amounted to **** all. As of right now I can't consciouslyD2R is a great game and it looks awesome however the disaster of a launch and continuous server crashes and bugs make this game practically unplayable right now for a lot of people. Server infrastructure must be a complete mess for this kind of stuff to happen. Two beta's and plenty of time to fix this 20 year old game apparently amounted to **** all. As of right now I can't consciously give this anything above a 4.… Expand
  44. Sparkzmaster
    Sep 24, 2021
    6
    This is not a faithful remaster as of the descion not to add lan. As a new zealander and a diablo ii fan I am double annoyed at this lack of consideration.
  45. SofiaTG
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    Diablo II: Resurrected is the video game equivalent of your grandpa using black hair dye and trying to convince you he's young again. He may look better, but you still know he's your grandpa, and he still talks like your grandpa.

    What was a great game 20 years ago unfortunately doesn't survive being brought into the modern day as-is. D2R takes a look at all of the advances and evolution    Diablo II: Resurrected is the video game equivalent of your grandpa using black hair dye and trying to convince you he's young again. He may look better, but you still know he's your grandpa, and he still talks like your grandpa.

    What was a great game 20 years ago unfortunately doesn't survive being brought into the modern day as-is. D2R takes a look at all of the advances and evolution the genre has undergone in the last several decades and proudly says "no, I'm good enough as I am", overconfident that what made it good then will make it good now. This is very much not the case.

    D2R brings with it a host of extremely dated, clunky and inconvenient mechanics, a visual design that leaves you wondering where you're going or what you're clicking on half of the time, server issues that render the game unplayable for days, and the list goes on. The graphics are certainly beautiful, but that's where the improvements stop, and unless you're a die-hard fan of the original Diablo II, and have been playing it nonstop for the last 20 years, this game does not have the means to hook and retain you for very long.

    Game balance is nonexistent, and progress into later difficulties requires guides and usage of specific classes and builds. Itemization is irrelevant, as all classes eventually desire the same 10 items to finalize their builds. The community is toxic, unwelcoming to new players and new opinions, closed to any feedback except how great Diablo II is, an attitude reflected in the game's developers, who largely only considered the feedback of the addicted players and discarded the takes of new players or casual players.

    The multiplayer scene is already host to bots, not even a week after release, and hackers have already figured out how to make popular third party tools, like maphack and pickit, work with the new game. Underneath it all is an economy driven by third party websites where users can purchase in-game items with money.

    The unfortunate bottom line is that Diablo II: Resurected is a very old, dated game with a fresh coat of paint. Once you get past the shiny new effects and animation, there's little to be found here except Diablo II, and while Diablo II is a genre-defining classic, since its release, video games have made leaps and bounds in terms of accessibility, balance, fun and ergonomic design, and in all four of those categories, Diablo II and by extension Resurrected as well, is/are lagging behind painfully.

    This game is a desperate attempt to cash in on nostalgia, at a time when its producing company very, very badly needs you to forget what it is up to right now.

    If you are new to the series, or are not a hardcore Diablo II player who intends to play this game 8 hours a day for the next several years, then this game is not for you. That is its target audience, and it makes no effort to conceal that fact.    … Expand
  46. gasior
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    The game looks amazing but technical state is borderline terrible. There are players(me included) that cannot play the game for hours(my friend cant play for almost 20 hours with the game being released for 24hours) because they are stuck in imaginative server. You literally pay 40 euro to not be able to play and only thing u can experience clicking a chat gem in a lobby. Also BlizzardThe game looks amazing but technical state is borderline terrible. There are players(me included) that cannot play the game for hours(my friend cant play for almost 20 hours with the game being released for 24hours) because they are stuck in imaginative server. You literally pay 40 euro to not be able to play and only thing u can experience clicking a chat gem in a lobby. Also Blizzard promised to fix some bugs/things yet they didn't. The characters dying during a loading was supposedly fixed 2+ months ago, yet my hardcore character just died during a loading screen.

    Dont buy it. Maybe in a future when they actually fix things up.    … Expand
  47. Drastic_drugs
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    Мне потребовалось ПОЛТОРА ЧАСА тыкать в кнопку, чтобы просто зайти на сервер. Весь вечер качал персонажа в день релиза, сегодня на следующий день, он самоудалился. И вы хотите 2000 за это? Идите в жёппу. Нанимайте больше тридварасов, добавляйте больше сжв-уродцев в свои проекты и вырезайте спорный контент. Вндь это имеено то, что нам нужно от игр. ПОКУПАТЬ ТОЛЬКО НА ТОРРЕНТАХ!Мне потребовалось ПОЛТОРА ЧАСА тыкать в кнопку, чтобы просто зайти на сервер. Весь вечер качал персонажа в день релиза, сегодня на следующий день, он самоудалился. И вы хотите 2000 за это? Идите в жёппу. Нанимайте больше тридварасов, добавляйте больше сжв-уродцев в свои проекты и вырезайте спорный контент. Вндь это имеено то, что нам нужно от игр. ПОКУПАТЬ ТОЛЬКО НА ТОРРЕНТАХ!
  48. Rouoko
    Sep 24, 2021
    3
    This shoud be remake of top quality game, but we get piece of trash. Lots of locations and characters are censored, chat have autofilter option that have no turn off buttom(game is +18 so why even get censored). Game got graphic update, but we lost option to play single player offline, because game always want to authentication. They remove tcp/ip option so you will have not chance to playThis shoud be remake of top quality game, but we get piece of trash. Lots of locations and characters are censored, chat have autofilter option that have no turn off buttom(game is +18 so why even get censored). Game got graphic update, but we lost option to play single player offline, because game always want to authentication. They remove tcp/ip option so you will have not chance to play on lan with friends. No ladder season on release. Servest still don't works as shoud so most of players cannot even play. Bad remake with even worst lauch day.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 46
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  1. GameCritics
    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.
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  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]
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