Diablo II: Resurrected

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3.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2270 Ratings

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  1. SPRAER
    Sep 28, 2021
    10
    Хорошо сделаны ремастер, не сломали оригинал. Получил огромное удовольствие от перепрохождения так полюбившейся игры, ни разу не пожалел о потраченных деньгах, игра хорошо смотрится даже спустя 20 лет
  2. Lec1erc
    Sep 28, 2021
    10
    Объективно - шедевр, это идеальный пример, как нужно делать ремастер старых игр. Поставил бы 9 за редкие, совсем незначительные баги, но т.к. на игру необоснованно напали "вечнонедовольные" то это железно 10/10
  3. Monofuse
    Sep 29, 2021
    9
    This is a remaster done right. Graphically it's very similar to the 2d ones, but in 3d. They've added some new features, which in my opinion haven't really broken anything (picking up gold, shared item box). The only down side I can see, is that they removed TCP/IP, which would of perfect for the people who on release date got errors when trying to connect.

    When I think Blizzard, I    This is a remaster done right. Graphically it's very similar to the 2d ones, but in 3d. They've added some new features, which in my opinion haven't really broken anything (picking up gold, shared item box). The only down side I can see, is that they removed TCP/IP, which would of perfect for the people who on release date got errors when trying to connect.

    When I think Blizzard, I always remember the cinematics for Diablo 2 & Warcraft 3 and as a return to form they are fantastic.

    Overall this is a fantastic and near perfect remaster as one could wish for.    … Expand
  4. Bfgmeez
    Oct 1, 2021
    10
    A faithful recreation of a great game. Yes there are some bugs, but let's be honest, none of them are game breaking.
  5. Gardarika
    Sep 28, 2021
    10
    A good remaster of the legendary game! Thanks. Good luck with Diablo 4 Blizzard.
  6. Beredius1
    Sep 27, 2021
    10
    Firstly, I love that, this game has not forgotten its roots. This is a masterfully revisited version of Diablo II, and the feature to move back and forward between the old version and new version by simply pressing a hot key is awesome.

    Secondly, in terms of minimum requirements, I had to update my Windows from 7 to 10 which was fine because it was finally the motivation I needed to    Firstly, I love that, this game has not forgotten its roots. This is a masterfully revisited version of Diablo II, and the feature to move back and forward between the old version and new version by simply pressing a hot key is awesome.

    Secondly, in terms of minimum requirements, I had to update my Windows from 7 to 10 which was fine because it was finally the motivation I needed to move out of the stone age. Not sure, what this AVX support business is but my computer is over ten years old and still runs it so if you don't have a computer built in the stone age and runs Windows 8 or later you should be fine. My video card is super old too but still runs it with no lag whatsoever.

    Thirdly, the gameplay is just amazing, my friend and I have been crawling through dungeons, completing quests and dying innumerably. It's the way gaming was and still should be. I really don't give a damn about this TCP support, it hasn't changed anything for me, if you want a private game with friends, just create one with a password on it, problem solved. Furthermore, this game doesn't accommodate the cry babies that /gquit at the sign of any difficulty, you actually have to earn your gear and be on to it if you want to snatch up any item before some one else does.

    Fourthly, music/sound, this game is so cinematic and yet, has punchy gameplay to support it, the sound effects have a crunch that is really satisfying, the music changes to all the different terrains, perhaps you're in a dark, underground dungeon or a sprawling city, there's a soundtrack for all situations. Furthermore, All the quest givers have their own voice acted narration and speak every word, not like those half-attempted narrated games you get these days, with NPC's talking a couple of sentences then nothing more... All the voices are different too, so each voice has its own unique style.

    Fifthly, the flow, there's something about the way this game flows that is really gripping. It's not found anywhere else today and this is continuously overlooked. For example, you start off pretty much naked and exploring a cave but then get thrown into a world of lore, mystery and grandeur. You're forever wondering where the journey will take you next? Then, the low drop rate of epic items means that not every player you encounter online is a generic, overpowered God, but you will see them die all the time because of their lack of gear or experience. It's no walk in the park, and therefore there is a gritty, brutal but tactful and persevering mechanic behind its gameplay.

    Lastly, I believe this Metacritic page is getting bombed by people upset with the game. Those instant gratification types or those being insincere and creating multiple accounts to bring the rating down. Just have a look at the amount of ratings that have been placed in comparison to other games on Metacritic, it's absurd. To those people I have the following message, Blizzard have done their best to remain in communication with and provide support to all those that are having difficulty. Check out the forums, they are doing their best.

    Great job Vicarious Visions. Thank you.    … Expand
  7. Mortal74
    Sep 28, 2021
    10
    Отличная игра всем советую купил ее на ps5 да к раскладке надо привыкнуть но потом тебе открывается старая добрая diablo 2
  8. Rexcrispy
    Oct 1, 2021
    10
    A great game resurrected is exactly what this game accomplished. So glad he classic is back on modern devices. Have had any issue on pc.
  9. Diablaman33
    Sep 27, 2021
    10
    Excellent remaster for great game. People write many negative based on network problems on first two days after start. But on 3 day all problems have been solved and nothing dont interfere enjoying the game. We received classic gameplay in amazing modern graphics, with extra stash, autoloot gold and other. Blizzard fully met my expectations. I hope that haters will not prevent them fromExcellent remaster for great game. People write many negative based on network problems on first two days after start. But on 3 day all problems have been solved and nothing dont interfere enjoying the game. We received classic gameplay in amazing modern graphics, with extra stash, autoloot gold and other. Blizzard fully met my expectations. I hope that haters will not prevent them from developing the game and adding new content to it.… Expand
  10. Eknight01
    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
  11. Rinoa1337
    Oct 2, 2021
    10
    Brilliant work from Vicarious Visions and Blizzard. Amazing visual part and wonderful sound backgrounds just revived my bright memories. Thx Blizz.
  12. Mast3rl3ss
    Oct 1, 2021
    10
    EDIT - Note the organised campaign against Blizzard and D2:R - resulting in people grouping up to thumbs down every positive review, and thumbs up every negative one. Such a lack of objectivity is why gaming review sites don't mean much these days!

    First off, I would urge you to ignore all of the review bombs from people with such a sense of entitlement and a disconnect from reality    EDIT - Note the organised campaign against Blizzard and D2:R - resulting in people grouping up to thumbs down every positive review, and thumbs up every negative one. Such a lack of objectivity is why gaming review sites don't mean much these days!

    First off, I would urge you to ignore all of the review bombs from people with such a sense of entitlement and a disconnect from reality that they expected the launch of a new online multiplayer game to have zero issues, immediately at launch.

    Anyone that's gamed for a decent number of years knows to sit back for the first few hours and chill, though with that said I was able to play immediately at launch for a period of 90 minutes, until a maintenance window rolled out that sorted the server issues and off I was playing again thereafter.

    Secondly, this game runs like an absolute dream on a non-potato PC, for example:

    1) I've not experienced a single instance of FPS drop
    2) I haven't once lost my connection
    3) Only 1 single game crash in almost 1 week of playing.
    4) No technical issues in anyway whatsoever

    This game does EXACTLY what it says on the tin, it's a remaster of an all time classic and possibly the best ever ARPG, with some added improvements such as shared stash, ladder runewords included in non ladder, the Lord of Destruction Expansion bundled in and some awesome looking new character models.

    I love the fact that you can press 'G' at any point to toggle between old and new graphics too, this really shows how great a job they've done.

    The core game is still exactly the same and I've been thoroughly enjoying my time on it thus far. Player base seems huge, plenty of people and games around to trade, haven't seen any bots at all yet and the experience since launch has been all round awesome.

    I'm extremely hard pressed to understand why some people are leaving bad reviews because:

    - They can't see certain body parts of female characters anymore.
    - They expected no maintenance or issue fixing upon immediate launch
    - They aren't able to abuse other players in game by swearing at them anymore
    - They are leaving negative reviews on any Blizzard game, due to a totally separate issue that Blizzard have been facing recently.

    The user scores on this sight are NOT a reflection on the game or the launch whatsoever, they are a reflection of how entitled a lot of gamers have become, and how a mass of people will group together to target a game made by a company with review bombs, based on a completely separate issue.

    Great game, no issues at all, works exactly as expected - this is coming from someone who took a week off work to play it the minute it launched, so I already have a very high number of hours put in.

    You won't regret purchasing this game, it's brilliant!    … Expand
  13. Dzz1rt
    Sep 27, 2021
    10
    Великолепная игра.
    Комьюнити в конец охренело и зажралось с такими оценками.
    Сохранили дух оригинала, полностью переделали графу, расширили инвентарь (чего так не хватало ранее). Играю просто в удовольствие. Баги есть но не критично. Совет игрокам : Если Вы молодое поколение ( подвернутые штанишки, тикток и т.д.) даже не думайте покупать игру, Вы расстроитесь, время другое, игры    Великолепная игра.
    Комьюнити в конец охренело и зажралось с такими оценками.
    Сохранили дух оригинала, полностью переделали графу, расширили инвентарь (чего так не хватало ранее). Играю просто в удовольствие. Баги есть но не критично.

    Совет игрокам : Если Вы молодое поколение ( подвернутые штанишки, тикток и т.д.) даже не думайте покупать игру, Вы расстроитесь, время другое, игры другие.
    Если Вы играли в оригинал Д2 и Вам нравилось, смело берите, удовольствие гарантировано.    … Expand
  14. ofchickens
    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.
  15. Anidsmp
    Sep 26, 2021
    10
    Лучший ремастер за последнее время, браво!
  16. AosZ
    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
  17. Tubey
    Oct 1, 2021
    8
    I wish people wouldn't score a game solely on technical issues. Yes, no game should release with baked in issues on launch, but that doesn't mean the game itself is a 2/10 or whatever.

    Diablo II: Resurrected is a highly polished yet functionally almost identical remaster of the original Diablo II. Depending on your expectations, that's either a good or a bad thing. Mechnically, this can    I wish people wouldn't score a game solely on technical issues. Yes, no game should release with baked in issues on launch, but that doesn't mean the game itself is a 2/10 or whatever.

    Diablo II: Resurrected is a highly polished yet functionally almost identical remaster of the original Diablo II. Depending on your expectations, that's either a good or a bad thing. Mechnically, this can feel archaic at times, missing the variety from games that have been inspired by it and improved on the formula in many ways. However, it's also a classic for a reason; no other game in this genre, at all, including Diablo 3, Grim Dawn, Path of Exile, Titan Quest etc. etc. etc. has nailed the in game aesthetic and immersive experience of Diablo 2. It is just fantastic in this respect.

    For me, I just wanted what I got - a remaster that left it largely alone. So for me, it scores highly. If you expected something mechanically improved or whatever, I can understand maybe a 6 or a 7... but this shouldn't be scoring any less from anyone.    … Expand
  18. dr_rip
    Oct 2, 2021
    10
    Servers were dead for few first hours, that's fact. No everything is working.
    You had this game before? Oh really? You should read what they offer in refreshed version of the game. It's everything what I wanted to have, old D2 with new graph. Good that they gave this work to correct studio!
  19. Annimella
    Oct 2, 2021
    10
    This remaster has raised the bar to unprecedented heights. How I would like to play remasters of other old games in this quality.
    Thanks!
  20. Asatanail
    Sep 27, 2021
    10
    Лично по моему выпустили как раз то что ждали те кто играл Д2 в начале 2000х. Да есть недочеты, да в современном мире без цензуры и толерантности нихрена не выпустишь (особенно в связи с последними скандалами), но я не ждал новой игры, я не ждал мультиплеер, я ждал Diablo 2 с более симпатичной графикой.Лично по моему выпустили как раз то что ждали те кто играл Д2 в начале 2000х. Да есть недочеты, да в современном мире без цензуры и толерантности нихрена не выпустишь (особенно в связи с последними скандалами), но я не ждал новой игры, я не ждал мультиплеер, я ждал Diablo 2 с более симпатичной графикой.
  21. TheSozz
    Sep 28, 2021
    10
    It's the game I grew up loving, but with nostalgia goggles pre-applied. Absolutely magnificently done by Vicarious Visions.

    I was never one of those grinders or ladder players. I always play through the story once with a build and then came back to it a year later to do it again, so for those who've min-maxed their enjoyment of the game down to ladder climbing and rune-searching, I    It's the game I grew up loving, but with nostalgia goggles pre-applied. Absolutely magnificently done by Vicarious Visions.

    I was never one of those grinders or ladder players. I always play through the story once with a build and then came back to it a year later to do it again, so for those who've min-maxed their enjoyment of the game down to ladder climbing and rune-searching, I can't relate but I hope you find what you're looking for here like I have.

    I love that I get to enjoy this game with my family and friend that loved it like I did, and all those friends who are now willing to give it a shot! I expect many many weekends spent grouping with my homies playing this wonderful remake for years to come. It's my personal favorite of the year.

    Oh yeah, before I go F*CK Activision-Blizzard leadership for what they did to their employees (specifically the women who worked under them), for their anti-consumer practices, for horrible workplace culture. Everything bad that happens to them is deserved, and I hope those who worked under these circumstances maintain their jobs or easily find new ones. That aside, Vicarious Visions did this game justice, and I appreciate it.

    That's the review.    … Expand
  22. Raziele
    Oct 5, 2021
    10
    Except server issue (but it's getting better and better) the game is great!!!
  23. alyssomrov
    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!
  24. ChuckR2112
    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.
  25. Littlebobby
    Sep 28, 2021
    10
    Gooooood!!! Not bugs, not lug. The best remake ewer. Smile in my face. 10/10
  26. BullPower
    Sep 27, 2021
    10
    Pathetic rewiev bombing, server issues have nothing to do with game itself, so chill kiddos and wait a couple days before everything settles. Thats why they didnt launch ladder from the start. Take a couple of deep breaths and do not go cry everywhere about it.
  27. dinek
    Sep 27, 2021
    9
    Despite of server issues it's an great game.
    Great Graphics
    Great Gameplay
    Good old Dialblo II with new look
  28. strangermoon
    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.
  29. cylentstorm
    Jul 14, 2023
    5
    On one hand: It's Diablo II.
    On the other hand: ....It's Diablo II.

    Severe technical issues and a distinct lack of design or quality-of-life improvements leave this dusty nostalgia trip choking on the dust and cobwebs from 23 years ago.
  30. admad
    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...
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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 46
  3. Negative: 0 out of 46
  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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