Diablo II: Resurrected

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3.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2270 Ratings

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  1. Puddleboy112
    Oct 2, 2021
    9
    old school diablo 2 is back. good performance on RTX 3070, some bug they will fix it.
  2. Saul2021
    Oct 2, 2021
    2
    Graphics, SFX and Animation improvements = GREAT
    Character Design? Probably the ugliest characters I've seen in a long while. Only one female in the game.
    Barbarian, Necro, Paladin and Druid are clearly male, though they're in their 60s, old and grumpy. Amazon and Assassin, I'm not sure if these are dudes with boobs transitioning to females or what the hell is going on there. Sorceress    Graphics, SFX and Animation improvements = GREAT
    Character Design? Probably the ugliest characters I've seen in a long while. Only one female in the game.
    Barbarian, Necro, Paladin and Druid are clearly male, though they're in their 60s, old and grumpy.
    Amazon and Assassin, I'm not sure if these are dudes with boobs transitioning to females or what the hell is going on there.
    Sorceress is the only female looking character, though heavily censored.

    Very off putting, despite all the improvements.    … Expand
  3. facelesz
    Oct 2, 2021
    0
    Bought it, the refunded as I never realized how many features they had removed. Was willing to go with it when I could still play. Got the Failed to authenticate bug, never saw my char again. Most of my friends dropped out. Then bought it again as 2 friends had a favorable experience and I wanted to play with them. But the Failed to authenticate bug persists, nothing works, I can't playBought it, the refunded as I never realized how many features they had removed. Was willing to go with it when I could still play. Got the Failed to authenticate bug, never saw my char again. Most of my friends dropped out. Then bought it again as 2 friends had a favorable experience and I wanted to play with them. But the Failed to authenticate bug persists, nothing works, I can't play online after trying everything. Don't make my mistake or at least until they fix some things.
    Really disappointed, felt they were really bringing this game back with some love, but it feels Activision Blizzard is only in it for the money now.    … Expand
  4. Madrossi
    Sep 25, 2021
    10
    Excellent, everything o wanted D2 to be. Played over 1000 hours of the original game
  5. WifWaf
    Oct 1, 2021
    9
    Review bombing game scores is the new way to protest developers and while intents are good, it invalidates the utility of game scores in the process.

    Activation Blizzard is ultimately extremely fortunate to have acquired Vicarious Visions, they have done an incredible job with the artwork, staying true to the original while accurately extrapolating far more. There have been server    Review bombing game scores is the new way to protest developers and while intents are good, it invalidates the utility of game scores in the process.

    Activation Blizzard is ultimately extremely fortunate to have acquired Vicarious Visions, they have done an incredible job with the artwork, staying true to the original while accurately extrapolating far more.

    There have been server and database issues on days 1 and 2 of launch with a small percentage of players locked out for a week due to old CPU architectures. There are a few bugs too, however, they are mostly minor and hard to notice.

    The downside of the game content is mostly with the lobby UI. It's awkward and looks more outdated than the original and QoL features such as filters should really be present. On the plus, there are many new QoL changes in-game with more found in the options.

    D2 fans will not be disappointed, but those who haven't played D2 before might still have a difficult time simply because older games tend to be less intuitive. However, D2R is a remaster as opposed to a remake so changing core game design is perhaps unrealistic.

    Overall, the new 3D engine and art are incredible and it feels like a significant improvement over the original; Vicarious Visions should be proud. My biggest gripe is it feels a bit rushed out and hence issues within the first week, unfortunately, this is typical of Activision and most modern publishers.

    In terms of negative reviews, the most censor worthy content is female bosses and monsters, yet they are unchanged. The criticism appears to focus on female characters who were made to look more realistic. However, it seems these identities are so invested in breast size that the mere sight of reduction is enough to create an existential crisis. I think most people can likely cope, however.

    If you feel you can look past the political climate and want to experience a classic game, then D2R is an excellent choice.    … Expand
  6. alphawulf
    Oct 1, 2021
    5
    In an attempt to keep things authentic to what we came to love back in 2000, Blizzard took a darling game, updated it with graphics that were obviously meant for their upcoming (ha, upcoming is not the right word) release of Diablo 4. They seemingly did not take into account how the game would actually play on an entirely new visual system. It mostly works, but just like Blizzard, they'reIn an attempt to keep things authentic to what we came to love back in 2000, Blizzard took a darling game, updated it with graphics that were obviously meant for their upcoming (ha, upcoming is not the right word) release of Diablo 4. They seemingly did not take into account how the game would actually play on an entirely new visual system. It mostly works, but just like Blizzard, they're half-assing it, aaaaand charging you a, in my opinion, way too high premium to play an old game, with no positive changes outside of it kinda looks prettier.

    I loved this game back in the day, but damn, I do not remember it being this frustrating. And not in terms of difficulty, but in terms choppy game play. When I click the button, my character should do the thing for one. I know that veterans of this game enjoy the throwback. I know that people played D3 and were like "this isn't my D2 that I came to love," but like could they not implement some QoL improvements that we saw in D3? How long has battle.net chat been integrated with all of their games? And now here we are creating channels just to send a whisper. Which is outside of my point a little, but really.

    This is such a huge cash grab that I 100% fell for. Everyone who wants to play this game or get the nostalgic feel of Mephisto runs should really look to Project Diablo 2. Which is open source as long as you have a diablo 2 key or whatever. It was community-driven and, in my opinion, way better than Resurrected. Granted it doesn't have the cute graphics like this, but honestly, I'd take it over this one.

    5/10, 4 of which are due to nostalgia and cutscenes. So really, if you weren't a hardcore D2 player back in the day, I don't really know how I could recommend this.    … Expand
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. ValeVioletMote
    Oct 1, 2021
    0
    Blizz refused to change anything for the sake of quality of life, but giddily dropped core features like Offline/DRM-free/TCP-IP support... all for the sake of "security", as if security by obscurity is ever a good idea. Bots are already alive and well. The real reason they dropped TCP/IP and offline is because they're too terrified of letting go of DRM. No trust for real customers, theyBlizz refused to change anything for the sake of quality of life, but giddily dropped core features like Offline/DRM-free/TCP-IP support... all for the sake of "security", as if security by obscurity is ever a good idea. Bots are already alive and well. The real reason they dropped TCP/IP and offline is because they're too terrified of letting go of DRM. No trust for real customers, they get all the deficit while hackers bypass it anyway.

    Pathetic. Blizz had a chance to redeem itself here after WC3RF fiasco. They hired the right studio, but their incessant need to ruin the customer's experience out of an unfounded place of greed costs them yet again.    … Expand
  10. 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.
  11. 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
  12. OldLordSmith
    Oct 1, 2021
    0
    Игра не запускается, вылетает ошибка при запуске. Информации точной когда будет фикс нет. Надоело слышать оправдания, вместо работающего продукта. Как сделают фикс с радостью изменю оценку, ибо тогда смогу оценить игру а не окно окно об ошибке.Игра не запускается, вылетает ошибка при запуске. Информации точной когда будет фикс нет. Надоело слышать оправдания, вместо работающего продукта. Как сделают фикс с радостью изменю оценку, ибо тогда смогу оценить игру а не окно окно об ошибке.
  13. intelseb
    Oct 1, 2021
    0
    Ended up refunding this because it feels off, it runs the legacy game under the covers and because of that the remaster is nothing but a presentation layer, there are a few QOL updates but a ton of glitches still exist because they are present in the original, even if they patch them for the remastered bit, there is probably nothing stopping people toggling the game into legacy mode toEnded up refunding this because it feels off, it runs the legacy game under the covers and because of that the remaster is nothing but a presentation layer, there are a few QOL updates but a ton of glitches still exist because they are present in the original, even if they patch them for the remastered bit, there is probably nothing stopping people toggling the game into legacy mode to glitch more items or perform other glitches. It's a bit disappointing, compared to other newer ARPGs, there more QOL features that could have been added. The screen popping left when opening the character menu is also extremely annoying.… Expand
  14. mrpinsky
    Oct 1, 2021
    0
    The new graphics are spectacular, the rest is as good as ever. A few small QOL improvements like a bigger, shared stash and auto gold pickup make this the best version of an all time classic game.
  15. Tuffluv
    Oct 1, 2021
    0
    The game has been released with game-breaking bugs. Character lockout and character deletion issues for days after launch.

    This is a re-release of a finished product and yet it's still released broken.
  16. Jolanen
    Oct 1, 2021
    8
    Fantastic graphical update. Very faithful to the original to the extent that you think this is how it looked like 20 years ago... until you switch to the old graphics. Looks great in 4K and after zooming in you still see even more details.

    The game is essentially the same apart from small bugfixes and quality of life improvements. Had a rough launch which still affects reviews here. I    Fantastic graphical update. Very faithful to the original to the extent that you think this is how it looked like 20 years ago... until you switch to the old graphics. Looks great in 4K and after zooming in you still see even more details.

    The game is essentially the same apart from small bugfixes and quality of life improvements.
    Had a rough launch which still affects reviews here. I personally get random crashes that still happen a week after launch.
    My biggest issue is with the lobby and server list. It should have been modernized. I don't find a way to join the same chat lobby as my friends. They still have the short server names with "O this N that R...". Not exactly newcomer friendly. Would love to have a trade channel in the chat easily accessible from a dropdown list.

    It is not possible to remaster D2 without dividing opinions. I think they mostly took the right approach here though.    … Expand
  17. turartu
    Oct 1, 2021
    9
    Since there's a lot of hate towards two aspects of the game, I want to add my two cents. What I've read the most in negative reviews were server issues and antiquary mechanics.

    Server issues: Yes, it's frutstrating. One could expect Blizzard to foresee the flood of players trying to create a session, or even loading their character list. Some of my colleagues even lost an hour of    Since there's a lot of hate towards two aspects of the game, I want to add my two cents. What I've read the most in negative reviews were server issues and antiquary mechanics.

    Server issues: Yes, it's frutstrating. One could expect Blizzard to foresee the flood of players trying to create a session, or even loading their character list. Some of my colleagues even lost an hour of progress. That sucks. But did it ever work for any popular game on release? Even New World struggles, keeping their players in the queue for hours, and they run it on Amazon's server cluster. What are we allowed to expect of an online game on release? I find it understandable to let off some steam. I did curse a lot. On the second day I was able to play a lot more, and during the rest of week I could even start a couple new session within an hour (for countess and baal runs). So they fixed it, at least the major issues, which found very much to my liking. De-sync still exists some times, so I'd avoid playing hardcore just yet, give the devs some time to make the game more stable.

    Antique controls: Yes, they are antique (if 20 years is enough to call it antique) because they didn't change it. They kept every mechanical aspect of the old game, and re-done all the graphics. My favorite is the running animation of the avatar when it apruptly changes it's direction. Not only mechanics, but also gear, runewords, skills, attributes and all that is kept as it was, which enables me to take an old build guide and play a class as if I was playing the old game, but with excellent visuals. I like how they changed the graphics and animations, but what I like more is that they didn't change anything else. Well, some things bug me still, e.g. getting to a portal when surrounded my enemies, but that's kept same as well.

    So if you like contemporary gameplay, go for D3, Path of Exile or similar popular isometric ARPGs, this game is for those who liked it before, and maybe those who enjoy 'antiqury' games in general. I still play Need for Speed Underground and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Dark Souls, but struggle to commit to buying any new ones. Actually I'll get Cyberpunk anytime soon, but as with Witcher 3 I usually always wait until all major bugs are accounted for.

    Don't forget to love each other.    … Expand
  18. OlegOM
    Oct 1, 2021
    0
    no game for MAC! no game for MAC! no game for MAC! no game for MAC! no game for MAC!
  19. Levizinho
    Oct 1, 2021
    10
    Nostalgic and beautiful and hard!
    The best blizzard game of all time 10/10
  20. DrHolera
    Oct 1, 2021
    9
    Great remaster. Everything is as in the 20 years old father.

    I don't understand the crying about the old mechanics. It's EXACTLY what is expected from this game. Issues with servers were only in the very beginning because of the huge amount of players. Now everything is OK.

    I recommend this game.
  21. Booguy_hm
    Sep 30, 2021
    10
    Я конечно понимаю почему игру хэйтят, из за серверов и т.д. но я думаю компании и так щас не легко со всем этим бредом что щас творится с судами. И меня поразило как в таких угнетенных условиях они сделали, не постесняюсь этого слова лучший ремастер за всю историю игр. Мне очень понравился Диабло в новом виде. Конечно уже боян говорить 2к за оболочку и тому прочее, но всеже эти старыеЯ конечно понимаю почему игру хэйтят, из за серверов и т.д. но я думаю компании и так щас не легко со всем этим бредом что щас творится с судами. И меня поразило как в таких угнетенных условиях они сделали, не постесняюсь этого слова лучший ремастер за всю историю игр. Мне очень понравился Диабло в новом виде. Конечно уже боян говорить 2к за оболочку и тому прочее, но всеже эти старые детские эмоции могут ощутить, те самые взрослые дядьки у экранов) да и поддержка геймпада пушка просто, я любитель играть теперь уже на большом экране на диване, и тут такой подарок. В общем спасибо вам Близзард, обожаю Диабло, жду 4ю часть в таком же духе, все супер)… Expand
  22. Apollo
    Sep 30, 2021
    0
    Amazingly good remaster. Stays very true to the original look and feel of the game, and yet the graphics are a million times better. Had a rocky launch but things are stable now.
  23. Theodorik
    Sep 30, 2021
    10
    I find the game to be excellent. The sounds and graphics have been reworked in a grandiose way.
  24. Bubba_Lou
    Sep 30, 2021
    10
    It's the granddaddy - the reason why all those dungeon crawlers you played exist began with how awesome D2 was. D2:R passes the 2021 test and then some. VV did an amazing job to reanimate this classic to it's former self, adding little bits of modern assistance, without touching the game. ====
    The graphics options for D2 can stress a card to its limits, if you wanted. The cutscenes are    It's the granddaddy - the reason why all those dungeon crawlers you played exist began with how awesome D2 was. D2:R passes the 2021 test and then some. VV did an amazing job to reanimate this classic to it's former self, adding little bits of modern assistance, without touching the game. ====
    The graphics options for D2 can stress a card to its limits, if you wanted. The cutscenes are redone. Spells look absolutely beautiful. Monster animations are all as faithful to the original, in spite of a 2020 coat of detailing. Go ahead and press G - you can see the legacy graphics for yourself and compare how the difference in two decades are so si.ilar... ...all the while, the sounds are remastered. AI is designed from original source code. Level design is unchanged. The abusable things are still abusable. Even the loading screen is the same legacy screen! This is the Diablo 2 you remembered, and it looks amazing.

    VV's added some 2021 to the papa of "RNGesus" while staying strictly to the original design. For example, you never had things like "auto gold pick-up", or a friend's list in the lobby to quickly join your buddies, or an ability to compare items side by side without flipping between the two. Monumental additions these are not - VV changes to the D2 are helpful in the background =because= any changes in a remaster ought to be barely noticeable (Warcraft reforged being example of what not to do).
    ===
    Some will say - I don't know what to do! The game never told me! No "information book with the CD" anymore! No guidance on how to play! That's exactly why D2:R is an awesome game to play. In Diablo 2's time, it was sink or swim as a gamer. "Here's a masterpiece dungeon crawler - it's not rocket science, but it's on you to discover the details for yourself. You're going to die." Or just Google it, you dolt.

    Some will say - organizing items is a pain. Did you run out scroll of town portal? Maybe if you stopped picking up useless garbage like a vacuum cleaner, it wouldn't be so bad. Besides, this is a 20 year old game - "suck it up princess". VV even gave you 4 extra stashes, 3 shared across characters, so you don't need mules to transfer items anymore. Hey look - another nice 2020 touch, without violating the spirit of the game. That's what I'm talking about.
    ===
    Bottom line This is Diablo 2, translated to 2021 as if it was yesterday. What a tribute that two decades later, warts and all, VV's shown Diablo 2 is still the GOAT    … Expand
  25. VladWorks
    Sep 30, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrible experience. Requested refund after just 5 hours with this woke bull*** Blizzard censored all the things that made Diablo 2 great like models and gore original was best known for!!! Blizzard wont get my money until they stop the wokeness!!!… Expand
  26. Drewader
    Sep 30, 2021
    2
    The biggest disappoint with this game is that Blizzard can't seem to keep connections to their servers up. Several crashes an hour that lead to deaths and loss of gold is unsatisfactory.
    On top of the the crashes you also have terrible Desync that adds further frustration to gameplay. Blinking back and forth between being safe then into the middle of enemy groups to then die....
    How is    The biggest disappoint with this game is that Blizzard can't seem to keep connections to their servers up. Several crashes an hour that lead to deaths and loss of gold is unsatisfactory.
    On top of the the crashes you also have terrible Desync that adds further frustration to gameplay. Blinking back and forth between being safe then into the middle of enemy groups to then die....
    How is that Blizzard, a company with multiple decades of experience, can still jack up a 20 year old game this badly?    … Expand
  27. zasura
    Sep 30, 2021
    0
    We still cant cast skills with keys... Its 2021 and the technology is still not there to cast skills with buttons. The isometric view is so garbage that its too hard to hit skillshots. There could be potential in this game, but they will abandon it as soon as they milked enough money out of it
  28. TooRandomEnvi
    Sep 30, 2021
    10
    Absolutely perfect. As a remaster of my beloved game this hits everything just right.
  29. aegairsoft
    Sep 30, 2021
    8
    Ignoring launch day woes... this remaster is phenomenal. Graphical updates and fluidity of gameplay truly capture the essence of the original game (of which I logged countless hours). I could not have imagined a better visual implementation of the game. The game is a faithful remake and offers tons of nostalgia. Walking through the actual game, from start to finish, I experienced no gameIgnoring launch day woes... this remaster is phenomenal. Graphical updates and fluidity of gameplay truly capture the essence of the original game (of which I logged countless hours). I could not have imagined a better visual implementation of the game. The game is a faithful remake and offers tons of nostalgia. Walking through the actual game, from start to finish, I experienced no game impacting bugs. The only thing that disappoints me, and prevents a perfect 10, are regarding the community QoL improvements. They added virtually no improvements to lobby menus, chat channels, game creation, nor trading. The menus themselves are unfortunately dated from day one. Im hoping Blizzard will continue to support server stability, as well as improve lobby UI.

    Graphics: 10/10
    Gameplay: 10/10
    Community Improvements: 3/10    … Expand
  30. Leoxutubis
    Sep 30, 2021
    10
    Its like we hadn't the chance to confirm D2 was the best game ever back then due to the pixelated graphics. Well, now we can.
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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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