Diablo II: Resurrected

 PlayStation 5
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4.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 305 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 22 out of 305
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  1. FiryFox68
    Sep 27, 2021
    7
    Не знаю на что все жалуются. К внешнему виду персонажей никаких претензий у меня нет. Да не приятно, что Амазонке поправили модельку в сторону меньше сексуализации, но я и в игру захожу не чтобы … ну вы поняли. Что касается баланса - эта та же игра, что была и в 2000, о чем было известно заранее, так как это обычный ремастер. О техническом состоянии пока судить рано, но сетевой код в целомНе знаю на что все жалуются. К внешнему виду персонажей никаких претензий у меня нет. Да не приятно, что Амазонке поправили модельку в сторону меньше сексуализации, но я и в игру захожу не чтобы … ну вы поняли. Что касается баланса - эта та же игра, что была и в 2000, о чем было известно заранее, так как это обычный ремастер. О техническом состоянии пока судить рано, но сетевой код в целом работает лучше, чем во время открытой беты. По крайней мере регистрация попаданий работает отлично. Персонаж у меня не пропадал. А вот зайти в первый день я так и не смог, что не может не огорчать. Так что завышать оценку не вижу смысла, так как обделаться на старте все равно умудрились, но и занижать оценку, по сути, тоже не за что. Мы получили ровно то, что нам показывали и обещали.… Expand
  2. SuperWheatley
    Sep 24, 2021
    7
    Ignore the high ratings or you will be disappointed. Now that they are making the servers playable, this game is a 7 at best. Offers nothing over the original except visual improvements. Those visuals do look really good but if you have played this game over the years, don't expect anything else. Really annoying that opening your inventory takes up the entire screen instead of off to theIgnore the high ratings or you will be disappointed. Now that they are making the servers playable, this game is a 7 at best. Offers nothing over the original except visual improvements. Those visuals do look really good but if you have played this game over the years, don't expect anything else. Really annoying that opening your inventory takes up the entire screen instead of off to the side like pc and original game. Online co op is still pretty laggy but playing by yourself is mostly fine.… Expand
  3. Kolpachek
    Oct 13, 2021
    6
    Servers are always off. But the game it self is awesome like it has always been
  4. lookash
    Sep 30, 2021
    6
    It's a nostalgia fest - and a good one :) Exactly same gameplay, including unneeded things like exploding potions. No disconnections so far, only once I ended up with server limbo after leaving my console in power save mode with D2R opened. I will bump my rating once cross play is in - for me this is a must have to make this worth your time.
  5. Bossuk
    Oct 4, 2021
    5
    Diablo 2 was an iconic game, and you could lose hours playing. It was great.
    The problem with the remaster is that it suffers the same issues as the original, and while at the time it was acceptable, now with D3 and soon D4, along with other similar games released since D2, it really becomes annoying very quickly.
    --bag space is too small, making you teleport back to base a lot. between    Diablo 2 was an iconic game, and you could lose hours playing. It was great.
    The problem with the remaster is that it suffers the same issues as the original, and while at the time it was acceptable, now with D3 and soon D4, along with other similar games released since D2, it really becomes annoying very quickly.
    --bag space is too small, making you teleport back to base a lot. between huge spears taking up 8 spaces, and a couple of runes, your bag is full in 1-2 items.
    --why doesn't Cain identify the items in the cube?
    --builds are too exclusive. put everything into 3/4 skills, that's it. It does not leave a lot of room for playing about and experimentation, as you only get 1 reset per playthrough.
    --the overall environment is designed to piss you off with every room having lots of obstacles. In comparison with D3, it just means gameplay isn't smooth.
    --the characters are as ugly as hell. not a major thing, but noted.
    --same flaws with certain classes. e.g. Necromancer summoner being an obvious one. you have a lot of skeletons and a golem, you walk into diablos lair, one fire blast, they are all dead, and now you have no bodies to raise more skeletons. this means you are in deep trouble. In D3, they solved this by allowing you to create your own bodies/skeletons.

    The overall the game is fun enough, but it suffers from the lack of lessons learned in future games.    … Expand
  6. Beast979
    Oct 8, 2021
    5
    It's new skin just like advertised...that's it. to me it seems there could have been some minor quality of life improvements that would have made the game more enjoyable, but other than that it's the same game from 20 years ago, with a fresh coat of paint....and for me I just couldn't get back into it after 20 years with no improvements other than updated graphics.
  7. Thaksin
    Nov 11, 2021
    5
    Не играл в оригинал, получал удовольствие от игры один и получал удовольствие от игры при игре с братом. Чего-то такого и ждал от игры, где накатанный фильтр на классическую игру, был приятно удивлен.

    Но на этом все, к сожалению для меня много локаций, которые не сильно выделяются пейзажами и все акты в одной тематике, про тех составляющую игру, я молчу тоже:)    Не играл в оригинал, получал удовольствие от игры один и получал удовольствие от игры при игре с братом. Чего-то такого и ждал от игры, где накатанный фильтр на классическую игру, был приятно удивлен.

    Но на этом все, к сожалению для меня много локаций, которые не сильно выделяются пейзажами и все акты в одной тематике, про тех составляющую игру, я молчу тоже:)
  8. NxtDoc
    Oct 13, 2021
    6
    Diablo 2 Resurrected is fairly good when playable. Unfortunately, Blizzards new boss, Rod Ferguson has taken a few pages from Xbox's 1st Party playbook, and brought it to Diablo 2. Not to mention, Activision's crummy influence. Diablo 2 Resurrected is an incomplete experience right now. Tha KS Rod

    The servers are on fire, and it's impossible to play MP/Co Op unless you're online.
  9. LordBarco
    Oct 1, 2021
    5
    DIABLO II RESURRECTION REVIEW
    Reviewed on Playstation 5
    Ok, you need to be a hardcore die-hard fan if you are to like this game. It is a remaster, not a remake, so Blizzard has left practically almost everything from the original. Having beat Diablo III almost 10 years ago, I felt compelled to try this one as I saw in the videos that it was a little more darker and gothic. But what I    DIABLO II RESURRECTION REVIEW
    Reviewed on Playstation 5

    Ok, you need to be a hardcore die-hard fan if you are to like this game. It is a remaster, not a remake, so Blizzard has left practically almost everything from the original.
    Having beat Diablo III almost 10 years ago, I felt compelled to try this one as I saw in the videos that it was a little more darker and gothic. But what I saw was a repetitive experience that soon got me stressed out and wanting to put down the controller to keep going.

    SETTING
    You are an adventurer who starts in a camp and then are given several missions that you need to complete in order to move the game. You are set on a quest to understand what happened to Diablo, and from there on is pretty straight forward… you talk to people, you get quests, you kill not hundreds but thousands of enemies in a repetitive way, get loot, sell loot, buy new gear, get more powerful. The old formula could have worked out if it were not for the tediousness of the gameplay

    MECHANICS
    • Combat:
    This is it!
    You either let the button pressed to attack automatically or press the attack button and try to combine your different skills to take down hundreds of enemies. They will overwhelm you, and you will die… you just smash them, run away, get back, and keep repeating the same thing all over again for millions of times.
    You will die a lot in this game, you will lose your gear and you will have to rush back to claim back the lost gear and gold. I mean, this game was released over 20 years ago and at that time, this gameplay mechanic was great, but nowadays it feels just bad… you get the freaking “X” of a hit being missed on your foes all the time… but you enemies will continuously land strikes at their leisure without any issues. That is discouraging and boring!

    • Menu and NPC management:
    Skills are simple and character progression is based on how strong your weapons are. Your stats are really for getting better equipment, not for anything else. Every time you get a level you can upgrade skills, any skill you want from the skill tree. If you want to unlock new skills, you need to keep working on the paths of the skill tree, or just focus on a single specific ability. I went out as a Paladin and the regeneration skill for vitality was my favorite one, but there are plenty.
    In terms of understanding the world, you just do the usual stuff: talk to people, get quests, go to the specific point, kill the enemies and bosses, complete the task, go back and talk to your NPC. Nothing new here, nothing complicated

    • Exploration
    I would love to say is the best part of the game, but the minimalistic inventory management makes you go back to town to either sell goods or store them in your chest. You can easily get your inventory stacked up with the hundreds of enemies coming at you ceaselessly. I did not like the approach of having seas of foes all about you

    VISUALS
    This is one of the strong areas of the game. I like the models, they are darker and grimmer than Diablo III, and that is amazing. Animations are more fluid, and the overall feeling is that all graphics were beautifully enhanced. From the NPCs to the dark caves with very little light, to the blood and guts coming out of foes… the game is gorgeous in the graphic department

    SOUND
    The acoustics in the game are amazing. The music is damn good. I really liked it and now I understand from where the score of Diablo III got its inspiration. Voice acting is well done, and sounds are great. The overall ambient of sounds and music is what kept me going to explore more regardless of the repetitive and boring gameplay.

    FINAL VERDICT:
    My final Verdict is a 5.0 for this game.
    You need to be a hardcore fan of the series to get this game as it is packed with revamped nostalgia, but the overall gameplay is completely outdated, and for mem a casual RPG gamer, I cannot bear to manage the same repetitive cycle over, and over again: kill, loot, sell, buy, improve.
    It did not sell to me… I bought the digital edition, so I cannot ask for a refund, but if you like that sort of gameplay, the visuals and the sounds will get you and you will find yourself immerse in an amazing experience, but this is not my kind of game. It would have been better a remaster rather than a remake    … Expand
  10. DiMeBaG_
    Feb 19, 2022
    7
    A freaking amazing classic game! Every moment on the first playthrough is absolutely unforgetable. Highly recommend.

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. PlayStation Country
    Oct 14, 2021
    80
    While the remaster brings little new to the table other than a fresh coat of paint, cross play and remade cutscenes. Diablo II and its expansion feel as exciting, threatening and as ruthless as ever. The lions share of the quality-of-life improvements are found in the console version, with an excellent use of the controller, added hotkeys and general accessibility. Yet, the remaster does nothing to dumb down or meddle with the overall experience. Instead, for returning players, this is Diablo II as you remember it to be. For new players, while missing a lot of features that most ARPGS have today, there is a lot to love about this aging gem and it is still worth experiencing even decades later.
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  2. Wccftech
    Oct 10, 2021
    80
    Diablo II is one of the best ARPG's in gaming history, and Vicarious Visions haven't made many changes for Diablo II: Resurrected. Visually, there's a stark difference and it looks great while keeping the atmosphere. A few quality of life changes help keep this fresh and make it playable on consoles, but it just doesn't go far enough at points. This ageing master may have had a facelift, and it's one you can have a fantastic time with, but you can hear the creaking of its bones.
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  3. PlayStation Universe
    Oct 10, 2021
    70
    Certainly it's great to see an all time classic enshrined and restored for modern day use. Additionally it opens up the game to exclusively console players that never played the original Diablo 2 on PC. There's no denying its significance in gaming history, and looks wonderfully sharp in 4k, but the age of the source code is evident. Diablo faithfuls will get a great nostalgic kick on the clunky ever-grind that is Diablo 2: Resurrected, but it would be a difficult recommendation for any series newcomers.
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