Diablo II: Resurrected

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3.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 205 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 51 out of 205
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 205
  3. Negative: 143 out of 205

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  1. j-s
    Oct 7, 2021
    0
    4 player max suck and party finder doesn't work, very hard to communicate with people in game. No way to make trade communication. Basically if you want to play solo this is the best option.
  2. rojcyk
    Oct 17, 2021
    0
    7/10 if you want to play solo. Improved graphics are nice, but some of the systems feel dated now. But still solid.

    1/10 if you want to play online. Just skip it and dont bother. Terrible server issues, login queue!, often rollbacks of your progress. Just do yourself a favour and skip it.
  3. verdammte
    Oct 24, 2021
    1
    I don't believe in giving games a 0, but this one was hard. Blizzard let the Diablo 3 hating purists have every single demand they wanted and they STILL hate the game, not even for their horrid server issues. These people ruined it to get EXACTLY what they wanted and they still hate it. In the end, D3 fans don't like the game and D2 fans don't like the game. On top of that, the game isI don't believe in giving games a 0, but this one was hard. Blizzard let the Diablo 3 hating purists have every single demand they wanted and they STILL hate the game, not even for their horrid server issues. These people ruined it to get EXACTLY what they wanted and they still hate it. In the end, D3 fans don't like the game and D2 fans don't like the game. On top of that, the game is almost impossible to play because of server issues. It took them a month just to implement a server queue and my average wait time is over an hour if I really want to play, being 550+ in queue. That queue does not move fast.

    So to flip things a bit, I'll save server issues for that, but these are the issues with the game:

    - Inventory management is awful
    - Inventory size is a joke
    -Town portals are expensive
    - Leveling is a total joke and takes far, far too long
    - Diablo is the most overpowered boss I've ever seen. I've yet to land a single hit on him despite having killed every single previous boss on the first try. Diablo has killed my entire party in a single stomp every time. I honestly haven't even seen him at all. he kills me from off-screen
    - Hit registration is nearly non-existent. I have a 99% chance to hit yet roughly 80% of my attacks just vanish into thin air.
    - When you play offline, the game no longer randomly generates the maps each login
    - When you play offline, the stash is reduced to barely 80% of the online stash and you have only one single page. There's enough room for your quest items, meaning the things you MUST keep, and absolutely nothing else.

    Then there's the server issues:
    - Server queue wasn't implement until recently. The switch got it yet another week later
    - Server queue length is criminal and can take in the upwards of multiple hours
    - Playing on weekends or evening is not possible. The servers are full
    - Let's not forget the rubber banding that has resulted in me getting killed multiple times and no, it is absolutely not my internet.
    - Even better, it disconnects at random. It's not all that common, but happens once or twice every other or every 3rd playthrough. Once disconnected, it's back to the queue

    I'm only playing it cause I want to finish the story, but I've already gotten refunds for my Xbox and PC. I've only got it on Switch and I only play it handheld. Docked is.....seriously ugly. I will never understand how the game runs significantly worse than D3 on identical hardware. I've also never seen a game that had not one, but TWO betas, and still managed to launch in a far worse state than the beta.    … Expand
  4. valentin78
    Oct 17, 2021
    0
    crashes after recent update and cannot play due new feature - queues
    blizzard died for me
  5. Aamuman
    Oct 16, 2021
    0
    Game is a cheap cash grab. Graphics are nice, but that's about it.

    - more bugs than the original D2 - Game crashes once every hour - Multiplayer lobby on PC is even worse than original one - Barely any multiplayer functionality on console - Constant server crashes, rollbacks, long waiting queues Overall, the game is far far far from finished. Releasing this early build for 40 €    Game is a cheap cash grab. Graphics are nice, but that's about it.

    - more bugs than the original D2
    - Game crashes once every hour
    - Multiplayer lobby on PC is even worse than original one
    - Barely any multiplayer functionality on console
    - Constant server crashes, rollbacks, long waiting queues

    Overall, the game is far far far from finished. Releasing this early build for 40 € is not only a joke, it's a **** insult to the players. 0/10    … Expand
  6. Hagakuree
    Oct 9, 2021
    2
    Problemas de conexión todo el tiempo, se cuelga el juego, y hay que reiniciarlo todo el rato… menuda estafa…
  7. redalert128
    Sep 28, 2021
    0
    Цензура зло, в любом своем проявлении. Сколь большой ни была работа, нельзя вычеркивать видение автора.
  8. wuo
    Sep 29, 2021
    0
    Online does not work.
    Basically a single player, no point in connecting online if match making will only let you play solo.
    Server disconnection which is frequent, causes loosing some progression
  9. BlizzardsSux
    Oct 23, 2021
    0
    BUYER BEWARE:

    Most of the time you will be playing a queue simulator game or crash simulator game. Quite often, one after the other. The game looks visually stunning, however you CANNOT enter the game AND YOU CANNOT PLAY without it crashing like a madman. You are being limited to how many games you can play per hour and also, if you happen to make a misslick and then you are still    BUYER BEWARE:

    Most of the time you will be playing a queue simulator game or crash simulator game. Quite often, one after the other. The game looks visually stunning, however you CANNOT enter the game AND YOU CANNOT PLAY without it crashing like a madman. You are being limited to how many games you can play per hour and also, if you happen to make a misslick and then you are still locked out. Worst is - if you try to create a game and that name already exists, you are being locked out of making a new one. How does this even make sense?!?!    … Expand
  10. neffu
    Oct 20, 2021
    0
    This game does not even work on switch. for a week i cannot connect. a new patch comes out...and guess what. still cannot connect. the level of incompetence at vicarious/blizzard is astonishing.
  11. skysoul
    Nov 6, 2021
    1
    Disconnects and client crushes constantly.
    Due to problems with servers, instead of a solution, the developers made a crutch in the form of a cooldown when creating a game. Well done blizzard.
  12. Tortor
    Oct 26, 2021
    1
    I don't have the nostalgia factor for this game as I never played this when I was a kid.

    Saying that. I wish more improvements were made to get this up to speed with modern day standards. The update to the graphics was nice but this really needed more. I managed get to the last area and can honestly say my time was mostly filled with frustration over the ridiculously small inventory    I don't have the nostalgia factor for this game as I never played this when I was a kid.

    Saying that.

    I wish more improvements were made to get this up to speed with modern day standards.

    The update to the graphics was nice but this really needed more.

    I managed get to the last area and can honestly say my time was mostly filled with frustration over the ridiculously small inventory sizes. Most my time was spent uselessly managing loot and going back and fourth to town to sell.

    Also the sheer amount of potion vomit was so lame. I can see why the newer game did away with potions like this in favor of a refreshing potion. Being bombarded by all these potions and junk loot felt ridiculous. That felt like such a massive design flaw keeping the loot system like this and the inventory this tiny but maybe how they artificially made games longer back then.

    Just because this was a classic back then, doesn't mean it's good now. Shiny new graphics only can go far.

    Playing on the switch was a pain too. Handheld mode is the most uncomfortable as nothing really felt optimized for the small screen size.    … Expand
  13. haszek
    Oct 26, 2021
    0
    Constant crashes and after that que for hours. This game is half baked..after so many weeks it constantly crashes and no response from devs
  14. Teekesselchen
    Oct 16, 2021
    3
    The graphical update is spectacular and greatly benefits this magnificent classic.

    Sadly Blizzard completely screwed it up with the network infrastructure - multiplayer is now forced online (no more LAN), and at the same time is at a completely inacceptable level for a 40€ game in 2021. Login Server Crashes, Character Rollbacks, hour-long login queues, huge ingame lagspikes... Despite    The graphical update is spectacular and greatly benefits this magnificent classic.

    Sadly Blizzard completely screwed it up with the network infrastructure - multiplayer is now forced online (no more LAN), and at the same time is at a completely inacceptable level for a 40€ game in 2021. Login Server Crashes, Character Rollbacks, hour-long login queues, huge ingame lagspikes... Despite being a major AAA studio, they invested almost nothing into creeating a modern net infrastructure.

    This game will be good one day again, but that day is not now.    … Expand
  15. OliverWall
    Oct 16, 2021
    2
    Отличный графон. Действительно затянуло как в детстве, но последнюю неделю не могу поиграть, сбрасываются персонажи и прогресс. Ввели очередь чтобы войти в онлайн, при этом бывают вылеты в момент ожилания, в итоге снова заходишь в игру и твое место уже овер 500. Как можно было так обосраться? Я уверен, что вас всех закроют и честно буду рад. Я все еще помню про варкрафт.... Матом хочуОтличный графон. Действительно затянуло как в детстве, но последнюю неделю не могу поиграть, сбрасываются персонажи и прогресс. Ввели очередь чтобы войти в онлайн, при этом бывают вылеты в момент ожилания, в итоге снова заходишь в игру и твое место уже овер 500. Как можно было так обосраться? Я уверен, что вас всех закроют и честно буду рад. Я все еще помню про варкрафт.... Матом хочу кричать на вас.… Expand
  16. Heket
    Oct 17, 2021
    0
    Servers are always down, can't play. They know how many copies they sold, still they didn't prepared bigger server. Also, no crossplay, no lobbies on console, can't find game.... an other fail on Blizzard part.
  17. DavidDeDavidson
    Oct 26, 2021
    3
    The game's servers have constant problems and honestly as somebody who didn't grow up on D2, it's pretty overrated. All the slows and mana burns and melee hit accuracy are just a chore to deal with, Whatever challenge they add it feels more like the game isn't responding which is compounded by the fact the servers suck and it lags sometimes.
  18. senseboy
    Sep 28, 2021
    3
    Посредственная игра, которая пытается выглядеть как Diablo2. Сплошная цензура уничтожила стиль игры и её инфернальность. Думаю с такой политикой, игры станут только для детей. Определённо это фиаско.
  19. KnightOfFlowers
    Oct 5, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Я бы предложил такой слоган: Великое зло вернулось в новом обличии: Квадратная амазонка, с рожей, требующей шлифовки кирпичом, жирный качок на пенсии варвар, бомж вася с ближайшей помойки, втупивший в партию зеленых и ставший друидом, дедуля-дрищ некромант, бездарная костплеерша Мулан, африканец, однажды упавший с пальмы и обнаруживший под ней экипировку европейского крестоносца, и вся такая серая мышка волшебница, а так же бесконечные лаги и вылеты серверов, готовы принять эстафету Варкрафта 3 рефандед, и продолжить изнасилование и пожирание без соли детства поклонников старых игр старой близард.… Expand
  20. BBT
    Oct 6, 2021
    0
    game contain original everything including bug that 20 years ago. the game play for nintendo switch is terrible online. always lag and dropout from the game. hard to find people match in the game play. lobby is missing. i am not sure how blizzard going to survive while the old game also cant do it well. PC version still playable. other I think you gonna consider it before purchase. thegame contain original everything including bug that 20 years ago. the game play for nintendo switch is terrible online. always lag and dropout from the game. hard to find people match in the game play. lobby is missing. i am not sure how blizzard going to survive while the old game also cant do it well. PC version still playable. other I think you gonna consider it before purchase. the game not running good except PC version. and lots of bug. should score 4/10..… Expand
  21. Maymayfish
    Oct 7, 2021
    3
    I loved this game as a teen, and the remastered graphics are beautiful, and runs smoothly on the switch. However that is where the love ends. The design decisions to remove lobbies, and in game chat have left the game a hollow shell of what it once was. The game itself is still fantastic, but it was designed to be played online with with a robust community interaction, trading,I loved this game as a teen, and the remastered graphics are beautiful, and runs smoothly on the switch. However that is where the love ends. The design decisions to remove lobbies, and in game chat have left the game a hollow shell of what it once was. The game itself is still fantastic, but it was designed to be played online with with a robust community interaction, trading, farming, rushing, all these aspects have been removed and what is left is incomplete. I sincerely hope that the development team reconsiders some poor decisions and enables console players to fully experience the absolute gem that was diablo 2.… Expand
  22. Ovcka
    Oct 11, 2021
    0
    We cant play the game, battle net servers down more time than online. Game crashes constantly. Online play (when servers are online) is laggy. Original is in way better play state. This game is not ready for beta release... Cyberpunk was way way more enjoyable at launch than this "game".
  23. Marterix
    Oct 11, 2021
    3
    I love Diablo 2 and spent many hours playing it as a youngster. I was very excited to play the remastered version on Switch and purchased it shortly after release.

    Unfortunately, due to server issues, bugs, and crashes, I am unable to progress. My single-player character (internet access required to play, of course) made it as far as Act 4, but the game crashes when attempting to fight    I love Diablo 2 and spent many hours playing it as a youngster. I was very excited to play the remastered version on Switch and purchased it shortly after release.

    Unfortunately, due to server issues, bugs, and crashes, I am unable to progress. My single-player character (internet access required to play, of course) made it as far as Act 4, but the game crashes when attempting to fight the eponymous villain, removing all progress made during that session.    … Expand
  24. Luka0725
    Dec 5, 2021
    0
    Do You Guys Not Have Phones Blizzard? Check all the $*%^&$ reviews here. 2.7 User Score is much better than War3R's 0.6, so good job! Even more bugs than the original D2. Every time I use the portal with Telekinesis, the game crashed and I lost my progress. Why do I have to connect to my freaking battle net account so I can play offline? If I terminate the program it requires onlineDo You Guys Not Have Phones Blizzard? Check all the $*%^&$ reviews here. 2.7 User Score is much better than War3R's 0.6, so good job! Even more bugs than the original D2. Every time I use the portal with Telekinesis, the game crashed and I lost my progress. Why do I have to connect to my freaking battle net account so I can play offline? If I terminate the program it requires online verification AGAIN! What's your problem? If I have a PC version I will probably enjoy offline gameplay by importing the old D2 save files but unless I got a cracked switch clearly it is not possible to add mods or change the drop rate. Then I have to accept the truth that players will spend thousands of hours grinding for just one gear. It is maybe fun 20 years ago but to be honest, I can't spend that much time with broken experience right now. R.I.P North Blizzard, we all miss you.… Expand
  25. DonD
    Sep 26, 2021
    0
    Forget that the game is rife with bugs and server issues.
    The functions they have changed have wrecked the game. For example when players joined your game in the old d2 you would generally notice them when they tried to party or go hostile(which they couldn't do unless they were first partied). Now people can join your game and are automatically partied with you, so if you are in a    Forget that the game is rife with bugs and server issues.
    The functions they have changed have wrecked the game. For example when players joined your game in the old d2 you would generally notice them when they tried to party or go hostile(which they couldn't do unless they were first partied). Now people can join your game and are automatically partied with you, so if you are in a dungeon you may not notice them come into your game.
    I'm playing hard core had a portal up in town and was alt tabbed out checking runewords for a second came back in and dropped back in my portal. As soon as I dropped down a guy pk'd me. I had no idea he was in the game and he was able to go from partied to hostile automatically. I lost my character and all its progress without any warning whatsoever. Well thought out.
    For the price it was a money grab for a game that hasn't been improved at all other than the graphics. But I guess this is what Blizzard has devolved onto. Resorting to remaking past hits from the glory days until they are dead. They haven't made a decent game with staying power in near a decade. Pretty much since Activision came on the scene.    … Expand
  26. Rusgol
    Sep 27, 2021
    1
    you cannot use a local character in a multiplayer game. this is very important for the Nintendo switch console !!!!!!! missing 60 FPS is a shame. Diablo 3 is better optimized for nintendo switch and has 60 fps. No crossplay ... "Lazy port"
  27. JLovar
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    25 dollars on PS store, 50 dollars for the same standard edition on Eshop for Russian region. Enough said
    Don't buy this product, at least not on Switch.
  28. scottjl
    Sep 24, 2021
    1
    1 point for nostalgia, -9 points for hideous control scheme. d3 controls are so intuitive and work well. this is a horrible direct-port of the pc version, instead of mouse you use the controller to move around a slow cursor and hold down a button to activate. just horrible. skip buying it on a switch and get it for windows if you can. and because nintendo doesn't allow returns on digital1 point for nostalgia, -9 points for hideous control scheme. d3 controls are so intuitive and work well. this is a horrible direct-port of the pc version, instead of mouse you use the controller to move around a slow cursor and hold down a button to activate. just horrible. skip buying it on a switch and get it for windows if you can. and because nintendo doesn't allow returns on digital purchases i'm stuck with a waste of money.… Expand
  29. Fenrir138
    Sep 27, 2021
    1
    This is a censored version of Blizzard’s classic looter. What was the point of bragging about how much attention to detail was given to replicate the original’s graphics if you couldn’t get the basics of the character models right? All the classes look like they’ve aged 20 years as if the models actually aged in between the original and “remaster”. The Amazon looks like a man and herThis is a censored version of Blizzard’s classic looter. What was the point of bragging about how much attention to detail was given to replicate the original’s graphics if you couldn’t get the basics of the character models right? All the classes look like they’ve aged 20 years as if the models actually aged in between the original and “remaster”. The Amazon looks like a man and her outfits were censored to appear less sexualized. The same is true for the other “female” classes while the male models just look like tired old men. It’s funny how it’s okay for these deranged liberals to sexualize underage girls in trash like “Cuties” but adult females in a dark fantasy setting can’t have any sexualization. Blizzard even censored some of the enemy models and backgrounds. Blizzard knew the outrage from fans over the changes they made to the character designs and doesn’t seem to care and released it in this condition anyway. The only reason I gave this game a 1 is that you can switch back to the original uncensored graphics but that kind of defeats the purpose of buying a remaster in the first place and that doesn’t really fix the ugly models which are still present. Don’t support this “remaster” with your money the original unbastardized version is still available to play.… Expand
  30. ProfessorXyZy
    Oct 4, 2021
    5
    I give only 5 points for this game. Why? Well easy. The port to the Nintendo Switch is really good! It runs smooth and the graphics has become really good.

    BUT … sadly the online capability is really not that great. No way to find a lobby. It’s really hard to connect to other players. No real crossplay … you’re stuck to your platform. It would be so awesome if we all could really play    I give only 5 points for this game. Why? Well easy. The port to the Nintendo Switch is really good! It runs smooth and the graphics has become really good.

    BUT … sadly the online capability is really not that great. No way to find a lobby. It’s really hard to connect to other players. No real crossplay … you’re stuck to your platform. It would be so awesome if we all could really play together and form a much bigger community to play such an great title.    … Expand
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77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Universo Nintendo
    Feb 14, 2022
    70
    Diablo II: Resurrected is a great game, but in a genre that has seen drastic growth and evolution ever since. It’s an experience that is certainly worth playing, especially if you understand the context that it was launched and its importance to today’s titles.
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  2. Vooks
    Nov 29, 2021
    70
    Diablo II Resurrected, for the most part, strikes a perfectly respectable balance between maintaining the look and feel of the original and updating it for a modern audience. It's unambitious, but it doesn't really need to be any more than that — Diablo II was a wonderful game, and all it really needed was a bit of sprucing up at the end of the day. That's been done here, and done mostly well, and the transition to a gamepad is probably is good as it could've been. Still, it feels dated in some ways, and its online/offline character split was a dreadful choice, given how bad the servers have been for it. Still, it is Diablo II, for better and for worse, and if you're like me and have a nostalgic attachment to it, it's probably worth a play.
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  3. Worth Playing
    Nov 12, 2021
    78
    Diablo II: Resurrected is a great port plagued by the usual server issues. When those stop — or if you can work around them — D2:R is a great port that polishes up a cult classic without losing its original charm and gameplay loop. The improved visuals run well on the Switch, and the quality-of-life improvements and good controller implementation ensure that D2 is a joy to experience on the handheld. Of course, there are some noticeable downgrades, but none of them impede the experience, and they're necessary to ensure the game runs smoothly and without hitches. If you favor portability over quality, the Switch version of D2:R is worth picking up.
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