diablo 2 resurrected xbox series x review

It’s not too tough until it is, which is a reminder from the game that you need to go grind and farm.

Other than that, it’s just Diablo 2 in all its glory, with a few little tweaks around the edges of the core gameplay. These are all small problems that can be managed or overlooked (or are just a bit silly, like the last one), but they still affect the experience. This is most prevalent in the Arcane Sanctuary in Act II, which has a lot of flights of stairs that bounce you side to side as you walk up or down them.

Playing as a necromancer, I’ve also got to be careful my nine minions don’t get stuck behind each other in a corridor, inevitably leaving me alone just as I stumble into a pack of elite enemies. I also occasionally find myself picking up items during combat whilst trying to attack, which means I don’t attack and get to hear that “I am overburdened.” It’s not the end of the world, but you will have to put up with it as you’re juggling items around a lot due to limited inventory space. It uses a cursor that’s controlled with your analog stick like many other games these days. Even the cutscenes, which looked gorgeous for the time, but are now worse than the cheapest children’s shows animation these days, have had an overhaul, bringing them much closer to what you’d expect from a modern game. The lighting is particularly good and most noticeable in dark environments as spells light everything up along their path with bright colours. In fact, you can compare for yourself, as you can switch back to the old graphics at any time – here’s a video. It looks absolutely gorgeous in 4K and with native widescreen support, and it’s perhaps closer to how I remember it in my head than the actual Diablo 2. It’s got all new models, lighting, sound, music, and effects, but with the same grimdark aesthetic. Thankfully, you mostly have nothing to worry about.ĭiablo 2: Resurrected remakes the game entirely in a new 3D engine. Diablo 2: Resurrected should have immediately filled fans with excitement to return to such a landmark game, but after Warcraft 3: Reforged left players dismayed, and with the moral questions that hang over Blizzard these days, you might have been a little wary. Naturally, I am one of those people, and Diablo 2 and its expansion Lord of Destruction occupy an important space in my increasingly storied gaming history.

Diablo 2 resurrected xbox series x review