Gameplay is all about getting better equipment and levelling up. From the first porcupine you club to death right outside of the camp, to grappling with gigantic arch demons inhabiting hell, Diablo 2: Resurrected is a non-stop violent brawl of jeepers and creepers, many of which are full of treats for your character to consume and equip. Actually, it’s THE classic isometric ARPG. What’s better than a screen full of skeletal warriors swarming the enemies while you cast curses over the foes. I’ve played through a handful of characters in Diablo 2: Resurrected and all of them back in the original game, and I gotta say, no necromancer in all of gaming can compare to the joy I feel playing the Necromancer in Diablo 2. From the blessed Paladin tank, to the leap-frogging Barbarian, to the destruction mage Sorceress, to the wolfman-covered-in-hurricanes Druid, each one is incredibly fun and cool.

There are the same seven classes in Diablo 2: Resurrected as in the original, the five of the base game, and two from the DLC. Thankfully, with enough XP and the right equipment, your mortal hero becomes incredibly powerful. You play as a mortal hero that must fight their way through half a trillion demons in order to fight The Big Demon. Diablo 2 follows the trail of that fallen hero/resurrected Diablo as they walk across the lands, leaving death and destruction and demonic hordes in their wake. Thus, becoming the new king of evil or whatever. In Diablo original, the hero defeats said namesake, only to plant the cursed soulstone of Diablo right in his own dang forehead. The story of Diablo 2: Resurrected is the same as before.

But there’s something different this time around, something that made me more than willing to shell out the dough for another round of resurrected Diablo 2 magic. After all, shouldn’t they go through with adding in some fun modern stuff? Resident Evil 2 back in 2019 was a delight because I got to experience it again in a new light. A lot of times, I don’t find myself all too enthused about a straight re-release for my favorite games. What can I say? It’s Diablo 2, the Blizzard game I’ve probably put the most amount of time in. Diablo 2: Resurrected Review – A Timeless Game Back From The Dead

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