It’s something you’ll really only see in the menus, but popping out to the character select screen to see your gorgeous newest piece of gear never gets old. The Druid finally came off his extreme diet, beefing up quite a bit and covering himself with fur armor. The Paladin’s armor gains a metric ton of detail, as does the stoic face of the holy warrior.

The Barbarian actually sees a bit of a reduction, looking less like an overinflated sack of balloons and far more realistic and muscular. You can totally believe the Necromancer has done horrible things and made awful deals for his power, taking a toll on his body. The Amazon looks more harrowed and battle-worn, and the Asian ethnicity of the Assassin looks more dialed in. All characters have gotten a complete cosmetic overhaul, cementing in a more stylized and realistic look for each. Without further ado, let’s start with the largest improvement - the incredible remastered cutscenes.Īs Diablo II Resurrected contains the base game, as well as the Lord of Destruction expansion, you have all seven characters at your disposal right from the start - Barbarian, Necromancer, Sorceress, Amazon, Rogue, Paladin, and Assassin. That said, I think it’s important to also recognize that two decades of improvements to the formula exist. Since the Vicarious Vision team has spent a great deal of effort ensuring that the gameplay remains untouched, retaining every bit of what fans fell in love with so long ago. I’m going to write this from the perspective of a Diablo veteran, but I’ll also be spending a good bit of time on some of the basics. Now 21 years later, it’s time to return to the world of Sanctuary, but could Blizzard capture lighting in a bottle two decades later? Stay awhile and listen as we head back to hell to find out. Universally acclaimed, Diablo II went on to inspire countless games and effectively cemented an entire genre. Finally, the expansion threw in a massive upgrade from the 640×480 resolution all the way up to 800×600. Arreat - a place we’d once again find ourselves in Diablo III.

Naturally it also brought an all-new threat and locale in Mt. The Lord of Destruction expansion pack released a year later amped the 8-player craziness to a new level, adding two more classes in the Assassin and Druid, a vastly expanded stash, a fresh crop of Horadric Cube recipes, weapon swapping, new hirelings you can equip with better gear, and new loot abound. Diablo II released to critical acclaim in the year 2000, with fans embracing the isometric looter wholeheartedly.

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