The core gameplay remains untouched, perks and all, though the game does add in some nice updates like the ability to auto-collect gold and to switch between the new and “legacy” graphics on the fly without any loading whatsoever. You’ll spend hours getting your character up to snuff, then keep replaying each different dungeon to get the loot you want and the equipment you need to take on roadblocks like everybody’s favourite Act 2 Maggot King f*** Duriel. There’s two more in the upcoming full game -Assassin and Necromancer- and these selections will cover all various playstyles from support to full-on damage-dealing tanks to even pet classes basically the archetypes you can find in recent action RPGs. The beta restricts you to just the first two Acts, with five classes to play with: Barbarian, Sorceress, Amazon, Paladin, and Druid. Best to bring a friend in the upcoming weekend public beta if you want your fights to be less aggravating and attrition-heavy. For the rest of us who thought games like Torchlight 3 and even Diablo 3 are way too easy and “for babies”, this remaster will sort your sadomasochistic jollies. If you’re playing Diablo 2: Remastered blind, be prepared for a crash course in late-90s and early 2000s game difficulty. No School Like The Old SchoolĮverything you loved and hated about Diablo 2 is in here: the many hours of grinding, the need for high-end loot to clear even Normal difficulty, the fact that the regular enemies hit harder than a semi-truck unless you’re packing a lot of health potions and resort to using a pet class, or look up the plethora of guides you can access for a 21-year old game. I’m fine with that, but there’s a major problem which we’ll have to address in a bit. So when Blizzard announced a remaster slated for this September, many fans are stoked to return to the days of 2000s action RPGing where newfangled current-gen (and even last gen) quality of life updates and changes in the genre are purposely missing for the sake of recapturing the hardcore action of the era.ġ0-or-so hours later,the Diablo 2: Resurrected beta is what you expect from a remaster: a lovely coat of paint that doesn’t change much. There is no question that Diablo 2 is an action RPG masterpiece, both the base game and the Lord of Destruction expansion pack.

Genre: Beta of a remastered action RPG with old-school grinding Platform: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series, PS4, PS5

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