Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition

I cannot in good faith recommend this entry to anyone looking to enter this genre. There are so many other ARPGs out there more deserving of your time. You got Last Epoch, Path of Exile 1 and 2, The Torchlight series and dare I say D3 and D4. Who besides someone with nostalgia and rose tented glasses would say this is the entry you need to start with. No ma'am, no sir, no ham no burger. I have to say if you are looking to play this, don't do what I did and pay $40 for it. Wait until it hits a sale. 5 out of 10 enter at your own risk 😒

Mi juego favorito de todos los tiempos ahora remasterizado. Sigue siendo igual de bueno que en los 90.

Always online, no thanks

Game asks you to log in online... for a single player game...

Before buying, research the laughably bad colorblind accessibility options and how this game handles online/offline saves + no steam cloud saving. Otherwise it's really fun

Even with the Warlock, this game just doesn't grab me like playing the original in a VM. I really don't like the changes they made in graphics overall. It just gives me a weird feeling like things just aren't quite right. I hate how the amazon looks. Yes, she looked ridiculous before in the original version, but now she looks like she's trying to pass a kidney stone while standing up, even after the revision. The assassin just looks weird. I'm not sure what look they're going for, but her head is so different from the original she feels like a different character. They made some parts of the game have more nudity and some less, and it doesn't bother me that the amazon and assassin are less revealing. I didn't notice a difference with the sorceress. I read they did something with her top, but I never noticed her looking that sexualized, and I would have to look at a comparison online to see the difference. However, I laughed out loud when I saw Andariel wearing a loincloth to cover her fanny. A big part of her look is the juxtaposition of lust and bloodlust, of beauty and carnage. The idea of her putting on a ridiculous modesty cloth is just incongruous. Oh, and the barbarian looks really funny. I mean it's understandable--it's been like 20 years, so he's got a bit of a dad bod. He's got a bit of a beer ponch, and you can tell lifting weights just isn't quite helping him maintain and he's lost some muscle tone all over. It happens to the best of us, right Arnold? For the graphics not involving nudity and sexualization, well, it just feels off, even after I tried various graphics settings. I'm sure the artists put in a ton of time, and they all worked hard to bring this up-to-date. If you can't be bothered with running this game in a VM or you lost your original copies, then this is a good way to go. The upgrades with inventory are definite welcome QoL upgrades. I really wanted to be able to give money to them for this effort in revitalizing an old game in a time when AAA studios are trying to kill off old games. However, I just can't. I might pick it up again if it goes under $15. Otherwise I'm sticking with my "/players 8" solo playing with my spreadsheet of uniques and sets I've found MF'ing on my VM.

this game is pretty hard and i wish there was a bit more assistance with navigation but its a good game and i do enjoy it