![]() ![]() The controller is entirely supported - you can do anything you would do with a keyboard and mouse on it - but it does feel a little different to move without clicking, and there’s a bit of learning to do to get familiar with the control scheme. So whether you’re an old Diablo 2 veteran or have never played the game before, be warned - the game is almost entirely the same, as far as I could tell, with the only differences I experienced due to the fact I was using a PlayStation 4 controller on my PC to play it. They did not change Diablo 2’s heart, but they did make it shinier Since the Technical Alpha only has Acts 1 and 2 so far, some of the game’s most complex fights aren’t accessible yet, but what is there includes old favorites like Blood Raven and Andariel, and those are very significant tests for lower level players like I was at that point. Combat ramps up in speed as it grows in difficulty, because you get to spend your skill points on new attacks and abilities that you’ll add into your rotation. You’re going to run out of inventory space right quick. Town Portals are still something you buy - you’ll want a Tome of those, and a Tome of Identify while you’re at it. Pretty much everything ARPGs today do, they either do because this game did it, or in reaction to it.Īll the hallmarks of the original Diablo 2 gameplay experience are here. This is, after all, the Beatles of the ARPG genre. Diablo 2 didn’t play as frenetically as some of its modern descendants, and even using a controller doesn’t really change that - this is a bit more slow paced than those games are. What does that mean?įirst, if you’ve never played Diablo 2, but have played the various ARPGs that descend from it - games like Grim Dawn or Torchlight or even Diablo 3, don’t expect exactly the same experience. ![]() And yet, that means it’s not just good, it’s significantly better than if you just played Diablo 2 without the updates. After spending several hours playing Diablo 2: Resurrected on a Barbarian and an Amazon, I can report that my first impression of the game is that it is indeed Diablo 2, just prettier. ![]()
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