It’s only $40, but you can also grab the original for about $10. If you’re wanting to try the game out to see why the game is so beloved, it’s definitely a personal call. If you’re nostalgic for Diablo II, I would recommend Resurrected. Other features that I wish Resurrected had included are cross-play the ability to change audio output (not a huge deal, but something small that I don’t see why it wasn’t included) and a feature that you never find in these games, customizing the way your character looks (once again, this is a very small deal since you would never actually expect this). There will be some people who find the game fun without nostalgia, I just really appreciate some more modern conventions. Without the nostalgia factor, I found myself wanting to play Torchlight or Diablo III over Resurrected. The lack of aforementioned quality of life improvements really annoyed me. Sadly, with the updates that they did it wasn’t very fun for me. I really like the overworld theme that plays as you run around in the beginning.

Another great part of the game is the soundtrack. Plus, if you’re feeling extra nostalgic or wanting to feel more original, you can always toggle the graphics between modern and classic. I wouldn’t say they’re mind-blowing, but they are leagues ahead of the year 2000 and are still very reasonable. I could honestly look past the inventory system as long as they let potions stack.īesides the faithfulness to the original and the chance for new players to try the game out with improved graphics, let’s talk about the graphics. That said, I wish that they would’ve made it so that potions stack. I would’ve liked an updated format, although I also understand keeping it for the nostalgia. I really dislike these inventory systems where you get a small box and you have to play Tetris with your items (minus the rotating). This also means that they didn’t take advantage of some modern gaming conventions that could serve as quality of life improvements. I’ve heard the game is pretty faithful to the original, and I know that was the team’s intention. It allows new people to give the game a go with nicer graphics than the original.

This is actually one of the first pros to Resurrected. I’ve seen friends play it and have heard great things, but never picked it up myself. First things first, I never played Diablo II growing up.

Diablo 2 resurrected ps5 review