


Was it the upcoming PlayStation 5 game Marvel’s Spider-Man 2? Or could it have been Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2 (2004)? They probably weren’t referring to the forgotten middle child of the movie Spider-Mans, Andrew Garfield’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), but maybe they meant Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019). Swapping between the modern 3D graphics and the original 2D experience only takes the push of a button.Last week, I was listening to an episode of a podcast in which one of the hosts referred to “the second Spider-Man,” and I had absolutely no idea what they meant. Though updated, the characters, monsters, and environments in Diablo II: Resurrected still capture the dark ambience that Diablo fans remember. The entirety of the game has received a massive graphical overhaul, so returning Diablo II veterans taking a fresh look at Sanctuary will find never-before-seen details, like looking through prescription glasses for the first time. The new 3D heroes have updated armor, clothing, skin textures, animations, and more. The Druid and Assassin from Lord of Destruction also return, as ferocious and elusive as ever. The Amazon, Barbarian, Necromancer, Paladin, and Sorceress each offer rich and varied gameplay. Extensive key-binding options, including a bindable “Interact” hotkey on controllers, and moreįresh look Image credit: Blizzard Entertainmentĭiablo II: Resurrected features seven iconic playable character classes.Volume adjustment across a multitude of audio channels.Font scaling, colorblind modes, and readability options.These accessibility-focused improvements include: They allow players to fine-tune their experience without ever compromising its classic gameplay. To help bring Diablo II to more players than ever before, this remaster includes a wide array of accessibility and quality-of-life options. With cross-progression, players can log into their account on anywhere they have purchased the game for access to their characters and loot. While considerable work went into bringing Diablo II into the modern era, preserving the authenticity of the experience was paramount - the original game engine is still running “under the hood,” performing the same calculations and game logic as it did back in the year 2000.
