

The pacing is much slower and more deliberate in Diablo 2, though it still certainly could never be called slow. While both games involve furious mouse-clicking (or slapping controller buttons), combat between Diablo 2: Resurrected and Diablo 3 has a very different tenor. Yet now that Diablo 2: Resurrected has been released, it's plainly apparent just how much the classic Diablo experience differs from the modern - though which side wins out is ultimately a matter of taste.

Many criticisms eventually gave way to a better game, especially after Diablo 3's only expansion pack, Reaper of Souls, added a large influx of new content with a darker and more familiar tone. Related: How Diablo 2: Resurrected's Gameplay Holds Up Two Decades Laterĭiablo 3 made some striking departures from the successful formula that the first two games built, and as a result, it strongly divided fans when it first released. If Diablo 3 was a reimagining of what a new Diablo game could look like after Diablo 2, then Diablo 2: Resurrected is a new vision of what that classic game could look with a modern coat of paint and a few solid quality-of-life updates. With detailed new visuals that overlay what is fundamentally the same game that released 21 years ago - or rather the significantly patched, updated, and improved thing that game would eventually come to be - Resurrected offers a chance for players new to the franchise to see what originally made it so popular, and gives veterans a chance to relive the glory days.
