It uses a cursor that’s controlled with your analog stick like many other games these days.

Even the cutscenes, which looked gorgeous for the time, but are now worse than the cheapest children’s shows animation these days, have had an overhaul, bringing them much closer to what you’d expect from a modern game. The lighting is particularly good and most noticeable in dark environments as spells light everything up along their path with bright colours. In fact, you can compare for yourself, as you can switch back to the old graphics at any time – here’s a video. It looks absolutely gorgeous in 4K and with native widescreen support, and it’s perhaps closer to how I remember it in my head than the actual Diablo 2. It’s got all new models, lighting, sound, music, and effects, but with the same grimdark aesthetic. Thankfully, you mostly have nothing to worry about.ĭiablo 2: Resurrected remakes the game entirely in a new 3D engine. Diablo 2: Resurrected should have immediately filled fans with excitement to return to such a landmark game, but after Warcraft 3: Reforged left players dismayed, and with the moral questions that hang over Blizzard these days, you might have been a little wary. Naturally, I am one of those people, and Diablo 2 and its expansion Lord of Destruction occupy an important space in my increasingly storied gaming history.

Diablo 2 resurrected ps4 review