

Gold is now set to auto-pickup by default, removing the micro-management clicks of a resource that you’re never not going to want to pick up. While a character’s personal loot stash remains frustratingly limited, you’ve now access to a shared stash for all your account’s characters, letting any Amazon, Barbarian or Crusader alike access the same bottomless chest of interchangeable gear. The few gameplay changes that have been made are subtle and, for the most part, suitable. The new, the old, and the stubbornly-unchanged With allegations of workplace misogyny being directed at Activision Blizzard at the moment, it’s good to see some shift in representation here taking place. The Amazonnian warrior, for instance, finally has some armor that will protect her vulnerable bits, sensibly covering her up in a way fitting for a battle-hardened veteran. If playing on a modern console, you have both a 60fps ‘Performance’ graphics option, and a native 4K / 30fps ‘Quality’ option – there’s so little difference in visual fidelity between them that the smoother Performance option is the one to go for.Įagle-eyed returning players will notice that some of the more sexualized character designs and armors have been edited, too. It’s all in keeping with the original aesthetic – that dark fantasy moodiness retained, compared to the slightly friendlier Diablo 3 palette. Dungeons are slick with damp and reflections, furry gargantuan’s shag flicks with each whack of their paws, and fire spells light up enemies and the environment alike. The new visuals are lovingly put together – there’s the same implied griminess of the original’s pixelated look, but now with all the detail your imagination used to have to do the heavy lifting for. While you can still play at good ol’ 800 x 600 resolution, switching on the fly with a push of a button between vintage and modern graphics settings. Other than that, the game is looking to be a fantastic remake of a classic.Ĭatch up on the latest cinematic trailer down below.The most obvious difference, naturally, is the fresh 4K lick of paint applied to the visuals. We had some major issues with the controller experience including being unable to use certain skills and the mundane inventory management that takes way too much time to get around. We spent a lot of time playing the Diablo 2 Resurrected beta last month and enjoyed it. Launch times: 8am PDT / 11am ET / 17:00 CAT / 1am AEST (next day) / 16:00 BST.

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That means the game is live at 17:00 CAT/ and 11 am ET. If you’re in the US, this will be very in the morning but here in SA, you won’t be able to play the game until the afternoon.Īccording to the executive producer of Diablo Rod Fergusson, Diablo 2 Resurrected will only go live at 8 am PDT on 23 September. However, the game won’t be live until a certain time due to the global rollout. On 23 September, Blizzard will release the game on PS4, PS5, Xbox and PC. Diablo 2 Resurrected is two weeks away and if you plan on jumping into the game at launch then you need to plan accordingly.
