Aside from the increase in quality, nothing looks too dramatically different. The animation is a lot smoother and the sound is now mixed for Dolby 7.1 surround sound. The characters and environments look much smoother in their new HD resolution, and players have the option to switch the display from the classic 640 x 480 to the 800 x 600 that was introduced with Lord of Destruction. Getting into the game the changes are apparent but for the most part subtle. The Lord of Destruction expansion did add a lot to the base Diablo IIexperience, and during the character selection process it appears all the main nostalgia boxes have been checked. Diablo II Resurrected does include the Lord of Destruction content, so even though they weren’t playable the character selection screen did include the Assassin, Druid, Paladin and Necromancer. Naturally the full game was not accessible, only the first two acts and three of the available characters: the Amazon, Barbarian and Sorceress. The Technical Alpha offered a glimpse into what can be expected with Diablo II Resurrected. When Blizzard announced Diablo II Resurrected, the announcement was met with nostalgia-driven excitement that was unfortunately blunted by caution inspired by the lackluster Warcraft III Reforged. Blizzard recently had a single player Technical Alpha which allowed a few players to get some hands on time with a work in progress build of Diablo II Resurrected.
Whether it was hunting the Lord of Terror in the single player campaign or logging onto into the wee hours of the morning with their friends, this was a game that remained entertaining long after its release with some that would even argue that it remains the superior Diablo to the 2012 Diablo III. In the early 2000s many PC gamers spent countless hours with Diablo II.
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