The Diablo 2: Resurrected open beta, also known as Diablo 2 Remastered, has finally been released. This release has successfully given us a look at the result of 20 years of tech and videogame developments. These developments have been instrumental in taking the classic action-RPG game to the next level of gaming.The basic changes include a new 3D graphical interface, surround sound, the feature of shared inventories, and even its beloved cutscenes are made from scratch.
How To Play Diablo 2: Resurrected
To play the beta on PC, the players need to log in to Battle.net and install the game. The open beta of Diablo 2 Remastered will be available for both versions of single-player and multiplayer modes with cross-progression between PC and consoles. However, this progress won’t carry over to the full launch. The beta will focus on the first two Acts of the game, with five of the seven classes available to play: the Amazon, Barbarian, Sorceress, Druid and Paladin. There’s no level cap either, which means that the players should play around with character builds if they would like.
The New Elements In Diablo 2: Resurrected
The new release of Diablo 2: resurrected has been termed not a remake but a modified version of the previous game. This is one of the main reasons that veteran players of the game have been filled with overjoy as all the game’s core elements have been kept the same. Following is the list of the things that have been changed in the updated version of the game.
Auto Looting And Other Qol Upgrades Have Been Made Optional.
There has been a new addition of a feature called Auto-gold which can be turned on or off depending on the player’s comfort. If the players want to pick up gold by clicking on it, they would still do that. On the other hand, if the player wants to use this feature, the player needs to activate this feature with the help of the hotkeys. This feature enables the player to run over the gold, and the character automatically picks up the item. There’s an auto-party system for automatically joining games and automatically inviting people to your game.
Completely Remade Cutscenes
Diablo 2 Remastered has completely redone the cutscenes rather than upscaled from the original files when it comes to the cutscenes. However, this was done with involvement from people who worked on the cutscenes back in 2000. The main idea behind this remaking of cutscenes was to take this really dramatic story and remake all 27 minutes of the cinematics from scratch with modern technology and CGI. However, this game with a new look has the same performances, shot-for-shot, renditions of moments in the remake of those videos.
Modding
Modding is a process of modifying certain gameplays with the help of modders. With this game being an old one, there are 20 years’ worth of Diablo 2 mods out there at this point. However, Diablo 2: Resurrected still allowsmodding but in a slightly different way. The main reason behind this is the fact that modern Battle.net is stricter and more secure. The makers of the game pointed to. DLL injections make something thatthe players could do with classic Diablo 2and not in Diablo 2 Resurrected.
Cross-Progression With Consoles
Diablo 2 has been released for PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch, with the developing company Blizzard supporting cross-progression with PC. However, Nintendo or Xbox have been locked for consoles while Sony is still out in the open. This feature of cross-progression with consoles would crank up the popularity as well.
The makers of this game have been reported to say that D2 is not a remake of the previous version. Instead of reverse-engineering the game and building it from scratch, the makers have just incorporated certain changes due to the advancement in techs. The same core gameplay, the same story and tone, even the same voices of the same actors ensure that the heart and flavor of the game remain the same. Diablo 2: Resurrected brings plenty of changes to the game, but its mission is still to capture that classic Diablo experience.
