Diablo 2 Resurrected - Open Beta
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This looks pretty darn good. I'm not a huge fan of ARPGs but this is the king of them. I did love the first two Diablos back in my youth.
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I got to play in the private beta for a couple of hours, and while I don't think I'll have the time to put into a game like I did when I was younger, it was indeed very very impressive how good it all looks. It pretty much captures what my mind's eye remembered. The only weird thing is that sometimes there are issues with distance closing. I'm not sure if that was in the original, or if it's only in the remastered version. Aside from this, it looks fantastic.
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I really liked Diablo when it was new but bounced off D2 pretty hard. I hated how everything respawned every time you logged back in. I wasn't interested in grinding, I just wanted to play through the single-player campaign.
The remaster does look really good though. I know I've said this before, but I wish they had done something similar with StarCraft.
The remaster does look really good though. I know I've said this before, but I wish they had done something similar with StarCraft.
This was my initial reaction, too. But I overcame it and liked the campaign and the Add-on, well except for the frigging jungle chapter.
But you must have a tough time with Hack&Slash games these days. Titan Quest, Grim Dawn, Diablo 3 - all have the same save system: just character save - no world save state, except for the activated portals.
Well, I've never been a big fan of the genre tbh. The only modern hack&slash I like is Warhammer 40k: Inquisitor, and that's only because I like the setting and lore enough to overlook the so-so gameplay.
Sucks to see Blizzard go from driving the industry forward with contstant innovation to seeing all the old staff and now even the "new" guys leave while the dev just re-release their old games with new skins.
Cmon, Blizzard, make a new game. MAKE A NEW GAME!!
Cmon, Blizzard, make a new game. MAKE A NEW GAME!!
Thanks. I always feel I'm the only one. I loved D1 and played it to death with my buddies back then but didn't like D2.
Sucks to see Blizzard go from driving the industry forward with contstant innovation to seeing all the old staff and now even the "new" guys leave while the dev just re-release their old games with new skins.
Cmon, Blizzard, make a new game. MAKE A NEW GAME!!
That ship sailed when they teamed up with Activision. Now it's all about profits, profits, profits.
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And more about berating and harming employees. Be careful where you spend your cheddar, folks!
Yeah, terrible move. As if they didn't have enough money from the cash cwow. Just greedy!
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I see Blizzard has decided to drop TCP/IP support, preventing people from forming their own independent multiplayer setups.
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Yep they want everyone on their Battle.net service. They broke there promise.I see Blizzard has decided to drop TCP/IP support, preventing people from forming their own independent multiplayer setups.
Anyway I like Blizzard before they were sold to Activision, and before they made the Warcraft MMO. Nowadays it's a different developer and I'm indifferent to them.
Maybe make SP games that don't need an online sever account to play.
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Of course, the masters must and will lay down the law. Did people actually think they'd do otherwise? Free yourself of the yoke, people!