I Can’t Believe Diablo 2 is THIS Good! | D2R Review

[@Darbobski]

My nephew had never played any Diablo games before and was wondering if he should get D4. I bought him a copy of D2R and told him to play it instead. I did not tell him it was an old game with new graphics. I wanted to see what he would think going in blind. He hasn't stopped talking about it or pestering me to play with him. D2 is just a great game. One of the best video games of all time.

[@AllTradesJackReviews]

That’s awesome to hear lol such a good testament to how solid a game is.

[@Nazylexx]

Game may be old but ita design is a fundament of almost all aRPGs and thats why its a timeless classic.

[@Randy7777]

Good one!

[@d_no_allyn_86]

should have gave him the original and just said play it or no ice cream or some shit. lol. it's worth the experience of playing the original first. i think the fact that tons of kids had fun with minecraft should tell you that graphics don't matter all that much.

[@enkidu52]

💯

[@SchwingyGaming]

D2 was the first game that REALLY sucked me in and I obsessed over way back as a kid. I have great memories doing chaos sanctuary runs on a hammerdin, and being terrified of someone deciding they wanted to pvp me while I was out in the wild. This game was fantastic and MADE the entire genre imo.

[@AllTradesJackReviews]

I really wish that I had tried it as a kid, because I KNOW I would have been such a little wuss. I would never leave the towns... lol

[@DrewRCR]

Same with me man!

[@philhelm1318]

"...while out in the wild." That reminds me of when before Diablo 2 was released, and one of the features was going to be traveling through the wilderness and not just in a dungeon. It really was a legendary game, up there with Baldur's Gate 1 & 2, Age of Empires 2, etc.

[@firghteningtruth7173]

​@@AllTradesJackReviews eh, it gives you a VERY loud sound effect and a notification. 97-99s woupd come in and hostile you just to freak you out sometimes. 😂 Just tp to town and say nothing and they would get bored and leave. I think in 20+ years of playing this game online on and off, I was killed once or twice this way. And it was only because I assumed that they wouldn't ACTUALLY be that guy. 😂 I was wrong. 😂

[@d_no_allyn_86]

@@firghteningtruth7173 those were the days. lol. it's funny how immersed you were in it back then. to think back on it.. it was the only game that i feel truly immersed you. idk how i ever put it down or gave it up lol but.. we grow up, we find other things. im back to playing it but on d2r remodded. it's great.

[@leejordan001]

No matter what you say, D2 is the best game ever. I play it since 2000 and love it. It is so complex I learn new things about it still today.

[@jakescott504]

Me too

[@DrewRCR]

Same here !

[@Rumblingbelly]

Took me 20 years to realize that you can use chipped gems in cube to get random stats on a weapon with sockets, useful for starting builds

[@Savryn21]

Same. I will never stop playing it.

[@seeess925]

The design was inherently screwed up by devs And they became aware of it much later. Although it is still a great game enjoyed by many for many reasons. The issue is the way casting got implemented on the classes. Which aren't affected by ability scores. So everybody's prime requisite optimally becomes vitality. Which is a huge fundamental flaw that happened to this game. I, however, don't play D2 in a way that exploits this. Although everybody and their mom does. For example, as Amazon, I'm putting most of my points into dex then str. Vitality comes in third. Because that is how the devs intended for ability scores to affect characters based on class.

[@Rob-147]

Diablo 2 and lod expansion was my childhood. Patch 1.09 was the best. Cow runs, no enigma, and guided arrow could Pierce. 1.10 or other patches weren't near as good, but still had fun with it. Man, I miss the glory days of Blizzard before Activision.

[@armyofninjas9055]

Condor games. Later Runic. ;)

[@QQWoLPHie]

ehh 1.10 revolutionized pvp, before that it was bowazons and sorcs

[@Thanks-bj1fo]

This game would be complete trash without enigma. Major design flaw with a bandaid fix.

[@nenoman3855]

Tip: you can stack the duration of stamina, thawing, and antidote potions. Just chug an inventory full of stamina potions at once and your stamina will be always be blue until you save and exit. Same goes for thawing and antidote potions, which will max out your cold and poison resist respectively.

[@d_no_allyn_86]

for real?? sounds like a prank lol.

[@E.D.998]

you underestimated how long is my diablo session ;)

[@stevendeslauriers1369]

For thawing and antidote potions, it doesn't "max out" your cold and poison resistances, it will add 50 to it. (ie if you have 25 it will go to 75, if you have 50 and no max res on gear, it still will go to 75, no more. If you are at -36, it will put you at 14)

[@S2GUnit]

It has to be a completely full inventory to work?

[@E.D.998]

@@S2GUnit 30seconds per potion. Example if you drink 10 potions, you have protection for 5 minutes. Drink responsibly XD

[@SeiShinCasios]

i think breakpoints are one of the main reasons its so fun to build your character. you dont just mindlessly slap on every faster cast or faster attack rate item, because it improves in steps. for sorc there is no reason to get more fcr if you cant reach the 105 breakpoint after you have 65 fcr. so suddenly got item slots available for different options. min maxing within these options is amazing. and then you finally get the 35 fcr spirit or 20fcr amu and now you can get the 105 breakpoint or even the 200fcr!! that just feels amazing.

[@chewycaca]

A lot of us dont know about this shit until ressurected lol

[@Marumbon]

The feeling of tping on 200 fcr sorc is like crack to me

[@d8l835]

@@chewycaca lol nobody knew this stuff back in the early 2000s. There wasn't a meta really because we hadn't discovered how intricate some of the mechanics can be, or the unique possibilities between items, breakpoints, etc. The game had so much mystery back in the day, and even now, the depth is still there that even a 20 year vet like myself can still have something happen that's never happened before, or I can still find something that I have never seen before. Truly one of the greatest games of all time

[@wchingfong]

Diablo wasn't the first real-time RPG. Games like Ultima VII preceded it by years, as did console ancestors like Castlevania II, Zelda, and stuff like Xanadu. But Diablo birthed the ARPG as we know it today-its hotbars, levels of generated dungeons, and other features that still stick. A.I.

[@JamesPackerTimothy]

Hey, I've been playing this game for 20 years and it's nice to see a video explaining why it aged so well :). One quick note though, you talk about crafting. There is actually another system named "crafting" in D2 that gives orange items that can actually can be godly and used in playthrough. It's very simple but it works, you just put a blue items and the right components in the cube to get a semi-predictable result. Some recipes are garbage but some are great. Another note about itemization: what amazes me is that thanks to high and low level dueling some of the most valuable items to trade online are actually, blue, yellow and sometimes even white/grey items (for runewords). This means that even in the end game, ANY item rarity can actually be a GG find, especially online. And I think that is something that makes D2 rather unique in all the ARPGs I've tried. I also understand that all this maybe just couldn't fit in your video ^^.

[@petarradelic4869]

Amen bro! No rpg will ever come close to D2 that's just facts, tried them all.

[@DrewRCR]

@@petarradelic4869Same here haha

[@vJAMIEv]

One of a kind rings with 15fcr 15 dex 15 strength 30 life etc 🤩

[@Thanks-bj1fo]

It's aged well off you compare it to other arpg. In general, it's aged poorly. Game was a 9 on release, it's now a 6. It's been pretty underwhelming going back to it.

[@NekokunPlays]

Diablo 2 is special to me, not only did my parents meet in that game, It was also my very first video game. The sheer amount of time i have put into the SNEJ mod specifically is insane, easily in the thousands

[@DrewRCR]

How cool! Lots of nostalgia for me as well. Cheers 🍻

[@tokivikerness8863]

Someone actually got laid from a d2 meet up! The legend is true.

[@philhelm1318]

How did your parents meet through the game? Did they happen to live near each other, or was it a long distance thing? Intriguing!

[@NekokunPlays]

@@philhelm1318 They did live somewhat nearby but it started off as long distance

[@wchingfong]

I met one US player in game, he said his wife left him because of his spending most of his time in the game. I can feel his sorrow and regret.

[@petarradelic4869]

still the best rpg ever made fuck it, no one would play any other rpg game if it had no season and constant content update (which all deem crucial), still d2 had none of that and people still kept playing i mean what more evidence you need. Respect to PoE and Grim Dawn no doubt about that, but there can be only one.

[@hawenepu]

I listened on head phones and just marveled at your ability to write and deliver your content. thanks for sharing man

[@joelleet554]

Nice video. D2R got me back into playing Diablo for the first time in about 20 years. I love that the graphics were improved and that some long-standing bugs were fixed, and that they even added some new items in the last few years. I learned to keep some stam pots that drop on hand to keep that forced walking to nearly no time at all anymore. You were also very accurate about rarity of items. I was so curious about runes since they're so potentially powerful that I checked how their drops work. It's a bit ingenious how they check the highest possible rune(s) first if one does drop, but then work their way down to the more common ones until El or Eld is guaranteed at the end. There's no getting around the rarity, no matter how many chaos sanctuaries or cow levels or lower kurasts or pits you clear or check, it requires enough tries for the luck to go your way. When one finally appears, it's elation. OTOH, if I find an El Rune in the Pit I think of how many failed rolls it took to get there 😅.

[@EnglishTeacher505]

I am still obsessed with D2 until this day. I love playing HC single player.

[@blindenergy6694]

I Always played hc as a necro

[@tamasjanosbeki5556]

​@@blindenergy6694 necro with what style? :)

[@s4098429]

I think the stamina mechanic is to stop low level characters from running past all the monsters. The AI is not smart, with a few quick steps you can avoid almost all monsters, but running out of breath when you have a horde of monsters running after you is a terrifying death. I think combining stamina and mana might be an improvement, getting stamina for free means it becomes a non issue fairly quick, encouraging builds to not put every point into vitality would be good imo.

[@TalkativeTri]

Really enjoyed listening to this as I played the new POE league. D2 was the first ARPG I played with my Dad back when I was like...5 years old. Good times. I plan on returning to D2R at some point....

[@AllTradesJackReviews]

I’m glad you liked the video! And I hope you are loving Affliction. I’m getting really into it too…

[@DrewRCR]

Same with me man, I played with my dad when I was around 10. So great..

[@c0ri]

I'm not sure why Blizzard just doesn't add more Acts for D2R. I bought D3/4 but still play D2R more.

[@zaubergarden6900]

Oh. God. Please. NO!

[@candlestyx8517]

I agree, D2 should get more expansions. AoE2 is still releasing expansions 22 years later.

[@VIDAGVERRA]

@4:45 Last dude that tried to talk it out with Baal be like; POP!

[@AllTradesJackReviews]

That poor poor bastard...

[@HC-Alfred]

I usually after certain point throw tome of TP away and dedicate one row from my belt for TP scrolls

[@coryharlow995]

You left quite a bit out but that just goes to show the capacity of this game. I have been playing since release in 2000. I still play now and was so happy with the remaster was released.

[@d8l835]

I dont think you touched on the cube enough. There are a ton of item crafting recipes too, if you get lucky enough you can craft caster amulets that end up being best in slot and worth a stupid amount if rolled with desirable stats. The itemization in this game is still so much fun and honestly still probably some of the best ever. Diablo has never, ever been better than diablo 2. Its "sequels" are in name only. The soul isnt even recognizable

[@Rumblingbelly]

I just learned that chipped gems can create sockets and random stats on weapons :()

[@d8l835]

@@Rumblingbelly man there is sooo much you can do with that damn box lol And a few good ones that can be some of the best items in the game by crafting. Lots of useful recipes even through playthroughs, especially in single player when you're on your own

[@toddwilliams8128]

I feel like you really glossed over the classes and their skill trees, because this is what really made the game shine for me. Every class had its own unique feel, and the trees allowed for some diverse character builds. I have done scores of Amazons over the years, and all of them had their own special flavor with their skill layouts. Bow/Crossbow tree? You could choose between specializing in magic/physical, fire, or ice, or mix and match to your heart's content. Spear and Javelin skills had physical melee, but also lightning melee, and javelin skills gave you options of chucking poison and lightning around, so many options. Then there was the passive tree, and if you were a true mad lad.lass, you could dump all of your points into this tree alone and take the best weapon you could find and apply it to monsters... also features Valkyrie, which for my money is the best minion in the game. Another key feature was a very engaging multiplayer, which allows you to team up with friends, or randos if you're feeling lucky. If you had a cohesive group, you could even have fun group games with themes. One group was based on the military tech of the phalanx, with a warcry Barb issuing buffs to his retinue of 7 Amazons, all wielding spears. Everyone had an Act 2 merc (because spears!!!), as well as 7 Zons using Decoys (with spears!!!) and Valkyries (using spears!!!)... not only effective, but made for some incredible screenshots that anyone taking a shot for every spear would have to call an ambulance afterwards. I even got to be the Impaler, a skill that approximately 0.00001% of Amazon players used, much less mained, due to the slow wind-up for the big damage output. I was on 'boss' duty... if a champion, rare, or unique showed up, it was my time to shine, mostly because the entirety of the group (especially after level 30) was just roflstomping everything on the screen that wasn't so high profile. Fun times, would do it again.

[@wessleycoleman3014]

Solid relatively unbiased description. The fact that D2/D2R are played with such excitement is great. Also no battle pass or everyone having the same gear. And even if the top 1% of gamers get the HG items. They treasure them cuz it was not purchased or high RNGeezus loot. 10+or 20+ years and finally getting that one item!

[@chessophiler]

Really great review! The HC and crafting is the best. Each class has skills that you want to try. Cheers!

[@hiddenleif6854]

Imagine the world of Witcher 3 with the combat of Sekiro and the itemization of Diablo 2

[@Heavysmoker123]

Sounds like my vision...elden ring with d2 style lobby ....imagine it

[@Heavysmoker123]

Along with the rng aspect you mentioned as well

[@CrocShark]

If inventory space was totally cleared up that would limit the amount of charms you can use for boss fights and PvP, but it also limits players (mainly bots) from stealing all the good drops.

[@LuketheGamerDuke]

Great video! I remember finding the Battle Chest randomly in Walmart when I was 13 in 2001: I thought the art looked cool. Been completely hooked ever since. In my opinion, Blizzard hasn’t made a Diablo game since Diablo II. D3 should have been called “Diabla I” and D4 “Lilith I”. I’ve been playing the Hell out of D2R since D4’s failure.. I mean launch. Nah, failure. Diablo II forever!

[@Evie_Raven]

You can put your scrolls of TP on your belt. Gives you a hotkey for TP without having to map a spell to it, and frees up those inventory slots that can hold other gear.

[@matthuck378]

I love D2 and Titan Quest to this day. I wish we'd get a TQR like we got a D2R...

[@JesusRodriguez-zc2bg]

Oh God this game is so addicting with the loot system and the leveling up all mixed in with choosing your own attribute points top of the tier game design.

[@Thanks-bj1fo]

It's attributes are horrible game design. They really fucked up attributes. Skill trees though, that is dope. The loot is pretty damn boring too lol. Game is a6/10.

[@mikk1332]

Still play to this day.

[@nostrings1269]

I've played D2 for a looong time. Greatest arpg ever. I had hope for D4 but it's still...Diablo doesn't need different itemization or systems, it just needs more of the story. The open world was a nice concept but the way they implemented it detached the game from the story & the monster lvl growing with us is dumb. D2 always keeps us immersed in the story. It's memorable & feels truly rewarding

[@DimitrisTeo1986]

Man...games that came in a big box still decorate my gaming corner. Playing D2 throughout the whole day , my mum coming asking me what i want for supper and me-startled- throwing the keyboard. Never again were i so immersed in a game .

[@toreknutsen2700]

most fun part of d2 for me is that after you master the main spec of each classes, try to make your own build that is just to farm one spot, and watch what magic you can create with gear and spells :D

[@inputdisrupter101]

I will always come back to D2 like a favorite book or movie. I will gladly play it to level 85 on most characters and enjoy farming over and over again for those sweet sweet drops. Love this game.

[@threefirstnamegodsquared8836]

I played 2 first. It ruined all other Diablo's and almost all ARPG games for me. I'm still looking for something I enjoy on D2s lvl

[@SeanUCF]

Games that are better than Diablo 2: Torchlight, Torchlight 2, Torchlight 3, Diablo 1, Diablo 3, Diablo 4, Warhammer 40k Inquistor Martyr, Warhammer Chaosbane, Pagan Absent Gods, Sacred, Sacred 2, Titan Quest, Grim Dawn, Victor Vran, Van Helsing, Wolcen, Hero Siege and the list goes on....

[@threefirstnamegodsquared8836]

@@SeanUCF Diablo 3 and 4 inventory/item management is too out of wack, they messed it All Up 😈😈😈. Also not enough Deckard Cain. Diablo 1 is good. There's definitely a few I need to checkout from your list, much appreciated

[@SeanUCF]

@@threefirstnamegodsquared8836 I have no idea what you mean by the inventory system being out of wack in Diablo 3 or 4. It's objectively a thousand times better than what it was (as is every other ARPG) in Diablo 2. If you want my personal recommendations I would go with WH 40k Inquisitor Martyr and Van Helsing if you want games that are little more in depth with character builds, Torchlight 2 if you want a real modern Diablo 2 since it basically has the same story and gameplay since it was made by mostly the same dev team from Diablo 2. In fact, that's why I can't play Diablo 2 anymore b/c Torchlight 2 is the same but better in every way. Then if you want something that is more action and co-op friendly I would go with Warhammer Chaosbane and Victor Vran. Every game I mentioned in my previous comment is worth playing or at least trying IMO though.

[@chessophiler]

Sorry, not D4@@SeanUCF

[@DrewRCR]

Exactly the same for me lol. I’ve never found another game that can keep me entertained like D2.

[@seiaghen]

the inventory is also an extra immersion tool > how much can you carry, also tombs, keys, charms, potions, quest special items, real-life item-sizes also add the the athmospere of the world, makes you believe you are there

[@Chrisfragger1]

Honestly I would like a separate slot for a Key Ring, but eh.. It's not a game breaker.

[@vtec1988]

This video is the GOAT for outlining what Diablo 2 is, why / how it stands up to the sands of time and why it holds a special place in our hearts. Awesome job man....

[@bogdanmiron4238]

Defense is set to 0 while running, chance to block to max 25% if you have 75% to begin with

[@EmmitScully]

Best game I’ve ever played. 24 years and I still come back to it. I really like the storage improvement in resurrected. Transferring items was sometimes a real challenge back in the days of dial up internet!

[@PerStianDigranes]

Yep, still play it. Because the last season added nothing I'm working on my single player journey. I'm on and off - but I've got my single player chars stored on a USB drive - so whenever I buy a new computer I still have my single player chars. Deleted them a couple of times because they became too powerful, or I just wanted to start over. Starting over with no gear, no currency, no nothing is always the most exiting. Also have a copy of d2lod on a USB drive, play it sometimes at work when there's absolutely nothing important to do. That version of the game can run on a toaster, so works great for the work computers :D added plugy mod for infinite stash space - wish there was a mod like that for d2r aswell. Been messing around with PD2 aswell a couple of seasons, but not yet enough to actually conquer all of the endgame they've added to it. It's also great!

[@StandardEnvy]

Playing for that dopamine hit when an hr or grail item drops. Its digital crack.

[@DrewRCR]

Absolutely lol. I’ve been playing for 20+ years but it was always online with the best gear. Recently started Single Player and got my first HR drop, safe to say I’m fully addicted to the game again lol.. Single Player makes you appreciate items I normally would have overlooked. Cheers 🍻

[@StandardEnvy]

just found my griffons on ssf.@@DrewRCR

[@Rumblingbelly]

Even as a low level melee char it feels amazing to find those Sanders Riprap boots or Guillaume's Face

[@mikehawk8984]

One thing that you missed with the stamina is that your defense drops to 0 when you run. It's similar to D&D with attacks of opportunity. I believe that the reason that you have stamina in the first place is to show you in the early levels that you get hit much less often when you're walking after running out of stamina

[@russellcrowe187]

I still play and ive been playing since patch .08

[@eggshen3655]

You know how you think this game is so good, that's why the hype for D4 was so massive. That is also why, for me at least, it was one of the saddest moments ever in game history. What D4 could have been...

[@chessophiler]

Yes. D4 graphics good, but game mechanics/skills very poor.

[@Rumblingbelly]

Same goes for Diablo 3, when the old creators left the company it turned to shit

[@danielalbuquerque9049]

Feel that too, I remember playing D4 beta and getting disappointed, feels like a slower and worse D3. Would be better go D3 2.0 all the way than make the game like that.

[@kennellfrederick4367]

D4 was still a great game, not sure where all the hate was coming from, although I’d always gone through the story on normal, the hell, nightmare and whatever the final difficulty level is.

[@pawelkapica5363]

Even today, those cinematics (though remastered) show you how impressive they were back then. This was one of the reasons I loved Blizzard games when I was a kid, the cinematics made me want to know more, to progress, so I could watch the next one and experience the story. Shame it's not like that anymore.

[@stephensalex]

To me, Diablo is the definitive action role-playing game. There is no other franchise that embodies the genre as well as this one does. I first picked up a copy of Diablo 2 (the Battle Chest) a few years after release -- I've always been an FPS player, so I was late to the party. Since then, I've grown to love the role-playing genre as well as real-time strategy. I play FPS far less often now. I think FPS games are still amazing (and were my gateway to being a true gamer) but there is a finite-ness to them. Do the thing, get to the end. Done, now what? There is such an infinite replay factor to Diablo (the entire series) that doesn't exist in other types of games outside of other RPGs and series like Warcraft (including WoW). I have to agree with everything you said about the community. Each and every other player I've met has been extremely nice to talk with, friendly, willing to help (random party, advice etc), and they all pool the community's collective knowledge together, chat about it and learn/grow together. It's amazing. I will be a lifelong player of this game series because of all this. Also, as a side-note, this was my first of your videos that I've watched so far. The algorithm definitely hooked me up here. You've gained a subscriber, keep up the awesome work!

[@erick3755]

Great video and you nailed what keeps people coming back to the game and separates it from other titles in the itemization. I would argue that is where D3 and D4 failed and why players cintinue to play D2 after 20+ years.

[@wessleycoleman3014]

D3 was good enough after a few years of patches. D4 is a complete letdown. First buyers remorse in my video game history.

[@erick3755]

@wessleycoleman3014 D3 gave me a decent number of hours, but there wasn't enough itemization or endgame to keep me coming back. I had a bad feeling about D4, so I waited to see what it looked like from streamers and I am glad I didn't waste my time or money on it. What a trainwreck...a "finished" ladder game with a race to 100 with no leaderboard says alot.

[@scottmichael7178]

i liked how they diid it in D1, you have spells of town portals, as long as you have the mana, you can cast a tp or identify

[@MisterHanRPG]

This was my jam in my college days. I don't play it like I used to, but I did find the first Diablo on GOG and I'd love to beat both of those games again.

[@petercselik5674]

The inventory problem comes from the charms. In order to furter pump your character they introduced these charms with the expansion but they totally not related to the existing system. In the end game you mostly farmed items to cover the repair cost of your stuff (which was horrendous) the charms took away space so you no longer went home with interesting stuff you went home with every second item to sel lso you can cover the repair of your equipment. Its a long tiem whine to add a separate invetory for the charms and dotn let them have effect from the backpack jsut from there, this way you can get back your stash... but its never happened. Charms sadyl jsut that usefull you want to carry as much of them with you as just possible.

[@candlestyx8517]

This game didnt just influence dungeon crawlers, looter shooters were also influenced by Diablo 2. Borderlands 2 has a loot system that is very similar.

[@JustLikeYou.]

I didn’t play D2 until D2R in 2021 and that is the comparison I drew as well lol in my head I basically said that the borderlands franchise is just an FPS Diablo

[@animatedalbumcovers]

I play Diablo since it’s release back in December, 1996. It was released on the 31st and I LOVE the original classic folding box of the game. Diablo 1 is PERFECT. Diablo 2 is TOP NOTCH. Diablo 3, 4 and Immortal 🤢 D2R is awesome, but for some reason I still prefer the classic version, not sure why. Edit: changed my mind! There’s no turning back! 😂 I loved Diablo 1 manual 😂 I read it over and over and over. I also remember finding the Rogue so hot 😅 The manual is full of pictures and information. I have drawn the Warrior a thousand times, maybe 😂 I really hope they get back to the roots with D5. Who knows, right? ❤

[@jackscheckla4807]

Just saw this video even though it’s been a while since its release btw you did a great job on a great and groundbreaking game that will always have it own merit. Keep up the good videos sir!

[@andreandre2230]

and ubers and uber Tristam is very very amazing, and when u finally beat them u can die happy in your real life, but if u still alive u will get torchs for all ur char and friens

[@cIeetz]

they genuinely nailed this game. I wish i was playing it when it first released. It took me like over 2 years to start playing, I missed the golden age when it released.

[@derfloh8986]

Got over 1000 hours in d2r since launch and went back to it few days ago after abbatior of zir Desaster. Im done with d4 now

[@DarkeshiDraws]

Awesome review! D2 still has his charm, now wonder if you would also will review Grim Dawn and Titan Quest

[@badmufasa79]

Have you played with a controller? Holy shit is it amazing.!Totally changes the spell selection /use mechanic. With just keyboard and mouse you have to select a spell and then and only then can you activate the spell by pressing the boud key for the spell. With a controller, you can bind spells to buttons and quickly use spells just by pressing the boud button. Fucking mind blowing.

[@thanganbabp5570]

the stamina thing is funny because i came in knowing defense is not active when you run. so i almost never ran and so i just threw away stam potions thinking them useless.

[@QQWoLPHie]

i still log onto old battlenet with friends i met when i was 12. the game is the goat.

[@griver007able]

Is this available in Steam?

[@patinho5589]

It looks a lot better than D4. I played D2 on release (offline) and really enjoyed the GAME. I played as a paladin and completed it.

[@johnsmith9205]

The company that developed Diablo 1 and 2 was Blizzard North, which was known as Condor before they were bought by Blizzard before the release of Diablo 1. I've heard that Blizzard told them to make Diablo 1 have real-time combat, so that's how the ARPG genre started, I guess. But Blizzard North went defunct in 2005, long before Diablo 3 was completed, and I'm not sure what percentage of the staff moved on to Blizzard proper. So Diablo 3 was released by another company, essentially.

[@teodor783]

17:25 cubing 3 rals to an Ort hurts a bit

[@HTRism]

The difference between running and walking is so,because you still have defense while moving when you’re walking. And 0 while running.

[@GeneralBardock]

You should look up caster, blood, safety and hit power crafting

[@andrewvader1955]

Blizzard didn't do shit! Blizzard North made this game! Once D2 LOD was made the team was no more. Blizzard wanted WOW than this game. A different company Remade this game and they are known for upgrading or fixing older games. Vicarious Visions is the company that made it new again and everyone should be thanking them not Blizzard/Activition.

[@neliz8]

They also did doom 3 for original xbox if i remember correctly.

[@SportsPlug-cp1eq]

It's been very difficult for me to fill the shoes of diablo 2 since

[@GO-nf5bp]

I play this now since 20 years. It is so deep.

[@fabioc.9682]

D2 will forever be the GOAT of the franchise. D4 is a bad joke compared to it.

[@mandreadfg]

Makes you wonder. You create the GOAT. Why not just build on it and add expansions or more updates or more balancing. And I mean post D2R

[@izanagiorochi6324]

Does it still lag really bad on console?

[@scottbarnes9319]

Part of the problem is also newer players aren't familiar with items and rune words. How these things can drastically change the game.

[@Vinny2fingers]

I still play D2, actually playing it right now lol. I'm working on my Holy grail. It amazes me that I'll have an item drop that I never actually seen drop before and I still haven't found everything in the game and I play it a lot. I hate that Blizzard changed Diablo with D3,and D4.

[@Salivial665]

Been playing D2 on and off for 20 years. Imo it is the best game ever made. Enjoyed the video.

[@desupair]

I *love* how the playable characters in D1 and D2 were ordinary adventurers who just wanted to make a difference. They weren't chosen ones. They weren't legends. They weren't all powerful nephalem. They just tried to do good or find glory. It hit hard when you find out what happened to the 3 adventurers in D1 while playing D2.

[@MrSardoc1]

I'd have removed attribute points altogether and just auto-increase them on level up. The reason is everyone has the same build anyway (just enough str and dex to wear gear, the rest is vitality), so what difference does it make.

[@WPFreeinternet]

Well it's different from Diablo 1. Stats work differently or impacted your character differently. Magic in Diablo 1 allowed you to memorize higher tier spells or up your spells levels up along with increasing spell damage along with increasing MP. Energy only increases MP. In Diablo 1 strength had a bigger impact on your physical damage than in Diablo 2 due to the lower hit point ranges of monsters while in Diablo 2 either skills and more importantly gear will be the area in which you make gains with being more powerful. It isn't to say that finding choice items weren't important later on in Diablo 1, it's just that attribute points had a larger impact on your character.

[@zb3485]

god damn...now i need to replay it for the 1000th time...THANKS

[@jackscheckla4807]

Still play on Xbox even though there’s not a lot of people on anymore I can’t get over the nostalgia feeling I still feel 24 years later. Btw am I the only guy who fuckin slams half my inventory with stamina potion at the start of the game? JW?

[@jwest88]

Oh man. That segment talking about how you only interact with the act bosses via the cutscene and the actual fight was good stuff. Reminded me of azmodan in D3. The greatest general of hell, that tells you every few minutes what he's going to do next and won't shut the hell up. Man D3 did a bad job at story telling and the rpg elements. No stat points, not skill points. Bad story telling and some mediocre villains (in their execution, design was probably fine). Still hoping D4 is eventually fixed. The itemization is terrible in that game too. It's like the team didn't learn anything from D2. Damage to x, y, z, etc situational thing. Just boring boring stuff. Anyways. I should be going to bed, trying to actually be functional before work so I can do something before I have to head out. Stumbled on this and ended up watching the whole thing.

[@psiklops71]

i remember paying $60 for both diablo 1 and 2 ... those were worth it i still playing day 1 cd's for both games . also i play Project Diablo2

[@Chrisfragger1]

Diablo 2 Resurrected had NO business begin THIS good... My ONLY complaint is that it is kind of HARD on machines... My 3080TI gets to like 75c running this game at max settings.

[@Chrisfragger1]

I am literally farming cows RIGHT as you speak, loll.

[@smalps-gaming]

Nice overview and perspective on the game. D2 will never die!

[@GlynnBoy72]

Due to this video, i started playing D2 again :D

[@JordanTaylor8u]

The only game I’ve EVER fallen in love with, I’ve been playing it on and off for 20+ years. By far my favorite game of all time. Great video.

[@grindcorethrall8654]

Dark and darker uses hydras, same exact kind as d2. Iron mace is a dope ass team and have taken inspiration from all the OG games.

[@alexcuenca]

mehh Diablo 2 is better than those games you mentioned. It's one of the best videogames ever created! 8/10? no way, it's a 10/10, best in its genre.

[@connornguyen4336]

I wish I had played this back in the day, with options like Last Epoch and PoE I have zero desire to play a 20 year old game. I think I would have had alot of fun with this some time ago.

[@marcok]

No need to optimize for Ubers... just create a budget gear smiter 😂

[@aqueilas7391]

10:15 once you know whats valuable and whats not and your gear is decent, you rarely pick up much. Edit: Saw you liked. Id like to say great video though. Really encapsulates why I like D2R so much more than D3 or D4. My only gripe is that it feels like D2R is poorly optimized and can sometimes feel a bit stuttery even on a good PC.

[@Dawnarow]

Great review! Accurate and covers most!

[@MFxKRiLLiN]

i never changed my nickname since diablo 2 MFx Standing for magic find :) had a barbarian with 2 skulldaggers and more. Even when we hear the music gives us diablo 2 fans chills goosebumps. its good we didnt had steam back then else the hours played would brake the game lol

[@andrewbrook4633]

PD2 is worth a try if you’re ok with the old graphics

[@tomincanada]

The inventory is definitely my biggest complaint about the game.. It didn't bother me 25 years ago.. but now I don't have the patience for it. Amazing game regardless, though.

[@brandoom4996]

Act 3 when you walk out the dark wanderer (Diablo) is there. You can’t attack him then he summons demons to kills you and disappears. So you kinda run into him before you fight him 🤷‍♂️

[@Rumblingbelly]

Oh lol never realized that, just thought its some random NPC

[@JustLikeYou.]

But that’s not Diablo yet, it is still the dark wanderer and we see him transform into Diablo

[@brandoom4996]

@@JustLikeYou. but wait wait wait … isn’t that Diablo just not like final form golden freeza Diablo

[@JustLikeYou.]

@@brandoom4996 nah cause he has like 0 power compared to his actual form lol if anything it’s like cell in his larva form (not the best comparison but wanted to keep it DBZ based lol)

[@brandoom4996]

@@JustLikeYou. Lavos was powerful in all his forms so is Diablo :P

[@g-lix7702]

Hit recovery is by far Diablo 2s most important mechanic in my opinion

[@graham8316]

Thr thing that fisnlo 2 did best to me is the change aesthetics. That thr environment changes so slowly over the *entire* game rather than some ADD shit makes the whole thing seem large and important. youre actually on a journey

[@zaubergarden6900]

hearing the sound of gems and runes hitting the ground *inserts amulet sound* also I think Marius smoked Opium, not weed?

[@cardboardjesus8761]

been playing diablo since the release of D1 I love d2r and LoD but it's so dated I only play Project Diablo 2 now it gives the game a breath of new life every season they are adding and expanding the crafting in PD2 alone makes me addicted cause you can make crafted items that actually surpass a runeword

[@petercselik5674]

What really good in Diablo2 and therefore the resurrected too is that you can see through what is happening in the battlefield. The new titles tend to give you high visual effect moves makign the game hard to see what is going on. You jsut lvl2 but you already rain down arrows, summon spirit army or throw meteors from the sky... D2 let you be started and give power not jsut flashy skills.

[@todorsamardzhiev144]

Having both on my PC, D2R Legacy graphics look and feel like a fanmade knockoff of classic Diablo 2 graphics. As for the proper D2R graphics, I think they look great at 4K, but quite underwhelming at 1080p or 1440p. I appreciate that devs are approaching the original with respect, while not being scared to change some broken and frustrating aspects of the game. Of course, it'd be even better if we had basic QoL improvements like rune stacking, loot filters, or charm inventory. Some mods been having these for 20 years.

[@ScottyBGaming239]

You're absolutely wrong. Diablo 2 CAN and IS that fucking good. It's one of the ONLY game if not the only game that's still actively played at this level that is as old as it is. WoW and RuneScape are the only other ones that hold a candle to Diablo 2. I've played off and on since the very release of diablo 2. D2 LOD was the absolute PINNACLE of gaming.