Diablo 2: Resurrected to launch today: Here’s what’s special – morningtidings

Diablo 2: Resurrected, the remastered version of Diablo II and its Lord of Destruction expansion pack, is set to launch today on Windows PC via Battle.net, and for the first time ever on consoles—Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo Switch, at 8.30PM IST.
With Resurrected, the original action RPG that was released over 20 years ago, has got the remaster treatment, with modern visuals and audio that will take advantage of the latest gaming hardware. The game can be pre-purchased on all the aforementioned platforms as a standalone title or as part of Diablo Prime Evil Collection, which comes with Diablo II: Resurrected, Diablo III, the Reaper of Souls expansion, the Rise of the Necromancer pack, and exclusive Diablo III cosmetics items. The game also supports cross-progression and cross-generational play. Check out the cinematic trailer of the game.

Diablo 2 Resurrected: Special features of the remastered version
The world of Sanctuary has been given a graphical overhaul and can be explored now in 4K resolution with a compatible machine. The original 2D sprite-based models have also been given the 3D physically based rendering. There will be new animations, dynamic lighting, new textures, and improved visual effects. The 27 minutes of the original game cinematics has been remade entirely. The audio also gets a remaster with Dolby Surround 7.1 sound with compatible devices.
Some accessibility-focused improvements have also been made which include auto-gold pickup and an ‘Auto-fill Belt from inventory’ hotkey, emote wheel for a faster communication, togglable subtitles, including NPC greeting subtitles, bigger font sizes, colourblind modes, customisable map opacity, volume adjustment across audio channels, more key binding options, including new bindable skills like ‘Interact’ and the ability to swap left and right-stick functionality for controllers and more.

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