Diablo 2 Resurrected vs Diablo 3: Is Diablo 2 better than Diablo 3? Should you play the Remaster?

Diablo 2 Resurrected vs Diablo 3: Is Diablo 2 better than Diablo 3? Should you buy D3 or wait for D2 Remaster? With the Diablo 2 Remaster coming this year, I want to talk about the differences between Diablo 2 and Diablo 3 and see why the majority of the player base believes that Diablo 2 is better than Diablo 3 and how Diablo 3 went in a totally different direction.

So is Diablo 3 better than Diablo 2? Is Diablo 2 Resurrected Worth it? Should you play Diablo 2 in 2021? Should you play Diablo 3 in 2021? Let us know in the comments!

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0:00 - Diablo 2 vs Diablo 3
0:29 - Loot System and Runes
1:49 - Unique Items vs Legendary Items and Sets
2:29 - Rarity Level
3:09 - Character Progression Differences
5:33 - Combat and Gameplay
6:37 - End Game
7:36 - AESTHETICS
9:11 - Persistent Online Connection
10:41 - Auction House

Diablo 2 is an ARPG hack-and-slash video game developed by Blizzard North and published by Blizzard Entertainment in 2000 for Microsoft Windows, Classic Mac OS, and macOS. The game, with its dark fantasy and horror themes, was conceptualized and designed by David Brevik and Erich Schaefer, who, with Max Schaefer, acted as project leads on the game. The producers were Matthew Householder and Bill Roper. The game was developed over a 3 year period, with a crunch time of 1.5 years long.

Set shortly after the events of Diablo, the player controls a new hero, attempting to stop the destruction unleashed by Diablo's return. The game's 5 acts feature a variety of locations and settings to explore and battle in, as well as an increased cast of characters to play as and interact with.

Building on the success of its predecessor, Diablo (1997), and improving the gameplay, both in terms of updated character progression and a better developed story Diablo II was one of the most popular games of 2000 and has been cited as one of the greatest video games ever made. Major factors that contributed to the game's success include its continuation of popular fantasy themes from the previous game and its access to Blizzard's free online play service, Battle.net. An expansion to the game, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, was released in 2001.

Diablo III, the sequel of Diablo II was released on May 15, 2012.

In 2021, Blizzard announced a remastered version of Diablo II, called Diablo II: Resurrected.

Diablo 3 is an ARPG developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment as the third installment in the Diablo franchise. It was released for Microsoft Windows and OS X in May 2012, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in September 2013, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in August 2014, and the Nintendo Switch in November 2018.

Diablo 3 features seven character classes: Barbarian, Crusader, Demon Hunter, Monk, Necromancer, Witch Doctor and Wizard

An expansion pack entitled Reaper of Souls was released for PC in March 2014. It was released for consoles as part of the Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition version in August 2014. The Rise of the Necromancer pack was released for the Windows, macOS, and PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in June 2017. Diablo III: Eternal Collection, combining Reaper of Souls and Rise of the Necromancer, was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in June 2017, and for the Nintendo Switch in November 2018.

The game received critical acclaim, although its always-on DRM feature was criticized. The game set a new record for "fastest-selling PC game" by selling over 3.5 million copies in the first 24 hours of its release, and became the best-selling PC game of 2012 by selling over 12 million copies. As of August 2015, the number of sales had grown to over 30 million. A sequel, Diablo IV, was announced in 2019 and is currently in development.