<s>
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrected	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
co-developed	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
remaster	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
Lord	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destruction	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resurrected	O
overlays	O
upgraded	O
3D	O
models	O
atop	O
the	O
original	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
2D	O
sprites	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
toggle	O
between	O
the	O
legacy	O
and	O
upgraded	O
visuals	O
with	O
a	O
button	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resurrected	O
supports	O
4K	B-Architecture
graphics	I-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
and	O
7.1	O
Dolby	O
Surround	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
import	O
save	O
files	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
local	O
single-player	O
and	O
continue	O
from	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Resurrected	O
allows	O
the	O
secret	O
cow	O
level	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Moo	O
Moo	O
Farm	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
accessed	O
repeatedly	O
by	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
neither	O
open	O
Battle.net	B-Operating_System
nor	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
over	O
TCP/IP	B-Protocol
(	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
gaming	O
)	O
are	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrected	I-Application
has	O
the	O
same	O
plot	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrecteds	I-Application
development	O
began	O
around	O
2019	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
joint	O
effort	O
between	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
Diablo	B-Application
team	O
(	O
Team	O
3	O
)	O
and	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
under	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
corporate	O
sibling	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
president	O
J	O
.	O
Allen	O
Brack	O
,	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
handling	O
the	O
front-end	O
and	O
3D	O
client	O
while	O
Blizzard	O
handled	O
the	O
back-end	O
server	O
and	O
Battle.net	B-Operating_System
integration	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
remaster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brack	O
said	O
this	O
move	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
Vicarious	O
having	O
detailed	O
knowledge	O
of	O
the	O
Diablo	B-Application
series	I-Application
by	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
continue	O
to	O
provide	O
support	O
for	O
Resurrected	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
other	O
Blizzard	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
2019	O
media	O
event	O
,	O
Max	O
Schaefer	O
,	O
Erich	O
Schaefer	O
,	O
and	O
David	O
Brevik	O
stated	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
unsure	O
if	O
a	O
remaster	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
possible	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
near-release	O
loss	O
of	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
source	O
code	O
and	O
assets	O
from	O
corruption	O
in	O
their	O
backup	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
current	O
Diablo	B-Application
lead	O
Rod	O
Fergusson	O
and	O
principal	O
designer	O
Rob	O
Gallerani	O
,	O
the	O
missing	O
data	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
bad	O
as	O
the	O
Schaefers	O
had	O
indicated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
includes	O
some	O
small	O
usability	B-General_Concept
changes	O
like	O
the	O
Shared	O
Stash	O
and	O
automatic	O
gold	O
pickup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reforged	I-Application
,	O
the	O
prior	O
remaster	O
of	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
which	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
criticisms	O
from	O
journalists	O
and	O
players	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrected	I-Application
is	O
a	O
separate	O
release	O
from	O
the	O
existing	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
Battle.net	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brack	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
learned	O
various	O
lessons	O
from	O
how	O
fans	O
reacted	O
to	O
their	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reforged	I-Application
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
made	O
multiple	O
tweaks	O
and	O
additions	O
based	O
on	O
community	O
feedback	O
during	O
the	O
technical	O
alpha	O
,	O
including	O
touch-ups	O
of	O
visual	O
effects	O
,	O
revised	O
item	O
icons	O
,	O
interface	O
usability	B-General_Concept
toggles	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
in-game	O
clock	O
and	O
extra	O
player	O
item	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
decided	O
to	O
remove	O
ultrawide	O
monitor	O
support	O
,	O
whose	O
larger	O
display	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
interfered	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TCP/IP	B-Protocol
multiplayer	O
support	O
,	O
which	O
let	O
players	O
connect	O
locally	B-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
is	O
unsupported	O
in	O
the	O
remaster	O
for	O
reasons	O
of	O
security	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
had	O
the	O
freedom	O
to	O
apply	O
whichever	O
patch	O
version	O
they	O
had	O
access	O
to	O
(	O
eg	O
via	O
magazine	O
cover	O
disk	O
)	O
and	O
DRM	O
was	O
controlled	O
via	O
a	O
serial	O
number	O
during	O
installation	O
;	O
Resurrected'''s	O
DRM	O
model	O
instead	O
requires	O
all	O
installations	O
to	O
authenticate	O
and	O
update	O
on	O
a	O
regular	O
basis	O
,	O
establishing	O
an	O
ongoing	O
dependency	O
on	O
Blizzard	O
servers	O
via	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
even	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
exclusively	O
play	O
solo	O
offline	O
sparking	O
concern	O
among	O
preservation	O
advocates	O
regarding	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
DRM	O
on	O
consoles.Diablo	O
II	O
:	O
Resurrected	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
factor	O
came	O
from	O
what	O
they	O
called	O
"	O
modern	O
player	O
behavior	O
"	O
resulting	O
from	O
players	O
aware	O
of	O
well-documented	O
strategies	O
from	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
original	O
release	O
that	O
stressed	O
the	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patch	O
2.4	O
was	O
released	O
April	O
2022	O
and	O
brought	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
balance	O
changes	O
to	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
since	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
it	O
made	O
previously	O
underpowered	O
options	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
item	O
sets	O
and	O
ally	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
)	O
more	O
effective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
acknowledging	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
sometimes	O
feels	O
dated	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
said	O
that	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
remains	O
the	O
standard	O
against	O
which	O
all	O
other	O
ARPGs	B-Application
are	O
judged	O
"	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
still	O
a	O
blast	O
,	O
even	O
today	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
targeted	O
toward	O
diehard	O
fans	O
,	O
who	O
will	O
resist	O
any	O
changes	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
a	O
less	O
appealing	O
entry	O
point	O
for	O
new	O
players	O
than	O
Diablo	B-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
