It's fair to say that Diablo II served as a model for the modern hack-and-slash RPG, and Diablo II: Resurrection faithfully recreates the original game. You select an adventurer from one of seven different classes. There's something for everyone here, from the tenacious Barbarian to the spell-slinging Sorceress to the shape-shifting Druid. Every class has something to offer, whether it's the Amazon's proficiency with ranged weapons or the Paladin's auras, Diablo 2 items which can grant a semi-permanent stat boost to a multiplayer party.

Once you've chosen your class, you'll be transported to the diverse world of Sanctuary, where you'll travel across four distinct environments — a grassland, a desert, a jungle, and a heavenly otherworld — in pursuit of the demon lord Diablo. Along the way, you'll slay hordes upon hordes of lesser demons and collect an armory's worth of randomized loot, which will range from "a complete waste of space" to "absolutely indispensable."

As a result, the vast majority of your time in Diablo II: Resurrected will be spent clicking on enemies as quickly as humanly possible, with the occasional retreat to drink a health or mana potion. Managing large groups of enemies is an interesting challenge, especially because each class takes a slightly different approach to it. A Necromancer might prefer to stand back and let a swarm of skeletons do his dirty work, whereas an Assassin might use martial arts to disable powerful opponents while picking off weaker ones with traps. Combat is always straightforward, but it is not always straightforward, diablo 2 resurrected items thanks to a large variety of procedurally generated enemies and levels.

The other major component of the equation is looting. This has been one of the most compelling aspects of Diablo ever since the first game was released. Defeating enemies is satisfying because you never know what they might drop, whether it's a life-saving potion or a powerful piece of one-of-a-kind equipment. Granted, the majority of the equipment you discover isn't particularly useful — and this is where Diablo II begins to show its age.