▲ Diablo 2 recreation image. (Photo credit = Blizzard)
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‘Diablo 2’, a game of memories from the past, returns with a remastered version. This is Blizzard Entertainment’s third remastered game. In Korea, there are both anticipation for the resurrection of the past masterpiece and concerns about whether it will be successful at the box office.
◇The best RPG tribute ever = Blizzard opened the community game festival’Blizz Conline’ online and unveiled’Diablo 2: Resurrection’, which remastered Diablo 2. BlizzCon is a game festival held by Blizzard every year, and this year, it was held online due to a new coronavirus infection. The official name is’Diablo 2: RESURRECTED’, but in the domestic version, it has the title of’Leisure’.
Diablo 2 is a work that has been evaluated as’the best role-playing game of all time’ by Time magazine in the United States. The service started in the domestic market in June 2000, and together with StarCraft at the time, it contributed greatly to raising the value of Blizzard’s name. In 2012, the sequel’Diablo 3’was also released, leading the hack and slush genre.
Diablo 2 Resurrection changes the original work from 2D to 3D graphics through full correction. It will be available in up to 4K resolution and will be remastered to support Dolby 7.1 surround sound. The video and audio will be re-produced in line with the recent game trends, and a total of 27 minutes of cinematic video will be re-produced.
The game will be developed simultaneously in console versions such as PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. It plans to share progress between supported platforms so that no matter which platform you play, you can play a single character. The game’s official release is scheduled for the end of this year.
In particular, Blizzard has declared that Diablo 2 Resurrection will be the last remastered project. It means that it is the last remastered game from Blizzard. Blizzard has released’StarCraft Remaster’ and’Warcraft 3 Reforged’ so far.
Blizzard Senior Vice President and Co-Founder Alan Adham declared in an interview at BlizzConline that “There is no more game to remaster after Diablo 2: Resurrection.”
◇’Popularity revival’ vs’box-office concern’ coexistence = The industry is generally looking forward to the release of the Diablo 2 remastered version. As BlizzCon last year was canceled due to the aftermath of Corona 19, it is popular that it prepared and announced new content.
Blizzard recently supplemented the Battle.net server to enhance stability. When Diablo 2 Resurrection is released, the queue problem, which was considered a chronic disease in the past, is expected to be resolved to some extent. In addition, it is expected that the interest of users will be high as the game supports domestic users to enjoy the game without inconvenience through complete Koreanization.
Users are most curious about how much the remastered version retains the sensitivity of the original. If you follow the latest trends through excessive changes, you will likely feel like a new game, not a remaster. On the contrary, the game is expected to be released that has undergone minimal changes, as it is possible to feel the sensibility of the past game just by changing the graphic.
While it is true that Diablo 2 has been very popular in the domestic market, some are concerned that the success of the remastered version cannot be guaranteed. It is pointed out that Diablo 2 Resurrection only changed the graphics and sound system compared to the original. It is unclear how successful Diablo 2 Recreation will be in a situation where even the latest Diablo 3, which is stigmatized as a’sleeping pill game’, is being ignored by users.
An industry official said, “It is not known whether the original Diablo 2 system will appeal to younger generations as the system is different from the games that are currently being serviced. There is” he said.
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