In terms of moving, Diablo II on consoles is controlled differently than its PC counterpart. On PC gamers click an area and the game sends their character to the location. However, on consoles Blizzard would like players to allow direct control over their character’s movement using the D2R Items. Blizzard accomplished this by disabling the game’s pathfinding feature for consoles, which allows gamers to move in ways “the game could never have directed you prior to.” This is what makes it much easier to stay away from attack from enemies.

The way you shop also saw some significant modifications compared to the PC version. Instead of pressing an option to display loot on the ground then pressing it to take it home the console version shows items lying on the ground for players who are nearby. Instead of pressing, players are able to walk across items carefully to pick them up, “making the looting experience undoubtedly more accessible and less restricted,” According to Gallerani.

Diablo 2: Resurrected releases September 23rd for Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and PC. The release comes at a time that Blizzard continues to investigate concerns raised by the California state California lawsuit that accuses Activision Blizzard of fostering a “frat boy culture” of discrimination and harassment against women. The allegations have led to a number of veterans Blizzard employees quit the company and include the former Diablo IV game director Luis Barriga. Diablo IV is in development and doesn’t currently have diablo II resurrected items any release date.