Diablo II Resurrected Full Story - All Quests & Dialogues & Cinematics

This video contains all quest dialogues with a short gameplay for each quest. You can experience the story from a necromancer's perspective. I also made a playlist version of this video. You can access it from here:    • Act I Introduction - Diablo 2  

Resurrected is a remaster of both Diablo II and Diablo II: Lord of Destruction. The graphics have been updated, moving from 2D sprites to 3D assets, but can be toggled between the remastered version, and the original graphics via the press of a button. A zoom camera has been added, and all of the original game's cinematics are remastered, though the audio will be retained from the original game (albeit upscaled). The game supports resolutions up to 4K. The soundtrack has likewise been updated, with support for Dolby 7.1. It is a digital-only release.

The gameplay from the original has been retained, though now runs at 60FPS. The game can be played both on and offline. A shared stash system has been added to the game. However, ladder characters can't exchange items with a non-ladder character, nor can online and offline characters share items. An auto-gold system has been added, where players can opt-in. Another addition is an item-comparison system, where players can compare the stats of their items, by (in the PC version) holding the shift key. However, the game does not provide a recommendation as to what item to use.

System Requirements
Minimum
Operating System: Windows® 10
Processor: Intel® Core i3-3250/AMD FX-4350
Video: Nvidia GTX 660/AMD Radeon HD 7850
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 30 GB
Internet: Broadband Internet connection
Resolution: 1280 x 720

Recommended
Operating System: Windows® 10
Processor: Intel® Core i5-9600k/AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Video: Nvidia GTX 1060/AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 30 GB
Internet: Broadband Internet connection
Resolution: 1920 x 1080

By BlizzCon 2018, Blizzard knew that they were making Resurrected. Development began in 2020, after the release of Warcraft III: Reforged. Team 1 was assigned to the project. Reportedly, members of the team wanted to avoid the mistakes that had led to the poor reception to Reforged. However, in that year, a postmortem concerning Reforged was carried out. Team 1 was removed from the project, and development was placed in the hands of Team 3 and Vicarious Visions.

When Team 3 started working on the game, they decided to keep all the gameplay aspects of the original game, as well as retaining the original storytelling.

Some source files from the original game were recovered. Game designer Andre Abrahamiam was able to track down assets by going to various individuals within Blizzard, who'd kept the assets in "folders within folders." Months were spent organizing the assets. Blizzard North concept art was also retrieved.

The developers initially considered couch co-op for console versions, in a similar manner to Diablo III. However, due to the way the game is structured, with the character always remaining at the center of the screen, it "didn't feel like D2 anymore."

Artwork
Team 3 worked on the principle of 70:30 when remastering the game's appearance. The 70 refers to what's untouched from the original, while the 30 refers to "elevated" artwork. A new renderer was developed to make the transition from 2D sprites to 3D models.

Source files from Diablo I were used for reference in some cases when designing the new models.

For locations, the team took inspiration from Blizzard North design documents, referencing real-world locations as inspiration for in-game locations. Team 3 followed the same philosophy.

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00:00:00 Act I Intro Cinematic
00:07:27 Act I Introduction
00:10:47 Den of Evil
00:15:11 Blood Raven - Sisters' Burial Grounds
00:19:29 The Search for Cain
00:28:00 The Countess - The Forgotten Tower
00:32:17 The Horadric Malus - Tools of the Trade
00:36:18 Andariel - Sisters to the Slaughter
00:42:44 Act II Intro Cinematic
00:45:58 Act II Introduction
00:49:32 Radament's Lair
00:58:00 Tainted Sun
01:04:30 Arcane Sanctuary
01:16:49 The Summoner
01:21:57 The Horadric Staff
01:27:30 Duriel - The Seven Tombs
01:37:14 Act III Intro Cinematic
01:41:33 Act III Introduction
01:45:54 The Golden Bird
01:47:45 The Gidbin - Blade of the Old Religion
01:53:19 Lam Esen's Tome
01:58:20 The Blackened Temple
02:04:18 Khalim's Will
02:10:18 Mephisto - The Guardian
02:16:49 Act IV Intro Cinematic
02:20:18 Act IV Introduction
02:21:57 Izual - The Fallen Angel
02:26:26 Hell's Forge
02:28:50 Diablo - Terror's End
02:35:27 Act IV Outro Cinematic
02:38:34 Act V Intro Cinematic
02:42:34 Act V Introduction
02:46:07 Shenk - Siege on Harrogath
02:50:46 Rescue on Mount Arreat
02:54:55 Prison of Ice
03:02:31 Nihlathak - Betrayal of Harrogath
03:08:27 The Ancients - Rite of Passage
03:13:32 Baal - Eve of Destruction
03:24:49 Act V Outro Cinematic