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When the original Diablo arrived in 1997, the alluring pull of the Lord of Terror wreaked havoc on the work and school schedules of thousands, who couldn’t resist diving into the dungeons beneath the cathedral in Tristram with friends to slaughter monsters and score some sweet loot. The series and its emphasis on co-op continue to this day, of course, but if you ask me, the fun factor for co-op play peaked with the second game, 2000’s Diablo II. (To be clear, I like the tone, story, and core experience of Diablo IV, the series’ latest entry, but I also think the game is bogged down with live-service elements and obnoxious endgame grinds designed to keep you playing for the sake of keeping you playing, rather than because those grinds are actually fun or meaningful.)
Thankfully, Diablo II got a great modern refresh with Diablo II: Resurrected, a 2021 remaster of the 2000 game and its excellent Lord of Destruction expansion that makes hopping into Sanctuary with a friend and fighting the forces of evil on modern platforms a piece of cake. Diablo II is one of the most influential games of all time, cementing the very way we think about in-game loot in everything from Borderlands to Fortnite as having different color-coded quality tiers, and the appeal of its incredible classes, weapons, combat, and world is as apparent today as it was a quarter century ago. — Carolyn Petit
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