![]() The modder behind Reign of Terror has done his level best to recreate the original classes and all of their abilities as faithfully as possible, and he’s done an impressive job, but it is still built on Grim Dawn‘s mechanics. Great strides have been made to replicate the D2 experience in Grim Dawn, but at the end of the day, you are still playing Grim Dawn. That’s not something the technology allows. It does need to be said that this is not a one to one to recreation of Diablo II. Let’s start with the first question: Will Reign of Terror satisfy the super fans? I am, as noted, not the biggest fan of D2, but in my estimation, I think the answer is probably yes, though it may depend on the individual. When judging any kind of remake like this, I think there are two main questions that need to be answered: Is it faithful enough to the original to satisfy diehard fans, and does it modernize things enough to attract new players who never experienced it back in the day? Could this be the best of both worlds combo I’ve been looking for? The engaging story of Diablo II with the more palatable mechanics of Grim Dawn? I had to find out. Recently we covered the Reign of Terror mod that attempts to remake Diablo II in Grim Dawn. Meanwhile, Grim Dawn is a game where I (mostly) enjoy the mechanics, but I wound up drifting away because the story didn’t grab me. I enjoyed the story and the ambiance, but I found the gameplay too simple and too bogged down with unnecessarily irritating mechanics, like stamina. Mayhem.v1.0.Plus.12.Unlike a lot of ARPG fans, I was never a big player of Diablo II back in the day.
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