The Backrooms Podcast

Room 2 - Diablo II: Resurrected, Remakes, Remasters, & Reboots

The Backrooms Podcast

Show Notes

With the recent remaster of Diablo II, twenty-one years after its original release, Jack, Justin, and Bryan delve into the discussion surrounding the modernization and revivifying of games from the past. Many developers are remaking and remastering games to be played on newer hardware with updated visuals, audio, and a fresh experience. But do some games even need a remaster? Why are some games re-released so often and so many times? And what even is the difference between remasters and remakes?

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