| Here's what makes D2 more fun than other hack and slash titles:
1. The ability to increase your walk/run speed. (honestly, this is very important, it lets you kill more things and it greatly increases the pace of the game)
2. The game strategy innvolves equal parts charater building, equipment decisions, and tactical combat decisions. Focusing too much on one of those three (or neglecting any of them) results in a hack and slash game that is no fun. As it stands, D2 is very balanced, and I hope D3 is as well.
For example, D2 doesn't let you choose when to block. Having a block % based on your shield and dex makes it so your stat points and equipment choice are important. Also, having it handled by the computer allows you to block from every angle, letting you focus on more important matters.
3. You can click once, and your character attacks until the enemy is dead. It's also great that your character chases the enemy down without you having to tell them too. This feature makes for smooth gameplay.
I hope all of these elements make it into the third instalment. I worry about the talk of putting the game in 3D (I think 3D would be great, but I worry they will be tempted to mess up one of the above 3 items in the switch).  |