03-30-2012, 12:28 PM
Diablo III, at least what's in the beta, is darker than Diablo II. That could change in later acts, yes, but there is a morbid evilness to the beta levels that's quite atmospheric. I mean, 60 seconds into your first playthrough, you're walking by a pile of burning dead that townspeople are setting fire to in order to prevent them from becoming zombies and rising up...
To me, what sets Diablo 1 apart was the tactical gameplay of the tile-based system. Diablo II and Diablo III are more action-oriented, which makes for more frenetic gameplay, but loses some of what we loved with the original. This is a natural evolution based on what game developers found people enjoyed the most: action and random loot drops. The more, the merrier.
A much smaller segment could say that they really enjoyed positioning a huge group of enemy Blood Knights into a chokepoint where they could take them down one at a time. Diablo 1 is a slower game, where each monster is individually more threatening to your character than the other two games. That adds a lot of atmosphere right there.
To me, what sets Diablo 1 apart was the tactical gameplay of the tile-based system. Diablo II and Diablo III are more action-oriented, which makes for more frenetic gameplay, but loses some of what we loved with the original. This is a natural evolution based on what game developers found people enjoyed the most: action and random loot drops. The more, the merrier.
A much smaller segment could say that they really enjoyed positioning a huge group of enemy Blood Knights into a chokepoint where they could take them down one at a time. Diablo 1 is a slower game, where each monster is individually more threatening to your character than the other two games. That adds a lot of atmosphere right there.
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