I had expectations for this grand sequel from Blizzard. The most terrifying critter in the game is the server ping bar.
Graphics and evildoers ... very nice indeed.
Traps and little surprises ... also nice.
Skills and items ... mundane.
Gameplay ... grinding with little replayability.
Sound ... good but repetitive character interaction.
Story ... fairly good but extremely linear.
Multiplayer ... unless you have a LAN party so you can comm with others in the room ... bahh.
Singleplayer ... aweful with the random online DRM issues ... kills experience for user.
Auction House ... "I'm sorry. Did you say something?"
Comparison to excitement I had with original Diablo ... reality (and fantasy it seems) seriously bites these days.
I was really hoping for an immersive experience that would let me escape reality for a bit, but their server disconnects and subsequent lost progress in my single player game insure that that cannot happen.
4/10 .. this took over a decade, costs $60 and came from
the mighty Blizzard?????? Say it isn't so!