Originally Posted by
Grax
I read or watched nothing, outside of a few forum posts, about D2R until I had the game in my hands. I was looking forward to playing D2 without the rubberbanding and maybe some of the general clunkiness smoothed out, with all the gameplay intact. And guess what: VV was so good at their job, it's all still there. Having to drag and drop every inventory item, moronic companion AI, and odd somewhat sticky cursor behavior. I'm at a loss as to why everyone is praising them for "overlaying new graphics on the old engine" or whatever it was they did; what they actually did was the cheapest, easiest way to get it out the door (at ActiBlizz's behest, I know).
I'm surprisingly disappointed, although enjoying playing.