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DArtagnan
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Are you talking about just the way the games look? If so, then that's the most ridiculous comment I've heard all day. You're going to tell me that a 3D 3rd person game set in a ruined futuristic London looks so similar to a 7 year old 2D isometric game set in a medieval fantasy world, that most people might think they're "basically" the same game at first sight???
I think we've established that the setting is different. The graphics are different, not least because Diablo is 7 years old.
But everything about the game in terms of UI and gameplay is very reminiscent of Diablo 2. That's what I meant by "sight", because the game is perceived through the eyes. I don't look at Tabula Rasa and think "this is set in the future, so it can't possibly resemble other MMOs". I look at gameplay first, and that's what Hellgate takes DIRECTLY from Diablo 2 and hardly expands upon it, at least not judging by the demo. It seems more like a modified clone than an evolution to me. But I'd have to see the full game before commenting on this in a final way.
I simply mentioned that I enjoyed Hellgate while I hated Diablo 2, and then he responded by insisting that they were the "exact same" game. How do you expect me to interpret that?
There is no interpretation really, from where I'm sitting. He thinks they're basically the same game, and that's all I can infer from that. His opinion is his opinion, so I have no idea how that can be translated into you being unable to have yours or not enjoy Hellgate. I didn't think he meant it was impossible for you to enjoy Hellgate and hate Diablo 2, as that's obviously what you can do. My guess is he was expressing his opinion because he couldn't understand your position in relation to that.
In any case, given your comments to Dhruin, I can see that you've at least modified your articulation of this. It seems to be you're now able to see what the rest of us can see, to a lesser degree. I'm not saying you can't be right, of course, but at least you're not claiming they're nothing alike (basically) anymore.
I'll take that as a sign we no longer have anything to debate.