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Diablo II Preview
Berendir @ 20:28 EST

IGN just had another look at Diablo II, and they've put up a great Preview for it. Heres a piece of it:

The new size is sure to please fans who can't get enough -- and there are a lot of you out there. Twelve different regions with a variety of dungeons, and a set of quests for every Act -- not to mention the extra character classes will make sure that you'll be playing this one for months after its release. For non-perfectionists, you won't actually have to finish every quest in order to finish an act of the adventure, though in keeping with the random feel of the game, you won't know which quests you'll have to finish in order to move on. There are three acts in total, spanning grasslands, jungles, and dry deserts, as well as a final act pitting you against the horned brat himself, Diablo. Each act will have you exploring a large chunk of land, as well as creeping through a variety of caves and dungeons -- areas so large, in fact, that the team has introduced waypoints in order to give you quicker access to far-off locations. Though there is still a lot of randomization in the game, the dungeons will keep their general shape and size a lot more than the original. You'll still have to seek items and monsters out in randomized places, but the team's stronger control over the style and feel of the dungeons mean that each area will have a unique look, and deftly avoid the problems with repetition that the first game (and any randomized game, for that matter) had to contend with.

Theres lots more, check it out Here.