More effort has been put into developing a large, atmospheric and varied world to explore. Diablo 2 is a fast, fun, epic action RPG with enough potential replayability to fill hundreds of hours. The Metal Age Looking Glass Technology s original first person sneaker won critical acclaim for its unique and innovative gameplay, stylish presentation and superb use of sound and atmosphere. While Thief offered players many interesting missions, its design also included frustrating battles with monsters and undead, as well as tiresome romps in gloomy caverns. The designers have paid careful attention to players comments, and as a result, Thief 2 is a much more fun, focused and polished game.
Supernatural enemies are almost completely absent, and the caverns are nowhere to be found.
Instead, Thief 2 features gloriously detailed mansions, cathedrals and other huge locations within Thief s unique industrial dark age setting. Thief 2 s graphics engine is only minimally improved over the original game, but it nevertheless features some of the most amazing architecture seen in any game. Combined with the same stellar AI seen in Thief, suspension of disbelief in Thief 2 s world is effortless. Gameplay is very similar to Thief, which is really not a bad thing at all. The protagonist, Garrett now has a wider variety of tools to employ, and while none of these are particularly crucial to success, they certainly are useful.