It seems like the type of game you're better off waiting to play after release to allow them time to fix some things. Visually its a beautiful game and clear improvement over D3, but it feels blunted by clumsy design choices. The cinematics are good, that's about it.Not sure that I would call it trash but I agree with all of your points. The cinematics are good, that's about it. And this is the best they can do in 2023? Just imagine how Blizzard birthed a whole genre on their own - with groundbreaking gameplay and creativity. It's a shame, they used to be the best a long time ago - and it seems they have no intention to actually make interesting gameplay. Blizzard have fallen so far behind on gameplay. I could go on, but it's safe to say I'll play D4 for the story only. Dungeons suck and Blizzard have confirmed they won't be changing much. Endgame has been tested and leaked, and it's also awful and incredibly boring.They probably designed it for simplicity for console's sake. Inventory management is awful, gems take up two slots same as axes or armor or anything else.Skill tree barely matters, especially extra skill points into skills. Right now, you'll be forced to play whatever you got legendaries for and respec on the fly. On top of this, these legendary effects make or break your build.
It's the same old "drop generic pants of Extract Me". You're supposed to play the game as a generic console game. It's further evident by the lack of PC UI functions. The classic tiny minimap, map pins speak to this, plus the blatant lack of a transparent overlay map.