The game seems to play like the other Diablo games before it, however the change in skills, classes, physics, and graphics serve to change up the game entirely.
No current game elements have been explored beyond basic combat and classes.
There are five classes (two to be announced) in the game:
That the player will be able to choose either a male or a female character for any of the available classes, unlike previous games in the series, however no appearance customization has been announced.
The skill tree (customization) for classes has been announced as being different (if not completely re-done) than what has appeared in previous games.
For additional information on specific skills, please see one of the following: