>play dd1
>climb on a monster and then do literally nothing unless you're playing as thief
>play dd2
>climb on monster and then stand on its back/shoulder so i can shoot spells into the back of its stupid head, grabbing back on as needed when it tries to throw me off

>play dd1
>npcs literally never fight anything outside of scripted sequences, nor do monsters infight
>play dd2
>watch a minotaur die to a fucking slime because the slime is immune to physical attacks
>watch an ox cart guard crew, 2 wandering pawns and a fake arisen band fight goblins

>play dd1
>see another campsite or comfy abandoned shack and think "damn i sure wish i could camp at this campsite or comfy abandoned shack"
>play dd2
>camp at the campsite or comfy abandoned shack (and then see one of 8 meatcooking animations)

i miss the armor modularity and some of the enemies of dd1 but fuck me there's enough stuff only in dd2 that i've finally surpassed my dd1 hours with it.