Keep the niceties of POE1

Things I like more about POE1
-The mini-boss-like unique rare mobs
-The Crafting accessibility in early Acts + the Orb functions in general
-Mobility skills + ability to bypass terrain
-Ritual Altar + totems occurring in caves
-Atmospheric dungeon effects
-map interior 3d modeling architecture & textures
-The Gauntlets

Things I like more about POE2
-Graphics
-Most animations are good
-WASD
-Checkpoints
-Cooler enemies

It's hard to say for a few things
-Both have a nice passive skill tree, i slightly prefer POE1
-The skill gem mechanics are different, there are pros and cons to both