I hope they rehaul current D3 graphics closer to old ones

[Zagggon]

Those graphics are spiffy, but old D2 players want new shaggy, dark graphics, not this cartoonish joke stuff, this is D3, not a cartoon, the graphics shouldnt be that comical and gayish if you know what I mean, they should be what diablo stands for, that rugged perfection that we all came to love.

As an old Diablo2 fan I certainly hope blizzard is listening to the various D2 communities, especially this one, that have kept the glory of D2 and its legacy going for so many years, because those cartonny graphics are a 100% shift from what D3 graphics should be, they dont have to be like the old exactly, they just shouldnt be that cartoony, I mean I was thinking watching that teaser.. Are they trying to piss us off with these cartoon graphics or is this legit?

If these are the actual graphics, they need to do an overhaul and bring them closer to resemble the dark, rugged flawlessness of the old graphics, with a modern graphical update, but not in a gayish cartoony way.

[Mythor]

Originally Posted by Zagggon

this is D3

Really? With the way everyone keeps whining about wanting everything in the game to be just like D2 I thought they must have been talking about D2.

The new graphics look great. Yes, it's a marked change from D2, but if you want it to be just like D2 there's already a game out there like that. It's called D2. :P
Evolution is a good thing. Keeping things the same because "that's what the old one was like" isn't a good reason to do it.

[Lyrs]

There is another thread on this. Check below. As far as thoughts go, less bloom, less saturation, these too changes will draw D3 more inline with D2.

[kirborg]

To be honest, I think we're going to hear a lot of complaints from now on similar to these now that the game is announced. You have to understand that blizzard has to please the old faithful D2 players as well as try to make an original game that isn't a rehash of the previous parts in the series. It is probably inevitable to try and stop people from making comparisons since it is a sequel after all but at the same time I think it might be favorable if people step back a little and try to give Blizzard a chance to prove themselves. If people keep referring to D2 as an means to argue about what is right and wrong about different aspects of D3 then it's going to get tiresome really soon on this board.

[worlann]

I counted five references in the OP to D3 resembling a "cartoon". I can only assume you're kidding.

[raveharu]

D3 retains the "gothic" style Diablo is so famous for, in fact I think they did a good job with the graphics

[raveharu]

double post. oops.

[mountaindew]

agreed. it seems too much like warcraft 3 or wow . i dont like those cartoony deformed looking models and bright colousr.

[Hideo]

Don't compare D to WOW. WOW is a game for little kids with TONS of free time. It looks like Disney World. In WOW when you kill, there is NO BLOOD! Can you imagine that?!

So far Blizzard's art direction is going for more colorful, saturated style. This is the case with both Starcraft and Diablo.

It's easy to please everybody with colors simply by introducing "saturation" and "gamma" options in the game, so that u can tweak it as you wish.

[Arioch]

In this IGN interview with Rob Pardo, they talked specifically about the visual design:

Initially the game's visual design was closer to the older games than what we saw in the gameplay demonstration. "We probably did three rev[ision]s on the visual direction until we got to this and now we're really happy with it," said Pardo.

Personally, I rather like the new look. The old desaturated gray environments get pretty dull and monotonous after awhile.