Diablo III Producer - "Color Is Your Friend"

Charlie2688 - 547 days 21 hours ago

I was kind of skeptical about people complaining about the new super bright colors (maybe cuz I played TQ last?) but after seeing some of the photoshopped screenshots vs the original screenshots I would have to agree the "darker" look many fans are asking for looks a BILLION times better than the actual one used by Blizzard that again thanks to other screenshots D3 DOES have the same pallet and lightning as WOW and WC3 -_-

I am gonna look for those screenshots on the GS forums right now to give the example (hopefully I will find them :S)

also the petition to change the colors is surprisingly going VERY strong O.o

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Muddyalcapones - 547 days 21 hours ago

it makes sense what he says: how can we appreciate the dark scary dungeons if the jungles, lakes, mountains, etc. are all just as dark?

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v1c1ous - 547 days 20 hours ago

brown
black
gray
blue-gray
green-gray
blood red

that's it.

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RememberThe357 - 547 days 20 hours ago

It's too colorful? Are you kidding me? Time has told us that Blizzard knows what they're doing. Stop fearing change and accept that these people want the series to evolve. They don't seem to want to make daiblo 2 with better graphics. They want to make diablo 3, a new game in a remarkably groundbreaking series. Stop and think about it for a second, do you really want to same exact feel of the original games or do you want a similar feel that is pushed into new territories.

It's funny that around the same time that people are getting on Blizzards ass about the art direction, Fallout 3 producer Ashley Cheng, says that hes disappointed that, "Blizzard has stayed on the conservative side in terms of design with their updates to Diablo and Starcraft."

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The Kingslayer - 547 days 20 hours ago

All of the Diablos were great, but visually a bit drab in many respects for my liking. Yet all the titles had their own ambiance because of the art direction. What I think has happened with Blizzard, as a result of the success of WOW. They are keeping things a bit uniform. So that people picking up Diablo 3 will see something familar, yet different from their WOW expeirence. I would assume this for players who have never touched a Diablo title. Which if you take a look at WOW players, could be a massive amount. Yet I'm all for Blizzard doing whatever they want till they fucc up. They've been getting it right for far too long not to get it right.

Be a gamer...Not a hater

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Azurite - 547 days 20 hours ago

The first thing that came to mind was "where do I sign?".

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Ghoul - 547 days 20 hours ago

Killzone no colors
gears to grey
crysis to bright
diablo3 to much color

ffs stop whining and start altering your color settings on your monitor if your so damn allergic to either of those "problems".

btw the first diablo3 images especially the gameplay blew me away it looks dead gorgeous the effects the colors the style is perfect. my 2 cents

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Tmac - 547 days 20 hours ago

Diablo 3 = sunshine, balloons and lollipop kisses.

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PS_Family - 547 days 20 hours ago

Looks too fruity compared to the first titles.

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hay - 547 days 16 hours ago

Relax people and try to read:

"not everything is dark. It allows you to see what a creepy dungeon can be like but if everything is dark it doesn’t allow you to have a lot of contrast"

I think it's not that whole D3 will be like Care Bears. There will be places during sunny day, most probably also during night, and gothic and dark dungeons as previously. I think they're just adding a little more potential "environments".

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The Anti-Fanboy - 547 days 16 hours ago

I don't think the fans are really complaining about 'colors', but rather the tone of the visuals. The fans what a more 'evil' looking game, hense the games name, DIABLO 3. I think the art director is not connecting the dark story with the visual atmosphere. I didn't care for the Warcraft 3's art direction either, but on Diablo 3 it looks even worse. In fact, the look is not horrible, but I think with the tech that is available Blizzard should realize a more 'dark' or 'satanic' look and atomosphere, because that is what the fans are after. A true 'mature' realization of Diablo 3.

As good as the Diablo 2's story was, the art and charactor design was cheesey and uninspired at times. For instance, the barbarian looks too cartoonish, merely a weight lifter who got some ink on his face. Blizzard has the money to hire artist's who speciallize in 'dark' fantasy art, not some comic book pop art college rejects.

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SpaceCowgirl - 547 days ago

Yes I know graphics aren't everything, but the look of a game helps to influence the feel and experience of the game as well. If it was done right Diablo III could use a bunch of 2D sprites and still be an epic game. The current art Direction seems to betray what Diablo Fans loved, trudging through helltorn dungeons as a lone warrior or group of warriors standing up against overwhelming armies of horrific demons. The game left you feeling hopeless, claustrophobic and even paranoid at times yet it was all what made the experience enjoyable. The towns in the beginning of the stages were like beautiful safe havens, places you actually hung out in and relaxed with your friends to take a break from the hostile wilderness.

I am not saying they are bad games, but I was not able to play Wind waker and I probably won't be playing SF4 simply because the art direction strayed to far from what I enjoyed.

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