Well, I think people should start making threads about the sounds and the music (which I didn't like). It sounds like visual is the only thing people care about.
By anyone being able to do that doesnt mean it's not the right way, they're just concept pictures to show how the game should look, there's obviously flaws because we DONT HAVE THE ENGINE, we only have access to screenshots.
Being low poly doesnt mean it cant look realistic, most of the recent games use few poligons but with the modern technologies like bump maps, normal maps and so on they can give a extremely detailed look to those low poly models without pushing the computers, it's even more effective than using more polys, pick up any recent game and look to the floor textures, it's basicly a couple of flat textures with bump map, look at the characters, it's flat textures with bump maps, normal maps and other techniques, Blizzard isnt using any of those and until someone explains me why I will keep saying they're doing a huge mess.
Hey you should call blizzard up to work with them dude for real:thumbsup:
i love warcraft3 but w3 is w3/wow is wow...and diablo 3 is diablo 3!!!!! blizzard do not try to mixed..don not try to make a fu@@ing cocktail! do somth about that disney world.
what about other diablo forums...they also have a thread like this? i know is one on B.net and i-m verry sure that blizzard know about this and watch us.
Not Fucking Colors .get It Right Thats Not Diablo!!!!!
If You Don't Understand That Don't Play Diablo.yea The Game Play Is Nice Bet Thats Not What Most Diablo Fans Play Diablo For .when I Play Diablo 1/2 I Was Fucking Sacred To The Done When That Music Came On And When. I Was Walk On Those Road With All Those Dead People Hanging In Those Tree And The Dark Mood Of The Game Made Me Play It I Could Have Careless About Gameplay At That Time.
Ok, I've read through the first five pages but I was late to registering and been fairly busy to boot. -First post btw-
Ok first off would someone please define what makes something that is "cartoonish" bad. By defining something as "cartoon like" your simply stating that within the realm of Heavy Metal and Powerpuff Girls this game has similarities. Be more accurate please.
Ok here are my pros and cons about the games aesthetics at this point in the development process.
Pros-
-The characters have more depth to their physical features
-The world retains it's detailed features while still being scalable
-To some it can still resemble Diablo, its 3/4 perspective
-Outdoors look like outdoors
Cons-
-The tones of color don't use the full color wheel
-Dungeons aren't that bright
-More textural layers should be considered i.e. when it rains your character should be glistening showing that he is soaked.
Issues people bring up as cartoony right now, while somewhat concerned aren't totally valid, remember that when DiabloII was released it was made to scale from 8bit color wheel to 16bit color wheel. Now we are at 32bit (anything more our eyes can't discern) so a lot more possibilities are available to the developers. Blizzard is trying to constructively look at the gaming enviroment around them and not make Diablo II.5 this is Diablo III. Yes to say that some reworking is necessary could be nice but other then changing the color pallette do you have any other problems.
Also zooming in on a small peace of architecture is not going to prove that the artstyle is horrid, the game is designed to be viewed from afar, not with a magnifine lens. Yes when you look at it closely it doesn't look super realistic and overly detailed, Blizzard likes to make their games scalable. To do this they use simple geometric shapes that can get the point across, that set of grey blocks are a golem, so becareful about being too scrutinizing.
Answer me this, when your slaughtering 20 Skeleton warriors will you be concerned about how that one little golem will look fully magnified?
i must agree that it should be a bit darker and grunger looking. Blood stains on the walls, etc. Im sure the music background will make up for it though, and i do believe it looks fine how it is aswell. :B Whichever way they go with it, i am still going to be just as excited to play.
Blizzard thinks they are making Mario Kart when in fact they should be making NFS.
Diablo is not a fun racer! It's serious! You're not supposed to copy things from God of War/WOW etc.! Improve what is there. Otherwise Diablo will become a copy of its own copies.
My biggest complaint thus far is that the mobs disappear, I can respect the engine limitations, but I do hope their is a toggle for the amount of "gibbs" on the screen at one time.
They Wanted The Charcther To Look Cartoony What The Fuck Is Wrong With Them Are They Crazy Or Something I Need To Go Down To There Studio And Have A Talk With Them
When I look at things, they seem to be taking the opposite path of what we want, and starting from there. Instead of already having a dark, macabre world of despair, they make a happy shining land of peace, and then try to make it dark.
Hey you should call blizzard up to work with them dude for real:thumbsup:
what about other diablo forums...they also have a thread like this? i know is one on B.net and i-m verry sure that blizzard know about this and watch us.
The game will look as dark and twisted as we all hope it will on release; worry not.
Not Fucking Colors .get It Right Thats Not Diablo!!!!!
If You Don't Understand That Don't Play Diablo.yea The Game Play Is Nice Bet Thats Not What Most Diablo Fans Play Diablo For .when I Play Diablo 1/2 I Was Fucking Sacred To The Done When That Music Came On And When. I Was Walk On Those Road With All Those Dead People Hanging In Those Tree And The Dark Mood Of The Game Made Me Play It I Could Have Careless About Gameplay At That Time.
Which Final Fantasy Character Are You?
Final Fantasy 7
Don't sign the artistic direction petition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXsNGEKGPwo Don't sign it!! lol NSFW
Ok first off would someone please define what makes something that is "cartoonish" bad. By defining something as "cartoon like" your simply stating that within the realm of Heavy Metal and Powerpuff Girls this game has similarities. Be more accurate please.
Ok here are my pros and cons about the games aesthetics at this point in the development process.
Pros-
-The characters have more depth to their physical features
-The world retains it's detailed features while still being scalable
-To some it can still resemble Diablo, its 3/4 perspective
-Outdoors look like outdoors
Cons-
-The tones of color don't use the full color wheel
-Dungeons aren't that bright
-More textural layers should be considered i.e. when it rains your character should be glistening showing that he is soaked.
Issues people bring up as cartoony right now, while somewhat concerned aren't totally valid, remember that when DiabloII was released it was made to scale from 8bit color wheel to 16bit color wheel. Now we are at 32bit (anything more our eyes can't discern) so a lot more possibilities are available to the developers. Blizzard is trying to constructively look at the gaming enviroment around them and not make Diablo II.5 this is Diablo III. Yes to say that some reworking is necessary could be nice but other then changing the color pallette do you have any other problems.
Also zooming in on a small peace of architecture is not going to prove that the artstyle is horrid, the game is designed to be viewed from afar, not with a magnifine lens. Yes when you look at it closely it doesn't look super realistic and overly detailed, Blizzard likes to make their games scalable. To do this they use simple geometric shapes that can get the point across, that set of grey blocks are a golem, so becareful about being too scrutinizing.
Answer me this, when your slaughtering 20 Skeleton warriors will you be concerned about how that one little golem will look fully magnified?
What makes it Mario Kart vs Need For Speed?
Props for the great approach and the initiative to make a difference.^_^
No Fucking Rainbows!!!!