Oh, Diablo 2... I remember I was a kid, I was watching my friend play the game, and he let me try it out. I instantly got hooked and bought a copy for myself in a couple of months. The creepiness of the game was definitely there and I remember I was kinda scared to play it at night (before I had internet connection). Once I got internet (AOL...), I started to play online, and the game's creepiness went away since all I did was kill cows and try to get better items. Looking back, the game's design, characters, and lore was awesome. Too bad Diablo 3 looks nothing like it...

Icysoul

Canada254 Posts

August 12 2010 04:42 GMT

#83

i think with the lower res sprites and the image quality compared to the image quality that blizzard is expected to come out with in diablo 3, its hard for them to recreate that atmosphere. I mean its one thing to see a lower res sprite dead body, but another thing to see a graphic HD realistic dead body. Maybe blizzard don't want the media attention or something that tells ppl video games are too violent for the kids.

But granted, the last thing i want is Diablo 3 ranted E, or even T. But just looking at the death animation from the boss fight vid, i don't think we'll have to worry TOO much about how diablo 3 will look.

ZaplinG

United States3818 Posts

August 12 2010 04:51 GMT

#84

my parent almost didnt let me buy diablo back in the day because they knew the name meant devil. Then they saw the box cover and screenshots and were like... ehhhhhhhh....

i just reassured them that i wasnt going to flip out and sadistically kill people

The butcher was scary as FUCK. I remember my heart just POUNDING like it was going to come out of my chest the first time I fought him.

The hell levels were absolutely gory and terrifying too

TOloseGT

United States1145 Posts

August 12 2010 05:18 GMT

#85

I must be weird, because I was never scared playing D1/D2/LoD. I almost pissed my pants playing the the Shadow Temple in Ocarina of Time though.

InfusedTT.DaZe

Romania693 Posts

August 12 2010 05:57 GMT

#86

it's funny i didn't notice all of this when i was a kid ... any way the game was wayyy to fun :D

ReaverDrop!

Canada81 Posts

August 12 2010 06:00 GMT

#87

I never noticed those things when I was playing back when I was little... I just thought that Anderiel is naked and she has boobs.

EXACTLY

KurtistheTurtle

United States1966 Posts

August 12 2010 06:09 GMT

#88

when i realized andariel had nipple rings tied together with a chain, that disturbed me more than any other graphic in the game. why would she do that?

then later i learned about such things

Cyrkulous

United States204 Posts

August 12 2010 06:12 GMT

#89

NOT EVEN DEATH CAN SAVE YOU FROM ME

KurtistheTurtle

United States1966 Posts

August 12 2010 06:18 GMT

#90

On August 12 2010 13:42 Icysoul wrote:
Maybe blizzard don't want the media attention or something that tells ppl video games are too violent for the kids.

they did a good job with d1, kind of turned a niche audience into something more. then d2 comes out: more of the same but better. in the 4th area theres a book talking about bathing in the blood of 100 virgins. holy fuck.

but now imagine you're releasing the sequel to one of the most oft copied games in the world. it's going to get so much attention, scrutiny, and criticism that, for business reasons, you really can't fuck it up the way some people want it. put something in there that will frighten away a younger demographic (or more likely their parents). give the sensationalist media something to pick out, take out of context and give the game tons of really bad press.. not even death will save them from the shareholders

shadesofkarma

Romania708 Posts

August 12 2010 06:39 GMT

#91

I don't see D3 being as gory or gothic as D2, I think it's the atmosphere is gonna be something like all the recent Diablo-esque games... Dungeon Siege, Titans Quest, Torchlight, Fate, etc. etc.

The initial screenshots for D3 don't look that great and Blizzard North (original core of guys behind Diablo and D2) left Blizz long time ago.

Let's hope for the best though~

Shizuru~

Malaysia1676 Posts

August 12 2010 06:47 GMT

#92

yeh, diablo was definately one of the most hardcore shit back in the days compare to what we have nowadays.

i wouldn't count on Blizzard making D3 as hardcore/manly as the previous series judging by their recent development direction though...

Metalwing

Turkey1038 Posts

August 12 2010 06:52 GMT

#93

On August 12 2010 08:40 illu wrote:

Show nested quote +

I never noticed those things when I was playing back when I was little... I just thought that Anderiel is naked and she has boobs.

Andariel's boobs were the main event.

O-ops

United States4236 Posts

August 12 2010 06:54 GMT

#94

On August 12 2010 15:39 shadesofkarma wrote:
I don't see D3 being as gory or gothic as D2, I think it's the atmosphere is gonna be something like all the recent Diablo-esque games... Dungeon Siege, Titans Quest, Torchlight, Fate, etc. etc.

The initial screenshots for D3 don't look that great and Blizzard North (original core of guys behind Diablo and D2) left Blizz long time ago.

Let's hope for the best though~

DS2 broken world was creepy as fuck. The atmosphere of D2 wasn't scary for me at all (mainly because it's kinda impossible not to rape anyone and anything campaigning in that game as long as you play it proper). Broken World, however, creeps me out because of all the blood and gore (fking lots of it at some points) in high detail. I was raping still, but I actually was concentrating on killing fast and gtfo.

Someone was saying that it's hard to recreate the atmosphere in D2 with such high detail graphic. I think the problem is more like making that atmosphere in 3D and not have everyone flipping a shit over it. I mean, with such high-detailed graphics nowdays it's hard to make a body on a stick and not make it noticable.

O-ops

United States4236 Posts

August 12 2010 06:56 GMT

#95

On August 12 2010 15:18 KurtistheTurtle wrote:

Show nested quote +

they did a good job with d1, kind of turned a niche audience into something more. then d2 comes out: more of the same but better. in the 4th area theres a book talking about bathing in the blood of 100 virgins. holy fuck.

but now imagine you're releasing the sequel to one of the most oft copied games in the world. it's going to get so much attention, scrutiny, and criticism that, for business reasons, you really can't fuck it up the way some people want it. put something in there that will frighten away a younger demographic (or more likely their parents). give the sensationalist media something to pick out, take out of context and give the game tons of really bad press.. not even death will save them from the shareholders

I SEE WAT YOU DID DAR

illu

Canada2531 Posts

August 12 2010 06:59 GMT

#96

On August 12 2010 13:26 CharlieMurphy wrote:
op didn't contain the racks with dead bodies and limbs chained/streched apart on them

Ah, I know those. You are referring to the Barracks, right?

On August 12 2010 15:12 Cyrkulous wrote:
NOT EVEN DEATH CAN SAVE YOU FROM ME

YOU ARE TOO LATE, MUAHAHAHAAHAHAHAA

tetley[o11]

Canada8 Posts

August 12 2010 07:16 GMT

#97

so good

Corr

Denmark796 Posts

August 12 2010 07:17 GMT

#98

Diablo 2 just didn't capture the atmosphere that Diablo 1 did, I guess there were too many large open areas that were too bright and the music wasn't nearly as gloomy for the most part. I think the closest you came to D1 feel was in the act 3 sewer places (which has some of the D1 music iirc)

D1... I sure as hell wasn't going to play that on my own while it was dark outside. Granted, I was only 10 or so

Disarray

United States1164 Posts

August 12 2010 07:36 GMT

#99

there is a quote, from a diablo 3 interview sometime ago that said something along the lines of "Diablo is a different brand, its not like warcraft or starcraft, its more mature and gothic, and we want to keep it that way"

I wish I could find it, maybe some people would find it re-assuring, but going to google there is like 56million diablo 3 interviews = (