The graphics are fine...which is why every major Diablo site is lit up with long threads debating the changes.

I bet this forum weren't such muppets when Starcraft was clearly subpar.

Gokey

United States2722 Posts

June 30 2008 18:01 GMT

#263

I'm sure the atmosphere will darken considerably later on, when you get closer to Hell... I think everything is pretty beautiful right now, although a bit more grimdark will improve it somewhat

I'm actually really diggin' the Witch Doctor right now, even though I hated it when I first saw it... The concept of a frail old man with a huge scary mask and hurling fireballs and raising zombies and spreading disease is pretty cool actually... and the skills are all pretty awesome, except I think the zombie wall is a bit lame

Nitrogen

United States5345 Posts

June 30 2008 18:12 GMT

#264

On July 01 2008 00:56 EnergyTraction wrote:
The graphics look fine, I don't think that just because it's Diablo everything outside has to be dark and stormy...yea, sure, in the dungeons it should be, which it is in the gameplay video, but just cause Diablo is sending hell-minions out to kill shit doesn't mean the sun stops shining.

However, while I don't have a problem, I do also think that a darker look would be even better looking

You obviously have never battled the hell-minions of diablo, because the sun DOES stop shining.
I was there.

On July 01 2008 02:55 NotSorry wrote:

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yea the thoughts of demons ruining your gay pride parade must just get your panties all knotted up with fear.

LOL.

aseq

Netherlands4015 Posts

June 30 2008 18:45 GMT

#265

The thing that disappointed me most about the graphics was not the colors or the brightness, but the round candles in the dungeon only having 5 sides. If these are the beginning areas of the game, it's not too bright or happy...compared to something like this:

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LuckyOne

266 Posts

June 30 2008 19:38 GMT

#266

On July 01 2008 02:55 NotSorry wrote:

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yea the thoughts of demons ruining your gay pride parade must just get your panties all knotted up with fear.

LOL well you kinda expect to see evil things if there are bones and crap laying around so its not so scary.i think its more scary when unexpected. think of walking in a park on a sunny day then u see a beheaded child.

im talking irl anyway in a game nothing is scary maybe the closest i got to being scared was doom3 late at night. diablo isnt as immersive cause its 3rd person.

but i like the graphics i think if they are too dark u cant see very well whats going on.
plus the atmosphere wont last long till you finish the game for the 1st time.

Nitrogen

United States5345 Posts

June 30 2008 19:47 GMT

#267

On July 01 2008 03:45 aseq wrote:
The thing that disappointed me most about the graphics was not the colors or the brightness, but the round candles in the dungeon only having 5 sides. If these are the beginning areas of the game, it's not too bright or happy...compared to something like this:

+ Show Spoiler +

I think the fact that the fire from the torches had shadows annoyed me the most about the graphics in diablo.

Gokey

United States2722 Posts

June 30 2008 19:59 GMT

#268

No way this video is real, right? This guy claims he has a beta of D3 and is giving details of the game...>>>????

anch

United States5457 Posts

June 30 2008 20:21 GMT

#269

On July 01 2008 04:47 Nitrogen23 wrote:
I think the fact that the fire from the torches had shadows annoyed me the most about the graphics in diablo.

lol, I mentioned this same thing to my friend.

3d Diablo is innovating, but i dont think anyone would zoom in and do battles.

now i fucking hope Blizzcon beta key is for D3.

Folca

2235 Posts

June 30 2008 20:22 GMT

#270

On July 01 2008 05:21 anch wrote:

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lol, I mentioned this same thing to my friend.

3d Diablo is innovating, but i dont think anyone would zoom in and do battles.

qq please

404.Nintu

Canada1723 Posts

June 30 2008 20:43 GMT

#271

On July 01 2008 04:59 Gokey wrote:
No way this video is real, right? This guy claims he has a beta of D3 and is giving details of the game...>>>????

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOqnrhaeXIA&feature=user

Confirmed hoax.

AdamaS

119 Posts

June 30 2008 21:31 GMT

#272

On June 30 2008 21:56 Constantinius wrote:
Good thing I don't want anything to do with your mind.

I can't believe people can't see that this obviously draws inspiration from the Warcraft III/WoW engine. The blocky, polygonal features that comprise objects in the game detracts significantly from the atmosphere because it forces exaggerations in shape and size of different characters. The mood is QUITE different because of it. Everytime I see the sanded off gryphon and ramparts, and oversized objects when zoomed in close, it pisses me off.

Listen, no one is saying the current graphics are ugly. BUT THEY DON'T F****** FIT. That's the point. Let the WoW people have their franchise, we had a perfectly fine art style of a Gothic art style (I want to draw some allusion to Mary Shelley but it escapes me), and Blizzard has jumped far far away from it. I want, at the very least, a justification.

Awesome, don't buy the game and go yell at teenagers with nose piercings with your walking stick, fool.

STiKxSx96

United States13 Posts

June 30 2008 23:40 GMT

#273

At first i was a little disappointed in D3.. I was expecting better graphics and something new, instead of a D2 with a new engine.

But it still looks awesome, but hopefully they have many improvements to come.

Archaic

United States4024 Posts

June 30 2008 23:56 GMT

#274

I never played Diablo so maybe this will give me incentive to start. But I will probably be spending too much time on SC2 =\.

404.Nintu

Canada1723 Posts

July 01 2008 00:13 GMT

#275

D3 looks further along in development than SC2 in a lot of ways, which makes me feel uncomfortable.

Railz

United States1449 Posts

July 01 2008 00:59 GMT

#276

On July 01 2008 09:13 Nintu wrote:
D3 looks further along in development than SC2 in a lot of ways, which makes me feel uncomfortable.

The fact that they only feel comfortable showing off 2 of the 5 classes planned, and only 2 environments, makes believe D3 is still behind SC2. I felt the same way when I saw the D3 video, but what they showed and were able to talk about was actually a minute part of the what one would expect from D3.

SC2, environments look almost done, races are ...well races could arguably never be finished, people will always have issues, even blizzard. They sound like the single player is just being polished, and the UI all but set. So we'll see. My money is still on SC2 being released 2 or so months before D3.

Rev0lution

United States1805 Posts

July 01 2008 01:08 GMT

#277

Since there are no ETAs yet we can expect them to tweak the shit out of it just like they did with SC2.

Might as well show some fucking input... here's mine:

-Make the scenery darker
-Skills need to be more colorful please, I thought the barb was using normal hits at the beginning and not skills

-More than just 5 classes (i haven't seen the rest yet) but just in case we are stuck with the same old classes, Blizzard might want to throw in some new classes and not just rehash the necro and give him a name like witch doctor, please at least one new class.

Also lots of dungeons!

404.Nintu

Canada1723 Posts

July 01 2008 01:30 GMT

#278

On July 01 2008 09:59 Railz wrote:

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Yeah, I agree with most of that. That's why I said "in a lot of ways."

The environment, the engine, the UI (Health and Mana bubble textures are SEXY!) all look more refined and developed than SC2's. Both games still have lots of work to do, but If SC2 developers impressed me before, then the D3 devs are my fucking heroes.