Diablo III - It's official
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I wouldn't rush out and buy anything just yet, this is blizzard you're talking about. I'd be shocked to see this title before 2010.
After I got my bowazon to 99th, (first Amazon to 99th USWest 2nd ladder season) I quit D2 and went to WOW.
Looking forward to D3 since I quit WOW. :smile:
This is true. I'm not going to buy any new PC hardware until there is a solid release date for a title I want. So I'm not gonna run out and buy anything now. Alan Wake might convince me to upgrade my PC as well.
It's unfortunate all my friends have gone the 360 route, because there's some titles that I'd rather play on PC that I'll end up playing on 360 for multiplayer/co-op with friends.
Dominik D
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It's not about colors. Which is really funny - I've seen very few complaints about D3 not being dark enough, quite a few people saying, that they don't like the toon art style. Yet people always say: it's not bright! I know, I've got this thing attached to my head called eyes.
But compare Diablo art style:
To Diablo 3 art style:
Diablo 3 has more cartoony, comic books inspired looks. That's what I don't like.
Its available on Mac as well, like all blizzard's title
Regarding realistic vs cartoony stly: It's pretty easy to see why they opted for the cartoony stlye. It simply looks better on the low-end, opening the game up to a larger audience. Plus it seems they want a consistent art direction across products (esp. D3 and WOW).
That said, I was put off a little when I saw the screenshots. They look a bit 2006 and compared to Titan Quest i think they look no or little better . However the gameplay video is actually quite good. We will see.
I hope they provide a better single player experience, since I found D1 and D2 pretty repetive and ultimately boring. And I hope for less items. The item micromanagement can get pretty tedious.
That said, I was put off a little when I saw the screenshots. They look a bit 2006 and compared to Titan Quest i think they look no or little better . However the gameplay video is actually quite good. We will see.
I hope they provide a better single player experience, since I found D1 and D2 pretty repetive and ultimately boring. And I hope for less items. The item micromanagement can get pretty tedious.
Dominik D
Regular
@N00b: I do understand why they took this approach. I can even agree that D3 gfx looks great. It just doesn't look like Diablo to me.
@MfA: It's Diablo 1, plus ultimately Diablo 1 and 2 were aiming for photorealism, regardless of... uhm... arms. It was true for characters and locations. In case of Diablo 3 even locations look cartoony - visible brushstrokes, cartoony simplification of shapes, etc.
@MfA: It's Diablo 1, plus ultimately Diablo 1 and 2 were aiming for photorealism, regardless of... uhm... arms. It was true for characters and locations. In case of Diablo 3 even locations look cartoony - visible brushstrokes, cartoony simplification of shapes, etc.
It's not just that the left arm is impossibly proportioned, his groin is incredibly high and he has arms like an orang-outang compared to his height. That's not realism.
Anyway screw concept art ... it's not like it makes an impact on the game. They can't render the cinematics like they draw that.
Anyway screw concept art ... it's not like it makes an impact on the game. They can't render the cinematics like they draw that.
Certainly looks like Diablo to me, but I have an admittedly limited eye for 'art' or artwork.
I'd go that route if I could afford a Mac that would run the game well. Do they let Mac players play with PC guys? I'd think they should.
I like the graphics and the gameplay concepts in the weapons, the sacrifices and raising of demons and such, but I don't see myself accepting this kind of gameplay/control anytime soon. It looks incredibly laggy and sluggish in terms of controls, and some parts still look less good than a certain PS2 game. Hopefully they can tighten up the response times. There were parts where the camera could be better also, but that's probably adjustable already.
I liked the first part the most in terms of graphics and some of the animations were great too (the zombies climbing out of the 3d scenery was very nice), the outdoor sections looked very meh, and at one time, the section of the smaller bull like beasts reminded me of Champions of Norrath very much, except that I liked that section in the PS2 game better, with all the arrows you shot at the beast sticking into it and staying there. That was just so awesome. I found the not that spectacular beasties on youtube (someone seems to be doing a playthrough - that's going to take him ages! He's at part 47 and nowhere near even where I was a long time ago. Also, this game is so much more fun in 2-4 player co-op, as obviously Diablo is)
Most of all, in its current form it definitely doesn't look like a game that will be console bound in that form.
I liked the first part the most in terms of graphics and some of the animations were great too (the zombies climbing out of the 3d scenery was very nice), the outdoor sections looked very meh, and at one time, the section of the smaller bull like beasts reminded me of Champions of Norrath very much, except that I liked that section in the PS2 game better, with all the arrows you shot at the beast sticking into it and staying there. That was just so awesome. I found the not that spectacular beasties on youtube (someone seems to be doing a playthrough - that's going to take him ages! He's at part 47 and nowhere near even where I was a long time ago. Also, this game is so much more fun in 2-4 player co-op, as obviously Diablo is)
Most of all, in its current form it definitely doesn't look like a game that will be console bound in that form.
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Must. Have. Now.
Best. Game. Ever.
Best. Game. Ever.
I have, and I played it for 6 months. I quit for a reason. Honestly, Blizzard is turning into EA = no risk, no new IP.
You haven't read a news story in the past two years involving WoW and sales, have you?
If Blizzard were EA we'd be on Diablo V or VI by now with countless expansion packs flooding the market.
