"Darker" Diablo Plea Falls on Deaf Ears

[Spawndemon]

GameSpot has posted up a new article today discussing Blizzard's reaction to an online petition asking for Diablo III to take a different art direction. Take a look:

When Diablo III was first unveiled at the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational event, fan reaction to the long-awaited sequel was mixed. Some gamers saw the game's 3D overhaul and smattering of bright colors to be a refreshing change of pace from the series' traditionally grim color palette. However, a certain segment of the fanbase considered the changes to the demonic dungeon crawler's visage downright blasphemous.

That displeasure quickly spawned an online petition calling on Blizzard to change the game's art direction to be "more coherent and familiar" with the bleak, gothic vibe of the original. As of press time, more than 52,000 signatures have been added to the petition, which also seeks to do away with "cartoonish" elements of the character and level design.

Now the game's lead designer has weighed in on the controversy. Speaking with MTV's Multiplayer, Jay Wilson quashed the petitioner's hopes, saying, "There's no going back now." Wilson explained the entire Blizzard team is happy with the style of the game in its present form, and they will not be changing it for the final release.

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[L3adcannon]

Re: "Darker" Diablo Plea Falls on Deaf Ears

I wouldn`t mind a darker, less wow-ish Diablo 3 myself, but it doesn`t look that bad. I hope they add filters and **** to make it look more gritty and stuff.
One thing did piss me off though. the architecture. It tries to be gothic and all but it looks just cartoony as hell cause everything is fat and short which kinda ruins the whole atmosphere.

[Kotae]

Re: "Darker" Diablo Plea Falls on Deaf Ears

It's different, so nobody likes it. It is a bit wow-like, but I don't mind it too terribly. It's Diablo, and it's going to be good.