I'm a big fan of the Diablo series. For me, Diablo has always been the only dark and gothic-themed game that looks better than a colorful and WoW-ish ditto.
I don't think this petition is silly at all.
Random people spent some time in photoshop to "Diablofy" the screenshots, and it looks way better now.

Yes, I know what you think. I am too conservative about "a silly game". Fact is that the darkness and contrast is what defines the Diablo universe. The game looks really good so far, but it is not a true Diablo in my book if they just do what they have done so far - A World of Warcraft suited for 5-6 players in the same party...
The graphics is NOT Diablo. This is more like a spin-off.
Diablo goes cartoon.

eman_resu

This is the dumbest thing i've ever heard.

"We want our new shiny game to look crappy and old. Singed, stupid."

Seriously, grow up fanboys. I loved diablo 2 to death but usually the third game in a series is SUPPOSED to look better than the second.

darkchord

After reading this petition I died a little inside. People have seen approximately %.05 of the game and this is the nerd rage that ensues.. how sickening.

LONG LIVE D3!

MrYoshida

Every single person who signed that petition is still going to be buying Diablo on day one.

Siskoraban

[zip.4chan.org]

Llost

We should start a petition condemning this petition, the last thing the game industry needs right now is people saying that things aren't dark enough.

Luziphir

@zaky: my sentiments exactly. you lose all credibility when you can't spell a simple word correctly.

themaninthebox

Maybe because what's shown in the demo is the early levels. It was stated that the game takes place 20 years after the second game, so I guess everybody and everything recovered to normal. I think that when the players progress on later levels, the level design will transform to the dark atmosphere that Diablo is all about. Just my guess.

rhugghed

The game is far from being finished calm down fanboys. If people dont like it. why cant they just decide to not buy it. Blizzard isnt going to compromise their artistic integrity for a group of whining kiddies. I'l sign the counter petition to this petition though.

BryanGuitarDude

the core fans want the dark mood

I'm guessing Blizz went with a brighter tone in the art style to attract an audience outside that core fan group. It's like Mortal Kombat not being Mortal Kombat without brutal and bloody fatalities - they see Diablo not being Diablo without dark/moody graphics.

outforprophets

if they're going to petition they could at least learn to spell.

elronathon

The fact that this many people want to piss and moan about the slightest details of this game is testament to the game's appeal and eventual success.

DugDawg

@HenryHSH: Making it look like that would be much more diablo like, yes.

TheOats

now people are complaining about the people complaining about Diablo 3. I'll never end.

teh_joe

Most of the example images cited in their petition could be achieved by adjusting display settings.

godot

It's better darker, I liked the whole light radius thing too (even though I just turned up the gamma so I could see everything half the time). The graphics are definitely lighter and the out doors do look too happy (even diablo 2 had dark outdoor areas like the rogue encampment, the forest in act 3 and arreat summit but all those were quite dark).

I don't think it's too much of a problem really but I sure would prefer it darker and more grim.

Llost

So if demons invade, we will no longer have waterfalls, rainbow, colors, and sunlight? This is good to know.

mfwahwah

Ok guys it has been 20 years since hell got frozen and basically the world has been peaceful for 20 years.

This was probably the first act and that means hell just started to attack again, give it at least HALF AN ACT before it gets dark and gritty.

I for one will not judge by a simple demo they made and no one else should, they don't even know all the classes yet....

PXShaman

Yeah... you're going to buy it anyways.

Don't pretend otherwise.

thefais

This is an example of how it could look really good with a Diablo 2 feel to it: [i99.photobucket.com]

I think they have a point but I don't like all the whining done in the petition. If they'd provided just the pictures then I would of supported it right away instead of blocks of texts whining about it.

HenryHSH

I understand the complaints, but still Diablo 3 is going to be a great game. My computer's wallpaper and screensaver is already reflecting that.

NESv1

Man this is as good as the hardcore people on NMA that argued against Fallout 3 being 3d by saying "the fallout 2 engine is fine they should just reuse it". I'm sure by the end of this we'll see the same argument.

DIABLO 1 AND 2 COULD SPIN YOUR CAMERA REMOV CAMERA SPINNING

Cutedge

I understand the need to avoid drab colors in this generation of gaming, but telling the fans to "die in fire?" "Eat shit and die?"

Here's a hint, kiddos: They don't want Diablo to be *realistic*. They want it to be...*gasp!*...DIABLO! And guess what Diablo is? Hellfire, blood, macabre, and all that depressing mess.

But hey, I know most of you want color in just about every new game just for the sake of combating against other games going for the realism route, so when long-time fans just want their beloved sequel to have some art that echoes the dark mood of the previous games, they have to "eat shit and die", because they're apparently not as forward-thinking as you are.

Go fuck yourselves.

Rohit_N

I think they are right. Looks like Blizzard is looking to get inspiration on design from WarCraft 3 rather than Diablo 1 and 2. What is that about?

TheOats

dude, this pisses me off.

Really. I mean, would you rather no Diablo III, or a diablo III that is just SLIGHTLY against what (these people) want?

I mean FUCK! Seriously? What do they want? Do they want a black and white game with nothing but red blood everywhere?

BLIZZARD!! DONT STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING! Screw these assholes. :/ I hope Blizzard cancels Diablo III just because of this.

Thugmunk

hmm, well the page says the petition was created by someone using the email "ultramegazord00@gmail.com" so if that says anything...... should email him and tell him what a tool he is for making a worthless petition.

FrancesTheMute

*laughs* Man, some gamers just aren't happy unless they can complain about something. Let'm bitch. With 2,600 signatures they represent, what, .2% of the people that are going to buy the game?

deadjesterx

That petition... It's so badly written with obvious bias.
I'm a Diablo fan and I don't care much for the artstyle change. It's not like they've gone from the original to cel-shading.

Plus the only arguements that the writer can make are "It doesn't look like Diablo, it looks like WoW".

Mustakrakish

It's people like these that give gamers a bad rep.

Ali

@Fierfaerie: Well I hope you're pleased with yourself, my mind is now playing tricks on me as I imagine Axe wielding Leprachauns running towards me in a some what unholy manner.

I used to love the summer months, that all changes this year :(

*hides under computer desk*

Eon.

I looked at the pictures provided in the petition and the edited pictures I prefer more. The only thing it does is give it a more Diablo look. It doesn't change the the art. Just the feel to make the game look more like a diablo game.

[i31.tinypic.com]

HenryHSH

The hardest of the hardcore are always an annoying bunch.

FelixLighter

Disembowlment and gore just doesn't have the same effect when done in finger paints.

Diablo is the Lord of Terror - not the Lord of Unicorns and My Little Ponies.

Unless you're an Equinophobic. Then expect some really screwed up demon unicorns.

Arcadian

@h_jeremiah: It was for game play reasons. Some items had a larger light radius mods which made parts of the game slightly easier. It was a dungeon crawler after all. Many levels take place in brightly lit areas so it wasn't a hardware deficiency (as well D2's not a 3D game so lighting radius would not improve performance noticeably.)

kingmanic

@raptorsrevenge: I'll sign it!

KrelianAngel

I played Diablo II like a madman when I was a kid (didn't care that it was rated M).

The first impression that I got from the Diablo III gameplay video was: HOLY CRAP ITS BEAUTIFUL AND I CAN TELL THINGS APART NOW.

suya123

If there's one thing to complain about Diablo 3, it's the new health orb system. They're turning the game into a straight-up action game...

The art direction, however? Looks fine to me.

Revolutionary

@raptorsrevenge: mindreading?
lets start it :-)

FryDay

Jesus... I saw the gameplay video and thought the outdoor areas looked like a painting. It looked amazing. The colors look great. Thats is just ONE enviroment of the many we'll see in the game.

Just so we are clear... Diablo 2 looked like shit when it came out. I'm sorry, it was NOT a good looking game. At all. It did some cool stuff... but it was a low-res/ low-color palete mess of dated 2-D sprites.

I could care less about that games graphics. Blizzard knows what they are doing. Have faith before petitions (that nobody really listens to) are created.

FrigidAir44

@raptorsrevenge: wise idea.

McFazo

I'll pick this up regardless of what the oucome is, but I do agree that the dungeons looks a bit to bright and colorful. as for the outside areas, they looks just fine like they do.

besides, the game might get a lot darker later on. who knows.

Acunia

I think Blizzard should ask petitioners to post their picture ID for some laughs. I bet you 99.99% of the pictures would be on a dark room with small to no windows (a.k.a. basement).

gencid

I say we start a petition to end this petition.

raptorsrevenge

Never mind the dissembowling, blood, and limbs being thrown about. All that matters is that there is a rainbow...how pathetic.

rabidkeebler

That is the best petition ever! Wow - what entitlement those poor saps feel!

The funny thing is, the fact that Diablo 3 is even coming out is complete fan service. Blizzard is raking in the cash with WOW and its expansions, and StarCraft 2 right around the corner - there is really no need, from a business standpoint, to also work on a Diablo sequel.

quadmonkey

You know back when diablo (was it 1 or 2) came out it was brighter, then one day a patch came out and made it worlds darker. Alot of us got made because we had grown use to it and it became harder to react and see things coming.

One can argue that this made it more challenging but to us it broke the game. Blizzard followed quickly by making the file that was change available in its previous form.

I say if blizzard even takes note of this they should just make an option to switch between the two styles. If not ill take well light over too dark any day. Besides my eyes are getting older every day and its been awhile since i dungeon crawled in a diablo game.

ShaggyB

I watched a bit of the gameplay trailers and I must say the game looks fantastic. I don't get where this "cartoony" idea comes from. I guess maybe if you're zoomed in and staring at textures and models for 20 minutes per frame then you'll notice some of that stuff, but then you're not really playing the game at all. I think it's ridiculous that people are blasting blizzard for this. They finally give the fans what they want, and in return piss on Blizz's face. What's wrong with these people? If they don't like how Diablo III looks, then fine, go play Diablo II, there will be many other gratified players to take your place. On that note, I'm seriously sick of colorless games. All these games that use nothing but tan and beige are getting old. Computers and consoles have the capability of displaying millions and billions of colors on the screen all at once, and yet we want to limit that to shades of red purple and black? That just doesn't make any sense to me.

KrelianAngel

Huh. I personally was really happy to see a game with lots of greens, blues and purples in it.

But then again, I guess this doesn't surprise me, what with PC gamers being the self proclaimed hardcoriest of the hardcore.
...and we all know that if it ain't brown, it ain't hardcore!

Mr. Fap☆Fap!

Obviously this game needs more BROWN!

j/k

Bigfoot

I like how we see two small areas of the game and already make so many judgements. I'm glad they threw in a little color, and i'm hoping they pull off the same dreary feel of the other games even with some color. First people complain about games that are all grey and brown, now people complain about games with color. Whatever, as long as they bring back the necromancer i'll be happy so i can poison nova everything in my path.

Mpalm.

This is so good. I applaud these guys. Protesting things for being beautiful and vivid-- wins, fellows, epin wins. I've always wanted to have so few problems in my life that I could justify signing a petition about the art direction of a PC game.

I'm heading over there right now to start a petition about Pey'j in Beyond Good & Evil II being too porcine.

wild homes is weathering cephalopod trouble!

Two words: Fuck. Rainbows.

*holds in laughter*

ArgentAngel

*sigh*

The original is fine, imo

FryDay

@Demonbird: But without black, brown, and gray...how are we going to make it look REAL?!

Next you'll be saying bloom lighting is unneccesary!

TRT-X

One thing I'm curious about. Was the light radius in D2 due to technical limitations in not being able to display the entire area, or was it due to ambiance.

If it was due to technical limitations, then it makes perfect sense to remove it for D3. IF however it was put in for ambiance reasons, I could see a very small reason to complain about it's lack of inclusion.

Every other detail there is just ridicules though.

h_jeremiah

Someone should just tell these guys to smear some shit on their monitor. It would probably achieve the look they're after.

kosbee

The video game community is SO TWO FACED...

NO matter how good a game is, it's always going to have a negative bunch.

exkon

Has anybody even really looked at the comparisons? Personally prefer most of the darker ones (although some of the screenshots are just simply too dark, brightness wise). I think it kind of sticks better with the theme that is Diablo... but I wasn't a huge fan of the announcement anyway so meh.

I can't say I'm too impressed with everyone's knee jerk reaction that the people making the comparisons and wishing for a darker, grittier palette are crybabies... but maybe they could have worded their 'petition' a bit better. But half the people here would still have the same blind reaction without even reading what they have to say anyway... self righteousness is so draining to witness.

amazinglarry

These are the same people that liked Quake and it's 65,536 different shades of brown.

barktwiggs

Its not like diablo II will cease to exist...

roflwaffles

Well I"m excited for Diablo 3 regardless of what these guys say

Eschguy

I am glad that Blizzard is using a color palette that consists of more colors than brown and black ;p. Internet petitions for the win.

jrcbandit

Michael Keaton as Batman!? More like Batstupid!

futurebiblehero

These whiners can eat shit and die. Props to Blizzard for getting away from the dingy gray/green/brown palette that has plagued the current generation of games. If they want "realistic" games (which is meaningless in the context of a fantasy setting) let them play Gears of War or Call of Duty.

rbenchley

@smuckersisgood: The worst part is that stupid petitions like this one devalue the ones that actually have some merit, simply by association. Alas, when anyone can slap a petition together in a matter of seconds, even stupid people can (and will) start them.

Ah, Freedom of Speech. You're still my favorite freedom, but I do wish some people would think before taking advantage of you!

Sugoi

They'll end up buying it anyways. Convictionless losers.

Tetelestia

Diablo III looks great. Petitioners = fail at life.

DigitalHero

@twesterms 2nd: Yeah, good point.

"Games are all earth tone and boring. Just because it's 2008, it has to be brown and gray?"

..."WTF @ colors and even a rainbow in my game!? WHYS THERE A RAINBOW IN MY GAME"

and this is the same people. Insanity.

Let's judge games by gameplay please?

karasu is my homeboy

I agree that Diablo never had the cheerful looks of Warcraft and that it should remain distinct in its art direction

they cant just turn everything they touch into warcraft

that'd be sad

interstate78

When I saw "petition against Diablo 3" i was excited, until I saw that it was not because of wasting Blizzard resources on a pointless game (especially with World of Warcraft in existence, which I have always referred to as Diablo 3), but because of the art direction.

keith.burgun

Why do people want a 'New' game to look more like an 'Old' game? Here's a refresher of what was required to run D2 when it was released...

Diablo 2 System Requirements (Windows):
233 MHz Pentium or better, 32 MB RAM, 650 MB drive space, 4X CD-ROM drive, DirectX compatible video card

So basically what I hear the whiners saying is "Blizzard needs to make the (new) game look like a near 10 year old game, because the near 10 year old game that runs on a (now) dinosaur computer looks better".

Pretty strong opinions and complaints people have already formed based solely on a 20 minute gameplay video and a handful of screenshots...

Darthhollander

Wow. And I thought it looked like a beautifully detailed Diablo 2 in what Bliz made public. For that I've doubted the gameplay a bit, but I was just going to wait until it came out and try it - writing petitions at this point? It seems Diablo fans have spun off groups as hardcore and sensitive as Fallout fans...

fuchikoma

i thought i was the only person who noticed this. anyways, something like art direction isnt gonna make me avoid a game, but im still not getting diablo 3.

Xeros606

I think I saw a tumbleweed pass. I'm not foolish enough to say online petitions don't work, but when have they ever worked in relation to gaming? Oh well, at least you can say you tried when this crashes and burns. Next article please.

KeroseneClimax

Eff fanboi's in the eyesocket!

My mother always said (ex-nun), "If you can't say something nice, don't say it at all."

Damn, you think a stupid online petition (not even a HAND WRITTEN PETITION you lazy Fcks?!) is going to make Blizzard not wet themselves laughing their butts off?

I think I heard a dev say they'd been working on this game for 5 years, and you're complaining because it's not the perfect game you want it to be? Like you have ANY right to complain [about anything].

You 2000, idiots need to turn off the computer and either go to work or just go outside and get some fresh air while we still have it.

You people sicken me.

Android8675

Kind of reminds me of the first Batman movie.

Awesome movie (maybe not awesome but good), WAY TOO DARK...

Of course, the next few Batman movies, made neon purple and nipples all the rage.

Now, I don't think Diablo is going to go all happy style on us anytime soon. But personally, I'd rather be able to make out an object visually and have it stand out more, rather than not being able to tell what is is.

Mrjoemama

And I thought the dungeon area from the video looked pretty dark and gloomy... Could someone point out where the gnomes are dancing around flowers in that part? Must've missed it myself.

Seriously though, as a long time Diablo fan I like the art direction for Diablo 3, it keeps the gloomy catacombs and whatnots, whilst having outdoor areas that doesn't look so damned boring.

Tieowbeijas

hehe blizzard could make a slider in the Graphic Options to take out most of the colors except from the spells and blood.
And there you go.

Sorry for the doublepost.

pulyx

Shutup and adjust your monitor homos. I dont want anything to delay my sweet sweet Diablo 3

aggrostack

Overall, I think this must be just another example of nit-picky Blizzard fans afraid of change.

Zamzoph

Yeah, because we all want that really sweet brown/grey color palette. Jesus, Blizzard's probably just as sick of that as we are. Environmental diversity is a GOOD THING. If the whole game is dark and gloomy, it won't have as much effect on the player as it would if you go from vivid forest, to dark cave, or to bright rainbow, to bowls of the earth.

ThisCharmingMan

I think Blizzard should announce that they are ceasing development immediately and indefinitely based on this petition alone and see what happens.

chuffhoncho

Impressive; Blizzard releases an almost 100% perfectly faithful sequel in a time when practically every other classic series is getting some kind of ill-advised over-the-shoulder FPS treatment, and people want to bitch about shoulder pads.
Where's Ogre when you need him?

cynopt

@JayD16: No red hue, no gritty textures. I've had enough with the 'gritty realistic colours' personally. Real life isn't sepia toned, neither should games be.

Although, I agree on the blood spatter.

h_jeremiah

we'll see in the finished game.... we'll see.

McFazo

ooft... Ive been a fan of the series for years now and when i seen the new gameplay trailer for the third one, I was over the moon with how amazing it looked. IT LOOKS PAINTED. THE GRAPHICS LOOK PAINTED!!!

Blizzard, I may have left WoW but that doesn't mean I hate your games! Keep up the amazin work youve done so far for D3! The art direction looks amazing in what was a mere 20 MINUTE taste of what the game looks like.

Primebuster

They have the right to dislike it.

But in my opinion..
Man..what a bunch of crybabies.
Thing's have to change sometime. Specially when it won't fit the standards today.

I am pretty sure blizzard TRIED to make darker and less saturated... But it just didn't look right and it wouldn't be able to compete fairly with graphics from newer pc games.

I'm kind of chilled about this because i know blizz won't cave in to these whiners because if there are people who know how to make a game.. It's blizzard.

pulyx

thats fucking rediculus, people need to learn to STFU, D3 looks great the way it is.

D3m0n1k_Ang3l

Jeez what is wrong with people? The story for the game starts by saying it's been 20 years since the last one. It's been peaceful and 20 years is more than enough time for things to grow in place of the death that was there before. I'm sure that later in the game everything will turn to black and red as everything get's destroyed.

And the big shoulder pads are fine. The game looks much less cartoony than WoW and the shoulder pads are fitting anyways since the barbarian is a huge character. If I was that huge I would want huge armor so I don't die since I'm such a huge target.

For anyone who still won't quit being a bitch about it: Quit being a bitch about it! The game will be amazing no matter what happens and you should just be happy the game is being made.

CarbonatedWater

*facepalms* You have GOT to be shitting me! LMFAO! There's just no pleasing some people.

EvoAnubis

Blizzard fans are the most hardcore I've ever seen.

Br00klyn-Grenade

I want a game that Blizzard is making, not a game that their fans are making. It's not hard to have faith in Blizzard.

Struct09

You can't deny that Diablo III has influences on it's art from WoW.

I don't think they should get rid of the colors, just make them dirtier.

ostartero

@Sugoi: Truly, I love the new art direction. I like how you can see more than 3 inches past your avatar for a change. If these dickheads are so pissed they need to go back and stick with diablo 2. Fuck these retards and what they want. I personally thought diablo 2 was rather drab and i love the excellent color palette they've chosen for this game. Somebody needs to start a petition against this petition.

smuckersisgood

Well, after my bro convinced me to play Diablo II with him after III was officially announces, I must say that III looks waaaaaay improved over what I'm playing right now =/

Zamzoph

Usually, I hold the strong belief that games should have more colour - and Diablo does have fantastic design...

...it's just when I watched it, the atmosphere was a little too bright for what I feel Diablo should be like.

But I'll buy and play the Hell out of it regardless!

Wuffles

I think they should change the graphics a bit.

Make the textures griittier, give the world a redder hue, splatter more blood on the ground. You know...little touches. It looks too much like wow at the moment.

JayD16

What can brown (and gray) do for you? Obviously it' doesn't do much for the Blizzard team......

mikemil828

@Fierfaerie: [www.adultswim.com]

Marikir

wow people are dumb. Just be happy they are making one.

ShaggyB

@ruslander: I wasn't sure I saw that correctly when I did.

That was just made of awesomeness, with a side of...well...FREAKING awesomness.

h_jeremiah

Complain complain complain, Blizz needs to make a game about complaining so the complainers can actually do something progressive with their complaining

Maestar

2,600 people? WHAT WILL BLIZZARD DO WITHOUT THOSE SALES.

Seriously, the game will sell millions of copies. Nobody cares if emo kid in his mother's basement doesn't think it's gothic enough.

Daiden

Silly people whining:) As far as I am concerned bashing zombies' heads in and getting your own chewed off is concidered quite macabre. And seeing 3000 small chattering fetishes in D2 and cows running ard in armor isn't all that better than what we've seen in D3 or is it?

Jultomten

I'm with them about the shoulderpads, if only.

Blind_Evil

Man..... talk about bitching for the sake of bitching.....

NoFunShogun

It's not that ridiculous, Blizzard has already made adjustements on SC2 after the exact same complaints. I don't mind myself, but if they make the game darker, I won't mind either, and at this point of the game, they can easily change it and adjust it. Hell most of the changes just ivnolve lowering brightness and reducing the bloom so it's less shiny and more gritty. Nothing blizzard can't tackle.

Pyros

Here's to hoping their art direction keeps the PC specs sturdy and low.

Crimson_Guyver

So many people, so many coloring books. Diablo isn't about crayons, it's about the bold paintstrokes of humanity that use blood, sweat, and tears as its palette.

Go back to WoW where you belong.

Arcadian

Are you fucking serious?

They should be THANKFUL that Blizzard is even making Diablo III. All they did is bitch and complain about how they wanted another installment, and this is how they act?

Remember, beggars can't be choosers.

xAnarChisTx

@Hdfisise: *after, I should proof read

Hdfisise

I know it is wrong,
but I must break this haiku.
QQQQQ.

Dorphat the Insomniac

@twesterms 2nd: That's exactly what I was going to post. Silly people and their complaining.

Wolfers

This is like telling an artist to paint or sculpt another way cuz the "fans" want a different style..
Tell these "players" to stay away from the game.

dapoktan

@Fierfaerie: Those bloody unicorns are afetr me!

Hdfisise

Diablo 3 looks fucking AMAZING. If it is too bright and colorful for you, turn down your brightness, contrast, gamma or squint really, really hard while playing.

Diablo 2 was bland, boring and repetitive from a visual standpoint (except for the cutscenes, obviously).

I am glad that Blizzard is using MODERN TECHNOLOGY to make their game look MODERN, beautiful and full of life. This isn't the year 2000.

KillerBee

Well, this is just funny. People are complaining about bright and colorful art design. "Give us more dull, dark and dreary!" Personally, I trust Blizzard and will defer to their judgement with their own game. They have many of the most talented programmers in the business thanks to the talent vacuum known as WoW, so I expect greatness from Diablo 3.

DugDawg

So this is what it looked like before the Super Diablo Bros tried to fuck shit up.

OiScout

-.-...

Katorok

Can someone start a Petition Against the Petition Against Diablo III?

I'm down for that, because this is ridiculous.

3xch4ng3

So people complain when games don't have color and only have next-gen brown and complain when a game has color?

This is one of the many reasons why I hate people.

twesterms 2nd

I'm sure it will have some pretty dark and gloomy and bloody and hideous environments to show off. Wouldn't the effect wear out if EVERY area was like that? I'm sure it's more intimidating to get in some dark cave or dungeon after being on the lush outdoors for a while...

Al3xandr0s

this has to be the stupidest petition in creation.

Wah! I can't be all emo about Diablo anymore. This game looks exactly correct for a world that has recovered from the events in the Second Diablo.

I wonder if we can pass out some diapers and paper bags for the petitioners.

NerD!!!

These people can die in a fire. The art direction as seen in the gameplay video was absolutely fantastic. There's also the issue that they are judging the entire game based on two small environments. But I'm sure that I spent more time writing this paragraph than they did thinking prior to starting that petition, so... yeah.

Sugoi

I thought it looked great. As a joke Blizz should put a happy cute bunny land where you give them snuggles instead of a cut to the throat.

Kaizuden

I like the art design in diablo 3. Not everything has to consist of black, brown, and gray. The game takes place in the human world for the most part it seems... which has a little something we call color.

Demonbird

Truth be told, never once when watching the gameplay video did I think, "Man, these environments are too light-hearted." Seriously. Watching that huge siege-breaker boss at the end ripping off the barbarian's head is anything but light-hearted. Can't please everyone, I suppose.

ruslander

This is one of the best PC games for Art Direction that I have ever seen. Blizzard are the KINGS at making games that look beautiful and can be enjoyed by almost anyone... this is coming from a guy who owns a quad core with a 8800 gt.

To the Diablo fans, sorry.

To the 10 million WoW players and 50 million console gamers with mediocre PCs, enjoy. This one's for you ;)

stevenjazz787

@zaky: I agree, I am. But never the less how is gaming meant to progress in any form when a company tries something new and there are people like this. What if they actually got listened to?

Flawless101

@Flawless101: And you completely nullify your argument by using hate speech. Bravo.

wild_world_girl

Hey, rainbows can be scary too! Think of the leprechauns. The LEPRECHAUNS!!!

And everyone knows the scariest shit happens when you least expect, i.e. on a bright sunny day in a meadow with flowers.

Think about it: Would you be more frightened if you were in the depths of hell and got attacked, or in a pretty meadow when a unicorn sneaks up and stabs you? Which would you find more frightening?

Fierfaerie

YEAH! WHO THOSE BLIZZARD GUYS THINK THEY ARE? MAKING THEIR OWN GAMES THE WAY THEY WANT TO!

CockroachMan

Maybe all Diablo 3 news should have that "TOUGH SHIT" pic.

Kanik

Pardon me while I laugh myself silly for a few minutes.

Marikir

Good god. People will complain about anything.

andrethejesus

@Flawless101: You are an asshat.

What is 'shinny'?

zaky

Blizzard has not, ever, once, failed to make game that is both as impressive as it is filled with story and atmosphere.

Have a little faith, Anonymous.

WingsOfDaidalos

The first thing I thought when I saw the screens is that it looked fantastic. I thought the new art direction was a HUGE plus. It almost sold me on the new game all by itself.

Hickeroar

Diablo II had some of the blandest art I've ever seen. Kudos to Blizzard for enlivening their palette and trusting their artists.

jettokisora

I hope Blizzard does add Rainbows, gnomes and little cute bunnies, just to piss off the fanboys.

Sethos

and its fag's like this who make gaming generic.

Flawless101

Well uh. I was really dissapointed that it looked like WoW too. But petition is maybe a bit much.

TofuHead

@Llost: Who says we are all "new adopters". What, just because we actually like the new art direction means we aren't fans? See, that is the problem. God forbid we don't have the same opinion as the "true" fans. God forbid Blizzard actually do something different with their game. Now I would agree that I wouldn't want them to mess with the core Diablo formula, but from what I have seen, they haven't. It is still a hack and slash with everything else that we have grown to love. Just because it isn't as dark, doesn't mean it is not Diablo. And besides, how much of the game have we seen? Just a little early to complain.

mshimer5

Those 2,000 petitioners will just have to deal with Diablo 2, while we all enjoy D3 in the future.

Cdestroyer127

The art direction is what will probably get me to play this Diablo. I didn't play the first two.

miniboss1232

@stevenjazz787:
"To the 10 million WoW players and 50 million console gamers with mediocre PCs, enjoy. This one's for you ;)"

Hear hear.

I believe this image displays the point of the petition nicely:
[i31.tinypic.com]

@quadmonkey:
If it's "fan service", then shouldn't it service the fans? I guess you probably mean "Warcraft" fans, and not "Diablo" fans, am I right?

mistersneak

I wanna know what kind of stupid fans would even say this? Light radius was one of the stupidest things in D2 and served no point whatsoever, no people are bitching about it because it isnt on a gmae that, according to Blizzard, is still in early development? Get a fucking life

Sparx

Just leave them work...

bubble-bee

I'm a huge fan of the Diablo series and I love the new graphics for D3.

FrancesTheMute

+ Watch video

futurebiblehero

Bah, leave them make the game like it should...no one has the right to say how they should make the game! Leave them in peace, leave them work!

bubble-bee

@Llost: I'm not a new adopter to the D3 series and I think the art direction they are taking with d3 looks wonderful. The details, filters can "easily" (subjective) be added near the end of development, and I expect more than a number of graphic details to be added near completion...

I think complaining about certain details this early in the develop is pretty asinine. Give the devs a little time to work.

Aex

It does smell a hint of Titan Quest on the outside environment and the named mobs.

However, we don't even know the number of Acts in this rendition of D3. Maybe half of it is dungeon crawling and the other is crawling underneath rainbows; which is fine by me.

PsycheE

instead of starting petitions...how about you go out and make a better game than diablo.

LLamaStar

I'd be all for an anti-petition on this. It's Blizzard's damn game, they can go in the direction they want. And if you don't like it then DON'T PLAY IT.

They have no obligation to you as a fan to mold their development around your wishes. In fact, they have a MUCH higher obligation to mold the game to their wishes. No matter how big a fan you are of Diablo I guarantee that the people working on it have put more time into it, and I don't mean the easy end of playing it, but the difficult end of making it. They have to leave their families, work long hours and have stress, and you can bet it is more important that THEY like it rather than YOU for that reason, to keep them doing this labor of love.

BigWeather

@enigma89:

lol dude it was created 10 minutes ago. And I don't need a sense of humor to realize those guys are as serious as a heart attack.

gils0n

This guys can be only big jurks... The game its not even done... they're in the beginning... and they're complaining about the graphic color palette? Well, i get bored if the scenarios are just dark ...a gothic scenario doesnt mean to be just black... It needs to have some color so that we can appreciate then the black moments and then the rainbow moments. There's really dumb ppl... if they want a game like they want, they may be starting to make games and not create stupid online petitions. Waste of time... only shows how gay the world is becoming, petition there, petition here... who's bothering?

bubble-bee

Diablo fans should shut the fuck up and be happy a new game is being produced at all.

Wow, just wow.

Atheist Jew

As long as the rainbows aren't showing up in the middle of a dungeon I'll be fine. Now, if they were spewing out of the heads of demons when I kill them, that would be AWESOME!

Pezdispenser

While their rainbow-hate is funny, some other points may be valid.
Character look too WoW-ish (= bad, imo) and while Diablo II had some nice surface levels, the dungeon shown in DIII gameplay trailer was not dark enough.

uzivatel

I'm telling you guys, this person is getting it done

[www.petitiononline.com]

Jomo7

some people make me laugh, those touched up images are not that different from the original screen shots, they just did some color adjustment and played with the levels a bit. Guys, you do realize that you can get the exact same effect by adjusting the brightness, contrast and saturation on your monitor settings dont you? :)

Perjoss

How funny... I actually noticed the artwork seemed a bit shiny and "WoWish" too... but I didn't think people would start a petition over it!

Useless internet petitions FTW!

goddessakasha

Can someone start a petition against fanboyism? This is really getting out of hand. First, you have the zealot Fallout fans who have spent the last 2+ years doing everything they can to convince themselves and others that Bethesda is going to completely ruin their franchise because Bethesda dared to make something other than an isometric turn-based RPG. Now you've got these twits whining that Blizzard may add some color to the newest iteration of Diablo as they give it a welcome graphical overhaul.

Fanboys: If don't want change, PLAY THE ORIGINAL GAMES AGAIN. Otherwise, understand that the people who make the games actually want to advance the franchises in ways that interest them, and enjoy the fact that the most talented developers around are giving you something new and different.

AtomicPlayboy

I like how people are always saying Diablo isnt about the graphics but the fantastic gameplay - like most games by Blizzard. Yet they are complaining about this. I think it looks great, and if it plays half as good as Diablo 2 its a winner in my books.

ciabb64

@dzy_1: Yes, Filters, which will probably come much later down the line closer to release, can add similar effects to the one you see in the picture...

Aex

@raptorsrevenge: ya

TheNocturnalSun

I don't see why people who are new adopters complain at fans. If there's a fan of a series you don't tell them they need to change to do what you want. 'Hey I want to buy MGS4 but we'll do it how us new fans want it, no cut scenes and more action', you just don't. I wouldn't opt into Final fantasy 13 and start spamming the box saying, no no no we need more stuff like the other games. Each series does it's own thing and the problem here is that Diablo 3 has moved away from it's usually grim, macabre and realistic graphics to a brighter and more cartoony way (it's not cartoony it just has the appearance of it). Fans clearly don't like it much but new people seem to, it's probably best to go with the fans rather than new people in my opinion though as you can make a game for fans or just try and get a few more sales by making the series more like others.

Why not make MGS4 have little story, Mario have less puzzles and more fanservice, FFXIII concentrate more on relationship building than level building. The problem with straying away from what a title is unique at is that you lose that title. Diablo 3 doesn't look like Diablo 3 should in my opinion. I don't mind too much but I would prefer it darker and grittier.

Llost

If people complain about the art now are they REALLY going to run through levels and be nitpicky about things being too bright or will they play the game for all its glory?

shichi

Guys guys guys...this one speaks for itself:

[www.petitiononline.com]

gils0n

I have to say I do like the art style in D3, but I'd also loved the light radius in D2, at least for dungeon levels.

Inhert

@gils0n: Oh, come on, only three signatures!? Oh, everyone can petition when a game is brighter than the previous, but you can't have sense of humor and petition the petitioners. Poo on you, kotakuites, poo on you.

enigma89

@zanzibarlegend: It has been made:
[www.petitiononline.com]

mshimer5

I do see their point. I just played ACT I of Diablo II again and man is it dark. Everything has such a creepy feel to it.

But still, I've always believed in Blizzard and the products they put out, you never know. The game might start all clean and nice then explode into hellish mayhem and destruction. One thing though, this is not World of Warcraft in any way!

thefjk

I wish these people would just shut the hell up. I've been waiting years for this game and it looks (and sounds) fantastic from the 19 minute gameplay video Blizzard released.

If they don't want to play it then are millions more who happily will, so tough shit.

Kazzahdrane

What ever happened to the "light radius" stat. Did the devs forget that it is an important stat for the dungeons? Being able to see everything is not scary.

z357x

@3xch4ng3: im too lazy to start one. but if someone makes it i will sign.

gamers need to grow a pair, and just be fucking happy Diablo 3 is coming.

zanzibarlegend

I can see it now. People before spread rumors of a secret cow level and BOOM...its in diablo 2. In #3, it will be a secret happy level, complete with a bright sun (that deals fire damage), cute bunnies (RUN AWAY!!!), and those damnable rainbows firing rainbow death rays everywhere!!

Zippidydoodaa

@HenryHSH: The edited pics just make my eyes squint to see something in there. Not enough light to make out details, what's where and stuff. I much prefer the originals. I don't want to play a 2009(10?11?) game with the ALT button pressed 80% of the time.

WhiskeyJak

I played both for years, and years... and I personally think their Art Direction looks great, and well I don't really give a rats ass about the light radius at all.

I'm on the wait until we see more bandwagon. If Hell ends up looking like a cotton-candy/taffy factory then I'll be worried. I don't think blizzard was lobotomized and forgot what Diablo is all about, I just think we haven't seen the real meat and potatoes of this game yet. I also don't think jumping to assumptions and making ones mind up after seeing a minuscule part of the game is valid response to anything.

On that note I see what they are getting at with the comparisons, but I for one, don't mind color in a game, and think they will use to contrast against the darker more insidious areas you will find in game. We as the general public have no idea whats in store for us yet.

MrYoshida

@Arcadian: you're really throwing this WAY out of proportion. It's still dark. It make not be sight obstructing dark, it's it's still dark. The colors make it more realistic, because you know, this world we live in has colors. to say that it's rainbows and unicorns is going overboard. That's like saying God of War is the equivalent of the carebears. Seriously, you and all these other petition writers have a very skewed sense of perception about this game, and honestly a skewed perception of -reality-.

KrelianAngel

jeez i hate fanbois

they cant stand the sight of flowers and rainbows...

I think they sit in a dark room sitting in front of a monitor all day long and they think the world only shines around them.

my GPU and monitor can show millions of colours and for a game to use just shades of grey... sorry, but i think i might pass. Kudos to blizzard for making this move, a dark and gothic game does not have to have dark colourless and lifeless graphics

Leepox

[www.petitiononline.com]

gils0n

@RavenGT: Anyone who lets a color palette get in the way of their enjoyment of something doesn't sound like much of a fan either.

Blizzard should make a saturation slider in the options and leave it at that. Those that continue to complain afterwards are truly hopeless.

futurebiblehero

The art direction in Diablo 3 is looking fantastic and the majority of Diablo fans feels the same way. I hope to god that nobody at Blizzard listens to this little minority of whiners.

Please stop desaturating my games.

SolInvictus

look what i found

[www.petitiononline.com]

Jomo7

[www.ovnow.com]

I'm happy with the colors, as far as I'm concerned, the Diablo world won't be less gritty because of it. For Pete's sake, Leonard Boyarsky, the guy in charge of world design for Diablo III worked extensively on both Fallout and Fallout 2! Have a little faith. At long last a game that won't be constructed of only browns and greys and the odd blue or green!

And as they said during a panel at the Invitational, they studied the use of vibrant colors in horror movies for a long time in order to make sure that they used those appropriately. I know that these guys know what they're doing. The petitioners can kiss my sweet ginger ass.

WhiskeyJak

The more vivid the colors are the better enemies will look when they explode into a cloud of blood. I played the hell out of Diablo 2 and am impressed with the new(Warcraft like) art direction. At least this petition wont do any good, the games been in development for too long and Blizzard isn't going to take that crap.

Valiant Goat

@mshimer5: w00t! i'm #2 to sign!

FrancesTheMute

I guess brown is the new cowbell.

I thought the screens looked great. I was excited for the prospects of a Diablo game that didn't look generic.

pizzaguy

Well, I didn't mind the dungeon area TOO much, though it did seem a bit cartoony. I also didn't notice anything wrong with the armor. But that outside world, though, yeah, that seemed a little strange. Definitely didn't seem like Diablo, that.

RealmRPGer

The opening tutorial should have unicorns, rainbows, flowers, bunnie rabbits, etc. Just to scare them away.

It seems these people don't want a sequel, where the game moves forward in a new direction, but just a grapical update and new weapons... :(

WEGGLES90

It looks nothing like WoW ... As a Blizzard Vet I can definitely still see the distinctive Diablo style.

But jeez, these guys are fools to tell Blizzard they don't know what they're doing.

JamesR87

it looks like they just want less color, a more grainer look, and a more gloomy feel. The edited version of this looks real sic tho:
[i99.photobucket.com]
couldn't they just make a filter for this stuff?

dzy_1

I'm a huge Diablo fan and I think D3 looks awesome.

redgopher

hilarious

phorty40

These people need to shut the f*ck up.

HoxtonHero

@deadjesterx: Well you got one:
[www.petitiononline.com]

mshimer5

The only point I can sort of agree with is the radius of light which added to the mood and slight suspense of diablo. In the mock-up linked to on the survey they have a larger version of the picture in the kotaku post, and I have to say it looks much much better with the light radius implemented

poplin

Ok, two things...

A) Some people will complain about anything.
"ZOMG!!!1! This game is too bright!. Why can't it be overly dark like Diablos 1 and 2? I want to have to turn up the gamma on my monitor to see anything."

B) Don't they don't that petitions, especially on-line versions, make fuck-all difference in the grand scheme of things?

PissedPS3Fan

LMAO you cant be serious. Ive seen threads in forums where people bitch about colors being too drab and dark or too much brown. Now we see 1 maybe 2 levels of diablo 3 and people are bitching its too colorful?

ichiban1081

They should just play it with a veil covering their face.

Crispy-Hypocrite

Remember all the haters at the Diablo II release.

Its always the same

Gremory

I'll totally s