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You may remember last month when Diablo III developer Jay Wilson tore into submissions by “the game’s too darn colorful” crowd. Pointing out several flaws in the amateur photoshoppers’ design choices -- such as a lack of vibrancy, interest, and just being too difficult to easily make everything out -- Wilson’s outright dismissal seemed to finally close the eye-rolling matter.

It seems some people just won’t give up, though. A guy called Sozou has gone through and reedited the dungeon section in a gameplay trailer to try and show how a darker Diablo III could work. At a glance, it’s clear that he put more thought into it than the previous shoppers (a light to differentiate your character, for instance). Along with the comparison clip above, you can find the entire eleven minute long video and several stills on his Web site.

Sozou’s work certainly doesn’t look terrible, but the darker colors and added saturation still make the on-screen action harder to keep track of. Blizzard realized this during their extensive playtesting, which is why they lightened things up. The color obsessed community needs to realize that and get over it already.

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Ratcliff's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 18:20
Ratcliff
God I hate those people, I actually, 100% hate them all.
Brian Keljore's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 18:22
Brian Keljore
bleh, I am so sick of this crap. So the game has more color. So what?

I guess the trolls shouting for darker colors forgot about the brightly colored "rare" monsters, or how much Act 3 sucked when you were trying to find the damned enemies.

The art is fine, be more concerned as to whether the game is a worthy successor or not.
nintendoll's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 18:24
nintendoll
You know if I'm gonna throw down money on a game, I like to see the damned graphics. What the hell is the point of a game where you can only see a two-inch square of the level illuminated?

I mean, the game's going to look darker anyway when you start crying like an emo bitch and your eyes are coated in a layer of your own tears mixed with your think black eyeliner.

...or you could just turn down the brightness on your computer. ZOMG, SCIENCE!
Wexx's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 18:26
Wexx
These people need to shut up and learn to make good games. Sorry, but I like to see what I'm doing in an action game. If Diablo was more like silent hill, and about the horror, then yeah, I would be all for the darker environments, but it's fucking Diablo. You click shit until it dies, and then you move on. If I didn't want to see anything, I would just play D&D and imagine things, which even then, it wouldn't be as dark as the video.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 18:27
mix
Mix's: HOW TO HACK THE GAME FOR DARKER IMAGES TUTORIAL!!!!!!

Turn down the contrast and Gamma on your monitor...idoits.

People really need to shut the hell up about this.
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 18:31
ArrestedDeveloper
I can see if you don't want rainbows in Diablo but just having it darker for darkness sake doesn't fly.
Face's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 18:34
Face
Dark mod confirmed.
aaronf's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 18:41
aaronf
Gamma settings FTW.
Volomon's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 18:49
Volomon
Its suppose to be harder to keep track of its a dark dungeon, wtf. It doesn't take brilliance to figure that out. I myself like the darker setting it gives it uniqueness where other games wouldn't be willing to go. However Blizzard is starting on a path to being known for cookie cutter. Let them have it.
Volomon's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 18:52
Volomon
@Wexx Its suppose to be worse than Silent Hill, you descend into hell for JC's sake. That's why people have an issue.
Daxelman's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 18:59
Daxelman
Volomon: It's a top down dungeon crawler, while moderate darkness is fine, seeing yourself and your surroundings is fucking crucial.

Besides, I thought Diablo 3 started outside this time. Fucking jackasses forgot about the sun? And dungeons have a lot more color than just black.

Ask Tales. Better yet, ask Valve, that Episode 2 Antlion tunnel whatever was bright as a mofo at times.
jackal27's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 19:00
jackal27
I think this game looks gorgeous as it is. So nyah.
Shalashaska's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 19:31
Shalashaska
I really don't understand why a little color is a bad thing. More colors are way easier on the eyes. Also, since I'm color blind greens and browns already run together, making the game even more dull and boring.
BattyAdroit's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 19:37
BattyAdroit
I can't say that I blame the fans. Diablo III looks like complete shit. Much too world of warcrafty.
Spykron's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 19:52
Spykron
the way i see it the altered looks better but not because of being darker. the blue/green just looks, odd. but maybe its supposed to be a dethsmoke/zombie haze? idk.
Max Power's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 19:56
Max Power
First, the hardcore MMO trolls complained about WoW being too much like the lobotomy land that was Diablo. Now, Diablo kooks complain that D3 takes a hint from the WoW concept design and doesn't look like a turd in a sea of diarrhoea with the light turned off.

This day and age, you're better off changing the company name after making a game...lest your "fans" tear you a new one.
LAFALAFA's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 20:03
LAFALAFA
cant we all just get along and use the gamma option?

you can make it however bright or dark you want!
DibbityDan's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 20:10
DibbityDan
These are the same fucking people that say stuff about how "gears is too drab" and "fallout 3 isnt sticking to its roots." Complainers need to lighten up.
TurboSpaz's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 20:21
TurboSpaz
Holy snap, that edit actually looks like Diablo! I never really understood what people were complaining about till now, looked awesome.
Kyousuke Nanbu's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 20:36
Kyousuke Nanbu
The old fans of these old sure are a bunch of whiny little bitches.
Andrew5329's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 20:36
Andrew5329
I think what most people are gettin at is that the way they portray darkness is a navy blue...

The best part of Diablo in my opinion was the light radius, it added a sense of tension to the game where you never know whats around the corner until your character actually tuns it and it lights up, aka seeing the fleshbeast from the outer edge of the screen before you even get there vs popping out into the hall to get an axe swinging in ur face. Cant say that dosnt give peeps a jump.
I respect they're decision on the way they went, though i dont like it its they're game and all the QQ in the world isnt gonna change it, maby i'll get lucky and the whining fanboys'll put out a mod to make it look better...
mrsatan's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 22:07
mrsatan
Man I am sick of these fools complaining all the time. Either the game is too dark and brown or it's too colorful. Make up your minds idiots! Not to mention if you want it dark and crappy looking so you can't see what is going on, then just turn your monitor's color settings down. If you are hardcore enough to complain then you are hardcore enough to change a setting.
ajaxender's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 22:13
ajaxender
This guys vid is just too dark. I think it looks cool, but you can barely see anything more than 2 feet in front of you.

Id like something in between what theyve got there, and normal. I agree with his comments on reducing the blue and green saturationg (less than in his video though) and adding a bit of grainyness. Should be able to get some effects like that in the graphics options, though, so its not a big deal.

Either way, the game looks great, and plenty of fun, which is the important thing.
Technophile's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 22:49
Technophile
Let's see, there is the opinion of blizzard who have designed a number of excellent and award winning games and then there is the opinion of some people on the internet, who "most likely" have never designed a single game much less an award winning or top selling one.

Gee, which opinion might have more weight to it?
John B's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 22:54
John B
If these people are so sure that their way is the best way, then they should just shut the hell up and create their one Diablo-like game that has all of the senseless darkness that they want.

Idiots.
Superfluous Moniker's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 23:25
Superfluous Moniker
It's not like people haven't been bitching about game environments being based mostly on shades of brown since Quake. I can't believe there's almost as much backlash about this as there was back when Wind Waker came out of the cel shaded closet.
deiga-the-semivaliant's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/11/2008 23:47
deiga-the-semivaliant
I actually got banned from the diablofans forums. I just couldn't take the stupidity anymore.
Vitamin Awesome's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 00:30
Vitamin Awesome
I'm just wondering why the Diablo II battle chest is still 40 freakin' bucks.
sluxi's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 00:55
sluxi
I do like what D3 looks like but it is absolutely true that the WoW influence on the graphics is very clear.

This "you can't see the details" stuff is a lame excuse though. Are you saying all games should be bright and colorful? Obviously it's a tradeoff even if there is a difference in that department. If you want dark seeing shit will be harder but you get the mood.
Kaza's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 02:00
Kaza
To be honest, gamma the bloody game down if not happy.

I trust blizzard to make a cool game even if the colors are not welcome-back-to-2000-16-bit-800x600-Pentium-350-style. People need to get over it.
Knives's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 02:36
Knives
Yeah, hell just has to be really dark with all that fire everywhere.
hjd uk's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 04:13
hjd uk
The thing that got me is seeing the models in game it seems that Blizzard cant shake of the WOW-style modelling, either thay have the same art-director working on this game or they're inflexible in their artwork. NB: i really don't like WOW art style, its a bit too cartooney for my liking. As or colour? meh, as long as its fitting for the environment. The problem with the aboce video is that the swathe of green doesnt help anymore than darkness, you still cant make things out because EVERYHTING is green. They've just stuck a filer on it.
TheJin's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 08:18
TheJin
if you want more darker colors.. every monitor has the capability of adjusting the color and brigtness... and that's all... stop being so damm annoiying
Cube's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 08:32
Cube
There is way to many colors in those examples.
Rosseh's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 10:12
Rosseh
As Alan Moore said;

"It is not the job of artists to give the audience what they want. If the audience knew what they needed, then they wouldn't be the audience, they would be the artists. It is the job of artist to give the audience what they need."
Tull's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 10:14
Tull
I think Blizzard should tell all these complainers about the color levels and brightness in Diablo 3 that if they think they know better then they should go make their own game to compete with Diablo 3.
Jinky Williams's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 10:24
Jinky Williams
It is likely that we haven't even seen images of anything except for the first couple sections.

If you started everything out grey and bleak, you'd get over-saturated on desaturation. Lut Golein and the desert looked like a freaking picnic, but it made going underground a stark contrast. Contrast being the operative word, here. Mix it up so you don't get tired of the same old thing.

Put some faith in the devs. Wait until you see the whole game, first.

For the record, I also hope that they have the light radius action going on.
rbrooks's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 11:25
rbrooks
They should boycott the colors buy not buying the game. Too bad all these people have pre orders on the game either way. Fucking idiots.
zeroword's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 12:58
zeroword
I am conflicted. One one hand, I think the new color scheme looks cool. On the other hand, I think they should stop crying about it.
superezekiel's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 13:46
superezekiel
Everytime the internet tries to tell Blizzard what to do, an Angel is shot in the goddamn face.
Gyrael's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2008 19:31
Gyrael
Not to mention how BORING it looks with "darker" colors.
Cube's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/13/2008 01:05
Cube
Thse daiblo 3 fans make me sick there is to many colors in there examples.

this is what TRUE daiblo 3 fans wants!

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/2687/whatdaiblo3fanswantuc6.jpg






http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/2687/whatdaiblo3fanswantuc6.jpg
Cube's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/13/2008 01:08
Cube
Yes the only TRue way to play daiblo 3 is to bring back the black and white switch from the atari 2600 and lower the brightness by 95%!

anybody else who says other wise i Dis own you and spit on you as a blemish on all that is a true daiblo fans honor@!!@!

and i spit on you blizarrd for adding more colors than 2!
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