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Some fans upset over the new look - Blizzard says tough
Fans can be finicky. Some dedicated Diablo 2 fans are not happy with the look they’ve seen in the new gameplay. There have been various petitions to give Diablo 3 a darker less colorful look. One fan even took matters into his own hands. He took the stills provided by Blizzard and created his own version of them.
Jay Wilson responded to the criticisms in an interview.
The key thing to remember here is that this has been Photoshopped. This isn’t created by the engine. Though it looks really cool, it’s almost impossible to do in a 3D engine because you can’t have lighting that smart and run on systems that are reasonable. If we could do that, we probably would in a few of the dungeons.
The gist is this: Too much dark and plain texture is not a good thing. It is harder to see teammates and to distinguish things in the environment. Lighting scenes as shown in the fan shots is very difficult with the engine they have.
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