I never played Diablo before and I've played PC games since the late 80's, well I dunno if they count as PC's but looked alot like them lol. So it's like how have I missed all these games like Fallout and Icewind Dale and Diablo..... I dunno I didn't have alot of money back then and my internet was sooo slow I remember loading up a picture of a naked women in like 5 mins. I know how games were back then and they were just entering a new age and very generic but that doens't mean that every game in the series needs to be that way, I mean they do have to change eventually. Like Fallout 3 for example that's going to full 3D because you can't release the same game back from 1998 10 years later and expect it to sell well like a fully 3D action RPG would do.

I just played Diablo 2 for the first time (because Diablo wouldn't work on XP) while I wont be playing it again because it's just tooo dated I do think the music is really great, Blizzard is known for that. One thing that put me of fthe game is how generic and poor the art style is, speciall on the character models and I just can't see how any of that would translate to the modern day and seems to me that it only looks like that due to hardware limitations of blizzard trying to have their game srun on any machine and because they had less money.

I don't know what people are whining about anyways because the new look is just sooo much better and it'll have dark levels too, just they'll feel special and stand out more than everything being dark and boring.

I'm not exactly what you would call a Diablo fanboy, so I'm not too concerned about the change in art style.  I think the game looks good and that's all that matters, I couldn't care less if it's a bit more colorful than it's predecesors.  That being said...the only reason I'm even replying to this post is to once again pimp out one of my favorite games, Titan Quest.  If you like DIablo-style games but want something a little more modern, check it out!

"I'm not exactly what you would call a Diablo fanboy, so I'm not too concerned about the change in art style.  I think the game looks good and that's all that matters, I couldn't care less if it's a bit more colorful than it's predecesors.  That being said...the only reason I'm even replying to this post is to once again pimp out one of my favorite games, Titan Quest.  If you like DIablo-style games but want something a little more modern, check it out!"

The game look good, it amazing how people are complaining about something that it reality was a hardware limitation of the time. Plus there are going very crazy with today hardware, fat boss that made out of death people.

Your not the only one, I think it looks gorgeous now, along with the new style some of the element effects look stunning.

My only problem with Diablo 3 is that for a game coming out maybe next year or the year after that it doesn't look that great visually. By this i mean i have no problem with the more colourful art style but visually it isn't that advanced looking.

Infact it looks no different to say World of Warcraft or Warhammer, i'd have liked to see a more detailed and better looking game, hopefully as the developement continues they will make it look better. But i still think the boost in colour to the game is a nice change, a lot of games now seem rather dull and dark with more grey than any other colour so its a refreshing change. However i still think the game looks, visually in terms of graphics, mediocre.

I'm a pretty big Diablo fan, and I for one love the new style. It gives more detail and looks smoother. People complain that it looks like WoW, I guess there's a legitimate argument in that. I like the style though. People complain that it's not dark and gritty anymore, we haven't even seen much of it. Sure, it's brighter outside but the enviroment does still change. The dungeons seem just as dark, maybe a little brighter, but not much.

"My only problem with Diablo 3 is that for a game coming out maybe next year or the year after that it doesn't look that great visually. By this i mean i have no problem with the more colourful art style but visually it isn't that advanced looking.

Infact it looks no different to say World of Warcraft or Warhammer, i'd have liked to see a more detailed and better looking game, hopefully as the developement continues they will make it look better. But i still think the boost in colour to the game is a nice change, a lot of games now seem rather dull and dark with more grey than any other colour so its a refreshing change. However i still think the game looks, visually in terms of graphics, mediocre."

"My only problem with Diablo 3 is that for a game coming out maybe next year or the year after that it doesn't look that great visually. By this i mean i have no problem with the more colourful art style but visually it isn't that advanced looking.

Infact it looks no different to say World of Warcraft or Warhammer, i'd have liked to see a more detailed and better looking game, hopefully as the developement continues they will make it look better. But i still think the boost in colour to the game is a nice change, a lot of games now seem rather dull and dark with more grey than any other colour so its a refreshing change. However i still think the game looks, visually in terms of graphics, mediocre."

I think the technical graphics are a result of the demographic Blizzard are aiming for to purchase / have their machine run Diablo 3; ie everyone.

The new style is bitchin' awesome.

Personally I preferred the original Diablo style to Diablo II. Diablo III looks really good from the screens here on GB.

I just played Diablo 2 for the first time (because Diablo wouldn't work on XP)

Worked fine for me.

I think the people whining about it are a vocal minority.

I think the game looks way too much like WoW, and from what I have seen the dungeons look a little too bright. Honestly though if the rest of the game is good I won't mind the change in color pallet.

I played it at Blizzcon, it looks really good.  Even watching the HD video trailers isn't enough to see really awesome detail.  Also it was a blast to play and will run great on anyone system which is nice.