Lead Diablo 3 designer Jay Wilson addressed the concerns of some fans that the art style of Blizzard’s newest game deviates from its forebears, but refused to give into their demands.
“We’re very happy with how the art style is,” said Wilson in an interview with MTV Multiplayer’s Tracey John. “The art team’s happy. The company’s happy. We really like this art style, and we’re not changing it.”
Outspoken critics struck immediately after the Diablo 3 screenshots and trailer were revealed last month, complaining that the brighter colors made the game cartoony and violated the dark spirit of the franchise. Protests have not died down since and led to an online petition with over 54,000 signatures.
Some critics used Photoshop to edit Diablo 3 art into what they thought it should look like.
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UPDATE: Blizzard officially announced Diablo 3 Saturday. Their Web site has a teaser trailer and gameplay footage, plus screenshots and information on two character classes, the returning Barbarian and new Witch Doctor.
Signs have popped up all over the Internet that Blizzard is prepared to announce Diablo 3 this Saturday at the Worldwide Invitational in Paris.
WoW Insider reports that a leaked schedule suggests a Diablo-related announcement, and DiabloII.net claims that industry insiders have confirmed that Blizzard will announce a new Diablo. Blizzard acquired the Web address diablo3.com earlier this year.
This information accompanies a piece of viral marketing on Blizzard’s homepage, which has been taken over by an evolving icy image. The ice has grown larger and opened up over the past three days, and two runic symbols have joined the original one.
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