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Diablo 3} is too colorful.
Fucking hell.
I've seen plenty of posts about how ugly gears is because its all grays and browns. Now I see a bunch of posts about hoe Diablo 3 is too colorful. But I think they nailed them both right on.
Gears is a gory scifi shooter all about brutal in your face combat. The dirty coldness of the atmosphere really works in that colorspace. I dont think COGs in bright red armor with colored lights all over it would fit very well.
Diablo is a fantasy setting. Sure there are skeletons, demons and gothic architecture, but there is also fireballs, lightning enchanted axes. In a world where magic is at the very soul of the universe. I expect lush forests, glittering gem stones, and vibrant elemental magic.
In fact, as noted by some of the Valve videos and commentary from TF2, color helps the player see things faster. In a simple game like gears, where you shoot toward a small number of enemies, there are less variables to understand in the midst of battle. So usage of color to help with isnt really needed. In Diablo, you have many types of enemies, with different weapons, enchantments, abilities, skills and spells, items, etc. There is a great number elements on the battlefield at any given time, and usage of more vivid color makes it easier for the player to distinguish them. I think it was a conscious design decision based to some degree around playability.
Also, its not like the place is filled with pink unicorns. That siege breaker bit off that barbs head, sending a "cast off spatter" of blood all over the place. A nice cleave would produce a globular red mist as zombies split in half. My point is that it could have been much worse.
So come on guys, you cant have it both ways.
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