The animation is done by the guy that made crittically aclaimed "Aeon Flux"
So, Blizz went and payed for the best.
Now...how you feel about 2d classic animation...well that is the mater of taste.
I knew it looked familiar! It shared that Dark Fury style. Probably would have preferred something from Blur Studios though, full CGI.
Ya, but if they'd gone that route, the Pixar crowd currently posting here wouldn't have been so offended and we wouldn't have this thread.....................
I want a mmorpg where people have gone through misery, have gone through school stuff and actually have had sex even. -sagil
The animation is done by the guy that made crittically aclaimed "Aeon Flux"
So, Blizz went and payed for the best.
Now...how you feel about 2d classic animation...well that is the mater of taste.
I knew it looked familiar! It shared that Dark Fury style. Probably would have preferred something from Blur Studios though, full CGI.
Ya, but if they'd gone that route, the Pixar crowd currently posting here wouldn't have been so offended and we wouldn't have this thread.....................
Yes... Pixar. I started this thread, and I'm gonna go ahead and say they would've fucked this up even worse than this short animation, that's for sure, and that's where I'm drawing the middle ground.
Blizzard > Pixar < Short Animation.
That being said, I watched this animation again while drunk and high and it wasn't nearly as bad as sober. I've never thought the animation style was ever the issue, I just am not a fan of how Diablo and the demons and everything are portrayed. It's just not a dark enough atmosphere (I don't know about you guys, but I'm far passed the sight of blood being considered 'dark'), and Diablo just comes off as a typical bad guy and nothing overly special. It's just completely disappointing to see Diablo portrayed like this. His voice was the worst part.
I would've liked this a little better if Diablo had not appeared at all, or was only alluded to at some point.
Yes... Pixar. I started this thread, and I'm gonna go ahead and say they would've fucked this up even worse than this short animation, that's for sure, and that's where I'm drawing the middle ground.
Blizzard > Pixar < Short Animation.
That being said, I watched this animation again while drunk and high and it wasn't nearly as bad as sober. I've never thought the animation style was ever the issue, I just am not a fan of how Diablo and the demons and everything are portrayed. It's just not a dark enough atmosphere (I don't know about you guys, but I'm far passed the sight of blood being considered 'dark'), and Diablo just comes off as a typical bad guy and nothing overly special. It's just completely disappointing to see Diablo portrayed like this. His voice was the worst part.
I would've liked this a little better if Diablo had not appeared at all, or was only alluded to at some point.
With that I can agree. The whole Demon/Angels situation makes the whole business kind of black and white. If in the last Act there comes a conversation about the subject "freedom", I'm going to cry I think. That would be so overdone/cliched that it would not be funny. The Angels reminded me of the ones from Darksiders. Nice to look at, but so bland and empty personality wise.
Well, we will see how it will go. I still have hope
Didn't really like the anime style movie but i don't really see how it would come off looking childish (even though most of the people making that claim are just rabid Bizz haters)
Guess it's good then, that the game itself will ship with 27 minutes worth of cinematics from their awesome in house cinematics team. Can't wait to see Tyrael fighting Imperius which they teased in the recent TV spot.
It's a side-project that Blizzard worked on with Titmouse to create a unique animated short about a piece of Diablo lore.
It has nothing to do with the ingame cinematics, which are the same high quality Blizzard cinematics that we all know and love.
Some people blow everything out of proportion these days, ridiculous.
I'm not talking about the cinematics quality of the game, I'm talking about bad decision like this animation. I am not sure if they'll be able to pull things off as well as I hope if the actual dev team thinks this is "cool."
There's always the possibility that the devs are spot on with their target audience and are making good decisions, and it's YOU who's out of touch.
There isn't a "right" or "wrong" way to play, if you want to use a screwdriver to put nails into wood, have at it, simply don't complain when the guy next to you with the hammer is doing it much better and easier. - Allein "Graphics are often supplied by Engines that (some) MMORPG's are built in" - Spuffyre
Loved the short. But I'm a sucker for this angels and demons stuff. The trap was Diablolical (sorry). He broke the one thing they were reknowned for. Unity.
Play for fun. Play to win. Play for perfection. Play with friends. Play in another world. Why do you play?
Have all you complainers / haters about the story and game not being dark enough in comparison to Diablo 1,2 realize that something else has (hopefully) changed quite a bit also?
I'm talking about you, the gamer.
Diablo 2 was out 12 years ago. If you were 15 at the time, you're now 27. Things that might have felt intimidating / scary to you at 15, will not quite get the same reaction from people as they (again hopefully) grow up.
I personally was 25, and now I'm 37. From what I've seen and played, this is way more gory, sinister, and dark then Diablo 2. That whole business about the farmer's wife being a rotting corpse in a rocking chair really creeped me out. And I'm certain that was just a small taste of things to come.
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Ya, but if they'd gone that route, the Pixar crowd currently posting here wouldn't have been so offended and we wouldn't have this thread.....................
I want a mmorpg where people have gone through misery, have gone through school stuff and actually have had sex even. -sagil
Yes... Pixar. I started this thread, and I'm gonna go ahead and say they would've fucked this up even worse than this short animation, that's for sure, and that's where I'm drawing the middle ground.
Blizzard > Pixar < Short Animation.
That being said, I watched this animation again while drunk and high and it wasn't nearly as bad as sober. I've never thought the animation style was ever the issue, I just am not a fan of how Diablo and the demons and everything are portrayed. It's just not a dark enough atmosphere (I don't know about you guys, but I'm far passed the sight of blood being considered 'dark'), and Diablo just comes off as a typical bad guy and nothing overly special. It's just completely disappointing to see Diablo portrayed like this. His voice was the worst part.
I would've liked this a little better if Diablo had not appeared at all, or was only alluded to at some point.
With that I can agree. The whole Demon/Angels situation makes the whole business kind of black and white. If in the last Act there comes a conversation about the subject "freedom", I'm going to cry I think. That would be so overdone/cliched that it would not be funny. The Angels reminded me of the ones from Darksiders. Nice to look at, but so bland and empty personality wise.
Well, we will see how it will go. I still have hope
Didn't really like the anime style movie but i don't really see how it would come off looking childish (even though most of the people making that claim are just rabid Bizz haters)
Guess it's good then, that the game itself will ship with 27 minutes worth of cinematics from their awesome in house cinematics team. Can't wait to see Tyrael fighting Imperius which they teased in the recent TV spot.
There's always the possibility that the devs are spot on with their target audience and are making good decisions, and it's YOU who's out of touch.
There isn't a "right" or "wrong" way to play, if you want to use a screwdriver to put nails into wood, have at it, simply don't complain when the guy next to you with the hammer is doing it much better and easier. - Allein
"Graphics are often supplied by Engines that (some) MMORPG's are built in" - Spuffyre
Loved the short. But I'm a sucker for this angels and demons stuff. The trap was Diablolical (sorry). He broke the one thing they were reknowned for. Unity.
Play for fun. Play to win. Play for perfection. Play with friends. Play in another world. Why do you play?
People complain about the silliest stuff.....
Have all you complainers / haters about the story and game not being dark enough in comparison to Diablo 1,2 realize that something else has (hopefully) changed quite a bit also?
I'm talking about you, the gamer.
Diablo 2 was out 12 years ago. If you were 15 at the time, you're now 27. Things that might have felt intimidating / scary to you at 15, will not quite get the same reaction from people as they (again hopefully) grow up.
I personally was 25, and now I'm 37. From what I've seen and played, this is way more gory, sinister, and dark then Diablo 2. That whole business about the farmer's wife being a rotting corpse in a rocking chair really creeped me out. And I'm certain that was just a small taste of things to come.
_________________________
It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.
- John Wooden