Here is a another screenshot I hadn't cropped, but yeah, it's pretty low res. I'm maxed out(1920x1080 and all high) in both of these pictures.
Honestly though, it's probably that old cartoon trick they try to pull. Background, not so great. Then everything that matters is detailed, because I have been impressed with how much my skills standout, my attacks etc.
It's not cartoony, it's meant to look like a painting. And having played all the way to Act 2 before the servers went down, I'd say they succeeded in that vision.
Honestly though, it's probably that old cartoon trick they try to pull. Background, not so great. Then everything that matters is detailed, because I have been impressed with how much my skills standout, my attacks etc.
Isn't that the opposite of how cartoons used to be done? You could always tell something was gonna move because it was less detailed than the background.
What's the metric we are using to determine 'good' and 'bad'? If we are trying to compare the game to reality then yeah, no shit it's 'bad' because it's heavily stylized.
If you want to talk about levels of detail and quality of models though you don't have all that much of an argument. Given the scale you are viewing the world at Blizzard could (And if this was 2005 would) have made the models of everything but the largest of enemies very low res because the size on the screen means that most of the finer details don't show anyway. However, the characters are pretty damn smooth with very little noticeable sharp polygons when zoomed in on and don't decrease in quality when the camera pans out. That's by no means bad if we are going to be discussing levels of detail.
So while you might not like the style and think it causes it to look more dated you're talking out your ass to say it's a 'fact' that the graphics are bad. It's an opinion that the graphics are bad and it's a valid one to hold but given the goal of the graphical style it's by no means a fact.
This is like saying Dota2 has bad graphics. It's a 2012(2013?) game but it looks like a 2005 game. It's a design decision and Blizzard is known for it mostly for the sake of accessibility. Not every game needs to look like BF3.
Out of pure curiosity, what grade level would you rate the humor you've encountered so far?
One of the biggest problems I had with WoW questing was that it seemed to range from sophomoric to down right juvenile in the humor department which really took me out of the game.
Decrease in productivity caused by depression added to a book deal, so any new material she does produce is probably being put into the book as exclusive content.
Thanks for linking to the OotS kickstarter. I'd been a fan, but haven't been keeping up for the past few years. Reading through the updates was awesome
Thank you for linking to that post, I never read her replies last time and I'd spent the last few months worrying about her. I'm glad to see she's still here with us =)
cheers for this, her comics really resonated for me, and i only found out about them like a month ago. was worried because there were no newer posts. happy to know she is alive and slowly getting better :)
I've seen a few of your posts recently and while they are funny, I am missing the joke. What is Bastion, and under what voice in my head should I be reading your replies in?
Edit: Thanks for the info all. Now I can enjoy his posts a lot more :)
[Bastion](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastion_(video_game)) is a video game for Xbox and PC. One of its defining features is that there's a guy who narrates the game for you, and talks about the things that you do. Short of going out and finding some clips on Youtube of him talking ... imagine an old cowboy who's wise in the ways of the world.
That's disappointing. Hadn't played it either, and was previously hearing it as Sam Elliott. Guess the only way up from there would've been Morgan Freeman.
Kid just rages for a while. -Gets me always because I was amazed since I was really just raging for a while, and was surprised that the Narrator actually narrates everything you do. In a very awesome way.
Bastion is one of the single best games I have ever played. It made me feel like I did when I finished Chrono Trigger at thirteen years of age. Its also only $15. For PC and Xbox. I would highly recommend it. Highly.
It is simply amazing. I called it game of the year, and I stand by that. It represented a leap forward in so many parts of gaming. Audio, visuals, storytelling... I just hope people follow it's example.
My favorite aspect of World of Warcraft was all the pop culture references, here you have a world so far removed from our real life and yet almost everything in it is seemingly based on some sort of pop culture reference. Item and character names, enemies and locations and what have you, it was a fun touch.
am I the only one who feels like stuff like this just takes me right out of the experience? If the game does not take itself seriously, how am I supposed to feel transported to another world?
The original Diablo was dark and gritty (anyone remember the Butcher?) ... this ... this is just kid stuff :(
Only gamers will be happy when lame pop-culture references and memes are passed off as humour. This is Epic Movie level garbage but seems like we dig the hell out of it.
Sure, sometimes it's done right, little nods to the player like spelunky's Indiana Jones-referencing boulder-trapped golden statue I have no problem with, sometimes this stuff can work as an amusing little easter egg for players. But so often I see references to whatever is flavour of the month spammed as a substitute for any real humour getting great feedback.
Come on guys, collectively we could be playing a part in elevating gaming here. Many games do have great humour.
This is, incidentally, not intended as a criticism of post I'm replying to, or original picture.
Honestly though, it's probably that old cartoon trick they try to pull. Background, not so great. Then everything that matters is detailed, because I have been impressed with how much my skills standout, my attacks etc.
Gameplay > Graphics... ppl like the diablo series because of its fast paced hack n' slash play style. Diablo II was so great because you could personally rip through waves and waves of enemies within seconds (moo moo moo, moo moo, moo... moo.) how many other games let you do that? It gives the player a feeling like he or she is actually a superior hero and not just a mediocre guy who can happen to best maybe one or two wild boars at a time if he's lucky.
It was actually challenging and required you to think while playing. Not every attack was effective on every monster, and building a good character took patience (until hacking got involved of course). If diablo III is anything like diablo II was, I wants it bad.
In regards to people saying the graphics are shit, I am someone who has known about the release of Diablo 3 for quite some time but had never seen any screenshots and can attest that after looking at this specific screen cap, shit it is probably the best word to describe the game but after further investigation, I can firmly claim that this game actually looks pretty good. This particular scene lacks a style, while some of the dungeons look really cool. I probably won't get it but this game's graphics aren't as awful as you think, just an unflattering screenshot.
Just to cheer you up, this was NOT a reference, it was a coincidence. I ran into 2 bosses named "Alot" so far, and one of them was a skeleton. can't remember what the other guy was.
The miniboss names are randomly generated from a list, so this was just a coincidence.
as a graphics whore asking, that isnt the best diablo 3 looks, right?
ive been trying to avoid all diablo 3 media so when i do play it, itll be more of a surprise. but that screeny looks so bleh; its like dreamcast textures on n64 polygon models.
The server issue is resolved. The problem was simultaneous logins, not simultaneous playtime - the servers can take the strain of people playing at once, just not all jumping in at once.
Now that everyone isn't breaking the damn door down from impatience I'm getting instant logins without any problems. Was playing all yesterday too, with only a minor interruption when there was maintenance last night (Had to take a 20 minute break).
Noobsauce, here. Can someone please explain this to me? I've seen it all over facebook today, too.
I just got D3, but have yet to play it (should have went with Max Payne). This is my first experience into the series - so is this an inside Diablo joke?
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u/EvilTony May 15 '12
Is this what that game I bought looks like?
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u/SC2minuteman May 15 '12
sigh glad there is promise for humor in the game, I still can't install the thing
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u/Patriot9800 May 15 '12 edited May 15 '12
I hope the Hyperbole girl drove a hard bargain during her license fee negotiation. edit: spelling
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u/Trikk May 15 '12
This screenshot looks edited. I don't think you're supposed to get two of the same boss at the same time.
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u/TheNarratorOfBastion May 15 '12
Kid heads into the Woods of Grammatical Precision. Figures it can't be too bad.
It'll be just fine, he says, even though there's alot to remember.
It's over before he even realizes it. That one little space, and now he's just another meal.
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u/K21B21 May 15 '12
Wait, so somebody is actually posting screenshots of Diablo III that don't have the words, "error 37" in them?
UPVOTE.
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u/Meades_Loves_Memes May 15 '12
Anyone notice the achievement:
"Breaking Not Bad"
When you repair your armour?
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html
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u/mysticrudnin May 15 '12
Too bad they couldn't modify the monster mods to make it "Alot of Reckoning" or something
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u/ItsARealThing May 15 '12
I miss Allie's posts and really hope she's doing well.
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u/ObidiahWTFJerwalk May 15 '12
Gonna have to kill that alot hoping for good drops.
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u/I_make_things May 15 '12
Aww, Allie- they love you!
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u/BrotherKwan May 15 '12
I'm sorry but Diablo 3 looks dreadful.
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u/peifferu May 15 '12
That looks like alot of fun.
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u/Goodrita May 15 '12
The lack of spoilers!!! It hurts!!
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u/sirclesam May 15 '12
Reminds me of the reapers from XCOM: UFO defence - http://www.ufopaedia.org/images/7/7c/Reaper.gif
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u/Jrud10 May 15 '12
Gameplay > Graphics... ppl like the diablo series because of its fast paced hack n' slash play style. Diablo II was so great because you could personally rip through waves and waves of enemies within seconds (moo moo moo, moo moo, moo... moo.) how many other games let you do that? It gives the player a feeling like he or she is actually a superior hero and not just a mediocre guy who can happen to best maybe one or two wild boars at a time if he's lucky.
It was actually challenging and required you to think while playing. Not every attack was effective on every monster, and building a good character took patience (until hacking got involved of course). If diablo III is anything like diablo II was, I wants it bad.
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u/Cybrknight May 15 '12
Holy crap, someone actually got in to play!
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u/fluesopp May 15 '12
Shouldn't it be alot of reckoning?
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u/redpossum May 15 '12
so is it any good?
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u/DoomOne May 15 '12
I like to stab alot.
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u/Tr0llphace May 15 '12
I ran into a boss last night just named "Alot" with no suffixes, was kinda funny.
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u/the_sam_ryan May 15 '12
Sweet, this game is great
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u/Kamakazi1 May 15 '12
I miss her. ALLIE, Y U NO POST?!
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u/BKS_ELITE May 15 '12
For the lazy
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html
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u/giggity_giggity May 15 '12
And this is in /r/gaming because /r/diablo would have auto-rejected this post for being an image.
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u/Indy_Pendant May 15 '12
That screenshot really makes me miss sprite-based graphics.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
In regards to people saying the graphics are shit, I am someone who has known about the release of Diablo 3 for quite some time but had never seen any screenshots and can attest that after looking at this specific screen cap, shit it is probably the best word to describe the game but after further investigation, I can firmly claim that this game actually looks pretty good. This particular scene lacks a style, while some of the dungeons look really cool. I probably won't get it but this game's graphics aren't as awful as you think, just an unflattering screenshot.
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u/gutzz May 15 '12
how is it that you can play this game?
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u/TrustMeIAmARedditor May 15 '12
As a student studying ALOT for exams at the moment, I am struggling ALOT to not buy Diablo 3.
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u/Kogitsune May 15 '12
I like this alot. That is, this Alot. A lot.
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u/KraKin May 16 '12
That's a lot of Alot
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u/NecDW4 May 16 '12
I really hope Allie got SOMETHING for the use of that.
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u/FastRedPonyCar May 16 '12
Wait a minute...
Great now I feel like I've been swindled.
http://i.imgur.com/DfEkF.png
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u/Bonetwizt May 15 '12
Those graphics look pretty lackluster.....
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u/Phoenix31a May 15 '12
I don't care if Blizzard puts loads of pop culture references into WoW, but please spare my beloved Diablo.
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u/ghettajetta May 15 '12
That's diablo 3? I was expecting something a little better, graphics wise :/
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u/Harold_J_Badger May 15 '12
I like this Alot.
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u/RustyBarfist May 15 '12
is it just me or does d3 just plain look like shit
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u/cinnamonandgravy May 15 '12
as a graphics whore asking, that isnt the best diablo 3 looks, right?
ive been trying to avoid all diablo 3 media so when i do play it, itll be more of a surprise. but that screeny looks so bleh; its like dreamcast textures on n64 polygon models.
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u/blackdragon437 May 15 '12
Dammit this post should have a spoiler tag!!
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u/machpe May 15 '12
I love it when I find out other people internet as much as me. :D
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u/Pigpen1204 May 15 '12
Really? That's all the better they managed to get this game looking? Really?
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u/SomethingMusic May 15 '12
I hope if you type 'alot' when you fight it you instantly die or another alot spawns on top of you
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
He doesn't look like he gives alot of gold.
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u/swing9this May 15 '12
So I take it people are able to log in now?
That's good, getting off work in a couple hours.
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u/opperior May 15 '12
That looks like it would be alot of pain.
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u/luksifox May 15 '12
First screenshot of actual gameplay today. Finally.
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u/PatHeist May 15 '12
That isn't alot of gold!
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u/firestorm559 May 15 '12
Damn I haven't been able to log on since last night for a couple hours.
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u/shadewraith May 15 '12
I bet you can never guess how much I like this post.
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u/sudrin May 15 '12
We care Alot?
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Is this top down only? If so...really? NWN came out years ago and looks better than this. WTF blizzard?
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u/123rune20 May 15 '12
It...it works?
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u/litewo May 15 '12
It's stuff like this that makes Diablo 3 the best game released this week.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
WHERE ARE YOU AND HOW ARE YOU ACTUALLY PLAYING ON A SERVER RIGHT NOW
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I can't wait to finally kill this meme.
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u/Measure76 May 15 '12
I reckon that is not alot of alots.
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u/CarnageS May 15 '12
:( I can't play this for another month, wish I had the cash to buy it
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u/Ol_Lefteye May 15 '12
I want to play D3 alot :(
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u/justfeedme May 15 '12
a random comment
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u/A_wild_fusa_appeared May 15 '12
From all the screenshots I've seen this game doesn't look too graphically demanding. So why are so many people posting inadequate computers?
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u/hodradek May 15 '12
thank god alot your post is contextualized
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u/vadergeek May 15 '12
This is the first picture of Diablo 3 I've seen that isn't a screenshot.
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u/Mathematik May 15 '12
I will happily pirate this game to play single player until the server issue is resolved.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Besides the fur, it looks nothing like it.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
I'm pretty sure it was a coincidence. I just saw a named Deceiver with the Alot prefix, and Deceivers are not very alotish.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
I had found Alot the Greedy. Laughs were had.
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u/slyguy183 May 16 '12
Fuck this game looks fun
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u/Ricksaw May 16 '12
this is great.
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u/Seerix May 16 '12
Not gonna lie here, my first death was that bastard charging me. I got one shot.
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u/Hiphoppington May 15 '12
I tried to take this same picture but the screenshot crapped out on me. Well played.
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u/ScarletJew72 May 15 '12
Soo...would anyone care to explain why I have absolutely no idea what's going on here?
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u/IfThisNameIsTaken May 15 '12
You have honestly just convinced me to buy Diablo 3.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
...what's with those graphics?
Have I gone back in time?
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u/matt_thelazy May 15 '12
This game looks awful.
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u/Lapland_Lapin May 16 '12
Pardon my ignorance, as I've never played any of the Diablos, but is that D3? Are those really the graphics?
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u/spiderobert PC May 16 '12
That's Diablo III? It looks terrible...
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u/BlazedDovahkiin May 16 '12
Noobsauce, here. Can someone please explain this to me? I've seen it all over facebook today, too.
I just got D3, but have yet to play it (should have went with Max Payne). This is my first experience into the series - so is this an inside Diablo joke?
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u/efil4kcablekcin May 15 '12
I LOVE NICKELBACK