I was excited when I saw this announced, but disappointed when I saw the gamplay footage. I'm sure it'll be a great, addictive game, but the choice of color pallet, and cartoony character and monster models don't fit with the mood set for the previous two games.
As many fans of the Diablo games are aware, a lot of the developers for Diablo 2 went to work on Hellgate: London for Flagship Studios. That game got the graphics style I'd expect from Diablo 3... but other than that, it wasn't that great. It seems Diablo 3 will get the gameplay I wanted when playing Hellgate, while Hellgate had the graphics I hoped for in Diablo 3.
There's no question that gameplay is more important, and I'm sure getting a PG13 rating will help sales immensely for D3, but I'll play it with a hint of nausea until I get addicted and forget about it.
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