Damn it, damn it, damn it. More %*!#$ing cartoony shit graphics designed to appeal to pussies rather than classic dark, Gothic, stormy and dreary landscapes painting an accurate picture of a demon infested world as you and a few lone heroes attempt to defeat the source of evil and restore order to the very world.
I will never, EVER forget the night I first played Diablo II and found myself immersed in the dark and brooding Rogue Encampment...the music, the sounds--by purest of fates my window was open and the smell of rain overloaded my senses; it was beautiful...
And the summer days spent with a sandwich and tea, wandering the town of Lut Gholien, the music and sandstone ambiance filling my mind even while the setting sun shown upon me in reality...
Honestly, the early 2000s were when I first got into video gaming, because of the sheer creativity. Diablo II, a dark masterpiece, Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast, an epic adventure with a classic story, also bordering on the dark. Duke Nukem, still kicking ass and chewing bubblegum as we watched and cheered "go man go!"
And today. Now everything is a Modern Warfare 2 clone or bright-colored ugly-as-sin cartoony graphics display of sick, with over angsty characters, ridiculous storylines, and Hans Zimmer being duped into composing for me. Hans, you're too good for them! Release a personal album containing these soundtracks, but stop putting them in such terrible games!
Honestly can't wait for Duke to break down the door saying "The King is back, baby!" Even if the gameplay is of average first person shooter style, AT LEAST IT DOESN'T TAKE ITSELF SO SERIOUSLY. It's not trying to be Modern Warfare, and it's not trying to be that silly Bulletstorm game. This is Duke holding out a hand and saying, "for the good times!"
Hrrum. Think I went off topic, and my coffee's been done a good ten minutes now. But in short, if Diablo III were as is in those monotone screenshots, I'd buy it. As it is, it's just a colorful adventure for all the folks lining up to prostitute themselves to Blizzard-Activision's marketing department.
(Note that I say Blizzard-Activision. I know that somewhere, lodged uncomfortably in a random place of that company's heart, Blizzard is still there, struggling to extend its control to some part of the games themselves. Don't give in to the dark side! You shall emerge once more in all your former glory! Hopefully.)