Diablo III is for real

[Rhydderch Hael]

Hi,
Praised be the grandfather of Diablo, Nethack! ... And the graphics were dark and gritty as well! Nothing darker and grittier than gray ASCII letters on a creepy black terminal background... :P

-Kylearan

Probably because a player is forced to use their imagination when envisioning just what kind of threat is approaching them— fears and horrors tailor-made to the player's own psyche.

"You need light in order to cast shadows." as someone remarked in this thread. I reply with something every game developer should know: "You use fear to fill in the shadows."

There are a lot of shadows the farther you step out of the light.

All in all, though, Diablo 3 sure makes me glad that I haven't been abducted by aliens and shot into the cold nethers of deep space.