After observing screen shots from Blizzard and other fansites, I noticed a common trend. Starcraft 2 is very colorful, and the question I then asked myself was this: Is Starcraft 2 too colorful?. An argument could be made that they are simply mimicking the art style from the original SC, which featured hand-drawn sprites. It is very difficult to accomplish the same art style while working in a 3D environment. A few people mentioned to me that it reminds them a lot of Warcraft 3 and it’s 3D style. If you notice, Blizzard carries the same art style in most all of their work. If you remember, Diablo I and Diablo II both had hand-drawn artwork, the same as Warcraft and Starcraft. Is it bad to have artwork similar to Warcraft 3’s style?

Below are screen shots of the games. 2D first, 3D last. What do you think? Discuss it HERE.

Diablo

Starcraft

Warcraft

Diablo 2

Warcraft 3

World of Warcraft

Starcraft 2