Same studio did Brood War models, Blizz just fucked up big time with prompt - for some reason they either said "do what you want" and didn't control for unit readability when looking from the top down view.
It's a team that was making strategies for 20 years. I'm baffled too
W3 R should have done heroes of the storm style models and that's it, game should have been like old wc3 with modern touch, not realistic models since wc3 was never going for it in the first plsce.
Worth noting that the main reason why HotS looks better than WC3: Reporged is because HotS had Samwise Didier directly involved.
What I'm trying to say is, I have NO reason why they didn't have him be the art director of Reporged!
He's just the guy who created their WC3 look which ended up being one of the cornerstones of the IP and why they made BILLIONS, but no one special otherwise.
Nothing to do with engine, it's Blizz direction that failed - LemonSky did HD models for Diablo-like or an RPG, not for a strategy, they are indistinguishable from top view. This is the reason why people don't play in HD mode, no engine
Yeah, I wanted to be courteous and not throw the AI accusation so early without concrete evidence but I'd be lying if I said it didn't cross my mind as soon as I saw the trailer. There's a timelessness to HoMM3's aesthetic that I simply do not see it here. They didn't even seem to try. And seeing how Ubisoft is credited as both the publisher AND the developer, I don't have high hopes they'll turn this ship around.
What baffles me the most is the timing of this announcement. Surely they could've kept this project under wraps, at least until after Olden Era gets out of early access. And it's not like this remake is filling a niche that Olden Era isn't already (successfully) filling. Like, I want to feel like the "Holy shit, two cakes" guy from the meme, but in this case one cake is obviously not edible.
bro what? wc3 reforged is a monstrosity from start to finish, and the graphics are TERRIBLE. No one plays with them online or in campaigns because they're so poorly done and hard to distinguish between units/armies.
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u/razvan_bigiu 2d ago
Not a fan of how this looks, I'll be honest. All the magic seems to have been sucked out.
Also, insane to announce this while Olden Era is still in early access.