I know a lot of people will probably still argue and disagree but can we at least agree for the most part, a majority of people, that the character design/faces need some work?
As the Alpha test date moves closer and more changes will likely come to the game I hope that the character design can be a change that everyone can get behind.
I appreciate the work May13 has done on different fan edits.
First, check out the different variants May13 posted earlier for reference:
I personally think that all of them except the druid and barbarian need some bigger changes in how their face looks or how old or young they may be. I wouldnât be against changes to the barb and druid but they donât bother me really.
- The Amazon obviously looks way too masculine (I know a lot have said this already). Despite the fact that we donât want her to look like a super model or something, the amazon definitely isnât a man. I donât think a feminine amazon is too much to ask for.
- The Paladin would look better if he matched what I believe to be his ethnicity inspired in the original game (closer to model 3 or 5 I think). The voice of the paladin definitely has an accent, I think a more European look would suite the original voice. The paladin is suspected to be based off the Egyptian figure of Saint Maurice (portrayed as darker skinned in the 12th century). I also believe some of the character design was inspired by the crusaders, most of whom were French. Either way I think a more dark skinned European look would serve the original paladin justice.
- The Sorceress would look better with a more slender face in my opinion
- The Assassin I never saw as Asian when playing the original and I donât find that it fits the character in my opinion. The voice in the original is also definitely not Asian. I know a lot of people want different ethnicity/culture, however, I donât think that a remastered game with original characters is the place to do that.
- The Necromancer, despite what people may think, is too old. The diablo lore from 2 and 3 suggest that Xul is between 35-55 during diablo 2 and I was expecting more of a geralt from the witcher look, rather than an old man. His voice from the original also sounds younger like 40ish years old or something. His hair is also white not because of his age but because he meddles with death so again he isnât supposed to look old. I like models 2 and 3 in the link above.
- The Druid I like with the long hair more, I think model 3 looks great. I donât mind the original though.
- The Barbarian I think should look a bit more buff, stand out from the others in a more âgiant of a manâ way. Barbarians from D&D and video games are usually seen as monstrous warriors nobody wants to mess with and I feel like the current one just looks like another hero. I do think he is a good height and has a good face but the original game made the Barbarian look super buff and I liked that look. It made me want to duel wield and hack enemies apart playing as him.
I want to know what everyone thinks about this topic and what I said in this post. To me, the sounds of the original characters voices are sounds I would expect to be in the remaster and I think their characters should match those voices. Please give the voices of the original characters a listen.
Even if people like the characters faces the way they are now, would it be wrong to change them to suit the original more?
Do you agree with what I said? Can a large portion of the community agree and push for a change if given that opportunity?
