So, a lot of that stuff is what a lot of our IPs work with-very stylized but a realistic sheen. no, StarCraft proportions are whack too,” Jason explained, laughing.
“At Blizzard, going back to Warcraft, we’re always pushing it way more. The morning of the Opening Ceremony, the excitement in the air was palpable as players awaited what Blizzard had to offer them and "By Three They Come" did not disappoint.īlizzCon 2019 Opening Ceremony Content WarningĪmelia Savery via ArtStation MagazineFor the overall look and feel of the characters, the team was careful to push and stylize where they could to break away from photo-realism. This article provides a lot of contextual depth to the process involved in executing that vision to create realistic human performances that contributes to the darkness and terror of the world of Sanctuary.Įven before BlizzCon 2019 started, attendees knew they were in for something different and possibly darker than Blizzard had ever offered players before when mysterious content warnings started appearing around the venue. While some of that initial emotion comes from the nostalgia of growing up in the world of Sanctuary and of course experiencing this trailer live with thousands of the most hardcore Blizzard fans in the world, I can still watch the Diablo IV Announcement Cinematic in the quiet of my own home with nearly as much excitement and anticipation.Ī lot of that is attributed to the quality performance assembled by Blizzard in what I now learned was a 16-month long journey. In It’s a Gate: The Modelling Behind Diablo IV’s “By Three They Come' we learn more about the cinematic modeling process where artists leveraged concept art and live-actor performances to deliver compelling yet convincing close-up human performances to convey the darker and grittier narrative of Diablo IV.Īs we look back now nearly a year later on what would have been the weekend of BlizzCon 2020, it's still incredible to me how much emotion the cinematic reveals of BlizzCon 2019 can still evoke, especially Diablo IV's "By Three They Come". In an ArtStation Magazine article by Amelia Savery of Blizzard's Global Communications, we get a fantastic behind the scenes look at the modeling process that was involved in the "By Three They Come" cinematic that revealed Diablo IV to the world at BlizzCon 2019.
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