Why isn't Diablo 3 in 3D?
      

  We want the game to essentially look like you're playing a painting. Everything is 3D, but the textures and ways that scenes are built are intended to give the look of a painted scene. Some games go for realism with a lot of shaders and high poly counts, that's just not our intent with the visual style. We want it to be a timeless aesthetic becau..
      

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