Game Art Styles

Diablo II

Blizzard North · 2000

Isometric · RPG · PC

Dimension
2D
Rendering
Pre-rendered
Colors
BlackBrownGrayRedYellow
Shading
Baked lighting
Texture
Hand-painted textures
Palette
Dark, Muted
Art movement
Gothic
Proportions
Realistic
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About

Diablo II is a dark fantasy action role-playing game set in Sanctuary, where adventurers pursue the Dark Wanderer and confront demonic forces across four acts. It features five character classes, randomized wilderness areas and dungeons, collectible equipment, and multiplayer through Battle.net.

Art style

Diablo II (2000, Blizzard North) is a 2D pre-rendered game played from an isometric view. Its look is built from baked lighting and hand-painted textures. The palette is dark and muted. It draws on gothic.

Details

Release
Original release · MS-DOS / early PC
Developer
Blizzard North
Publisher
Blizzard Entertainment, Capcom
Released
2000-06-28 North America, Windows
2000-06-30 Europe, Windows
2000-07 Classic Mac OS
2000-07-06 Australia, Windows
Platforms
Windows, Classic Mac OS, OS X
Also known as
D2
暗黑破坏神II
暗黑破壞神 2
Credits
Phil Shenk Lead Character Artist
Michio Okamura Character Artist
Chris Root Character Artist
Bob Steele Character Artist
Evan Carroll Character Artist
Anthony Rivero Character Artist
Kris Renkewitz Character Artist
Kelly Johnson Character Artist
Michael Dashow Character Artist
Cheeming Boey Character Artist
Eric Sexton Character Artist
John Kubasco Character Artist
Patrick Tougas Character Artist
Ben Boos Background Artist
Alex Munn Background Artist
David Glenn Background Artist
Marc Tattersall Background Artist
Mark Sutherland Background Artist
Nick Carpenter Cinematic Design Lead
Matt Samia Cinematic Director
Dave Brevik Project and Design Lead
Erich Schaefer Project and Design Lead
Max Schaefer Project and Design Lead
Matt Householder Senior Producer
Bill Roper Senior Producer
Kenneth Williams Producer
Mark Kern Producer
Links
wikipedia · mobygames · igdb

Screenshots 3

Versions of Diablo II 2

Diablo II screenshot: pre-rendered, isometric, baked lighting (environment)2000 · Original releaseDiablo II MS-DOS / early PCDiablo II: Resurrected screenshot: realistic, isometric, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, combat)2021 · RemasterDiablo II: Resurrected Modern (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Series / Switch)

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Diablo II screenshot: pre-rendered, isometric, baked lighting (environment)2000Diablo IIDiablo II: Resurrected screenshot: realistic, isometric, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment, combat)2021Diablo II: Resurrected

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