What the fuck happened to Blizzard

>>388728808
I find that image incredibly empty.

Not that I like Blizzard, now that I think about it I haven't bought a single one of their games, but you could also put a screenshot of Majora's Mask next to a screenshot of Kirby's Epic Yarn, they are both made by Nintendo after all, and that would say just as much.

>>388729120
the difference, is that their the cinematic trailers for the same content, top is the Wrath of The Lich King cinematic, and bottom is the Frozen Throne expansion for Hearthstone

>>388729221
Well, if the cinematics are all that made Blizzard great then they probably weren't great game developers in the first place (I refuse to believe that though).

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it's a different game with a different tone, don't be daft

I guarantee when they made a new WoW expansion the cinematic will be exactly like the top one and nothing like the bottom one

>>388729221
>, and bottom is the Frozen Throne expansion for Hearthstone
No it's not you lying piece of shit.

Different games different art style. Nothing happened.

>>388728808
t. brainlet

>>388728808
Shitty thread, OP

>>388728808
Different artstyles, and I find the top one just as generic and souless and the bottom one.

>>388728808
>What the fuck happened to Blizzard
World of Warcraft happened.
That said the artstyle of the below image is fine.

>>388729221
>Bottom is for the Frozen Theon HS Expac
No it isn't. Blizzard doesn't do full cinematics for HS expacs, they do the little animated shorts. Bottom is for HS in general, KotFT isn't even mentioned.

>>388729120
Kirby is not Zelda.
The image in OP are both of Warcraft.
Nice try idiot.

>>388728808
>Woah, a cinematic that is meant to be comedic isn't as serious as a trailer that is meant to be serious?
YOU ARE. A FUCKING. RETARD.
COME ON, OP, SAY IT WITH ME. "I AM A FUCKING RETARD". BECAUSE YOU ARE. YOU GIGANTIC FUCKING IDIOT.

>>388729681
none of the WoW expansion cinematics have been like the WotLK one since

>>388732284
Remember when Warcraft was serious, but had tons of comedic undertones? Probably not because you're 11 ywars old, that kiddy cindmatic was made for mouth breathing retards like yourself. Did the musical tickle your sides? Remind you of ol' disney movies like when you were in diapers?

w

Man the WotLK cinematic was so cool when it came out.

>>388729221
No it wasn't, dildo. It was a Gamescom animation.

>>388732453
you speak just like the retards on the naruto forums I used to visit when I was like twelve, all you're missing is the overdesigned sephiroth signature

>>388728808
the first is to bring teen in their phase in the game
the other is to keep present children and manchildren with memes

>>388728808
They are moving on from the original mouthbreathers to appeal to normies who will pay big money to catch up with those who have grinded for almost a decade.

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>>388728808

Hearthstone's cinematic art style has to be the most garbage thing I've ever witnessed.

Fucking putrid.

>>388732825
It's like Blizzard trying to do Disney and failing miserably.

ACTIVISION

>>38873274
>naruto
>when i was like twelve
So today.

>>388729681
Well, to be honest, first two expansion felt different in tone, they weren't grand epic adventures, but they weren't Medivh drinking fucking cocktails.

Now it's just memey tumblr fanfic with Blizzard's property like "le party night at Karazhan"

I wonder if you can trace it to some change of lead writers.

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>>388728808
What happened?
You stupid bastards kept buying their fucking games, even though I told you Diablo 3 would suck, Warlords would suck, SC2 expansions would suck, and Overwatch would suck, but everytime I get told I'm wrong then 2 months later it's the consensus.

Blizzdrones deserve all of this.

>>388728808
The brown loli is super cute.

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>>388728808
>since 2010

>>388732453
Your batman lunchbox and linkin park t-shirt is across the street kiddo

>>388732276
Well, TP and WW are both Zelda, what now?

wc1 too old, everything was good
wc2 great
sc amazing
wc3 rehashed story
wow virtual heroin, glad i never touched
then it started to dip
sc killed in korea because muh copyRITE
sc2 launched, killed RTS as an esports genre
hearthstone maybe great idk, esports is dying
overwatch decent game, toxic community, useless ladder, and ofc blizzard actively killing the esport scene
bw remaster, just to show how much of a fuck up their previous acts were

but they are rich I guess

>>388733018
Isn't Hearthstone basically just supposed to be a game played in a bar? Why would you take it serious like that?

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>>388728808
Top pic is World of Warcraft
Bottom pic is Hearthstone
Hearthstone has always been wacky and goofy compared to WoW you silly little cunt.
>Hearthstone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlHx7YNWYGY

>WoW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eB6pLLqmUY

These came out at the same time

>>388733458
WW had one of the better and deeper endings despite the childish design.
Can you even remotely compare this Warcraft to Warcraft 1-3?

>>388732276
HS isn't the same as WC, it's a completely different aesthetic and mood due to it being set in a much more comical and "wacky" version of WC.
It's as much Warcraft as HotS is.

>>388728808
The balance tipped and cartoons sell more than Edge now

>>388733698
>deep
That's a pretty empty word. You could say "complex" or even "mature" if you like, but please don't use the word "deep" like that without any explanation.
That being said, I cannot say this because I have not played either Warcraft.

>>388733671
I never said it has to be serious, just not cringey

It can be pretty light-hearted, I thought the Grand Adventure expansion was a welcome lighter shift in tone.

But when you apply same tone to fucking Medivh, or fucking Lich King, and amplify it, it's just nothing short of fanfiction.

>>388729221
>cinematic trailers for the same content
>10 years apart
>different products

I know I probably shouldn't reply but god damn it

>>388728808
Overwatch happened.

People don't want gritty edgelord stuff anymore, they want Pixar style tearjerkers.

>>388729221
>...and bottom is the Frozen Throne expansion for Hearthstone
Fake news. It was more akin to a launch trailer. HS itself is designed as a cartoon-esqe WoW spin-off.

>>388728808
They are different games, although kind of don't like how blizzard is cheapening their universe with these goofy adaptations, but it didn't have any major characters in it so who cares

Bottom was a good animation though even if the song was kinda shit

>>388732954
this

>playing blizzard games
>in 2017
lmao what the fuck were you thinking?

>>388733994
You do remember that most of Kharazan was basically Medivh's place to entertain gueats, what with the giant chess board, huge feasting halls, his full Menagerie, and the fucking Opera Hall, right? All of the ghosts in Kharazan were people he invited to a party. The dude was a massive playboy before he got stabbed to death for summoning demons (Some of whom likely fueling the lifestyle).
HS just lessened the demon part of it.

I remember people complaining about the WotLK cinematic when it came out.
>boring
>no action

>>388734582
>I remember people complaining about the WotLK cinematic when it came out.
Maybe on reddit and neogaf fuckboy

>>388734582

And now Blizzdrones assault GoT fans relentlessly because they stole scenes from the same cinematic they hated 9 years ago.

>>388733041
>but everytime I get told I'm wrong

Actiblizz have actual shills on this board, most people over the age of 16 realise NuBlizz is dogshit.

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>>388734746
>cinematic they hated 9 years ago.

You are liar and should burn in hell....

>>388734539
What the fuck, Medivh is a fucking loner, hermit.

Did I miss something?

>>388733018
>memey tumblr le
And out the door with your buzzword ass

>>388733018
>Now it's just memey tumblr fanfic with Blizzard's property like "le party night at Karazhan"

But Medivh used to hold parties in Karazhan before he went nuts.

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>>388728808
bad example but it is true, pic related

>>388734838
That guy's just shitposting

>>388735098
Ah, I see.

See, I was talking about Medivh before Activision happened.

In fact, this bullshitry is even pointed out in wiki (I haven't played Burning Crusade)

http://wowwiki.wikia.com/wiki/Karazhan
>>388734539 too

>>388728808
I love how everyone is calling them on their shit with trying to make themselves look like Pixar

>>388734838
>>388735203
Medivh became a hermit after getting stabbed to death by a buncb of dudes in the First War. Before then he lived as the Guardian in Kharazan, and had all kinds of parties n shit because he was the strongest mother fucker on Azeroth.

Lootboxes

>>388735392
Karazhan part is Activision's fault and ignorance of the lore. It shouldn't be real.

>>388735421
actiblizz got the taste of microtransactions with hearthstone and realized that the mobile gaming industry model is easy fucking money

>>388735563
I don't really have an answer for vehement retardation on this level, so I'm just gonna call you a fucking retard.

>>388735274
Blizzard are shoddy with their handling of lore and often contradict then retcon themselves, yeah. Medivh had parties in the current version of the lore and it's unlikely to change now.

>>388732825
>>388732909
>>388733041
>>388733994
>>388734121
>>388734476
real deal, the rest are trying to defend blizzard for being shite. Tbh it's not about if hs is serious or lighthearted, it's about blizzard trying to wrestle with disney for audience. Most hs cinematics aren't serious and that's ok, but this one made me cringe.

Like everything with nu-Blizzard, it's a carefully calculated design decision to maximise shareholder returns and key performance metrics.

>>388728808
On a side note, the orc scene in the hearthstone short does represent the state of the game very well.

>Set up good strategy, reasonable amount of minions and likely has a way to balance things out if one of them dies
>then some fuckass shows up and destroys the entire thing with one card
>game likely turns into a unwinnable scenario because of that

Moral of the story: fork over the dosh and you will be invincible.

>>388728808
Comparing the two game cinematics is retarded, but HOLY FUCK I was cringing at that Hearthstone cinematic.

Disney-tier shit doesn't belong in Blizzard games. Bad enough they're already trying to employ it with Overwatch on a softer level.

This was just disgusting to watch. I hope Blizzard never makes another one, especially one with such a cringey """""story""""", and if they do, they deserve full fucking blowback.

>>388736017
This is probably the core reason. They want to make their games appeal to larger audiences like kids and women to increase profits. They are doing a good job at bringing in females though, a lot of girls I know play the shit out of overwatch and it's the only game they play.

>>388736446
Hearthstone has been like that from day one, it's always been a casual cash cow with no balance.

The panda one is still the best thing this game got within the last decade but you guys pisssed the moment away because you were still ass blasted about panda's and China and shit and wanted more cringe fest and "muh deepest lore" instead of taking some time of from that and getting into the more and world of the chill as fuck pandas

It's actually pretty symbolic, people are fractured about what they want from WoW, but then unanimous hate on MoP for being chill and different from the rest of the game

Also. Panderian Women are cute. CUTE

>>388736832
>How to Tell Someone Hasn't Played WoW: the Post

>>388728808
>WoW and HS

Apples and oranges

>>388732453
yikes

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>>388736832
Panderia was shit and you know it. SE did a better job of it in only half an expansion.

>What the fuck happened to Blizzard
yeah dude, how fucking dare they make a card game all cartoony. you know, the same card game with ragnaros the lightlord and uther of the ebon blade

>>388735108
what exactly is the point here

>>388736832
>>388737178

MoP>bc>legion>classic>Cata
I didn't play wod

>>388728808
>Why is this ad for a comedic children's card game that does not take itself very seriously as edgy and realistic in representation as the biggest MMO of its time in the storyline of which Blizzard aims to wrap up the storyline of Arthas, one of the most prevalent and dramatic characters within the lore of the setting.

Well gee, I fucking wonder OP. This is a mystery that truly bothers the noggin.

>>388736832

The "fucking kung-fu panda" dribblers are why the game is just going to endlessly rehash WC3 until it's no longer financially sustainable.

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>>388728808
Compare it to this screenshot, considering they're from the same game and not two different games with wildly different themes.

>>388728808
Did Arthas become a human again or what is that picture trying to say?

>>388733041
We have actiblizz marketers here. Wait for next xpac for wow. When the announce it, everyday there'll be a wow: new xpac thread with same combination of pictures with same names

>>388738198
>people cant possibly like a thing that I dont like

>>388735082
go back to neogaf faggot

>>388736832
I think the WoD one was better.
The worst one is probably Cataclysm.

>>388738198
you have to be ridiculous to think that that is because of marketing rather than the same wow addicted retards circlejerking and unable to take their shit to /vg/

>>388737857
The Legion reveal cinematic made me feel. I loved it.

>>388738656
you first tryhard

>>388732324
You're right, they've been better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLzhlsEFcVQ

>>388739479
>Varian does fucking nothing but watch the horde rape the Alliance then fucks off and dies
I hated this expansion for this, loved because Illidan.

>>388738485
>>388739454
I'm the post with the viper image, and the only good thing Blizzard has done is Legion. I thought it was okay, but it's just running rifts in Diablo 3 (sorry, I mean mythic+) for slightly higher random loot.

You're better off just playing Diablo 3 because it doesn't have a sub fee.

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I'd watch Warcraft cartoons.

>>388738485
>>388739454

You must be new here

>>388728808
>since like 2010
you mean 2003

>>388741151
This trailer made
Me download Hearthstone on my phone.

Got frustrated after 3 months of trying to build even the regular deck without dropping real cash and learn that old expansions cards eventually get invalidated. Fuck this game.

it's not blizzard, it's the audience. blizzard is always what it is, chasing the largest margins and trying to attract the most amount of fanboys.

it's a spot for a mobile game you dumb fucks, compare it to the ones for clash of clans that you always see on tv and you can see the artstyle is the same

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>>388741151
I want to fuck that succubus

>>388728808
the bottom's art style was fine but who the fuck thought that song was okay