Wow, I'm genuinely shocked at how vehement the hate for this change is. I get not liking it, there's plenty not to like, but I never expected this to garner so much passion. Seeing genuine insults getting thrown out makes me want to knee-jerk point out that real life is plenty vibrant and bright too, but after taking a beat, I do get that it's about creating an atmosphere and impression. While I find using the term realistic in relation to this kind of thing tedious, I will agree that color and art direction are important for creating a sense of mood and style that puts the player in the write headspace, whether it's actually realistic or not. I also don't see all the problems people are pointing out in the screenshots, but I see some of them, and I can't say that the change is actually an improvement. Some things look the same to me, some things look worse, which adds up to a net loss.
