A game does not have to be superficially DARK, low brightness, or other things just to be in a dark atmosphere. Hell, Diablo 1 was hardly dark at all (even though it's in a DUNGEON, most of it was very bright), and even more so diablo 2, which did have very dark points, but also many pretty light, and very light areas.
Color does not make the atmosphere of the game, people are just dwelling on the graphics because it's one of the only things they can deal with right now.
One thing that would be nice though, is removing colored light, such as hues of blue or green lighting most of a dungeon (keeping stones and such gray), except special areas with specific magical light sources around.
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Color does not make the atmosphere of the game, people are just dwelling on the graphics because it's one of the only things they can deal with right now.
One thing that would be nice though, is removing colored light, such as hues of blue or green lighting most of a dungeon (keeping stones and such gray), except special areas with specific magical light sources around.