Shadow of the Colossus Diablo 2 Warcraft 3 Asherons Call Quakeworld CA and TF Of course many of these are based on their release date. The games that have had the most impact on me back in the day have been dune 2, warcraft 1, wolf3d + rise of the triad + doom + quake.
The concept is closer to a Monkey Ball or Jet Set Radio style instead of the fantasy illustration that Warcraft is. I like your comic/graphic novel style, Morris, but if you're attempting to make this into something that would fit into the Warcraft universe, you're gonna have to let go of the harsh shadows and outlines.