This is an interesting creative question.
"What if World of Warcraft was redone and they removed all the cartoonie graphics?"
Hard to answer it with this video (though it is amazing) because it also makes all the coloring in the look Earth-normal. I suspect that the WoW look could be largely preserved in a way that would satisfy the player, (and maintain the idea that you are still in Azeroth), if the saturation was preserved.
What if World of Warcraft was redone and they removed all the cartoonie graphics?
Would it still hold its appeal or does the cartoon look contain a special nostalgic value that would change the game too much? 🤔