This would be remaster, not a remake. IE basically HD resolution, so campaigns would be automatically working.
Whether they touch the cutscenes is another matter.
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More StarCraft Remastered Rumors, May-June Release
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Whether they touch the cutscenes is another matter.
They definitely won't remake them in 2017 Blizzard CGI quality, but high res, narrated artworks (maybe slightly animated like their OW comics) would be a lot better than the ugly 90s CGI in my opinion.
Just a reminder, 19 year anniversary of Broodwar will be celebrated this weekend in Korea with a Legends Match! Casters are ofc Tastosis. Full info @ http://eu.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/20569786
Jaedong (Z) vs. Stork (P) – Best of one
Flash (T) vs. Bisu (P) – Best of one
Round 1 Winner vs. Round 2 Winner – Best of three
It will be a fun watch for sure. And Mike Morhaime will be there, so who knows, maybe he will drop some info about Remastered project.
Jaedong (Z) vs. Stork (P) – Best of one
Flash (T) vs. Bisu (P) – Best of one
Round 1 Winner vs. Round 2 Winner – Best of three
It will be a fun watch for sure. And Mike Morhaime will be there, so who knows, maybe he will drop some info about Remastered project.
JohnTinker
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I'm so ready to construct additional pylons.
I made my parents get a second phone line back in the day from playing so much Brood War. Memories.
I made my parents get a second phone line back in the day from playing so much Brood War. Memories.
This to me is the proof it's true, if it doesn't happen this time I'm gonna have trust issues
God how sweet would it be if the legends matches are on Brood War HD
icecold1983
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Just go play overwatch
AlexFlame116
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I actually bought the StarCraft 1 Battle Chest out of excitement for this! I really hope it's true and gets announced soon!
Ghost_Messiah
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24 hours or so until we find out for sure. Could we get a countdown in the OP? Hoping to God this is real, Starcraft/Brood War is one of my favourite games of all-time.
Please let there be a Mass Recall style single player campaign. I'd jump in in a heartbeat.
Please let there be a Mass Recall style single player campaign. I'd jump in in a heartbeat.
potatohead
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Laieon
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I live in the suburbs of Seoul and don't have any plans tomorrow. I don't have a ton of interest in Starcraft (was always more of an Age of Mythology kind of guy), but I might go check this out. Trying to find out more information on the actual event, not sure if I need to buy tickets or how this works.
AdventureRacing
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I'd happily pay full price. Blizzards games last me 1000s of hours so it's easily worth it. I have actually had a blast with SC2 but BW will always remain my favourite.
AlexFlame116
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Dude Age of Mythology was the absolute bomb! I loved that game! It's a crime that it never got a full fledged sequel like Empires did.
Nah. Terran will be the default starter race and Protoss is the one locked behind paywall.
Yoshimitsu126
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I hope they keep the level editor from the original. That one was much easier to use than 2 imo.
Does this happen at 2pm local time or PST? blog post doesn't say, I assume local time.
edit: Actually it seems the event is on 26th, not 25th? https://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/...onflicting_date_for_this_weekends_gsl_finals/
edit: Actually it seems the event is on 26th, not 25th? https://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/...onflicting_date_for_this_weekends_gsl_finals/
RPGCrazied
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This is what they should have done for Diablo, but failed. I'm all for a StarCraft remaster, but really want a Diablo 2 remaster.
afternoon delight
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DAY FUCKING ONE for proper graphics and new Battlenet responsiveness oh my shit I'll log another 500 hours
Yeah old RTS like FPS don't hold up well mechanically. I'd say Warcraft I and II and Age of Empires fit into this carefory. But with StarCraft I do think it holds up well, probably because of its isometric 2D format versus the early 3D and you had quality of life stuff like hot keys and the like.
OnionPowder
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Open thread to see info on StarCraft remaster rumors, only sees something about an event in Korea:
Original article said it would be revealed as soon as next week (this week) and would be announced in Korea. Which is why the new details on a I <3 Starcraft event in Korea makes this rumor pretty plausible.
Frustrated_me
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About to replay Mass Recall, oh yea.
AdventureRacing
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Totally disagree with this. Warcraft 2 and age of empires 1 and 2 are still fantastic to play IMO. Warcraft 2, Starcraft and AOE2 remain the best RTS games to this day (BW > AOE2 > WC2). Starcraft is by far the best but the others are still good.
AdventureRacing
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I agree with you there. The graphics and gameplay are timeless as far as I'm concerned. This would breathe life into the competitive scene and may get more casual players back on board though. It's also just another excuse to play through the game again.
Campaigns not being included would be a travesty. They're fantastic and a big part of why I love the game. Making it a tab in SC2 requires you to own SC2 which seems an unnecessary burden. This should be it's own thing.
unknownstranger
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Hoping they modernize the interface some, at least in the campaigns. That or add difficulty options to it. I really liked the campaigns but found them too hard with no cheat codes.
Ghost_Messiah
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I'd say it's almost definite this is being announced tomorrow, as a strong move to reinvigorate Starcraft in Korea, hence the announcement being planned for there. Blizzard must have seen Brood War's resurgence in popularity and SC2 falling off an absolute cliff (the Kespa teams disbanding and so on) and calculated both together to equal SC1 Remastered as their solution.
Strongly expect the campaigns to be included and this to remain extremely faithful to the original. Looking forward to tomorrow.
Strongly expect the campaigns to be included and this to remain extremely faithful to the original. Looking forward to tomorrow.
icecold1983
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People really care about the campaign???
cant wait
phant0m
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Probably explains why the classic digital game is "unavailable":
https://us.battle.net/shop/en/product/starcraft
Only reason I play StarCraft. The only multi I do is comp stomps (and the new co-cop missions in SC II)
https://us.battle.net/shop/en/product/starcraft
Only reason I play StarCraft. The only multi I do is comp stomps (and the new co-cop missions in SC II)
secretanchitman
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The campaigns are fantastic, both SC and BW.
I'll pay whatever amount they want for this, Starcraft is a fucking great game. Now they just need to remaster Warcraft 3, Diablo 1 (not the 1 month only anniversary D3 event), and Diablo 2 and we'll be set.
Yes?
Starcraft campaign has such memorable moments. Mengsk's chilling betrayal of Kerrigan and the inauguration speech, the evil that oozes from the Overmind through the Zerg campaign, rebirth of Kerrigan, the Protoss desperate fight and Tassadar's badassery in general.
Gameplay-wise, they are dated. But few RTS campaigns have such a great cast of characters, general style and mood and neat twists in the story.
FunkyPajamas
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BATTLECRUISER OPERATIONAL (in my pants)
I'm there day one.
I'm there day one.
Gives new meaning to "...Not equipped with shields? ...Well then, buckle up!"
icecold1983
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Maybe getting to a decent skill level in multiplayer before i even touched the campaign ruined it for me
Ghost_Messiah
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The SC1 original campaign is godlike. Such a great, engrossing and compelling story. My teenage mind was blown away back in the day when I played them. SC1's campaigns are superior to SC2s in almost every way outside of being dated, particularly graphically which hopefully this remaster will remedy. I'd be there day one to play through them again.
Hoping to God we get remastered campaigns Mass Recall style. Going to sleep soon but really looking forward to the news tomorrow.
Hoping to God we get remastered campaigns Mass Recall style. Going to sleep soon but really looking forward to the news tomorrow.
AlexFlame116
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Huh?
Blizzard screwed over the Korean competitive scene by suing Kespa which also resulted in Kespa getting a really hard time finding sponsors just because they are greedy f***s.
AdventureRacing
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You literally don't know what this is. If it's just a HD version of brood war I don't see the problem. You can always feel free to play the original anyway.
Edit: blizzard totally fucked over Starcraft Korea and worldwide and basically killed it as an esport. Like you I'll always be frustrated about that. However that won't stop me from wanting a brood war remaster and hope that it reinvigorates the game in Korea a little bit.
You don't seem to know much about the scene. The game is alive and played a lot, even more than just a year ago. Koreans play on fish.
We also had a team tournament that just concluded (last week) with a standard one coming up soon (and even apart from that there were all the SSLs in the past years + what came from LoveTV).
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