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[wapplew]

Thanks god it's not a remaster with SC2 engine!
Glorious, take all my money!

 

[LiK]

Omg

 

[Chumley]

Does this mean a Diablo 2 remaster is still possible?

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

I mean, a Diablo 4 is looking extremely likely at this point. Diablo fans just gotta be patient.

im just sayin after that Diablo 1 fart event.... *FART NOISES*

 

[H.Cornerstone]

SC2 is a good game, but many feel like they added too many bullshit units, spells, deathballs, insta lose your army if you're not looking, too many harass units.

A lot of people just want a more basic RTS like Brood War.

I guess that makes sense. Thanks.

 

[Phased]

Looks great. Maintained the original while updating it. LAN support, everything people loved about the original just better.

This plus the original game being free, this is good stuff all around.

 

[Miletius]

I'm in. I still remember the day I bought the original Starcraft -- it was the first game I bought with my own money, saved up for it and agonized over the box choice (went with the Zerg in the end).

The remastered graphics look good to me. Clean, crisp, and scalable is what they were going for, I figure.

 

[Neptonic]

okay those HD sunken colonies are making me feel uncomfortable

I guess that makes sense. Thanks.

However the quality of life stuff [unit selection, auto mining workers, etc.] really made the game accessible and less of a chore. It's in no way terrible.

 

[Mandoric]

I'm in. Beats refinding my CD every year or two.

 

[AlexFlame116]

I really hope we get a physical release. Like I really really hope we do. I want to put it next to my StarCraft 1 Battle Chest.

 

[Forkball]

Warcraft II Remaster is next right?

RIGHT?

 

[texhnolyze]

Woah, this brings me back.

I expected remake rather than remaster, though it's stile fine.

 

[Fancolors]

man, can't wait to see how the esports scene will look like with this game.

 

[mysteriousmage09]

Im not sure what you expected. Honestly the low res nature of the old sprites leaves WAY too much to the imagination for everyone to be happy. Some people are never ever going to be pleased about the interpretation.

Its something that always comes up with these kinds of remasters.

It's not that it looks god awful, it just looks...off. Like look at the dark archon, it just doesn't seem right. I will say, thank fucking god they didn't just remake maps in SC2 and call it a day.

 

[b&jy77VjiKn$#F]

Oh boi this looks awesome

 

[Woorloog]

Woah, this brings me back.

I expected remake rather than remaster, though it's stile fine.

Remake would have been far more extensive and expensive likely. And far, far more divisive.

 

[Sibylus]

I need it. And I need the impending sprite RTS renaissance (still in many ways more beautiful than 3D RTSes).

 

[frontovik]

Definitely a sigh of relief it's not a mere SC2 add-on.

 

[AdventureRacing]

Just hook it straight into my veins. I want to see the graphics whilst playing but overall it looks like blizzard actually delivered.

 

[xanavi]

where does the QR code go?

 

[Phoenix RISING]

I'll just stick with StarCraft: Mass Recall. I played AOEII HD for the first time and the game still looks dated, even if the gameplay is fun.

I would pay big bucks to see Warcraft get this treatment.

 

[TheTrain]

It's just...perfect.

 

[Vanillalite]

Many thoughts

- Good that they are keeping the original as a freebie

- OG is sooo old idk if anyone will ever be happy with the HD graphics as the sprites are sorta left up to imagining

- if it's a 1to1 gameplay wise I bet people outside of Korea might still with SC2 competitive wise

- I do wonder how long this nostalgia play will last as I just don't see RTS as a super huge genre anymore

 

[Josh5890]

I hope this is the beginning of many remakes from Blizzard. I loved all three of SC2's campaigns but I must confess

Spoiler

I never played through the first game's campaign

 

[Tagyhag]

Oh my fuck they kept the original art style, awesome!

Very cool to be giving out the classic for free, that's still perfectly playable as well.

 

[Woorloog]

I need it. And I need the impending sprite RTS renaissance (still in many ways more beautiful than 3D RTSes).

I want C&C, RA, Dune 2k, Tiberian Sun remasters.

Sprite-based RTSs have this clarity and lightness 3D games do not. It is a simple thing but it seems to elevate them somehow.

 

[kasane]

Yes FUCK sc2 i never really loved you anyways!!! The real king is back

 

[madmook]

I better be able to still play casual matches vs AI.

 

[Josh5890]

- I do wonder how long this nostalgia play will last as I just don't see RTS as a super huge genre anymore

I started to think that but it seems like the genre has had a successful year or two recently.

 

[Sibylus]

I want C&C, RA, Dune 2k, Tiberian Sun remasters.

Sprite-based RTSs have this clarity and lightness 3D games do not. It is a simple thing but it seems to elevate them somehow.

I think it's down to the art direction not suffering by technical limitations nearly as much. AoE jumped to 3D with its 3rd iteration and suddenly everything was muddy, blocky, and cheap looking.

 

[MattKeil]

I want C&C, RA, Dune 2k, Tiberian Sun remasters.

Sprite-based RTSs have this clarity and lightness 3D games do not. It is a simple thing but it seems to elevate them somehow.

Not gonna happen as long as EA continues to ignore the remaster market like fools.

 

[AuthenticM]

Very cool!

Now bring on Diablo 2!!

 

[Tagyhag]

I better be able to still play casual matches vs AI.

I wonder if they fixed any of that. I remember when you did FFA 1 + 7 AI they all still ganged up on you.

 

[Arzehn]

Hm, I really hope the players can't zoom out that much...

Hopefully that was just a spectator thing.

 

[Lothars]

im just sayin after that Diablo 1 fart event.... *FART NOISES*

The diablo 1 event in diablo 3 was awesome but I'm looking forward to finally getting all three remade like this.

This is day one.

 

[Woorloog]

I think it's down to the art direction not suffering by technical limitations nearly as much. AoE jumped to 3D with its 3rd iteration and suddenly everything was muddy, blocky, and cheap looking.

Could be, but this does not explain how 3D strategy games feel.. heavy. It is like they're less responsive even with sufficiently powerful computer. No idea if it s the animations or what.

Doesn't which series but the 2D games just feel better.

Well, ignoring stuff like usually worse pathfinding. Dear overlord how terrible the Hydralisk, Goliath and Dragoon pathfinding in original Starcraft are...

Not gonna happen as long as EA continues to ignore the remaster market like fools.

I said i want, i didn't say i'm getting them :/

Hell, EA ignores whole C&C series as it is. Generals 2 looked pretty good but EA went and said nope. Fucking EA :/

 

[phoenix296]

Aside from artstyle differences this seems to hit all my expectations. Keeping the gameplay true to the original, increasing the viewable battlefield and sprites that scale with high resolutions. Good stuff Blizzard.

 

[Cels]

so many ads on the stream

 

[BennyBlanco]

day zero

looks perfect

 

[Bishop89]

Oh yeah baby!!!!


I never played sc2, don't understand why it's hated, it looks pretty cool

 

[Coreda]

where does the QR code go?

Starcraft.com

 

[jtb]

yes yes yesssss

way too many years of my childhood poured into BW.... only to be followed up a decade later with the steaming turd that is SC2

 

[QuixoticNeutral]

Re-recorded dialogue surely heralds a few changes in the voice cast, especially as Jack Ritschel (Zeratul, Edmund Duke) has since passed away. Some will be brought in line with the SC2 cast, I would expect.

Some of the remastered art (like the Hive) does look a little shiny, and a bit of a departure from the desaturated look that games like Factorio have managed to capture just fine in their 3D renders.

 

[Stabby McSter]

high school memories of sc rushing back to me oh ghahglaks;dfghmadhlknmfazn

 

[Sijil]

Starcraft was the first game I bought with my own money as a kid, for my first PC ever and I absolutely loved every minute of it, especially the campaign and characters, this is amazing for me.

And I liked SC2 as well but not as much as 1.

Hopefully they're updating the unit portraits too.

 

[Possumowner]

Just woke up...This has already made my day

 

[Woorloog]

Re-recorded dialogue surely heralds a few changes in the voice cast, especially as Jack Ritschel (Zeratul, Edmund Duke) has since passed away. Some will be brought in line with the SC2 cast, I would expect.

I would assume it is more like "remastered dialogue audio" rather than actual re-recording.
EDIT At least when it comes to dialogue. It is all just lumped in one sentence.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

Revised Dialogue and Audio

NNOOOOOOOOO!

 

[AlexFlame116]

Hopefully they're updating the unit portraits too.

Was the Battlecruiser portrait changed? I swear it was on the trailer.

 

[Woorloog]

Was the Battlecruiser portrait changed? I swear it was on the trailer.

It was the only changed one in the trailer.