DJSharpeCheddar
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Why is Stukov a zombie now
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StarCraft: Remastered - New vs Old Character Portraits Comparison Videos
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This is one that everyone complained about when it was leaked. Was a small victory just to get them to change the eyes back to red (they were blue).
Don't really get why they delivered exactly what we wanted for in-game graphics but decided to SC2 up some of the portraits.
AuthenticM
Member
this fucking music
this fucking musiiiiiiiiiiiccccccccccc mmmaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnn
Eff me then...20yrs man, 20yrs.
JohnTinker
Limbaugh Parrot
The ghost is pretty disappointing. I liked his mysteriousness in the shadows and only seeing his eyes.
Are they trying to make them all action figures? Because thats what they look like
Are they trying to make them all action figures? Because thats what they look like
Nah, campaign is even locked in the Korean early release. Been very little said about it. Even the article was pretty nondescript: https://starcraft.com/en-us/articles/20944297. Illustrated interludes is the most specific thing they've said. We don't know what's happening to the old CG cutscenes.
SchrodingerC
Member
Oh, how nice, they added a lot more detail for the SCV picking his nose 😑.
They all look great, expect for Raynor, who's looking weird proportion wise.
Edit: I swear some SC fans can never be pleased.
They all look great, expect for Raynor, who's looking weird proportion wise.
Edit: I swear some SC fans can never be pleased.
JordanN
Banned
The great thing about 90s Starcraft was you had to use your imagination to fill in the blanks for what each unit looked like.
That's not to put down the efforts made by the remaster. I especially like how they manage to create an even more stylized look the original struggled with.
The final game looks like a painting/concept art in motion, whereas the original bordered on being realistic to having some very outdated plastic-y looking renders.
That's not to put down the efforts made by the remaster. I especially like how they manage to create an even more stylized look the original struggled with.
The final game looks like a painting/concept art in motion, whereas the original bordered on being realistic to having some very outdated plastic-y looking renders.
YesThatGuy
Banned
The hell?
Wow, I always thought Kerrigan portrait was a black woman with red corn rolls.
I was like WTF, did they just white wash her?
Even in SC2 I thought her Zerg hair was a callback to her original hairstyle.
Welp...I was wrong for nearly 20yrs. I am not the only one right?
You are not alone. She always struck out to me as black.
But then we had SC:Ghost fotage and I realize had been wrong.
AlexFlame116
Member
The only thing I've heard about the cutscenes was that they would either play out like a visual novel or it would be still art images of the cutscene.
AlexFlame116
Member
Because they winked in the original one. The Valkyrie is easier to spot with the twinkle.
poodaddy
Member
Na I definitely thought she was black. I kinda hate that she's white lol. My mind still sees her as black, I just can't help it. I always thought it was really cool to have a strong, intelligent, black female in a big game in the 90's as there weren't many of those, but so much for that.
Foxy the Fox
Member
I think the units and portraits are new 3D models but the ones in the game are prerendered
I don't know if the game actually uses 3D models on the remastered but it would be great.
Because the SC1 art is way better.
AlexFlame116
Member
If anyone wonders why the new portraits look choppy when/if they're playing the Remastered version, apparently the peeps at Blizzard said that since you have the ability to switch between original and remastered, they had to sync the new portraits with the originals and how they spoke.
Rhomega Beta
Member
No, Artanis has been changed to resemble the Hierarch he becomes.
I do like these for the most part, with the aforementioned changed to keep with their SC2 looks. The Battlecruiser in particular looks less goofy. Also like the new splash screens, notably the beginning and ending Protoss Aiur missions.
SoulUnison
Banned
Ew, I hate the new SCV.
What's with actually modeling snot coming out of his nose and then having him seemingly eat it?
What's with actually modeling snot coming out of his nose and then having him seemingly eat it?
AlexFlame116
Member
That's...how it was in the original. I'm not home so I can't check. It's just a lot more shown now.
The hell?
Wow, I always thought Kerrigan portrait was a black woman with red corn rolls.
I was like WTF, did they just white wash her?
Even in SC2 I thought her Zerg hair was a callback to her original hairstyle.
Welp...I was wrong for nearly 20yrs. I am not the only one right?
Milla Jovovich seems the likely inspiration.
New Raynor and new Stukov are the only ones that I think are terrible. Otherwise, I think they are pretty good.
As other's have mentioned, Raynor looks very angry compared to his original portrait. Doesn't really match my perception of his personality at all. And Stukov, yikes... like, in the original he looks a bit youthful. In this one, he looks, well... like he's been through a lot of shit. Which is true to his character, but it's very different look than before.
As other's have mentioned, Raynor looks very angry compared to his original portrait. Doesn't really match my perception of his personality at all. And Stukov, yikes... like, in the original he looks a bit youthful. In this one, he looks, well... like he's been through a lot of shit. Which is true to his character, but it's very different look than before.
Speaking of Kerrigan .. Blizzard made a mistake with not reprising her original VA, Glynnis Taklen Campbell (..also of Starcraft's medic, Diablo's Rogue/Gillian/Kashya, Warcraft's Dryad fame..)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m61S599C3SI
Which makes me wonder if Blizzard is still remastering audio for hero characters in the campaign.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m61S599C3SI
Which makes me wonder if Blizzard is still remastering audio for hero characters in the campaign.
Oublieux
Member
I know some of these updates are to diversify for new players and to pull in existing SC2 players, but the nostalgic side of me feels on the fence about some of the portrait changes. I felt like some of the Terran females were made to look more attractive, especially the Dropship. The Zerg were largely faithful. And the Protoss diverges quite a bit from the original. I actually like most of the older portraits, but that might be due to having fond memories of the original and having played it incessantly back as a kid.
There's an option in the sound menu for original voice actors. So it looks like they have, but we'll be able to choose the old ones if we want.
SoulUnison
Banned
I mean, the original is directly before it in the video, so I'm pretty sure I can see the difference, ya know?
AlexFlame116
Member
But it doesn't show the entire thing though. The original character portraits do more than what we saw in that video.
I'll always see the prettying up of Kerrigan as a the primary signifier of Starcraft's descent into being milquetoast bullshit
Like, she looked like a space weirdo with red braids to me. That was kind of emblematic of the franchise's nature as being a weird hodgepodge (like all Blizz IP) but slightly grittier than Warcraft. But then they took Nova's design, turned the hair red, and gave it to her (making Nova blonde, and the two of them are the only ghosts who look like that)
Like, she looked like a space weirdo with red braids to me. That was kind of emblematic of the franchise's nature as being a weird hodgepodge (like all Blizz IP) but slightly grittier than Warcraft. But then they took Nova's design, turned the hair red, and gave it to her (making Nova blonde, and the two of them are the only ghosts who look like that)
AlexFlame116
Member
As mentioned earlier, the developers themselves said that they had to sync it up with the original animations for the voice and stuff. They can add quirks like your unnecessary winking even though both Valkyrie and Medic did that before in the original portraits, or better yet the other movements, but at the end it has to match the original since you have the option to switch between new and old looks.
Think Halo: CE Anniversary.
Sad Affleck
Member
Big Starcraft fan (for the singleplayer) and I really like all of them.
me0wish
Member
Thanks for insight.
Banjotanooki
Member
People here being surprised Kerrigan was white the whole time and I'm here freaking out that the SCV was black!!! o_0
Dream_Journey
Member
I cried when i see old ones. (especiallt with that Terran theme) T-T So good.
Some of them good and some of them bad, but generally i like it new ones!
Some of them good and some of them bad, but generally i like it new ones!
AlexFlame116
Member
Nah I just overthink/overanalyze things. It's an issue that I have to work on.
Me too! I was surprised to see that!
sc2 is more friendly to newcomers with its more intuitive controls but brood war is the better rts
SchrodingerC
Member
The original portraits had the same winking animations. You can clearly tell now because they're not a small window of blurry pixels.
The medic does. I don't see it on the Valkyrie though. She blinks a couple times and you get the flash, but there is no wink that I can see.
I'm really bummed that the firebat doesn't have his manic grin anymore.