Starcraft 2!

darknessfood · Unread postby **darknessfood** » 13 Nov 2007, 18:01

Well, it's not the looks that keeps you playing all those years. The gameplay is the best part. The GREATLY balanced races were great and so wa/is the storyline!!

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 13 Nov 2007, 19:06

They're part of it...

I mean really, would it still be as fun if it looked like this ('from 98 also, and not even a bad looking one either):

And those races weren't always perfectly balanced (man, wasn't it so annoying having to get used to a more expensive Spawning Pool?), and it wasn't all Blizz that made the races balanced, i recall a time when the Terrans where considered weak.

SC wasn't made great by any one thing, but by all those things coming together. Here' this is an article from when the game came out: http://www.elecplay.com/reviews_article.php?article=463 I find myself in agreement with it completely.

Pol · Unread postby **Pol** » 13 Nov 2007, 19:14

ThunderTitan wrote:

Umm, what's so great on it?

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 13 Nov 2007, 19:26

Stupid filters...

Anyway, here's the link: http://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/o ... 709-00.gif

Angelspit · Unread postby **Angelspit** » 13 Nov 2007, 19:37

Ah, much better. Not.

winterfate · Unread postby **winterfate** » 13 Nov 2007, 23:34

@TT: I totally agree with what you said 2 posts ago.

And we all know how much of a rarity that is...

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 14 Nov 2007, 17:29

Angelspit wrote:Ah, much better. Not.

WTH?! Yesterday it worked, for people on mess also. Stupid internet.

Anyhow, the pic is here: http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/w ... creenshots

MistWeaver · Unread postby **MistWeaver** » 21 Nov 2007, 19:31

The story so far
http://eu.starcraft2.com/features/storysofar.xml

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 23 Nov 2007, 18:23

So you where Artanis in the original Protoss campaign... i wonder if the Magistrate from the original Terran missions is in Jimmy's crew...

aaelgr · Unread postby **aaelgr** » 24 Nov 2007, 15:21

I thought Artanis was the Protoss who fought alongside Zeratul near the end of Brood War (I vaguely remember the mission was something to do with protecting some tower).
What was the name of the one who represented the Conclave in the SC Protoss missions (he'd appear in the little video screen if you selected a building, and his eyes changed colour). I thought that Artanis could've been him as well.

Metathron · Unread postby **Metathron** » 24 Nov 2007, 15:47

That was Aldaris.

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 24 Nov 2007, 22:47

Artanis is the guy that just got a promotion at the start of BW and that is shown in the campaign selection screen alongside Stukov and Kerrigan. It actually makes a lot of sense that the Executor directing the forces that destroyed the Overmind would get a promotion.

aaelgr · Unread postby **aaelgr** » 25 Nov 2007, 00:56

Then who are you in Brood War? You can't be telling yourself where to go and who to attack in front of everyone. They'd think you were nuts!

Metathron · Unread postby **Metathron** » 25 Nov 2007, 10:42

You are executor aeelgr.

Arveragus · Unread postby **Arveragus** » 25 Nov 2007, 20:57

I don't care what Blizzard says; the idea that the executor you play in the original Protoss campaign is Artanis is completely ridiculous.

It is very obvious from his appearance that Artanis is a dark templar, who would hardly be in the service of the Conclave.

Metathron · Unread postby **Metathron** » 25 Nov 2007, 21:37

He's a dark templar? It has been my impression that he was of the light variety, but it's been quite some time since I played the game.

Arveragus · Unread postby **Arveragus** » 25 Nov 2007, 22:45

Metathron wrote:He's a dark templar? It has been my impression that he was of the light variety, but it's been quite some time since I played the game.

His nerve cords are cut off; a clear sign that he is indeed one of the fallen ones.

http://www.starcraft-overmind.ic.cz/Sta ... t/art8.jpg

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 26 Nov 2007, 01:19

Except that he pilots a High Templar craft, has no invisibility and Aldaris isn't foaming at the mouth that he's been made Praetor, which is a High Templar title.

Also, this is actually older news apparently:

In the novel Queen of Blades it is revealed that the executor the player takes the role of in StarCraft's Episode III is actually Artanis prior to being made praetor in Brood War.[10] This was later confirmed in an article released by Blizzard summarising the events of StarCraft.

the novel came out last year.

MistWeaver · Unread postby **MistWeaver** » 27 Nov 2007, 15:42

Interesting interview with Chris Metzen
http://www.sclegacy.com/content/intervi ... lusive-28/

aaelgr · Unread postby **aaelgr** » 18 Dec 2007, 20:53

Finally put a new unit up: the Terran Nomad. Still no Zerg, despite being in both the Terran and the Protoss videos...
http://eu.starcraft2.com/features/terran/nomad.xml

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