[PC] (StarCraft 2) Apparently Blizzard Still Makes Games!

God damn! This is going to be sweet. This is why Blizard is one of the greatest developers of all time. They don't come out with a slew of games at once and take their time. Also they don't fuck with shit that ain't broke.

StarCraft 2 Features:
Fast-paced, hard-hitting, tightly balanced competitive real-time strategy gameplay that recaptures and improves on the magic of the original game

Three completely distinct races: Protoss, Terran, and Zerg

New units and gameplay mechanics further distinguish each race

Groundbreaking single-player "story-mode" campaign

Vibrant new 3D-graphics engine with support for dazzling visual effects and massive unit and army sizes

Full multiplayer support, with new competitive features and matchmaking utilities available through Battle.net

Full map-making and scripting tools to give

See this is how you make a sequel ^^

Jazz: Seeing how the last console port of StarCraft was possibly one of the games that killed RTSs on consoles, I don't think StarCraft 2 will be rushing to any consoles. However if it did, the only system that would make sense would be the PS3 for it's Mouse & Keyboard support.

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Well LOTR all you had to do is rush the opponents with hordes of men hence why that game worket. C&C3 kind of works, the experiance is slowed down due to the inpercise controls. Sure it works, but not too well for thoes who use all the advanced techniques and quick keys.

Seeing how StarCraft is bigger then both thoes games, I could just see the outcry from fans everywhere if SC2 came to a console that didn't have at least K&M support. If it came to consoles at all that is. Lastly unlike EA, Blizzard isn't fluent in console archetecture, so the likeliness of it hitting consoles at all is even slimmer.

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Well Diablo 2 launched two years after StarCraft 1 so hopefully we'll see a Diablo 3, 2-3 years after StarCraft 2. Or at least we can always dream of hoping.

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WoW, that picture modification is PRO and definatly proves your point. Either way though it's StarCraft 2 and for all it matters it could all in in wire-frame and I'd still be excited just because the first one was that damn good. Luckly for me however this artistic look to it plays in my favor, so I don't really have any complaints.

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Ummm... if you've been watching the videos on gametrailers.com the Terrans have recieved a lot of new stuff too.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I'm affraid that I'm going to have to apologize for my abruptness. My friend told me that there were a lot of new stuff for the terrans on the gametrailers videos, I've just watched them myself and it's more Protoss stuff, lol ^^;

So I'm going to have to take back what I said earlier. However there's lots of time yet and they'll probably just focus on one race at a time in the unveiling of all their shinney new features.

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Simply because the other thread has been shut down I thought I'd put my post with a bunch of SC2 gameplay video links here for other people to enjoy.

Original Post
Here's some gameplay footage. It's decent quality to get the idea, but IGN's Hi Def videos are more what the game really looks like.

Normal Def
http://media.pc.ign.com/media/850/850126/vids_1.html
http://www.gametrailers.com/umwatcher.php?id=66561

Hi-Def
http://media.pc.ign.com/media/850/85...d_1997289.html
http://media.pc.ign.com/media/850/85...d_1997279.html
http://media.pc.ign.com/media/850/85...d_1997239.html

VIDEO UPDATE:
Siege Tank Gameplay- http://www.gametrailers.com/player.p...19762&type=wmv
NEW! Terran Reaper Gameplay- http://www.gametrailers.com/player.p...19763&type=wmv
Zealot Gameplay- http://www.gametrailers.com/player.p...19761&type=wmv

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For the Terrans they'll probably just enhance the Battlecruiser I would imagine. However if they did get some larger ultimate unit in SC2, I can only imagine what it would be. I say a giant metal ball that crushes everything in sight, lol

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Well the editor just allows you to create your own levels and scenarios, not units. However what I think you meant is that it will allow you to set the values to that of SC1, am I right?

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Vemp: Well that would be a hard sell my friend, even if it is a joke seeing how it's made by a North American company it's not really even believable. Better luck next time.

As for this pre-ordering thing. I only pre-order anything if it's something that I REALLY want. Like StarCraft 2 or Final Fantasy XII. And Mikey if they don't get it in day 1 then I'll go get it somewhere else. If I find it, OMFG I just lost $5 to EB games, better go kill myself. Really, unless you pre-order every game known to man, or don't care when you get it and pay the full price when pre-ordering it doesn't really matter where you get it. However no matter how you look at it, your chances of getting it on day 1 if you pre-order at a big-box store or specialty shop are still better then not pre-ordering it.

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I know both economics and finance, I'm just not stingy. Plus most people don't pre-order stuff out of fear of not getting it, it's out of excitement most of the time. But once again it comes back to what is it hurting you and why do you care so much about people paying $5 for a game when they may not need to? Have a bad experiance that you'd like to share with the class?

And just to answer the the obvious comeback that someone's going to spout off "why do YOU care so much about Mikey caring?" I'm going to answer this one in advance. I don't, I just find this discussion entertaining.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.