yawn

 

don't nub out on me andy.

 

Bah, you beat me to it, hans.

 

It's ok, I beat him to it.

I'm excited about SC2; you still should check out the original Andy. It's an awesome RTS.

 

yea.... I should but it's never peaked my curiosity. You guys should really wake me when Diablo3 comes out.... or if, say Blizzard buys the rights to X-COM and makes their own version... or if Bethesda doesn't fuck up Fallout3....

So, any of you going to upgrade your systems so you can see the fancy DirectX10 graphics?

 

By Diablo3 do you mean...Hellgate: London? It's by most of the D2 design team and basically looks like a futuristic, badass, next-gen Diablo. I've been waiting for this game for over a year now...so yeah. I'll let you know when that comes out :)

As for DX10 - meh, between my PS2 and the fact that I'd have to upgrade pretty much my whole system to effectively use DX10, I'll be waiting a couple years for that, at least until they've ironed out the kinks in Vista.

 

GAMEPLAY VIDEO

Commence to watching.

 

Mmh Right, Hellgate:London.

I have a hard time looking at that game without thinking that it's going to blow goat testicals. I hope it's as good as the hype.

Now if Blizzard made a Diablo-esque Starcraft game, count me the fuck in! (I'd rather cut down Zerg over Demon spawn) OR. could you imagine Blizzard doing an X-COM-like game? I think their art direction would be perfectly interesting.

My other beef: Come on Blizzard, expand your intellectual property past the three smash-hit universes you've already made -- the cash is flowing, now's the time to do a little experimenting.

How's that for a couple of Andy Nickles, let's get this discussion moving!

 

Ok, so I was listening to the PCgamer podcast today and they were discussing StarCraft2. They said that it's going to be a game that is geared more towards Base building/economy and Unit Rushing as opposed to the RPG-like Hero character building(*crap*, imo) found in Warcraft3. I-think-this-is-cool. A straight up old-school feeling RTS w/ delicious graphics.

 

never played WC3. Probably should. I'd like both, more than likely. Anyways, it's SC2. It's the sequel to what I (and many others) consider the single best RTS game that ever existed.

 

You and most of South Korea.

Maybe I'll actually buy a copy of Starcraft. Does it have an interesting story line I might care about? Game balance is one thing, but I want some meat. Also, how do the graphics hold up?

 

The storyline was fucking amazing. Seriously, the game was flawless. The graphics aren't anything special anymore, of course.

 

I was watching a SC2 gameplay clip today and the sound effects for the Zerg impressed the shit right out of my body.

Very good sound effects.

 

I HATE Warcraft 3, such an empty game. Like an anorexic belly-dancer.

Andy, I very much agree about Blizzard expanding their repertoire, I guess they just go with what they know.

You know how picky I am about games, and I always consider them a waste of time if the story doesn't keep me interested. Starcraft is a genuinely awesome game, just like Heroes 3, with little letdowns or things not to like. Don't look at the screenshots or graphics (imagine looking at Red Alert 1's graphics now; still an awesome game).

I'll say Starcraft is a game every RTS lover and/or gamer has to pick up. I started playing it long after its heyday, and I love it to death.

Oh and, you will love the Zerg.

 

Starcraft is and always will be amazing. I'd have been pissed if they went the WC3 route for it - it was a pretty good game, I thought, but the hybrid RTS/RPG hero thing did get kind of old. Starcraft just needs to be straight-up EPIC, with giant fights and crazy Protoss mothership technology. Holy balls, that thing is neat.

Anyway yes, Andy, you should be able to find the original for cheaps, and it's still a great game. The graphics aren't super-bad, and the gameplay is still wonderful. Plus the story. It's pretty much perfect.

 

So I guess this means we all have to try and play a SC game together someday, despite our different OSs. Stranger things have been done.

I call zerg.

 

My experience with the Warcraft series was rather limited. I remember playing some Warcraft 2 way back in the day. I only bought Warcraft 3 because I loved Starcraft. I thought "Hey, fantasy starcraft, right? Can't be wrong, right?" The protoss unit that says "This is not warcraft in space." was totally right, warcraft != starcraft.

The only thing that Warcraft 3 and Starcraft had in common was that I loved the stories of each race you played.

What I find odd is that I was able to beat the game on hard difficulty with out any major trouble. However, when I get into Battlenet, I suck. I cannot beat another player for the life of me and I just get my ass handed to me each time. I don't build fast enough, or I build fast enough and don't have the right combo of units. I don't level my hero fast enough. ARGH.

Anyway Andy if you haven't done so already, you should give Starcraft a try. It is a great game.