starcraft 2 why a big deal?
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Are you kidding? You've never heard of StarCraft?
I don't really know how to describe it, other than it's the most popular and most successful Real-Time Strategy game EVER.
While people's personal tastes and opinions may differ on how much they like/dislike the game, the fact is it is by far the most successful of any strategy game. It featured 3 playable races that are very balanced and introduced the world to the concept of "micro-management."
You can learn the game in a day, but it takes a lifetime to master. If I understand correctly the game is a national sport in South Korea. It was a very fast-paced and tactical game.
People still play it to this day. Sure there are tons of other RTS games out there with better graphics and people will say there are better ones out there, but really Starcraft started it all. It defined the genre and put RTS games on the radar so that companies would be encouraged to keep making them to this day.
So one can imagine why there would be so much hype and excitement for the sequel that has spent 10 years in the making.
I don't really know how to describe it, other than it's the most popular and most successful Real-Time Strategy game EVER.
While people's personal tastes and opinions may differ on how much they like/dislike the game, the fact is it is by far the most successful of any strategy game. It featured 3 playable races that are very balanced and introduced the world to the concept of "micro-management."
You can learn the game in a day, but it takes a lifetime to master. If I understand correctly the game is a national sport in South Korea. It was a very fast-paced and tactical game.
People still play it to this day. Sure there are tons of other RTS games out there with better graphics and people will say there are better ones out there, but really Starcraft started it all. It defined the genre and put RTS games on the radar so that companies would be encouraged to keep making them to this day.
So one can imagine why there would be so much hype and excitement for the sequel that has spent 10 years in the making.
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what rock have you been living under to not have heard of starcraft? cause i want to go under it too lol
but its like what spitfire said. koreans are the people i would say thats looking forward to this game the most. maybe blizzard people too because they are the ones doing it.
but yes, it is one of the most simplest rts out there that you can play. but it is also the most complex if you choose to pursue the sport of rts gaming.
you can build an entire army and then just rush it to kill the ai. but if you are up against players, that is where the game really comes to life.
the one world i can describe this game with, would be
tactics.
you will require a huge amount of it to beat other players.
so if your a guy run in guns blazing, or a solid tactician, this game will strain your brain to the max.
thats pretty much what i felt like when i played starcraft 1 XD
but its like what spitfire said. koreans are the people i would say thats looking forward to this game the most. maybe blizzard people too because they are the ones doing it.
but yes, it is one of the most simplest rts out there that you can play. but it is also the most complex if you choose to pursue the sport of rts gaming.
you can build an entire army and then just rush it to kill the ai. but if you are up against players, that is where the game really comes to life.
the one world i can describe this game with, would be
tactics.
you will require a huge amount of it to beat other players.
so if your a guy run in guns blazing, or a solid tactician, this game will strain your brain to the max.
thats pretty much what i felt like when i played starcraft 1 XD
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I was the best player at my college. People feared me.
That really isn't saying a lot though, I went to a small private college, with an even smaller group of PC gamers. There was one guy who I thought was better than me but we never played.
He would join clan recruitment games and then protoss tower rush the clan guy who was watching all the people trying out.
That really isn't saying a lot though, I went to a small private college, with an even smaller group of PC gamers. There was one guy who I thought was better than me but we never played.
He would join clan recruitment games and then protoss tower rush the clan guy who was watching all the people trying out.
