Another transmission from Shacknews at Blizzcon reveals that the three races of Starcraft 2 are going to get a game each, with each game effectively being a Starcraft 2 expandalone. That’s right: the three-campaign game we were expecting is now three distinct games.
Each campaign will be very different, with [Blizzard bossman] Pardo announcing the Zerg campaign will contain RPG elements. The Protoss campaign will likewise be differentiated by elements of diplomacy. In addition, the Terran campaign will feature a Protoss mini-campaign.
Apparently each of the campaigns has enough content to justify a full, separate release. Apparently. Hmm. Two new bits of footage after the jump.
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I’m not interested in buying 3 versions of the game over a prolonged period. The SP in the original was good and all but i was getting bored of each race just as they moved onto the next one – a good gameplay design decision. Having 30 missions of the same gameplay/race seems like a bad design decision because i’m going to be stuck with the same units, same gameplay tactics…. if i bought the game i know i’d be bored – there are only a certain number of gameplay permutations you can have each level for an RTS:
1. Escort
2. Build base from scratch
3. Find and repair base
4. Lone unit or few units moving through an enemy infested map.
5. Fortify and hold position against a horde
Maybe i’m just limited in my imagination but there’s a reason why we haven’t seen different variations on those themes in RTSs since Command and Conquer came out…
Calm down folks, none of you have any idea how substantial the single player campaign will be and whether or not the expansions will be good value for money or not. Reserve your anger until you know some of the details.
Speaking as an actual Starcraft fan – someone who still plays the original game all the time – this is great news. It’s more Starcraft!
Well, this depends on how the multiplayer and skirmish is. This kind of radical move seriously jeopardizes the chances of SC2 enjoying the same success of its predecessor.
Bad move!
I really liked the first SC because the story really drew me in. I really like how you got to play each side to unravel the whole story. 3 games instead of one equals cancelling my preorder and wait for the gold box.
SC2 was also very good but I prefered AoK at the time and nowadays we have been spoiled with the likes of CoH and World in Conflict.
Anyway this one will wait and see and when it comes to it vote with his wallet. ;)
I don’t agree with this extreme money milking method but I do think it will be interesting to find out sales % of each expandalone.
Which Racial campaign is the most prefered?
As far as this method goes, when is content “too big for one game”? Its silly.
A game doesn’t have boundaries for length!
If thats the case, Halo 2 (though a very good game) took me very little time to complete so wheres my second half of it? And I’m yet to complete Oblivion, so they should break it into 2 sections at the very least. (/sarcasm)
I understand this method with a film, as you have to sit and watch it for its full length, and anything over a certain amount of time and peoples minds shut down, (LOTR Trilogy for example would be silly as 1 film) but not a bloody game! Press SAVE and exit!
Sigh.
When companies do these kinds of releases, I immediately think: Oh, they’re short on cash?
But this time it’s Blizzard, probably the richest gamedev in the world. Meaning this is just pure greed.
I, for one, will BOYCOTT all things Bli$$ard.
I wish Gamevideo trailers would work, so I wouldn’t have to leave the RPS page to search for this trailer somewhere else … :/
Gotta love christian hypocrits from the great and haggard USA! Piracy is bad mmmkay, morale is a set of rules and laws! If I’m a goody two shoes then everyone else ought to be as well! Laws, morales, high values of mine, certainly should be enacted as laws as I for one don’t jaywalk.
I for one hope I never find such a bunch in my local pub.
Sigh. When I first heard of SC2 I was sure I wanted to play it, but the more I read about, and the more I watch the absolutely uninspiring gameplay videos, the less and less interested I become.
well the thing I want to know when is SC2 gonna come out in Korea.
I really really want to play it but it’s kind of stupid how there’s two more expansions and it’s gonna come out in about two more years, also you can’t really say that the expansions are gonna be something like 50 dollars. I just want to know what happeneds and stuff and try out SC2.(SIGH)