StarCraft 2
by Johnny on Jul.28, 2010, under Video Games
Like many gamers, I picked up StarCraft 2 yesterday. I spent about an hour on the single player campaign. I can’t comment on how good or bad the story is at this juncture, but what I can comment on is how good the game looks, and how polished everything feels.
The interactive sections between missions bring a tear to my eye. They fondly stir up grand memories of the Wing Commander series I played as a youth. I found myself wanting to get through “just one more mission” so that I could get to the next section of intermission. And furthermore the cowboy/western vibe of the Terran’s feels heavily influenced by Joss Whedon’s Firefly series, which is a good thing. All the thought and planning that went into the StarCraft 2 world is so juicy and fulfilling that I honestly feel that my least favorite part of the game is the actual game itself.
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I don’t think I will be involved in the multi-player aspect of SC2. It’s just not my thing. (read: I suck at it)
That being said, so far the single player experience has been worth the price of admission. The game feels like the game I played a decade ago. The controls are solid. The pace is manageable. The units look great. The voice work is superb.
