Comments on: StarCraft II: Trilogy or “I’ve never met an announcement I couldn’t bitch about” http://savedbyatowel.com/2008/10/12/starcraft-ii-trilogy-news/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:48:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Felong http://savedbyatowel.com/2008/10/12/starcraft-ii-trilogy-news/#comment-609 Felong Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:17:17 +0000 http://savedbyatowel.com/?p=380#comment-609 As usual, the honorless will find any excuse to steal As usual, the honorless will find any excuse to steal

]]> By: Sara http://savedbyatowel.com/2008/10/12/starcraft-ii-trilogy-news/#comment-330 Sara Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:51:16 +0000 http://savedbyatowel.com/?p=380#comment-330 <strong>Sara...</strong> great post...I look forward to reading more! thanks alot!... Sara…

great post…I look forward to reading more! thanks alot!…

]]> By: matbec http://savedbyatowel.com/2008/10/12/starcraft-ii-trilogy-news/#comment-178 matbec Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:36:07 +0000 http://savedbyatowel.com/?p=380#comment-178 > They’ve said each part comes with exclusive units I haven't heard this about the multiplayer, only about the sinle player. Where did you read that? > They’ve said each part comes with exclusive units

I haven’t heard this about the multiplayer, only about the sinle player. Where did you read that?

]]> By: nex http://savedbyatowel.com/2008/10/12/starcraft-ii-trilogy-news/#comment-177 nex Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:18:38 +0000 http://savedbyatowel.com/?p=380#comment-177 Whoops, I was too judgemental. Now that you mention it, I realize I could very well have misinterpreted some of the statements that were made. Surely someone at Blizzard already knows the entire plot, but they probably won't want to tell too much in advance, hence the confusion. I'm not sure if the story will be particularly interesting. SC is known for being one of the best RTS games; for many people it's _the_ best. If all goes well, this is what Blizzard will deliver once more with SC2. On the story front, I didn't find SC very compelling. The plot expositions felt to me like a string of excuses for why, as each race, you first have to fight another race, then the third race, then another faction of your own race, and sometimes there's all three races on the battlefield and you have two opponents or an ally. I don't remember what it was like when I played it for the first time, but the last time I played SC, I thought it's very obvious that the plot mainly serves setting up all the situations they needed to make an excellent RTS game, but would suck as a movie or novel. Having said that, I'm sure they're practizing the art of story telling on a level above "making it up as you go" :-) Whoops, I was too judgemental. Now that you mention it, I realize I could very well have misinterpreted some of the statements that were made. Surely someone at Blizzard already knows the entire plot, but they probably won’t want to tell too much in advance, hence the confusion.

I’m not sure if the story will be particularly interesting. SC is known for being one of the best RTS games; for many people it’s _the_ best. If all goes well, this is what Blizzard will deliver once more with SC2. On the story front, I didn’t find SC very compelling. The plot expositions felt to me like a string of excuses for why, as each race, you first have to fight another race, then the third race, then another faction of your own race, and sometimes there’s all three races on the battlefield and you have two opponents or an ally. I don’t remember what it was like when I played it for the first time, but the last time I played SC, I thought it’s very obvious that the plot mainly serves setting up all the situations they needed to make an excellent RTS game, but would suck as a movie or novel.

Having said that, I’m sure they’re practizing the art of story telling on a level above “making it up as you go” :-)

]]> By: stridex http://savedbyatowel.com/2008/10/12/starcraft-ii-trilogy-news/#comment-175 stridex Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:18:37 +0000 http://savedbyatowel.com/?p=380#comment-175 nex-- That information varies a LOT from site to site. For example, here's one site claiming it is chronological: http://www.warcry.com/news/view/86754-Blizzcon-08-StarCraft-2-Trilogy-Confirmed Obviously it's not fair to launch fully into one opinion or another until the actual Blizzard FAQ is updated to reflect this change. And as a storyteller, one hopese that "popularity" never overrules good storytelling. Quite frankly, for this game to be nearly as memorable as its predecessor, there will HAVE to be major deaths. Is it fair for me to be angry at this point? No. I'm just greatly concerned. And I'm obviously not alone in these concerns, and looking at all the conflicting information swirling around right now (like to what degree these games are or aren't exapansion-like, are or aren't finished, etc), I think it's clear that even Blizzard doesn't fully know what's happening at this point. This game is going to get a lot of coverage and a lot of hype, but I think it's important in any process like this to question what's coming ahead. I think "Spore" is a GREAT example of this. I was fully ready to jump onto the bandwagon for the game, only to find it utterly 'okay'. I know that StarCraft 2 has amazing potential, and I only want the best for the game; making it episodic I think will greatly diminish elements of that potential. I could be wrong, but regardless, I want to start the discussion now. Not that there aren't more important things in the world, I just enjoy the talk. :) nex– That information varies a LOT from site to site. For example, here’s one site claiming it is chronological:
http://www.warcry.com/news/view/86754-Blizzcon-08-StarCraft-2-Trilogy-Confirmed
Obviously it’s not fair to launch fully into one opinion or another until the actual Blizzard FAQ is updated to reflect this change.

And as a storyteller, one hopese that “popularity” never overrules good storytelling. Quite frankly, for this game to be nearly as memorable as its predecessor, there will HAVE to be major deaths.

Is it fair for me to be angry at this point? No. I’m just greatly concerned. And I’m obviously not alone in these concerns, and looking at all the conflicting information swirling around right now (like to what degree these games are or aren’t exapansion-like, are or aren’t finished, etc), I think it’s clear that even Blizzard doesn’t fully know what’s happening at this point.

This game is going to get a lot of coverage and a lot of hype, but I think it’s important in any process like this to question what’s coming ahead. I think “Spore” is a GREAT example of this. I was fully ready to jump onto the bandwagon for the game, only to find it utterly ‘okay’. I know that StarCraft 2 has amazing potential, and I only want the best for the game; making it episodic I think will greatly diminish elements of that potential. I could be wrong, but regardless, I want to start the discussion now. Not that there aren’t more important things in the world, I just enjoy the talk. :)

]]> By: nex http://savedbyatowel.com/2008/10/12/starcraft-ii-trilogy-news/#comment-174 nex Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:04:19 +0000 http://savedbyatowel.com/?p=380#comment-174 I stopped reading at the point where you had just boasted about how much information you have collected on the game and then went on to assume that the three SC2 campaigns would be chronologically sequential. This assumption makes any related commentary, however clever on the surface, useless. Blizzard have made it clear that the three campaigns have _one_ ending. I don't see how this could mean anything else than all of them ending with the same event, at the same point in time. Any character could be killed at that point. While I don't think they're going to kill of one of their most popular characters forever, your argument for why it can't happen is bogus. Not that I want to nag/rant or kiss Blizzard's ass, I just wanted to point this out and HTH. I stopped reading at the point where you had just boasted about how much information you have collected on the game and then went on to assume that the three SC2 campaigns would be chronologically sequential. This assumption makes any related commentary, however clever on the surface, useless. Blizzard have made it clear that the three campaigns have _one_ ending. I don’t see how this could mean anything else than all of them ending with the same event, at the same point in time. Any character could be killed at that point. While I don’t think they’re going to kill of one of their most popular characters forever, your argument for why it can’t happen is bogus.

Not that I want to nag/rant or kiss Blizzard’s ass, I just wanted to point this out and HTH.

]]> By: Tyler http://savedbyatowel.com/2008/10/12/starcraft-ii-trilogy-news/#comment-173 Tyler Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:18:56 +0000 http://savedbyatowel.com/?p=380#comment-173 "Let’s hope that this move to split the game up is met with exactly what it should be met with: mass piracy." Hear hear! “Let’s hope that this move to split the game up is met with exactly what it should be met with: mass piracy.”

Hear hear!

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