![]() Matchmaking, at least in these first few days, has been more stable and much, much quicker than ranked play in StarCraft 2 currently is. A functional improvement over the original version is that ranked multiplayer has added a visible ELO number that goes up and down after each win or loss. Campaign missions are preceded by new, full-3D talking portraits in the ready rooms, each of which has also gotten a spectacular makeover. “That new art is applied to all of the modes from the 1998 original and its Brood War expansion, which have been expertly updated. And with Dynamic Lighting turned on, the glow effect on an archon’s attacks actually casts light on nearby units. Modifications to how terrain is rendered give a depth and sense of place to aged maps. Zooming in - which is now a thing you can do! - lets you count the spines on a hydralisk’s head. Even common units like Marines pop against the background, easily mistakable for full 3D models in their shining, bulbous armor. Other than that, the amazing campaign and competitive gameplay are almost completely unchanged, which is exactly what the esports community wants, but slightly annoying for casual players accustomed to modern conveniences like working pathfinding AI.When I say StarCraft Remastered looks really good, I don’t need to qualify that with: “Good for a 19-year-old game.” Blizzard’s art team has created units and maps that are about as detailed as I could hope for from a sprite-based isometric style. It takes an all-time classic RTS and makes it look like my fond memories of it, rather than how it actually looked. Booting up StarCraft Remastered isn’t too far off from living that nostalgia fantasy. It will set you back £12.99/$14.99, but if you don’t fancy splashing out, you can always pick up the original for free.Imagine that you could actually buy a working pair of those fabled rose-colored glasses people are always talking about. “Passionate gamers around the world are still playing Brood War, both with friends and competitively, so we’re modernizing the technology behind StarCraft so that they can continue to enjoy the game for many years to come.” “Nearly 20 years ago, StarCraft welcomed millions of gamers to an epic sci-fi universe-and also helped form the foundation for esports as we know it today,” said Mike Morhaime, Blizzard CEO. If you want to risk buying it before it’s out, you’ll get three unique building skins: the Char Hive, the Korhal Command Center, and the Aiur Nexus.Īnd here’s the announcement trailer again if you want to see what 4K StarCraft looks like in action.īlizzard’s hoping to keep the StarCraft competitive scene going with the remaster, though people still play StarCraft and Brood War today, despite the lack of modern amenities. Pre-purchasing it before August 14 also comes with a list of incentives. Pick it up, and you’ll also net yourself extra stuff for StarCraft II, including portraits and a new co-op commander. It’s available for pre-purchase now.Īlong with the 4K update, StarCraft Remastered adds widescreen support, updated audio, matchmaking and leaderboards, player profiles, cloud saving and the ability to switch between the remastered and original version. The remastered version will contain all the original content from the main game and the Brood War expansion, gussied up in 4K. ![]() After being finally announced in March - confirming rumours that felt like they’d been going on forever - StarCraft Remastered now has a release date: August 14th.
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