Aside from the fact that some of the quotes are obvious ripoffs of pop culture references (even if they DO work for the characters) StarCraft has to be one of the most immersive and enjoyable games ever.
As far as RTS's go, it's probably my #1 favorite.
So that's why, when I saw the StarCraft Battle Chest on the shelf for ten dollars I bought two!!
My reasoning of course: I want to be able to play it multiplayer if any of my gaming friends come over.
And then, one of my friends came over!
==WE HAD A BLAST!==
As far as RTS's go, this game has one of the best storylines ever and even as far as the whole game genre as a whole goes, it's still damned good! And it's fun and generally unobtrusive.
What's more, the three playable races, as you play each, you start feeling like you are a part of that race hell-be-damned to the other races. Down with them all! (But leave Jim Raynor alone!)
The game is pretty good at balancing too. I don't feel underhanded playing any of the races, they just all take a different play style to manage effectively. (Meaning if you aren't familiar, you'll get your ass handed to you.)
It's a pretty old game by gaming standards these days, and some of the major upgrades in RTS's and how they handle are certainly missed. Sometimes, the pathing is extremely dumb, and some stuff should be more intuitive. Also, I really like being able to assign one of me worker units to patrol and "auto repair".
There are times, the computer opponent feels like it is cheating because of how fast it responds to things. Attack something with a cloaked unit, it immediately uses an ability directly at their location to expose that unit.
You get an army mobilized - the computer attacks it, and your base, and your forward position - ALL AT THE SAME TIME!!
But then, the computer is genuinely stupid at times too. If I take out a missile turret, it will usually never rebuild it - leaving me with a perfect opening now to just go in and begin decimation.
Things like that.
But hey, what the computer might lack in good sportsmanship, the game makes up for in game play. It's fun.
And I'm glad I tried it again. I am having a ball.
En Taro Adun, reader!
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