Quote from: SiLo on March 15, 2010, 05:44:45 AM
I was hyped about the game ever since rumors were floating around about there being a SC2. Once I saw the dev videos and actual game play, I was even more anxious to play it. After hearing beta was out, I was even more anxious. Now that I've played the beta (unofficially of course), I can say it's even surpassed my expectations which I don't even know how it's possible.
In my opinion, anyone who was pretty good at SC1 is happy with how SC2 is turning out. Simply put, the game is a nice revamp of the first one, mostly making it pretty. The gameplay was already there, only a few tweaks were necessary for balancing out an already pretty balanced game.
After you play it a few times and get used to the races, you realize that the SC1 metagame is built right into SC2. I'm primarily a Terran player, so when I saw supply depots could lower like gates, I was ecstatic to say the least. Medic+Dropship combo? Yes, please. I was a bit disappointed at the air change-up with Wraiths being split into Vikings/Banshees but I guess it was necessary to promote balance overall.
I think most people who never played the first one will see this game in a totally different light than SC1 players. Not because of the nostalgia value, but also for the understanding of why SC2 is the way it is compared to the first one.
What I am tired of is these stupid videos desperately trying to knock SC2, especially in the name of "well we have to do it to make Blizzard understand and keep SC the game it used to be!" Give me a break. If you seriously think SC2 is losing it's microgame because "workers now auto-mine better", go watch the early Alpha/Beta Battle Report videos with David Kim and such. Tell me that SC2 has lost its micro then, psh. Yes, some of the units have changed, big deal. Is it really that improbable that the Protoss have a huge walker? No, not at all. I thought the War of the Worlds reference was fitting here. While I prefer Goliaths myself, Thor is a beast and the Arnold pilot cracks me up.
Reminds me of the kids that complained when Smash Brothers Brawl fixed some issues (namely wave dashing and etc) that were in Melee and some cried "you're making the game less competitive and easier". Yeah... right.
Anyhow, needless to say, I'm very content with SC2. I feel it lives up to the SC1 standard and I can't wait to play on B-net 2.0. You can say whatever you want to about Blizzard, try to call them out for 'milking' a game, recycling content, whatever you want... the fact is at the end of the day they make good damn games. You can't deny that.
Melee just plays faster in brawl they nerfed all the good characters and brought in more random ones. I don't have a wii or brawl so I haven't spent that much time with it. Feels more like the original which I don't like any ways haha.