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On 03/08/2010 22:51, Sheldon England wrote:
> EMan wrote:
>> So everyone is praising SC2 as the greatest RTS ever. That's not
>> really saying much since SC was already the greatest RTS ever, so SC +
>> updated graphics automatically makes it superior.
>>
>> As a skeptic on the outside looking in, it looks like SC with a frest
>> new coat of paint. Not much of a sequel, but more of a remake. I'm I
>> wrong? SC was a great game and there's nothing wrong with remaking it
>> and fleshing out the story, but I'm not up to paying $60 for the 1/3
>> of the story.
>
> I have only started playing it but my initial response was much like
> what you wrote. It feels like the same game with spiffier graphics and
> awesome cut scene moves.
>
> Someone I know who has almost finished the campaign says the new
> upgrades and units later all mix things up a bit. He's done some online
> co-op and says the AI is nasty.
>
> He also commented that the original StarCraft has such a following that
> they couldn't really change the gameplay too much or millions of Koreans
> would declare war on Blizzard. :p
>
> I'll have to play more of SC2 before I comment further.

I'm really surprised that so many people were wanting/expecting a 
substantial change in game play. The gameplay is what made SC1 a 
success, surly it'd be silly to chance this or the sequel.