Importantly, none of the visual upgrades go so far as to make the game feel too new to be classic StarCraft. The story text between missions have also been given a nice visual makeover, with full imagery now accompanying the text, as well as some minor faction appropriate effects. They have been slightly upscaled to fit on widescreen monitors though, so that’s something. All of the original films have been kept as is, which may disappoint those who were hoping to see those cinematics redone with modern Blizzard magic. However, despite the visual upgrade, it’s another nostalgic pleasure to see that the portraits still retain their “random mouth movement” animation when talking. For those who grew up with StarCraft, there’s a tickling joy in seeing what was previously obscured.Ĭharacter portraits have been upgraded as well, and tweaked in some cases. Many units benefit from having more discernable details, such as having a clearer view of the Goliath’s cockpit and actually seeing where the heads of Overlords and Queens (as seen in their portrait), are actually located. StarCraft Remastered repackages both StarCraft and StarCraft Brood War into an all new visually upgraded product, though the fancy new threads aren’t mandatory you can play the game with the classic visuals on if you so desire, and everything runs exactly as if you were playing the original StarCraft with the Brood War expansion installed – you’ll even see the familiar Brood War opening cinematic when first launching the game rather than the original (which did take me a bit by surprise) just as one would have with expansion installed back in the day.Īll the textures and models have received a hefty boost in visual quality with water in particularly looking fantastic now, although don’t expect StarCraft Remastered to compete with modern products in terms of visual fidelity. While some remasters have been celebrated, there have been a few that either did too little or did far too much to the original product during development, so it’s understandable that some may be wary of the latest attempt to bring a piece of the past screaming back into the present. Remasters have become somewhat common over the last few years so it’s no huge surprise to find Blizzard re-releasing StarCraft, an older behemoth within the RTS family tree, as well as within the gaming world in general, with a new polished look.
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