Starcraft 2 To Be a Trilogy 253
The Starcraft 2 gameplay panel was an eventful one at Blizzcon today. The developers faced an obstacle when designing the game; the plans they had were just too massive to implement in a single game on anything approaching a reasonable timeline. Their solution was to divide the game up into three separate, stand-alone titles: Terran: Wings of Libery, Zerg: Heart of the Swarm, and Protoss: Legacy of the Void. Read on for further details.
Each campaign will have on the order of 26-30 missions. The path players take through the missions can vary — the storyline branches frequently — but they will end in the same place. The games will run alongside each other; there will not be cliffhanger endings leading from one to another, and each game will focus on a different part of the story. The Terran campaign will focus on Jim Raynor, and the Zerg campaign will be all about Kerrigan. Multiplayer functionality will be in place for all three races from the start.
Stand-along Titles? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Speaking of Multiplayer (Score:3, Funny)
I just wish I could beat you over the head with the SUMMARY that you didn't even bother to read before blasting off a comment.
Go back to youtube
Allow me to translate... (Score:5, Funny)
Effing brilliant (Score:5, Funny)
Those jackholes are going to make me shell out 150 to 200 dollars for this game, aren't they?
God, Blizzard is evil!
Re:Am I the only one? (Score:5, Funny)
Including this one; their stated reason is untrue, this is a marketing ploy to sell more units.
pricing: (Score:2, Funny)
each installment is yours for $65 or grab the extended super amazing battle.net chest gold version for $200 with a collectors mouse pad and protoss boxers*
* for a limited time only.
Re:Speaking of Multiplayer (Score:2, Funny)
i was going to make some kind of contextual reply to your comment, but i just couldn't bring myself to read it.
i only read the story tags.
Re:Speaking of Multiplayer (Score:4, Funny)
We've gone from RTFA to RTFS, now.
Do people on /. actually read anything?
I read your comment. I can has cookie?
Quite... For all we know... (Score:3, Funny)
They could also be giving them away for free.
To third world children.
With their free Blizzard-sponsored OLPC.
And a lollipop.
Chery flavor.
Re:Shenanigans. (Score:1, Funny)
What a freakin' great idea for a gameshow!
Re:Quite... For all we know... (Score:3, Funny)
and a pony
Victim of WoW's success (Score:5, Funny)
I can see the conversation now at Blizzard's headquarters:
Bean counter: "Hey, we're making money hand over fist with World of Warcraft! How can you justify diverting money into an expensive new project without subscriptions?"
Developer: "We could put subscriptions into multiplayer."
Bean counter: "No, that could take away from our golden cash cow."
Developer: "We... could split the single player into three map packs and charge for all three?"
Bean counter: "Won't consumers feel gipped? Could that cut into sales?"
Developer: "We'll add more 'mine X resource, build Y units and rush the enemy base' missions to fluff it out. Total gameplay hours will be 3 times as long!"
Bean counter: "Brilliant!"
Re:Speaking of Multiplayer (Score:5, Funny)
Wow. I'm lazy, I just blindly click the page and mash the keyboard now and then. I don't even speak English, I'm just very, very improbable.
Re:Speaking of Multiplayer (Score:3, Funny)
You and your infinite improbability keyboard!
Re:Shenanigans. (Score:1, Funny)
then yeah they're just milking their fan base.
...*sigh*
Re:Zeratul (Score:2, Funny)