MoreLuckThanSkill wrote on Jul 22, 2010, 13:41:
You really aren't a hardcore PC gamer unless you quit all FPS games when Doom came out in 1993. It was really just a remade Wolfenstein 3d.

/ut (uncomfortable truth!)

Yifes wrote on Jul 22, 2010, 06:50:
I know. The basic mechanics of shooting people is largely unchanged, which is why I haven't played a new FPS since 1999.

/s

but I can't WAIT to see the crazy mods people come up with.

Dades wrote on Jul 22, 2010, 09:03:

No lan support, online activation for singleplayer required, game had its singleplayer split up into three products, realid crap, etc.

That's all stuff I've read about, I'm not passing judgment on the game or something. I don't think you could have missed it unless you were living on the moon for the past year

Eldaron Imotholin wrote on Jul 22, 2010, 08:54:

I've not been searching for press-talk about this game, but so far I've read nothing but praises :\

Dades wrote on Jul 22, 2010, 08:48:

ASeven wrote on Jul 22, 2010, 08:25:
At this moment and despite Activision being Activision and b.netII being something awful, I do wish this game sells millions of units so everyone who keeps shouting PC gaming is dead will shut the FUCK UP ALREADY.

Not to mention that, for the first time in my life, a PC game is dominating the amazon game charts in all formats, including hardware. Now that's a sight to behold.

I haven't played Starcraft II but every time I see it come up in the press its usually something negative so I'm not even sure I necessarily want it to be associated with PC gaming anymore

The trailer was good but I don't know if its enough to get me to buy the game. My excitement level for this franchise isn't what it used to be, maybe if it was 5 years earlier or something I'd be running to the store.

ASeven wrote on Jul 22, 2010, 08:25:
At this moment and despite Activision being Activision and b.netII being something awful, I do wish this game sells millions of units so everyone who keeps shouting PC gaming is dead will shut the FUCK UP ALREADY.

Not to mention that, for the first time in my life, a PC game is dominating the amazon game charts in all formats, including hardware. Now that's a sight to behold.

MoreLuckThanSkill wrote on Jul 22, 2010, 03:59:
As far as the single player campaign, maybe it is amazing, but the basic game mechanics seem largely unchanged from SC1 to me, and not really that interesting to me anymore. I played enough SC1 back in the day to be sick of it now. I'm sure Blizzard will still make millions without my $60, don't feel threatened.

InBlack wrote on Jul 22, 2010, 04:30:
Hmmm I guess you missed the /s.
As in /sarcasm??

MoreLuckThanSkill wrote on Jul 22, 2010, 03:59:

Coolone wrote on Jul 22, 2010, 03:47:
Yeah with all the campaign levels the beta testers got to try out, it's a real shame that these CG artists got screwed.

/s

I never said they got screwed, hooray for reading comprehension. However I would rather pay standard movie rates and get around 2 hours of high quality CGI, rather than 60 bucks for scattered minutes of cutscenes in a game. My personal opinion, of course.

As far as the single player campaign, maybe it is amazing, but the basic game mechanics seem largely unchanged from SC1 to me, and not really that interesting to me anymore. I played enough SC1 back in the day to be sick of it now. I'm sure Blizzard will still make millions without my $60, don't feel threatened.

I might bargain bin this eventually, mostly for the CGI it looks like. Of course the cutscenes will all be on youtube by the second day after release, so...