NeoNeTiC
Aliastra
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Posted - 2010.07.31 17:57:00 -
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Warning: Fanboy post incoming. Skip if hatin'.
While I have to admit that SC II did not re-invent the RTS genre in terms of gameplay, I have to applaud to its overall artsy-ness. I played the first StarCraft and liked the setting and gameplay a lot and thus find the cost for SC II acceptable - even moreso the overall quality.
It's not just a fairly solid multiplayer RTS (I'm not into that competetive league thing much, except for mini-game concepts in those "fun maps" - like Tower Defense or small RPGs) but the whole experience feels smooth and gimmick loaden in single player mode. In a good way.
That is not to everyone's liking I presume but I personally enjoy "things to fiddle around with or watch aside from normal gameplay" a lot. That's complete voiceovers for everything, game pace changing mechanics on certain maps (day/night events, that moving flame wall, the lava areas you have to evac every few mins, etc.), special challenges (like the achievements - not vital but fun to do), stuff to click on between missions in that story mode on the ship (all kinds of objects and NPCs - and the dialogue is brilliant at times), choices which buildings/units to upgrade, how to do missions, and so forth.
That might make me a massive fanboy to others but I've been really satisfied with what I got out of SC II. Those in-game video sequences (not the pre-rendered ones) look pretty awesome, too. It's just a huge nerdgasm for me, seeing people in Space Marine suits walk around, look serious and interact naturally with their environment. :3
There were no issues with the game when it comes to installation and running it for me - did not crash once so far (and I played it extensively). I guess that "DRM" thing was explained by someone already - you just need to activate the game after installation and can then play completely offline.
I almost forgot about it: Love the new map editor. So many things to configure in ways that completely break the boundaries of the game. It's like a game-creator within the game.
Anyways, I recommend to buy and play it at some point (when depends on how much you want to spend on it) - unless you are not into SciFi or can't enjoy immersing yourself in such a game environment.
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