I tried not to buy it. I mean I’m not a big fan of RTS (real time strategy) games. I typically get overwhelmed by the sheer number of units on screen, I lose track of build orders, and things tend to get… muddy. But Blizzard, creators of World of Warcraft, put their considerable bank on the line and crafted the second edition of Starcraft some 12 years later. The game Starcraft is an icon in the PC gaming community. It ranks up there somewhere with formative games like DOOM, Zork, Civilization, and Railroad Tycoon. Starcraft is used as the go-to RTS in gaming tournaments around the world. Hell, South Korea had a national day off for the release of Starcraft 2 (at least the Internet said they did). Surely I could give it a try?
So I did. It was more to see just how well Blizzard put this game together. Why? Because I want to see what resources they poured into this proejct, and by proxy, will assume the same for Diablo III. Blizzard is saying Diablo III won’t be released this year. Yeah, no shit. But this game, the fabulous sound, the enigmatic cut scenes, and the rock solid voice-acting, and the silky-smooth interface are reasons to take a look. I only hope they put as much time, effort, and focus on Diablo III.
Man, I’m such a freakin’ game geek…