RazorbackDB
Member
Loving it so far, looks really good. Mengsk portrait looks really bad, like is a low poly model from the PS2 era, it looks so much worse that everyone else.
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StarCraft: Remastered |OT| Evolution Complete
- Thread starter AlexFlame116
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Narpas Sword0
Member
You're looking at the wrong page..
I was on that page, clicking buy now says I have it.
I guess I click "requires Starcraft" (notably not "Blizzard app")? I didn't click that because I have both SC 1 and SC 2 installed so why would I click that. Why isn't Blizzard app clickable?
I got the update but it doesn't let me enable HD features and it still prompts me to buy
FriskyrumX
Banned
I'm not sure then how to fix that sadly, all I can say is either try reinstalling / contacting support.
Er, is the "original campaign voiceover" option busted? Just tried to compare the first Terran and Protoss briefings with the option checked and unchecked, but the Terran AI and Judicator Aldaris sound exactly the same. Even the audio quality doesn't seem different in any way. What's the deal?
Mass Recall is pretty faithful to the original so a lot of the clunkyness is still in (mostly because of the maps) but it has lot of the gameplay improvements of SC2.
Maybe you can try the anthology, since it's free, and if you find it too clunky you can continue on MR and see how it goes. It won't play like SC2, since they tried to replicate the original game as much as possible, but at least you have several difficulties available, unlike the original (and remastered too, I think), so it makes the game playable without cheats.
Your anthology save transfers to Remastered so if you want to upgrade you can, on MR you can choose the mission you want from the get go.
Presumably for localisations only. And presumably the cleaned up audio applies to everyone, so no need for old sounds?
Dio Brando
Banned
is the original game that difficult?
Some maps are difficult but if you're competent SC player, none should be impossible.
Mass Recall can be more difficult in practice, due to better AI.
Yeah, it's kinda brutal if you're a casual RTS player and only care about the campaign, like me. I played it last year and at the end of the Terran chapter I had to start using cheats, because it'd require just too much practice to win some of those missions and since it's not 1998 I can't spend days on a level just to go through the campaign.
Bulletzen72
Member
Yes, I'm sure this is a silly question, but I should ask nonetheless. Does this support 21:9 resolutions? Thanks.
It does not seem to, at least I can not find an option for it and you'll have black bars on left and right side.
harriet the spy
Member
Really ? I don't remember it being that hard ? I had a tougher time with some sc2 missions on hard (like the last bonus mission of the Terran campaign was maddening).
Which mission was hard on sc?
Bulletzen72
Member
Ahh! That's a shame. Thanks for the reply though. It's appreciated!
secretanchitman
Member
Yep to be faithful to the original.
Foxy the Fox
Member
The cinematics were re-rendered? They look same res just in 16:9 D:
If you are interested in a game, get the info or preorder. If you are not buying just for not getting 3 skins then this game wasn't for you.
Thanks
If you are interested in a game, get the info or preorder. If you are not buying just for not getting 3 skins then this game wasn't for you.
Thanks
Dio Brando
Banned
conflicted here. i actually already bought it on a whim before asking that question. i disliked how the cutscenes and VA in general sounded on MS, so i bought it. welp. i did finish sc2 on normal without much problems, tbh.
AlexFlame116
Member
They're supposed to match the original portraits so yes there will be some choppiness because of that.
An example of that would be Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
ah thought so just wanted to be sure
have some of you guys trying to zoom in on the terran vespene gass building i am seeing a tiny little black box around the door like the whole building is build up from squares etc.
i remember seeing the same artifact in an psp game
Hmm seems only to be in the first tut area
Yep, just gave the French and Japanese version a shot:
- the French version has completely new voices, and much clearer audio. The audio quality of the old version is quite poor. The translation has been redone too. For instance, the Overmind was called "Overmind" in French before, but they've now translated it to "Maître-Esprit". Why not!
- the old Japanese version, well... It's got no Japanese at all save for the menus. The briefings are entirely in English, both text and voices. The new version is entirely in Japanese of course.
They did screw up the handling of the localizations somewhat though:
- When you select the old campaign audio, the game uses whatever translation was available at the time. So if you're Japanese for instance, switching to the old audio with switch all the texts to English too, even though they've since translated all the briefings to Japanese. You basically can't mix and match audio settings and text settings, or old audio and old texts. It's all or nothing.
- Also, the old audio screws with the pre-briefing vignettes. The text switches to English for those. No idea why.
- Lastly, a very minor nitpick that will bother literally nobody but me, but when you switch to Japanese, the font changes and becomes bigger. Not much of a problem with the new audio, but with the old audio, that means everything's just in English with bigger letters and ugly alignment issues. Also, switching back from Japanese to, say, English, doesn't change the font back, so you pretty much have to restart the game if you want the regular font.
Still, I'm glad that the original English dub wasn't redone. I have a feeling they would have changed Judicator Aldaris's voice, since I understand Paul Eiding voices other characters in StarCraft 2 already. And Paul Eiding is a treasure who should never be replaced <3.
Well, I have no idea about SC2 since I played everything on normal, but SC1 has only one difficulty so it's either that or cheats if you're finding it too hard.
I don't remember specifically, but it was near the end of the first chapter and the missions started getting way too hard to be completed in a few tries, so I just gave up and cheated away. The garbage pathing wasn't helping either.
SC2 on normal is pretty easy, I never had to reload a save either. I think it was pretty balanced for what a "normal" difficulty should be.
That's the main reason why I'm not buying Remastered, I don't care about the mp, and there's no way in hell I'm replaying the campaign without multiple difficulties.
Dio Brando
Banned
im guessing ill try for a refund, lol
TyrantGuardian
Member
Welp, crushed a poor Protoss in my first ranked 1v1. Profiles and ranking results don't seem to be working on EU servers currently though.
I mean, even with cheats you can have fun playing it, it's not like you have to skip levels. Maybe you're a better player than me, I don't know. I, personally, found it way too hard to be played casually.
DrCheese
Member
Now we need Command & Conquer remasters
Closest you'll get is OpenRA (Which does a pretty damn good job tbh)
3v3 BGH nobs nr15min Cable++
AlexFlame116
Member
Could you show one of the images please???
I can't play this game and won't be able to for a while.
Theodoricos
Member
Can someone tell me whether you can select more units in the Remastered version than just 8 or however much was the limit in StarCraft 1?
And are there any additional difficulty settings for the story campaign? Or nothing is changed?
And are there any additional difficulty settings for the story campaign? Or nothing is changed?
maniac-kun
Member
Wow i'm blown away how good this looks and feels
10/10 Blizzard.
Just started the single player caimpaign and wow its so good Also the soundtrack brings me right back.
10/10 Blizzard.
Just started the single player caimpaign and wow its so good
Also the soundtrack brings me right back.Re: difficulty, I'm distinctly average at SC 2, mostly gold and silver 1v1. I'm decent at the mechanics though.
I did hard in SC 2's campaigns with little Difficulty.
I've never actually had the time/patience to complete the later brood war missions in SC 1 without some Cheats.
They don't fuck around in later SC 1. If, say, later parts of the first Terran campaign are too hard, then Later missions might be big trouble. Just my Perspective, I'm sure it's fairly Doable with proper mechanics.
I did hard in SC 2's campaigns with little Difficulty.
I've never actually had the time/patience to complete the later brood war missions in SC 1 without some Cheats.
They don't fuck around in later SC 1. If, say, later parts of the first Terran campaign are too hard, then Later missions might be big trouble. Just my Perspective, I'm sure it's fairly Doable with proper mechanics.
Cheezeman3000
Member
I'm not buying because they are locking content behind a preorder. It's more out of principle. I played OG StarCraft on and off for a decade, so this game is definitely for me. I'll just play the old version if I get nostalgic, so not much of a loss on my end.
The unit selection limit is unchanged from SC1 I believe.
KLoWn
Member
It's nothing major, just a nice touch.
https://starcraft.com/en-gb/articles/20944297
It's where it used to just be a black screen with some text telling us stuff that happened.
ChoppedandScrewed
Member
So how do you actually play? I pre-ordered last week and it keeps telling me that I need to buy it. It won't even let me launch regular Starcraft anymore. I still have the Blizzard email receipt if that helps.
Edit: Nevermind, I guess you have to uninstall and reinstall everything to get it to work. Looks like it'll work now.
Edit: Nevermind, I guess you have to uninstall and reinstall everything to get it to work. Looks like it'll work now.
Theodoricos
Member
Ah, thanks. That's lame. What about Mass Recall or any other fan-made remakes of SC1? Do any of them update the gameplay?
FriskyrumX
Banned
Mass Recall is a mod of SC2, so it has all the basic functionality changes of SC2 including unit selection.
Game is fantastic!
Also Blizzard officially keeping the battle.net name.
Good day all around for Blizzard fans
Also Blizzard officially keeping the battle.net name.
Good day all around for Blizzard fans
I played Starcraft original multiplayer for years, didn't like brood war. So I loaded up the multi of brood war remastered today, played a game and got crushed lol. So much going on with so little control. 12 units per hotkeys is absurd. Not being able to hotkey multiple hatches is ludicrous. Playing Starcraft 2 since release has absolutely spoiled me. Plus, all the hotkeys are off. Still gonna continue playing it, but Zerg micro is insane IMO compared to other races. Zerg has always been my main. I will forever love this game, but these controls are making it o so hard.
You can play even when offline. Just open bnet launcher and start the game. It still has LAN play.