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 +====== Starcraft ======
 +{{ img:b:r:starcraft.png?460 }}
 +**Starcraft** is an RTS game franchise created by Blizzard. It's basically [[lb:warcraft]] with a different coat of paint. But! That doesn't mean it's bad!\\
 +It differentiates itself by portraying hillbillies in space. That's all you need to know, everything else is just a bonus.
  
 +In the past, I would have listed Starcraft among my favorites, but I'm honestly no longer sure if that's the case. I don't actually know much about the story in the first game – because I haven't played the campaigns – and I don't particularly like the story of the second game. I'm attracted to Starcraft 2 //mostly// because it's Warcraft 3 with quality-of-life features. But then I prefer to play Warcraft 3 anyway.
 +{{tag>games}}
 +===== Reviews =====
 +==== Starcraft ====
 +I haven't played the game extensively, though I do remember having some fun with it. I made an attempt to return to it more recently but, well, the game is kinda clunky to play through nowadays. I might consider playing a Starcraft 2 custom campaign to go through the story, but probably not.
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 +The music, especially Terran 1...//iconic//.
 +==== Starcraft 2 ====
 +The gameplay is pretty solid...but I'd say it's a tiny bit inferior to Warcraft 3 because some features were removed and I have a suspicion as to why.
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 +The story is actually complete garbage here and it really doesn't surprise me that the writer was [[lb:Chris Metzen]]. Anybody telling you the story is good is either delusional, ignorant or lying.
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 +Though I will note that I do still like parts of the game: I think Wings of Liberty is great gameplay-wise and there was a point in time where I thought the story was okay.
 +===== Trivilinks =====
 +  * [[youp>PLcD6TKn5OgZfJLZj6ATU1ZtJCr5a4qTOD|Starcraft 2 plot analysis]] by uanime1.
 +    * This is probably one of the best critiques of a story I've seen and, as far as I know, is the //only// major critique of Starcraft 2's story. I highly recommend watching it.
 +  * I've learned a little more about Nova and I am now kinda depressed that she's so bland in the games.

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