StarCraft Remastered Announced

[Undeadprotoss]

So Tricia Helfer as Kerrigan instead of Glynnis Talken. Ugh. No thanks.

Elsewhere they stated the importance of preserving the exact ability/structure sounds. And I remember that the "Evolution complete"remastered sound byte sounded very identifical (except for one tiny difference which toned it down")

So based on that I think they largely mean enhancing the audio, instead of a redoing all the voice acting, which would be an onerous task indeed

[KaiserStratosTygo]

Elsewhere they stated the importance of preserving the exact ability/structure sounds. And I remember that the "Evolution complete"remastered sound byte sounded very identifical (except for one tiny difference which toned it down")

So based on that I think they largely mean enhancing the audio, instead of a redoing all the voice acting, which would be an onerous task indeed

I hope that's the case, if I hear that impostor Fred voice Zeratul I will blow a gasket.

[Turalyon]

I dunno. If they have to revise the dialogue, it would stand to reason they would have to record some new audio.

Given the abhorrent revisionist take that Sc2 had on Sc1 already, the idea of re-recorded voices pales in comparision to the possibility of having the script being re-written in order for it to gel with Sc2.

Just imagine it. Additional dialogue of Raynor and Kerrigan being more overt about their romantic relationship in Rebel Yell, the Overmind giving hints that it's a slave to Amon, the Executor in The Fall being identified as Artanis (or Selendis in The Fall)!! Oh lordy.... where is that damned mind soap?

[NikoMyCousin]

I'm ready for

What? You're not just going to leave them!?

to become

What? You're not just going to leave her!?

[TheEconomist]

And the following emo anime angst suicide cry afterwards.

Turalyon's got me worried. What if this is just a plot to legitimize the retcons?!?! NOOOOOO!

sandwich_bird make a good point. Those original arts are pretty SC2ish. I always thought the SC Hydralisk in some shots was a bit awkward but not SC2 Zergling bad. Zerg in SC2 were never really terrifying in any way. This might be another example of how the people I've been crediting to the greatness of SC have been, in fact, the ones who accidentally or against their first wishes stumbled upon greatness. Much like Metzen stumbling into an already made Diablo and meshing with James Phinney in SC, maybe Samwise's SC art was only good because of the WarCraft in Space backlash. *sigh*

[Gradius]

Yeah Turalyon, don't scare us. :P

I might actually go back to mapping/modding. Making something in SC1 was significant easier. I could finish Origins.

Can't wait to replay my favorite custom campaigns in HD...

[TheEconomist]

Can't wait to replay my favorite custom campaigns in HD...

That would be worth it all.

[Robear]

Yeah I talked a bit about my impressions of the new remastered content over in my unit pics thread, but at the very, very least, Free regular BW with matchmaking and patches to work on modern systems! Will be a nice revived playerbase to revisit all those UMS maps and all that, however long it lasts.

[TheEconomist]

Free regular BW with matchmaking and patches to work on modern systems!

That alone is enough to be excited. Part of the reason I haven't gone back to SCBW was dealing with the scubs (No MMR) not the actual gameplay itself.

[KaiserStratosTygo]

Yeah Turalyon, don't scare us. :P

I might actually go back to mapping/modding. Making something in SC1 was significant easier. I could finish Origins.

Can't wait to replay my favorite custom campaigns in HD...

Same, and if they modify the map editor to be a bit more complex than i'll definitely go back to making SC1 maps myself. (and then recording the shit out of every single custom campaign I get my filthy mitts on.)