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StarCraft II Single-Player Details Revealed

Posted by Soulskill on from the no-lan-wah-wah-hey-look dept.

As Blizzcon approaches, a number of gaming sites were invited out to California to get an early look at the single-player campaign for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. Kotaku has a detailed write-up (spoiler-free version), and 1Up summarizes one of the missions: "... you're on a planet with an alternating day/night cycle (every five minutes, it switches): during daylight, you're safe. You can build forces and go out and destroy structures. At night, the infected Terrans will relentlessly stream towards your base — necessitating a strong defense against the 'zombie horde.'" An interview with some of the developers is available, in which lead designer Dustin Browder says Blizzard will continue their trend of having downloadable maps and other improvements throughout the game's life. BlizzPlanet posted a mission guide for the part of the game they got to see, and new video footage has been released that shows off the single-player mode.

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  1. the next lost generation of koreans by jollyreaper · · Score: 5, Funny

    As if Starcraft wasn't damage enough, now comes Starcraft 2. Millions of young South Korean men idling away their lives on multiplayer servers. I think Blizzard's done them more damage than the Japanese occupation.

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    1. Re:the next lost generation of koreans by dkleinsc · · Score: 2, Funny

      Of course not. In Korea, only old people play Starcraft.

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    2. Re:the next lost generation of koreans by Mister+Whirly · · Score: 4, Funny

      Apparently by adding zombies.

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    3. Re:the next lost generation of koreans by SQLGuru · · Score: 3, Funny

      Next up....Pirates and Ninjas! Then the triumvirate will be complete!

    4. Re:the next lost generation of koreans by tick_and_bash · · Score: 4, Funny

      On the bright side, that's millions of available South Korean women.

    5. Re:the next lost generation of koreans by jgtg32a · · Score: 2, Funny

      Hell they gave it away in the beginning

    6. Re:the next lost generation of koreans by Chris+Burke · · Score: 5, Funny

      Next up....Pirates and Ninjas! Then the triumvirate will be complete!

      Off in the corner, unnoticed and unloved, a single drop of hydraulic fluid leaks from a robot's optical sensor.

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    7. Re:the next lost generation of koreans by Mister+Whirly · · Score: 4, Funny

      That actually sounds awesome. Starcraft but with Zombies vs. Pirate vs. Ninjas. I would buy that game.

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    8. Re:the next lost generation of koreans by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      But then it's just Warcraft III, and that's just not as good.

    9. Re:the next lost generation of koreans by Jurily · · Score: 2, Funny

      That's because his left diodes hurt.

    10. Re:the next lost generation of koreans by ae1294 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Seems like the green-zealots might have something new to get pissed about...

      Was this intentional?

    11. Re:the next lost generation of koreans by SQLGuru · · Score: 2, Funny

      It wouldn't be fair to add cyborgs/robots to the mix. The robot overlords would win every time and StarCraft aims to have good balance.

  2. Every five minutes by Daimanta · · Score: 5, Funny

    An unstoppable message stating: "What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse" or "The Morning Sun Has Vanquished The Horrible Night".

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  3. Can they do anything wrong? by Stenchwarrior · · Score: 5, Funny

    Warcraft(s), Diablo(s), Starcraft(s)....These guys are the Tom Petty of video games; they just can't write a bad game.

    Maybe they'll get smart and include 40 hours of marriage counseling with this one...

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    1. Re:Can they do anything wrong? by Chris+Burke · · Score: 3, Funny

      I am still waiting on my damn Lost Vikings 3.

      I think that part near the end of LV2 where Erik had to jump over a shark was an indication that they don't think there's much left to do with the franchise.

      Though on the other hand I made that up.

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    2. Re:Can they do anything wrong? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      That's actually a cool idea. Play the role of a Ghost doing espionage against the enemy. There's a lot of potential when you flesh out the roles. Next up: Galaxy of StarCraft (GoS) to replace WoW. I'd hate to be the zerg guy that gets turned into a building.

  4. Re:Question is... by m.ducharme · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hmm, I can see it now. " BRAINS! BRAIIIII- what? Oh, right, well we're attacking your bunkers, you see, we're all hungry for BRAINS! BRAAAAII--right, sorry. ...The Supply Depots? Really? Are there brains there? No. So what.....munitions. Er, munitions? ARe they delicious? No? So why would....the contract? What contract? I see. Yes. Section 11(b)...in every case the zombies shall attack the supply depots.....bunkers are off limits until such time... Hm. I had no idea. Well let us get to it then, and we'll meet again here in a few. Off we go chaps! MUNITIONS! MUNIIIIIITTIOOOOOONS!"

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  5. Re:Sounds like a Standard Tower Defense Game by Goldberg's+Pants · · Score: 4, Funny

    Given about half the quests in WOW boil down to "Go get 20 Murloc penises".