Youtube video!

I'm surprised that the graphics are very 'lite' compared to games like COH and WIC this should be a very system friendly game just like Warcraft 3.

I want to know if the gameplay will introduce something new like in games such COH and WIC or will it stay the same. I somehow suspect the gameplay will be a carbon copy of SC1.

STARCRAFT(R) II UNVEILED PRESS RELEASE




This post has been edited by Araes: May 19 2007, 03:41 PM

Gameplay video!




Watch this teaser trailer if the earlier one crashes...



This post has been edited by Araes: May 19 2007, 04:34 PM

Cool website!!!

http://www.starcraft2.com

This post has been edited by Araes: May 19 2007, 04:58 PM

Hmm. Dragoons have been replaced with Immortals. Interesting.

They be announcing the next Diablo in August at BlizzCon. It could very well be an mmo or least an mmo type game.

Ugh...please read the whole page before posting. That is not the limited edition of the game that is for TYCHUS FINDLAY LIMITED EDITION STATUE.

This should be the title of the game SC2: Hell Its About Time. ROFL.

Waiting for Xbox 460 to come out.

Download the low res cinematics trailer here...

Starcraft 2 - Cinematic Trailer - QT

Starcraft 2 - Cinematic Trailer - WMV

If they want to lose the majority of their loyal playerbase they can go ahead and do it. There are many games coming that supports both DX9 & 10 that will certainly benefit if they do that.

This post has been edited by Araes: May 19 2007, 11:25 PM

Lol you want more similarities...



Sound like Zone Troopers much?



Can you say Annihilator Tripod?



Mothership with Black Hole? Does the Scrin loan this stuff to the Protoss? Hahaha!



Surveyor, Emissary, Explorer?

Zerg

Zerglings: Yes, we know, the Zerglings aren't new, but they do get a new ability in StarCraft 2. Each one of these little monsters can be ordered to enter a brief transition state, mutating into suicidal bombs. In the bomb state, Zerglings roll across the landscape and take on a greenish hue, and prove particularly deadly.

Terran

Reapers: These guys look a little like Marines, but carry dual machine pistols and function differently. Since StarCraft 2 uses the same kind of tiered maps as in the original, you still need to move units up or down ramps to reach each level of the battlefield. Reapers have jump jets allowing them to hop down or up a tier, making them effective tools for exploiting weak spots in an elevated base.

Protoss

Zealot: Right, Zealots aren't new, but their charge ability is. Blizzard wanted to make the psi-blade wielders more effective at chasing down fleeing foes, or quickly closing in on ranged attackers. The charge allows them to rapidly advance a short distance, and works as a passive ability.

Immortal: This unit activates a near impenetrable shield when under heavy arms fire. During the demonstration at WWI, Blizzard showed how Terran siege tanks were nearly powerless against Immortals, since their heavy tank blasts activated the shields. As a contrast, Terran Reapers' small arms fire made quick work of these guys.

Colossus: Think of the recent film War of the Worlds and you'll have a good idea of how this new unit looks. Their long legs allow them to easily traverse tiers of land. Equipped are a set of dual lasers that can make quick work of smaller, poorly armored units such as Zerglings.

Stalker: A quadripedal unit that can blink, or teleport, forward a short distance. From the WWI demonstration, there seems to be a rather quick cooldown on this ability.

Pheonix: New flying unit, capable of overcharging its weapons to unleash a barrage of projectile volleys. The demonstration showed four of them simultaneously initiate this ability, ravaging a swarm of Zerg Mutalisks. Players need to be careful when engaging the overcharge, as the Pheonix cannot attack or move for several seconds after performing it. Go, death blossom, go.

Warp Ray: Another new flying unit. These guys blast a continuous laser that increases in damage output the longer it fires. We saw a group of these things take out a Terran Battle Cruiser pretty rapidly. Though they're effective against heavily armored foes, they can still get shredded by small arms fire, like that from Terran Marines.

Mothership: Only one of these can be present on the battlefield at a time. They have three powerful abilities, the first of which is called Time Bomb. Unleashing this attack surrounds the ship in a translucent spherical field capable of stopping incoming missiles. When the field times out, the missiles drop to the ground like harmless Tic-Tacs. The second ability, called Planet Cracker, fires a battery of laser beams (the Protoss like lasers, apparently) at the ground, quickly wiping out whatever's lurking underneath the ship. This ability is particularly useful because the mothership can be ordered around while the Cracker fires, acting like a tornado through a trailer park. The final ability is Black Hole, which, as you might expect, tears a hole in the fabric of "insert nerdy science-fiction term" and actually sucks in whatever units surround it. In the demonstration we saw Blizzard trigger a black hole around about four Terran Battle Cruisers, wiping them out within a few seconds.

New Ability: The Protoss will have the ability to create pylon fields anywhere on the visible map. Once the field is created, units can thereafter be constructed on the spot, meaning the Protoss can easily and rapidly create groups of units in unexpected locations.

Source: StarCraft 2's New Units


Next is the all the info from the Starcraft 2 Discussion Panel.

1. The Game is only for PC/Macs.

2. Development started after Warcraft 3:TFT was completed in 2003. Its already has a playable multiplayer component with all the 3 factions in it.

3. The units balance are still a work in progress.

4. Improved B.Net service, multiplayer is being focused on now with balance testing done by pro gamers. More people will be invited to the test once they hit beta.

5. Singleplayer development will begin later and will feature characters such as Kerrigan, Jim Raynor and Zeratul.

6. The game will have multiple speed settings similar to Warcraft 3.

7. Map editor will be released with the game.

8. The game will support both Xp & Vista. No plans for DX10 atm.

9. It will be released 'when its ready'

Source: StarCraft 2 Panel Discussions & Q&A session details Starcraft II

This post has been edited by Araes: May 20 2007, 02:08 AM

I was hoping for at least the zerg/protoss hybrid faction or Xel'Naga to be included. I guess Blizzard could still surprise us down the road.

That ability is standard in all 3D RTS games.

It's a sad fact but true. COH had a less of an impact here compared to C&C3.


Anyway got some new(old) videos.

Starcraft II - Epic Battle Gameplay - QT

Starcraft II - Epic Battle Gameplay - WMV

Starcraft II - Protoss Mothership - QT

Starcraft II - Protoss Mothership - WMV

Starcraft II - Terran Battle Cruiser Gameplay - QT

Starcraft II - Terran Battle Cruiser Gameplay - WMV

Starcraft II - Immortal Gameplay - QT

Starcraft II - Immortal Gameplay - WMV

Starcraft II - Zerg Gameplay - QT

Starcraft II - Zerg Gameplay - WMV

Starcraft II - Artwork Trailer - QT

Starcraft II - Artwork Trailer - WMV

Starcraft II - Phoenix Gameplay - QT

Starcraft II - Phoenix Gameplay - WMV

Starcraft II - Terran Reapers Gameplay - QT

Starcraft II - Terran Reapers Gameplay - WMV

Starcraft II - Immortal VS The Siege Tank Gameplay - QT

Starcraft II - Immortal VS The Siege Tank Gameplay - WMV

Starcraft II - Zealot Gameplay - QT

Starcraft II - Zealot Gameplay - WMV

If you ask me, many would put it to low or to turn it off all together to improve performance.

Actually, I thought Raynor's splinter faction teamed up with the Protoss. He and Fenix(Dragoon) became really good friends.

Actually this is the new ability of the zergling. They can transform into rolling bombs.

Shuttles are not gone it is still there. I remember seeing it in one of the movies where they came in and dropped the Zealots.

Phase Prism is actually similar to the ability the Undead had in TFT to make the ground corrupt so they could build support bases away from their main bases.

Nydus Canal cannot be gone either that is a defensive structure of the Zergs. Nydus Worm is probably a transport variant of the canal.

Xel'Naga are not friendly. They're only interest is to create a perfect being by combining Protoss and Zergs.