Well that was unexpected.。
StarCraft。is coming back. Not as a sequel or as yet another expansion for 。 StarCraft II。. Instead, Blizzard Entertainment is cooking up a remaster of the 1998 original, with a spruced up 4K resolution sheen and an assortment of modern contrivances aimed at making it easier to play a 20-year-old game in 2017.。
SEE ALSO:Everyone on Twitch can't stop watching this new survival shooter 。SEE ALSO:Everyone on Twitch can't stop watching this new survival shooter 。 The re-release, titled。StarCraft Remastered。 , will launch this summer. Functionally, it's meant to be the game you remember -- none of the rules, mechanics, or any of the stuff that made 。StarCraft 。
the gold standard of the real-time strategy genre will change.。
It's just going to look better. And sound better. In addition to a new coat of 4K-friendly textures -- effectively, sharper versions of the original game's art with a wider range of supported aspect ratios -- all the dialogue and music has been re-recorded. 。 For story devotees,StarCraft Remastered。
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StarCraft Remastered。
website is clear: the year-long development process led to a mountain of cosmetic improvements, but the gameplay core of the experience won't change in the slightest. 。Here are some side-by-side looks at what "remastered textures" actually means in the context of a 20-year-old game. 。Here are some side-by-side looks at what "remastered textures" actually means in the context of a 20-year-old game. 。Left:。1998年Credittit: Blizzard Entertainment 。Right:。2017 。Left:。1998年Credittit: BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT。Right:。2017年Credittitt: BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT。Left: 。1998年Credittit: BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT。 Right:。2017年Credittitt: BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT 。 You can view all of these images (plus a few others) in GIF form on the newly launched。StarCraft Remastered 。
website. If you've got any other questions about the re-release, you might find answers in Blizzard's extensive new interview with。 TeamLiquid。. 。
Blizzard is baking in support for campaign cloud saves, keybindings, custom maps, and replays.。 StarCraft Remastered 。will also lean on Blizzard's Battle.net for matchmaking and social features. 。 To top it all off, the original version of 。StarCraft: Brood War。
-- which includes the core game and its celebrated expansion -- will be re-released in the Blizzard store as a free download. The package, dubbed 。 StarCraft Anthology。, was recently removed for unexplained (but now abundantly clear) reasons. 。
StarCraft Anthology。