StarCraft 2 Now A Trilogy, Three Campaigns to Be Split Into Separate Games

Vikingod · Oct 11, 2008, 02:49 AM

Blizzard today announced that StarCraft II will be released as a trilogy of separate games, each concentrating on one of the universe's three factions.

The first game in the trilogy will consist of the Terran campaign, and is set to be titled "Terrans: Wings of Liberty."

The second Zerg-focused title will be "Zerg: Heart of the Swarm," with the third game being "Protoss: Legacy of the Void."
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Vikingod · Oct 11, 2008, 02:54 AM

There is also a new cinematic trailer here

CDsDontBurn · Oct 11, 2008, 04:58 AM

three seperate games? each being sold for approximately $60/ea. i take it. that's the average price of a new game these days =\

Dark Lord · Oct 11, 2008, 06:23 AM

ive got a nice big Fuck You for blizzard.

Zardon · Oct 11, 2008, 10:17 AM

has it been confirmed they are charging full price for each one ?

"[The second and third games] will be like expansion packs, but we really want them to feel like standalone products," said Blizzard's Rob Pardo.

Vikingod · Oct 11, 2008, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zardon

has it been confirmed they are charging full price for each one ?

"[The second and third games] will be like expansion packs, but we really want them to feel like standalone products," said Blizzard's Rob Pardo.

I don't think price has been mentioned. Though as you posted, they do elude to them being treated as expansion packs... or as stand alones, depending on how you read it...

BlueMak · Oct 11, 2008, 03:19 PM

Let's wait for the prices, but, people no matter what, are not going to like this.

Personaly, I couldn't care less since I never liked Starcraft, but this move makes sense.
Let's see how the market (ie customers) react to this.

Vikingod · Oct 11, 2008, 03:30 PM

I'll save my freaking out for when the game is released, much like the controversy surrounding Diablo 3. I liked StarCraft and I love Diablo, so I hope these sequals live up to their names. Gotta give them the benefit of the doubt though , they are Blizzard. I can't imagine they are going to destroy their big ticket franchises and I've not been let down by them before.

One concern is that they are taking one game, splitting it in three and charging $50 for each piece (like what Allan was eluding to). I'd be surprised if they handled it this way, but I've been surprised before.

Iria · Oct 11, 2008, 05:09 PM

1Up says each game will be 26 - 30 missions long, so that would be about the same as the original game. Of course, I still hate to pay the current going rate for "hot" games, which seems to be about $60.

SFOSOK · Oct 11, 2008, 05:36 PM

Judging by how long the original Starcraft lasted and how much support there was for it, we should get our money's worth.

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Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	StarCraft 2 Now A Trilogy, Three Campaigns to Be Split Into Separate Games Blizzard today announced that StarCraft II will be released as a trilogy of separate games, each concentrating on one of the universe's three factions. The first game in the trilogy will consist of the Terran campaign, and is set to be titled "Terrans: Wings of Liberty." The second Zerg-focused title will be "Zerg: Heart of the Swarm," with the third game being "Protoss: Legacy of the Void." ___________ Source: Shacknews __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*

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Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	Re: StarCraft 2 Now A Trilogy, Three Campaigns to Be Split Into Separate Games There is also a new cinematic trailer here __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*

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CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	Re: StarCraft 2 Now A Trilogy, Three Campaigns to Be Split Into Separate Games three seperate games? each being sold for approximately $60/ea. i take it. that's the average price of a new game these days =\ __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

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Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Re: StarCraft 2 Now A Trilogy, Three Campaigns to Be Split Into Separate Games ive got a nice big Fuck You for blizzard. __________________

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Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	Re: StarCraft 2 Now A Trilogy, Three Campaigns to Be Split Into Separate Games has it been confirmed they are charging full price for each one ? "[The second and third games] will be like expansion packs, but we really want them to feel like standalone products," said Blizzard's Rob Pardo.

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BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,244 Rep Power: 326 System Specs	Re: StarCraft 2 Now A Trilogy, Three Campaigns to Be Split Into Separate Games Let's wait for the prices, but, people no matter what, are not going to like this. Personaly, I couldn't care less since I never liked Starcraft, but this move makes sense. Let's see how the market (ie customers) react to this. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

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Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	Re: StarCraft 2 Now A Trilogy, Three Campaigns to Be Split Into Separate Games I'll save my freaking out for when the game is released, much like the controversy surrounding Diablo 3. I liked StarCraft and I love Diablo, so I hope these sequals live up to their names. Gotta give them the benefit of the doubt though , they are Blizzard. I can't imagine they are going to destroy their big ticket franchises and I've not been let down by them before. One concern is that they are taking one game, splitting it in three and charging $50 for each piece (like what Allan was eluding to). I'd be surprised if they handled it this way, but I've been surprised before. __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*

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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Re: StarCraft 2 Now A Trilogy, Three Campaigns to Be Split Into Separate Games 1Up says each game will be 26 - 30 missions long, so that would be about the same as the original game. Of course, I still hate to pay the current going rate for "hot" games, which seems to be about $60.

Oct 11, 2008, 05:36 PM	#10
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	Re: StarCraft 2 Now A Trilogy, Three Campaigns to Be Split Into Separate Games Judging by how long the original Starcraft lasted and how much support there was for it, we should get our money's worth. __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!