I'm a ways into 'craft 2 and...
...well, this isn't the Starcraft sequel I'd dreamed of. It's a nice game, made with love, given some great fan service trappings (woo RPG-esque ship). But for all the lovingly crafted missions, well, we've done this all before, and often better.
It feels like a Warcraft 3 mod with Warcraft 3 writing. I cringe every time Zeratul speaks, because he is clearly written like a Warcraft character, and his new actor is terrible.
Starcraft was originally basically a recolored Warcraft II. Game journalists ridiculed it as 'Warcraft in space'. It was remade and we got Starcraft.
I wish someone had ridiculed Starcraft II and gotten it remade, but I think a lot of the fundamental talent and drive to innovate that made original Starcraft so good is gone.
Every time a character opens his or her mouth and speaks a tired piece of stock Blizzard dialogue it just reminds me how unlike the fresh, concise, driven original Starcraft this story is. Do I defile this sacred place with my mere presence? How many times have we heard that line before?
I so badly wanted this to not be Warcraft III in space, but...the writing. The writing! Huuurgh. Even the actors aren't up to original par (though Tricia Helfer does try and isn't awful as Kerrigan, the new Zeratul is just abominable.) As soon as the Jamaican arrived I knew we were in trouble. Even the extra unit dialogue isn't as funny (except the Thor, which is awesome.)
On the up side there's nice mission variety and I like the unlock system for campaign.
