Author Topic: Holy crap... Starcraft 2 (Read 1733 times)

FliesLikeABrick · « **on:** February 25, 2008, 08:28:20 pm »

If you have ever played or watched someone play Starcraft/Brood War, you're going to want to check these videos out.Â I am no gamer, but I will definitely be buying SC2 when it is out.

The videos are available on http://starcraft2.com but you have to use a P2P downloader they have (since they couldn't possibly supply the bandwidth for these giant videos).Â They are 1280x720 XVID, 10-20 minutes long (plus 2 shorter ones).

Here are some direct links.Â Their P2P downloader is Windows and Mac only, and I know there are a handful of people on here that are on Linux or something else.Â Feel free to use the direct link even if you're on Windows, I don't care.

Watch the Terran one first, then the gameplay video, then the cinematic and then the artwork.Â

http://outcry.puttynuts.com/~ryan/starcraft2

Windows Media Player might be able to play these, but in case it isn't get VLC: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

Definitely, definitely check these out if you haven't seen them already.

Thinkto urself · « **Reply #1 on:** February 25, 2008, 08:32:15 pm »

No offense or anything Flab, but, these videos came out a "long" time ago, atleast, long enough for them to get noticed, like 2 months? But anyways, thanks for the info, and spreading the word of zerging goodness

Biscuiteer · « **Reply #2 on:** February 25, 2008, 08:37:56 pm »

Yeah, this is indeed old news - but definitely not bad news!

I wonder how the zerg has changed this time? And maybe the zerg/protoss hybrid will be revealed?

Nems · « **Reply #3 on:** February 25, 2008, 08:41:51 pm »

Yeah this have been out for a long...long time.

a-4-year-old · « **Reply #4 on:** February 25, 2008, 08:46:32 pm »

buzzkill...

Well it was news to me, thanks flab.

FliesLikeABrick · « **Reply #5 on:** February 25, 2008, 08:47:18 pm »

I know they have been out for a while, but like I said... I'm not a gamer. I saw someone watching these at work for the first time the other day and checked them out tonight.

tehsnipah · « **Reply #6 on:** February 25, 2008, 09:43:31 pm »

beware, the korean invasion..... btw, the trailer is amazing~

The Bone Collector · « **Reply #7 on:** February 25, 2008, 10:24:05 pm »

Well I've got no chance of looking at these being on dialup... but if its anything like Starcraft 1... its gonna be addicting

FliesLikeABrick · « **Reply #8 on:** February 25, 2008, 10:26:25 pm »

I suspect on dial-up you can at least handle youtube if you pause it and let it buffer: http://youtube.com/watch?v=30MBljXxg3M

That is a far, far cry from the original high-resolution videos, but it'll give you a glimpse.

The Bone Collector · « **Reply #9 on:** February 25, 2008, 11:26:18 pm »

Yup, youtube is ok with Dialup... can take a bit to download though... usually 15-30 minutes to download your average 10 minute vid.
Thanks for the link, the game looks great... even though I despise fantasy games. Will definately look out for this game though

Kazuki · « **Reply #10 on:** February 25, 2008, 11:41:22 pm »

I'm extremely pumped for this game. When I saw the first trailer several months ago, I installed Starcraft and played through it again. It's definitely one of my favorite games of all time.

FliesLikeABrick · « **Reply #11 on:** February 26, 2008, 12:24:25 am »

Quote from: Kazuki on February 25, 2008, 11:41:22 pm

I'm extremely pumped for this game. When I saw the first trailer several months ago, I installed Starcraft and played through it again. It's definitely one of my favorite games of all time.

Yeah, I just installed it in Wine and am playing it now (it works 100% perfectly in Wine because most gamers love the game)

blackdevil0742 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 26, 2008, 04:21:02 am »

Never liked starcraft and it looks like I never will after seeing the videos.

Dairy · « **Reply #13 on:** February 26, 2008, 09:47:12 am »

Starcraft is EPIC. Blizzard always makes most origins in game development. IMHO

O.R.I.O.N. · « **Reply #14 on:** February 26, 2008, 10:36:08 am »

Most experience I've had with Starcraft is watching a friend of mine play it. Even then I think it's friggin' badass.

8th_account · « **Reply #15 on:** February 26, 2008, 12:15:34 pm »

I consider the original to be the best game ever made. I'm more pumped about this than SSBB.

I might even drop my dream of going to Japan and becomming the world's greatest PokÃ©mon trainer in order to go to South Korea and become the world's greatest StarCraft II clanner.

tehsnipah · « **Reply #16 on:** February 26, 2008, 04:14:59 pm »

i usually loved brood war. in korean version, there are so many mods in the online mod, ther never was a time to be wasted in that game

Psycho · « **Reply #17 on:** February 26, 2008, 04:23:14 pm »

I bet Koreans are pretty psyched about the game. They are serious about starcraft ;P
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MB0OvKLXjAU&feature=related

Sethamundo · « **Reply #18 on:** February 26, 2008, 06:13:48 pm »

Also, not to turn this into a link-dump, I figure you Starcraft fans might appreciate this.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZAefDb_ScRA&feature=related

tehsnipah · « **Reply #19 on:** February 27, 2008, 08:23:02 am »

Quote from: Psycho on February 26, 2008, 04:23:14 pm

I bet Koreans are pretty psyched about the game. They are serious about starcraft ;P
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MB0OvKLXjAU&feature=related

you can actually hear people screaming when the trailer starts... it's actually freaky

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