The biggest failure of the campaign’s story, however, is Kerrigan. There is an insultingly nerdy science kid, a morally troubled captain, some creature with breasts that James Raynor can hit on, and a sneaky black-ops character who may or may not be trustworthy. Actually, I wish Blizzard had allowed themselves to be influenced a bit more, because the rest of the game’s characters are utterly forgettable. You might think that all of this “heavy influence” is a bad thing. There is even a fight scene between the two later in the game that perfectly mimics a similar conflict between Malcolm and Jane in the Firefly series. And it doesn’t end there - if you want to reach a bit further it isn’t hard to find similarities between Tychus, the hardcore but rather stupid marine, and Jane, Firefly’s hardcore but rather stupid mercenary. The main character, James Raynor, is essentially a copy of Firefly’s Malcolm Reynolds.
#Average starcraft 2 game length series#
The writers at Blizzard have an obvious lust for the TV series Firefly. Once you enter the game and start the campaign you’ll be treated it a promising cut-scene. The problem is that this sequence is every bit as entertaining as watching a PBS documentry about the history of potted plants. Yes, there is a sequence during the installation that explains the plot’s background. Starcraft 2, unfortuantly, doesn’t do a great job of getting players up to speed. Hell, there are some players of Starcraft 2 who may not have even been born when the first game was released. Given the length of time between the original Starcraft and the new game it is likely that you’ve lost the plot.
So, without further blubbering, let’s find out if Starcraft 2 can live up to the legend of its predecessor. It has also been over a decade since the original was released, giving gamers plenty of time from an intense nostalgic bond. The original Starcraft is arguably Blizzard’s second most iconic game (behind World of Warcraft). Despite Blizzard’s success in the past, it is hard to envy the company’s position. The most highly anticipated strategy game of all time has finally hit store shelves.