Portal FTW!!!!!

[downphoenix]

Starcraft 1 came out during the height of popularity of RTS games. It is likely the best selling RTS ever, as far as being a single game. I dont think Starcraft 2 will sell even a 3rd of the copies. A lot of people love Starcraft, yes, but the popularity of the RTS is waning, in fact I can see Civilization 5 doing almost as well as Starcraft 2, and that's a turn based strategy, and those games have LONG passed their heyday (like, before Civ 3 was even released).

Plus there's the fact that Starcraft 2 barely has anything new. Starcraft 1, part of the reason it was so big back in its day, was because it was a pretty unique RTS. Starcraft 2 doesn't demonstrate any uniqueness over games already out on the market like Dawn of War or Supreme Commander. Im actually kinda disappointed in what they did with it, I was hoping they were gonna evolve the game like they did from Warcraft 2 to Warcraft 3.

[Nirvana09]

Originally Posted by downphoenix

Plus there's the fact that Starcraft 2 barely has anything new. Starcraft 1, part of the reason it was so big back in its day, was because it was a pretty unique RTS. Starcraft 2 doesn't demonstrate any uniqueness over games already out on the market like Dawn of War or Supreme Commander. Im actually kinda disappointed in what they did with it, I was hoping they were gonna evolve the game like they did from Warcraft 2 to Warcraft 3.

I get the fact that not much has changed between Starcraft and SC2. Besides new units and a massive graphical upgrade, there really isn't anything they needed to add. Change too little and you get people complaining that it's the same game. But change too much, and then everybody complains that it loses what made Starcraft Starcraft. I'm not complaining that the game is basically the first one but updated. Isn't that what a sequel is anyway? Starcraft was so incredibly balanced that as long as they keep it more or less the same, it will still be an incredible game. As for Civ 5 doing as well as Starcraft 2, Ha, good luck. Of course neither game is out so I cannot say for sure you are wrong, I think it's just unlikely.

It will also be hard to compare the sales of Starcraft 2 to the first. Starcraft is one of the best selling game on the PC, ever. It has it's extremely long life span to thank for that. I know Starcraft 2 will be successful, but you cant compare the sale figures until Starcraft 2 has been out for many years before it becomes a safe comparison. You very well may be right, but even if Starcraft 2 does only sell a third of the copies of Starcraft, if it does that in only a few years, we can call that a massive success.