I want something from the Warcraft franchise that plays like Starcraft.
And for years I’ve wanted a nice shiny new take on an old game that I used to enjoy-- Seal Team. The original had EGA graphics, but was still a lot of fun, and the missions were evil. The one that stands out the most followed an assassination mission-- you had to raid a funeral to take out the buddies of the guy you’d killed in the last mission. WTF? That game was the most fun ever distributed on a floppy. Except maybe Wolfenstein. (Crap, I still have to get a new computer so I can play Return to Wolfenstein.)
Those weren’t graphics you saw it was animation. Dragon’s Lair was more of an interactive animated movie then it was a video game. Fear not, they are making a Dragon’s Lair remake to be released on various platforms. Instead of being an interactive movie it’ll be a platform game.
I used to play that all the time way back in 1981 or so. But it had so many keyboard commands that it was very difficult for my 6 year old body to get past the first level. It would be so much more playable nowadays. BTW Aztec was kind of a rip-off of Raiders of the Lost Ark. And better graphic and music would kick ass too.
I like the Warcraft aesthetic, especially the humans. Back in the day I used to catch myself reacting to orders at work in the voice of a Peon: [resigned]“Yes, sir.” “Allright.”[/resigned] Also I liked the seafaring aspect which Starcraft left behind. Having your resources spread out more added a bit of strategy – build the most tightly defended base imaginable, whatever, if you let someone else monopolize the oil, you’re a goner.
Heh heh. Nah, I can’t play Warcraft II anymore. The AI is lousy, I miss the multilevel terrain of SC, the graphics don’t hold up well, but most of all, it’s too mouse-dependant. No hotkeys for units, no “select all”, no spacebar to locate the building you last received an acknowledgement from, all that UI stuff that they worked out perfectly for Starcraft. (Not to mention your units tend to get lost when you tell them to go from A to B… yeesh.)
I still play Starcraft fairly regularly-- but there aren’t any Orcs, dammit!
Crap, Daoloth, I’ve got to preview once in a while. I wonder if Sierra’s new Seal Team will ever materialize or if it’s dead in the water. It would be neat if they tried to keep the single player “Squad-based” missions intact.
Yeah, and as a hardcore Dragon Warrior I - IV fan, I am disappointed with it. Dragon Warrior games were so cool because they were innovative… now at VII they’re doing the same schtick. Graphics improved to meet the basic needs of the system, but no more. Sounds barely improved. Combat very similar to NES. Plus they came out with this abysmal “Torneko” game based on (I presume) the character named “Taloon” in the US in Dragon Warrior IV, and it sucks bones. It’s like NetHack without the fun.
I was so happy to see these games in the store… how did it go so horribly wrong?