This started as a PM that I wrote to an SC2 fan who'd been interested in BW vods; he was a little put off by Jaedong and Flash repeatedly kicking each other in the shins. I think it would be good if this message reached a wider SC2 audience though. The TL;DR: Here are some better vods. Exchanging awesome vods between fanbases > flaming between fanbases. (Yeah, you know the thread I'm talking about.) I'm directing this message to the BW community, but especially to the SC2 community, at large:
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If you're interested in watching BW vods, you should definitely know that Flash vs JD is not the best place for a new viewer. Flash and JD are a cut above the rest and tend to play very standard against the field, but against one another they use so many mind games that 90% of their games are over before they start. The two players are very even --- I think the record stands at 21-21 if you count just the main leagues --- but the games themselves tend to be lopsided. BW fans themselves have often been disappointed by how many superhyped Flash vs Jaedong games are decided by proxies/timing rushes/greed openings/etc. They just play like that against each other; perhaps because they know each other so well. But don't give up! There are a lot of entertaining games out there that a new viewer can enjoy. I'd like to point you to a few. First, some "real" Flash vs Jaedong:
1. [Flash vs Jaedong @ Grand Line, WCG Korea finals 2010]
[Very long, epic, be warned that the ending gets a little slow but it's interesting throughout]
3. [Flash vs Jaedong @ Rush Hour, Winner's League 2009 playoffs, KTF vs OZ] http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/games/11567_Flash_vs_Jaedong/vod [Lots of action and blood. Jaedong has taken down 3 of KTF's players back-to-back --- can he complete the all-kill or will Flash block him and reverse all-kill?]
Here are some games that show why Flash is "God Young Ho." Partly it's because he wrecks anyone who tries to proxy him --- nobody has brainhacks like him (unless it's Boxer). But I'm not including all those games, they're not too fun to watch unless you're already a Flash fan. These are games that show Flash's dominance against the "normal" field.
5. [Flash vs Best @ Fortress, Proleague 2010] http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/games/50120_BeSt_vs_Flash/vod [Flash lost to Best (a top PvT'er) in their previous encounter. In this revenge match Flash chose to crush him with a strategy so micro-intensive and demanding that it's never even been *attempted* before or since.]
Finally, here are some random games that I remember as being good.
8. [Fantasy vs Jaedong @, Bacchus OSL 2009 Semifinals] http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/games/27100_Fantasy_vs_Jaedong/vod [Fantasy and Jaedong had a terrific rivalry in 2009. Fantasy 2-0'd Jaedong in the Proleague Grand Finals, essentially assuring SKT's victory, but in return Jeadong overcame Fantasy 3-2 and 3-1 in two of his OSL championships. This game comes from Jaedong's golden mouse run.]
9. [Savior vs Iris @ Neo Arkanoid, Shinhan OSL 2006 Semifinals] http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/games/1664_Iris_vs_sAviOr/vod [That's right, 2006. This was one of the first BW games I watched so I remember it fondly. This is the deciding game of a tense teamkill Bo5. Savior was one of the greatest Zerg players, eclipsed only by Jaedong, but he's not mentioned much anymore because he shafted everyone in the match-fixing scandal. I haven't seen the game in a while, so I'm not sure how it stands up to the others in terms of absolute skill level, but it's a fun watch.]
Well there you go. This is the tip of the iceberg --- I could easily rattle off 20 to 30 (40? 50?) other favorite games but finding the vods takes time. Also I'm deliberately avoiding short/rush games --- not because they're bad but because these games here show more. A lot of rush games have amazing micro though.
I don't see any reason why BW and SC2 fans shouldn't enjoy both. I'm not very familiar with SC2; you can probably tell I'm kind of a die-hard BW fan. I'm sure I'll always like BW more than SC2. But both games have a lot to recommend them and both fanbases could be a lot better collectively about sharing what aspects of the game they enjoy.
So if you have any favorite SC2 vods you can shoot them my way, or post them here, and I will make sure to watch 'em!
PS: It's kind of criminal that I didn't include any Bisu vods. Sorry, I guess I'm a Flash/Jaedong fanboy. Just watch any Bisu PvZ, it's art.
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Thanks guys. I'll come back later. If I get any cool SC2 vods to watch, I'll be happy; and if any SC2-only fans out there see this and get a taste of BW too, I'll be happy. 'Til then!
I've always thought the best BW gateway is a good series, not just individual games. Like Iris vs. GGPlay OSL finals, or Jaedong vs. Fantasy OSL finals. Good stuff.
There are some really nice games in the first 2 seasons, and they are casted by Tasteless at his absolute best which should be enough to make any SC2-fan interested.
As an SC2 only player, I find BW to be really fascinating (of the only several vods I've watched so far) -- especially on how its TvZ is very similar, yet very different from SC2's TvZ. For instance, BW Z takes gas much later than SC2 Z in this matchup, and gets a very fast third (macro hatch) as a result -- because speedlings seem a lot stronger, and the rush distance feels like cross position? Overall the matchup feels a lot more stable in BW, since zerg can hold off any 2-base terran attack with lurker and tech safely to deflier. There just doesn't feel like there's any "safe" equivalent in SC2, the closest thing I can think of is speed banelings, but terrain, army positioning and micro heavily heavily influence how successful a SC2 Z can hold off a T push, whereas in BW it looks like the Z doesn't have to go absolutely nuts, just muta harass + cutoff reinforcements to buy time to get lurker, and things proceed smoothly from there.
For me it is all about Bisu vs Yellow on HBR when I introduce people to BW. Not because the gameplay itself is all that super amazing but because the excitement of the crowd is so incredible it really shows how great BW is as a spectator sport and how passionately people can feel about it. Even if you don't really know the players you can't help but get excited watching that game.
8. [Fantasy vs Jaedong @, Bacchus OSL 2009 Semifinals] http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/games/27100_Fantasy_vs_Jaedong/vod [Fantasy and Jaedong had a terrific rivalry in 2009. Fantasy 2-0'd Jaedong in the Proleague Grand Finals, essentially assuring SKT's victory, but in return Jeadong overcame Fantasy 3-2 and 3-1 in two of his OSL championships. This game comes from Jaedong's golden mouse run.]
still blown away at the timing at 6 mins in the vod
also, if someone could help me remember the game i'm thinking of, it's been bothering me for a while. zvt, can't remember the terran (i want to say forgg but i know that's not right) game was on sin chupung and jaedong ended up doing 2 hatch muta with 2 control groups of muta.
8. [Fantasy vs Jaedong @, Bacchus OSL 2009 Semifinals] http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/games/27100_Fantasy_vs_Jaedong/vod [Fantasy and Jaedong had a terrific rivalry in 2009. Fantasy 2-0'd Jaedong in the Proleague Grand Finals, essentially assuring SKT's victory, but in return Jeadong overcame Fantasy 3-2 and 3-1 in two of his OSL championships. This game comes from Jaedong's golden mouse run.]
still blown away at the timing at 6 mins in the vod
also, if someone could help me remember the game i'm thinking of, it's been bothering me for a while. zvt, can't remember the terran (i want to say forgg but i know that's not right) game was on sin chupung and jaedong ended up doing 2 hatch muta with 2 control groups of muta.
8. [Fantasy vs Jaedong @, Bacchus OSL 2009 Semifinals] http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/games/27100_Fantasy_vs_Jaedong/vod [Fantasy and Jaedong had a terrific rivalry in 2009. Fantasy 2-0'd Jaedong in the Proleague Grand Finals, essentially assuring SKT's victory, but in return Jeadong overcame Fantasy 3-2 and 3-1 in two of his OSL championships. This game comes from Jaedong's golden mouse run.]
still blown away at the timing at 6 mins in the vod
also, if someone could help me remember the game i'm thinking of, it's been bothering me for a while. zvt, can't remember the terran (i want to say forgg but i know that's not right) game was on sin chupung and jaedong ended up doing 2 hatch muta with 2 control groups of muta.
Yea at 6 minutes in that VOD...it just goes to show how much preparation a player goes into a game with after hundreds of games practiced just for the 1 game. Its pretty amazing ^^
8. [Fantasy vs Jaedong @, Bacchus OSL 2009 Semifinals] http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/games/27100_Fantasy_vs_Jaedong/vod [Fantasy and Jaedong had a terrific rivalry in 2009. Fantasy 2-0'd Jaedong in the Proleague Grand Finals, essentially assuring SKT's victory, but in return Jeadong overcame Fantasy 3-2 and 3-1 in two of his OSL championships. This game comes from Jaedong's golden mouse run.]
still blown away at the timing at 6 mins in the vod
also, if someone could help me remember the game i'm thinking of, it's been bothering me for a while. zvt, can't remember the terran (i want to say forgg but i know that's not right) game was on sin chupung and jaedong ended up doing 2 hatch muta with 2 control groups of muta.
Very awesome game of old Brood War legend Yellow taking down Bisu against the odds with very old school tactics on Heartbreak Ridge. One of my personal favorites since I started watching BW. That it was a ZvP makes it all the more incredible.
On May 14 2011 06:10 mucker wrote: For me it is all about Bisu vs Yellow on HBR when I introduce people to BW. Not because the gameplay itself is all that super amazing but because the excitement of the crowd is so incredible it really shows how great BW is as a spectator sport and how passionately people can feel about it. Even if you don't really know the players you can't help but get excited watching that game.
Totally agreed! I've shown it to friends who couldn't care less about Starcraft and they enjoyed it. I managed to get a very good friend who I talk sports with interested in Brood War/SC2 through it. The crowd's roar as Yellow takes down the current generations PvZ star is something to behold.
On May 14 2011 06:08 happyft wrote: Thanks for this!
As an SC2 only player, I find BW to be really fascinating (of the only several vods I've watched so far) -- especially on how its TvZ is very similar, yet very different from SC2's TvZ. For instance, BW Z takes gas much later than SC2 Z in this matchup, and gets a very fast third (macro hatch) as a result -- because speedlings seem a lot stronger, and the rush distance feels like cross position? Overall the matchup feels a lot more stable in BW, since zerg can hold off any 2-base terran attack with lurker and tech safely to deflier. There just doesn't feel like there's any "safe" equivalent in SC2, the closest thing I can think of is speed banelings, but terrain, army positioning and micro heavily heavily influence how successful a SC2 Z can hold off a T push, whereas in BW it looks like the Z doesn't have to go absolutely nuts, just muta harass + cutoff reinforcements to buy time to get lurker, and things proceed smoothly from there.
Exactly!
There's time when something odd happens (terran forces a cancel on the Zerg's third/kills it or he tries to kill it and loses an army) but generally players have the timmings down because it's such a common situation than both transition into a lategame siege stage.
Terran is trying to take down every expansion the Zerg puts up, usually attacking multiplaces at one time. Zerg tries to use defilers to push the Terran back with Dark Swarm, and eventually if he gets too many gas (to get tons of ultralisks for example) or if he pushes the Terrans too much into their base (lurkers under swarm attacking a terran base are virtually unkillable) the zerg wins.
So it's not a matter of "who wins one battle" (usually) but more of, how much you can push the other back and how do you move your pieces to block expansion attemps, flank routes, etc.
I hope we get something in HOTS that favours static defence a bit more for Zerg to make transitions smoother, I think that would make watching it more fun for me
On May 14 2011 06:08 happyft wrote: Thanks for this!
As an SC2 only player, I find BW to be really fascinating (of the only several vods I've watched so far) -- especially on how its TvZ is very similar, yet very different from SC2's TvZ. For instance, BW Z takes gas much later than SC2 Z in this matchup, and gets a very fast third (macro hatch) as a result -- because speedlings seem a lot stronger, and the rush distance feels like cross position? Overall the matchup feels a lot more stable in BW, since zerg can hold off any 2-base terran attack with lurker and tech safely to deflier. There just doesn't feel like there's any "safe" equivalent in SC2, the closest thing I can think of is speed banelings, but terrain, army positioning and micro heavily heavily influence how successful a SC2 Z can hold off a T push, whereas in BW it looks like the Z doesn't have to go absolutely nuts, just muta harass + cutoff reinforcements to buy time to get lurker, and things proceed smoothly from there.
It isn't as simple as that, there are several different timings from 2 base terran that can outright kill a zerg.
Several version of marine medic that hits before lurkers and breaks the sunkens in order to win early. This can be stopped by having even more sunkens/units, very hard to know for certain that it is coming though.
Then the variants of pushing with scan and one-two siege tanks. Doesn't often outright win, but does some damage.
Last version is marine, medic, tank then push with one science vessel.
Then there are funny pushes that are map dependant and can't be scouted since they can be easily stopped if seen in time, like goliaths. ^^
Probably some build that simply is based on expanding again.
For the lols cloaked wraiths can work, but isn't it more 1 base?
And that is all I know about TvZ in BW (since I don't play it).
Thanks to all the BW aficionados who have suggested other games, and the one SC2 guy. Hope you saw something new ^.^
Kinda surprised though --- by the poll, TL now has a majority of SC2-only people, and that was kind of the demographic I was hoping to reach. But it seems like there is not much interest*. Doesn't everyone see the blog section? I thought of posting to SC2 general but it seems really obnoxious to come in there with a bunch of BW vods even if I'm just trying to share. Oh well. There are a lot "best vods" threads but I didn't really mean it like that.
*It sounds tautological but it's not. I know there are plenty of SC2 fans who just haven't exposed to BW properly and plenty of BW fans like me who haven't been exposed to SC2 properly.
There's a serious lack of Bisu in this thread. If you want to watch a single VOD that shows why Bisu is such nightmare for zergs, this is the video to watch (watch from about 8:00 onwards if you just want to get straight to the action):
Also, this game is a great example showing off why reavers are such awesome units and why they're sorely missed in SC2.
While these games are awe-inspiring just from an objective point of view, actually being a fan of the players and watching it live is an entirely different experience. No other sport even comes close for me.
On May 14 2011 07:36 Djabanete wrote: Thanks to all the BW aficionados who have suggested other games, and the one SC2 guy. Hope you saw something new ^.^
Kinda surprised though --- by the poll, TL now has a majority of SC2-only people, and that was kind of the demographic I was hoping to reach. But it seems like there is not much interest*. Doesn't everyone see the blog section? I thought of posting to SC2 general but it seems really obnoxious to come in there with a bunch of BW vods even if I'm just trying to share. Oh well. There are a lot "best vods" threads but I didn't really mean it like that.
*It sounds tautological but it's not. I know there are plenty of SC2 fans who just haven't exposed to BW properly and plenty of BW fans like me who haven't been exposed to SC2 properly.
i really hope this blog reaches a lot of SC2 fans, but I just dont think that many of them "can be bothered to watch a game with such archaic graphics" or something like that. I hope i'm wrong though.
On May 14 2011 07:36 Djabanete wrote: Thanks to all the BW aficionados who have suggested other games, and the one SC2 guy. Hope you saw something new ^.^
Kinda surprised though --- by the poll, TL now has a majority of SC2-only people, and that was kind of the demographic I was hoping to reach. But it seems like there is not much interest*. Doesn't everyone see the blog section? I thought of posting to SC2 general but it seems really obnoxious to come in there with a bunch of BW vods even if I'm just trying to share. Oh well. There are a lot "best vods" threads but I didn't really mean it like that.
*It sounds tautological but it's not. I know there are plenty of SC2 fans who just haven't exposed to BW properly and plenty of BW fans like me who haven't been exposed to SC2 properly.
i really hope this blog reaches a lot of SC2 fans, but I just dont think that many of them "can be bothered to watch a game with such archaic graphics" or something like that. I hope i'm wrong though.
Sadly I don't think alot of SC2 fans even head into the Blog section at all(% wise). Frankly alot of them don't head out of the SC2 section, notice how even the Featured News concerning SC2(The TLFE is an exception to this) does not have alot of replies or even views.
Now if they were to post that in the SC2 general section that would get a massive amount of pages and viewers.
No offence but I've never been able to get past the graphics and the korean comentators. Its just nothing near the pretty go go world that sc2 has and the english casting on everything that I guess I take for granted.
Plus it says BW in the title thats probably why no sc2 people are posting anything. I'd do this but I don't see the point. From everything I've ever read BW people won't ever appreciate Anything that happens in SC2 nowandays. I guess Its just the same the other way around.
There are already dozens of good vods compilation on TL, so I'm not that sure what you are doing is useful. While I agree most FvJ games are not the kind of game you would choose for someone who has never seen bw, I personnally thought most of them were extremely entertaining. Honestly, I'd love if more sc2 people tried to make an effort, like I regularly do out of curiosity for their game, but most don't and stay at the bad graphics part (there are pretty good commentated vods out there, so the language part is not a good reason). And yeah, very few sc2 people come to the blog section.
On May 14 2011 06:08 happyft wrote: Thanks for this!
As an SC2 only player, I find BW to be really fascinating (of the only several vods I've watched so far) -- especially on how its TvZ is very similar, yet very different from SC2's TvZ. For instance, BW Z takes gas much later than SC2 Z in this matchup, and gets a very fast third (macro hatch) as a result -- because speedlings seem a lot stronger, and the rush distance feels like cross position? Overall the matchup feels a lot more stable in BW, since zerg can hold off any 2-base terran attack with lurker and tech safely to deflier. There just doesn't feel like there's any "safe" equivalent in SC2, the closest thing I can think of is speed banelings, but terrain, army positioning and micro heavily heavily influence how successful a SC2 Z can hold off a T push, whereas in BW it looks like the Z doesn't have to go absolutely nuts, just muta harass + cutoff reinforcements to buy time to get lurker, and things proceed smoothly from there.
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Last version is marine, medic, tank then push with one science vessel.
This is the most recent one I've seen. Pretty good game, watch it and see how the game is decided by a single mistake
Hydra decides to fully retreat and defend Mind's push out of his natural and third instead of trying to buy time in the middle of the map, which would slow that push even more than vessel heavy one with less number of tanks, and mind breaks the sunken heavy defense with tanks.
Bisu vs Flash, I don't remember which map, in which Bisu goes nexus first and Flash does some sort of timing attack. The micro in that game is just SO sick. Both players were playing amazingly thoughout.
So where are the good sc2 vods? I know that you have to pay and stuff but I guess I can just borrow a friends account. I just saw the GSL May finals. Let's just say that is was quite lackluster. I'd like to see good SC2 games but where are they? Can't find them .
So I play both games, and tbh there aren't many great games IMO in SC2. A few that stick out, but BW still takes the cake for me.
TvZ:
Idra vs Jinro in GSL January (I think) on Jungle Basin. Intense game.
Most of Nestea vs Foxer (marineking, at the time he was using the Boxer ID) finals GSL 2
Marineking vs Kyrix GSL 2 (again, marineking using Boxer ID) most of the series is good but games 1 and 5 were the best.
July vs Nada, whenever they played. March, I think.
TvP
MVP vs Squirtle GSTL (the first team league. Finals, I believe.)
ZvZ Nestea vs TheWind on Blistering Sands in GSL2
Nestea vs Dimaga GSL world championships (lol @ game 1)
TvT Boxer vs Nada GSL 2
MVP vs Bomber GSTL Finals (first team league)
Jinro vs Ensnare GSL January (longass TvT but good)
PvZ
Can't think of any. This matchup is what makes me LOVE broodwar (Bisu so sex)
EDIT: Maybe Nestea vs San from GSL March but that game was a bunch of mistakes by the loser and the game was exciting at the time because of the shock factor. All in all it was a pretty mediocre game IMO
PvP
MC vs Whitera game on Shakuras, Korea vs World team match
On May 14 2011 20:20 wherebugsgo wrote: Bisu vs Flash, I don't remember which map, in which Bisu goes nexus first and Flash does some sort of timing attack. The micro in that game is just SO sick. Both players were playing amazingly thoughout.
On May 14 2011 07:18 infinity2k9 wrote: Personally i think Flash vs Kwanro was kind of lame because Kwanro wasn't exactly playing well.
+1
This is a game that i just dont get, sure the first 10-15mins were cool. but after that my strongest memory is kwanro running ultra first through mine fields for 20mins and leting flash win
The Flash vs Kwanro game was kinda frustrating to watch. Seeing Kwanro running all his ultras into mines blindly. It was really poor control on his part to have allowed Flash to get back into the game. But still, a good recommendation.
I picked BW games I enjoyed when I first joined Teamliquid. (2007-2008 era)
I also added in a few more SC2 games since there has been a lack of them posted so far. I only posted free ones so you can all watch them.
BW TvP Mind vs. Bisu on Loki II: Relatively unknown Terran defeats Bisu from all the way from qualifiers. Bisu was speculated to be the next bonjwa (and the first protoss one). If he won that MSL he would have won 3 MSLs really quickly, and then if he had won an OSL it would've looked like the 3 MSL into OSL shenanigans. + Show Spoiler +
Can't find the VOD.... the video's been removed from TLPD. Here's one with english commentary,
BW ZvP Jaedong vs. Stork on Katrina: Jaedong showing Stork what's up with a muta timing. The start of ee han timing? (Not sure, was it just popularized instead?) + Show Spoiler +
BW PvP Stork vs. Bisu on Loki: Intense set 5 final match that goes all the way to arbiters. Stork also forgets dragoon range. + Show Spoiler +
BW TvT Upmagic vs. Flash on Sin Chupung-Ryeong: Upmagic plays a ridiculous game. + Show Spoiler +
BW TvZ Flash vs. Jaedong on Loki: The FvJ rivalry hadn't begun yet, but Flash all of a sudden plays Jaedong in like every league I believe. The game quality speaks for itself. + Show Spoiler +
BW ZvZ Savior vs. Yellow: Savior was slumping and people were questioning CJ for sending him in an ace in a proleague playoff game. Then he wins and everything is all good. Also Savior hadn't played a ZvZ in forever. + Show Spoiler +
SC2 TvP TheLittleOne vs. Nazgul on Metalopolis: This is the game where everyone instantly loved TLO. Also shows that a lot more Terran units were more viable than people thought. + Show Spoiler +
Thorzain vs. MC on TD Altar: Foreigner vs. 2X GSL champion. Really good game with a bit of everything in my opinion. + Show Spoiler +
SC2 ZvP San vs. Nestea on Shakuras Plateau: Worst player of GSL comes from nowhere and takes down a GSL champion with really nice templar harassment. http://www.gomtv.net/2011gslsponsors2/vod/61742
SC2 PvP White-ra vs. MC on Shakuras Plateau: Surprisingly nice PvP with the rare warp prism. Foreigner wins over GSL champion. To be honest, this is the only PvP I can remember =P. http://www.gomtv.net/2011championship/vod/63894 click on set 2
SC2 TvT Jinro vs. Ensnare on Lost Temple: Teamliquid's Jinro plays the longest GSL match, but also one of the most intense TvT's I've seen. http://sc2rep.com/replays/show?id=4364 (Chinese commentary)
MVP vs. MarineKing on Crevasse: MVP has pretty much always beaten MarineKing, but MarineKing finally wins a tough game in the WC finals. http://www.gomtv.net/2011championship/vod/64516 click on set 3
SC2 TvZ Foxer vs. Kyrix on Shakuras Plateau: First great SC2 series in my opinion. Foxer shows the beginnings of marine micro vs. banelings and inspires bio-centric play in TvZ afterwards. http://www.gomtv.net/2010gslopens2/vod/1262
Foxer vs. Kyrix on Xel'naga Caverns: This is set 5 with a great comeback from Foxer/MarineKing. http://sc2rep.com/replays/show?id=2589 (Chinese commentary)
sC vs. Nestea on Crossfire: The game everyone has been talking about recently. Nestea plays one of the greatest comebacks on a terrible ZvT map and makes his second finals. Note the crossfire game is set 5 (the VOD has 4 and 5 apparently). http://sc2rep.com/replays/show?id=8016
SC2 ZvZ Dimaga vs. Nestea series: Dimaga breaks Nestea's 100% ZvZ record. To be honest, I don't watch ZvZ's so there are probably better ones out there. http://www.gomtv.net/2011championship/vod/64001
For some reason, a lot of people dislike BW TvT. Personally, it's one of my favorite matchups. In my opinion, it yields the most long, epic games, which are my favorite.
I think everyone should watch Fantasy vs Flash on Benzene in SWL.
Thank you so much for this Blog, I'm bookmarking it!
I'm an SC2 player but lately I've been checking out more and more BW VODs. I have a lot of respect for the roots of this community and often wish I had been a part of it. A lot of people seem to have switched to SC2 but I've been thinking about going the other way around. It's very intimidating though, I know that I'm not content playing a game which I'm not atleast reasonably good at, and BW feels like this giant thing that I won't even be able to be average at. So up to now I've only been watching VODs, with this lingering doubt on whether I should give it a shot for real. Atleast this blog has made my day, I'll be watching all the VODs!
Im as much a Jaedong fan as anyone else, but I feel a lack of Bisu in this topic! To correct that Ill start off with the first game of his legendary series against sAviOr in 2007, which essentially cemented his status as the best protoss player of all time and revolutionized the PvZ matchup.
In english, with special commentary by none other than Day9 and NonY
Same game, first person view of savior which is always interesting imo
I feel like bumping this not gonna do any harm, because its v good thread, i got back to watching bw after several years ( i stopped around 2003 when i switched to cs and got back after sc2 release) there are tons of games worth mentioning. Someone said that BW ZvZ hive games are particularly rare and interesting so im gonna recommend one. Probably obvious to BW followers but this game is so interesting that should be mentioned always.
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