Oh wow, very hyped about this. I thought that this is what they should have done at the time. I haven't been able to play SCBW with a decent experience as my resolution's too high(When I played a lot of SCBW I still had a 1024x768 monitor). I don't mind some changes that make playing the game easier like keybind fixes or a higher resolution. Nor even a slightly higher unit selection limit if it comes to that. To me it's just important that the core mechanics and unit interactions stay the same, especially the caster interaction which to me is the most beautiful thing about the game in several matchups. It's only a good thing that players can do more. I doubt they'll run out of things to do in SCBW anyway and it only makes for a better gameplay and viewing experience.

Hopefully this also includes support for the SCBW tournament scene. I hope that they have realized that Super Smash Bros Melee gets 100k++ viewers for their big tournaments even though the game is 16 years old and has only been getting more popular lately. Not because it's new but because it's fun to watch. Just like SCBW.

r.Evo

Germany14081 Posts

March 26 2017 11:55 GMT

#105

This... looks way better than expected.

What's the catch? :3

Shikyo

Finland33997 Posts

March 26 2017 12:13 GMT

#106

In the hopes that this becomes actually popular with a wider audience, one of the things I'm looking forward to the most is reading reactions when people get essentially soloed by a Defiler.

These kinds of units would never fly in today's gaming landscape, which is one of the reasons I like the game so much.

DocSchlakk

Austria172 Posts

March 26 2017 12:25 GMT

#107

wow !

im stunned - i suck at sc2 and even more at BW but i will definatly give this a try again!

even if i only play 1vAI all the time on BGH

gj blizz!

bObA

France300 Posts

March 26 2017 12:27 GMT

#108

I was playing this game 20 years ago when I was a student, omg that's so cool they do this move !
GG blizzard !

hunterzubrus

United States20 Posts

March 26 2017 12:35 GMT

#109

Will the game be playable on mac? Anyone know?

duke91

Germany1458 Posts

March 26 2017 12:36 GMT

#110

On March 26 2017 21:35 hunterzubrus wrote:
Will the game be playable on mac? Anyone know?

Not yet, but later

stargunner

United States135 Posts

March 26 2017 12:41 GMT

#111

people playing it for the first time will not be interested 99% of the time the game is too mechanically demanding, but for those who have some nostalgia it could bring a lot of old players back.

friendbg

Bulgaria576 Posts

March 26 2017 12:44 GMT

#112

Any comments from the ex-pros yet, do they plan to switch?

aFF]ZuluNAtion[

Poland173 Posts

March 26 2017 12:58 GMT

#113

Most of them already did

snow2.0

Germany2073 Posts

March 26 2017 12:58 GMT

#114

i find that the Protoss units in this hd update look more organic, and the Zerg more glossy/metal. Weird.

HarmFullSC

Netherlands4 Posts

March 26 2017 13:10 GMT

#115

OMG chickesh!t outfits in HD!!!

ArvickHero

10387 Posts

March 26 2017 13:11 GMT

#116

I hope that that's not the final graphical build. It seems like what they have already is already pretty good, but it doesn't quite look cohesive yet. Protoss and Terran look good for the most part, Zerg definitely needs some further refinement in the art.

Generally I think the contrast could be better .. detail in models and environment is great, but if I'm straining my eyes to differentiate units from each other and from the map, it's a bit problematic. Original BW was wonderful in that respect, where everything was so easy to see.

B-royal

Belgium1330 Posts

March 26 2017 13:15 GMT

#117

Some things looks amazing, other things look bad (see goliaths/tanks/vultures/zerglings in their .gifs).

I hope this is due to some models being completely finished, while others will still receive some attention.

NeonFlare

Finland1307 Posts

March 26 2017 13:16 GMT

#118

Just the fact that you can hop instantly between old and new graphics and can play each other regardless is the most important part in this. It will not divide players and since original BW is going full F2P it seems to do about everything right.

Old maps should all work too unless the patch somehow manages to break something. What I would like to see though is improvements to map editor to make it at least on par with all the alternate editors and allow easier/heavier AI tweaking.

Terrorbladder

2750 Posts

March 26 2017 13:17 GMT

#119

Are the new portraits animated, I wonder...

quirinus

Croatia2489 Posts

March 26 2017 13:27 GMT

#120

Looks worse to me, but I'm happy they didn't mess with gameplay, and have fixed/improved misc. things. Maybe I don't like it just because it's different... in that case I guess I'll get used to it. Things look too skinny, smooth and clean though. Protoss buildings stand out too much from the background, the original ones seemed more as a part of the map. Maybe it's all those sharp new edges that we got by removing the pixels.

If most people are happy with it, I'm happy too.