"We will start closed testing in July with a small pre-alpha test–the first of multiple external testing phases. Closed beta will be the longest closed testing phase and will extend into 2024.
The earliest phases of closed testing will be focused on core functionality and 1v1 gameplay. We will gradually introduce new content and modes over time, including cooperative play."

Seems we should see some gameplay soon enough.

'coming soon'™

outscar

2832 Posts

May 31 2023 10:17 GMT

#42

I'm still hyped and hope it will revive at least a bit considered dead RTS genre. We need fresh blood.

As for graphics: I need to see at least one footage of it to judge. I hope it's not too cartoonish.

True_Spike

Poland3426 Posts

May 31 2023 11:16 GMT

#43

Mobile game style. Very cartoonish. Sort of like Warcraft in space. Not really a fan, to be honest.

Still hope the game is good.

A.Alm

Sweden531 Posts

May 31 2023 12:21 GMT

#44

I like the art form. Let's hope it's a fun game.

AmericanUmlaut

Germany2589 Posts

June 01 2023 07:35 GMT

#45

On May 31 2023 20:16 True_Spike wrote:
Sort of like Warcraft in space.

Yeah, what a dumb idea for a video game.

ThunderJunk

United States723 Posts

June 01 2023 23:37 GMT

#46

I don't think there will ever be a game as good as broodwar. I actually think it will survive long enough to become public domain lol. But it's always nice to have other games in the mix. As long as it's a fun competitive experience, it's only a good thing to have more variety.

I guess just temper your expectations. This is a small independent studio after all. Lots of talent in the team though - could be a really satisfying, fresh experience.

MineraIs

United States846 Posts

June 02 2023 01:12 GMT

#47

new leaked image confirmed

BLinD-RawR

ALLEYCAT BLUES50604 Posts

June 02 2023 02:31 GMT

#48

thats not stormgate, thats art of war 3 on mobile.

WombaT

Northern Ireland26225 Posts

June 02 2023 12:59 GMT

#49

Is that not Starcraft 3 featuring Jonathan Frakes?

M3t4PhYzX

Poland4230 Posts

June 02 2023 14:38 GMT

#50

On June 02 2023 11:31 BLinD-RawR wrote:
thats not stormgate, thats art of war 3 on mobile.

lol..

NewSunshine

United States5938 Posts

June 02 2023 14:46 GMT

#51

On June 01 2023 16:35 AmericanUmlaut wrote:

Show nested quote +

Yeah, what a dumb idea for a video game.

It is pretty amusing to me to see people dismiss the game or art style out of hand, and when they say why it's because [insert description of SC2 or BW or WC3 here]. It's a shade more bright and stylized in a different direction, a bit, but it mostly looks like SC2 at its core.

Timebon3s

Norway757 Posts

June 03 2023 09:56 GMT

#52

Why is that amusing? It looks really bad.

XenOsky

Chile2303 Posts

June 03 2023 11:30 GMT

#53

i will never understand why theres no Brood War 2, like Dota 2... basically the same game with better looking shit.

remastered is ok looking, but client and ladder are trash.

WombaT

Northern Ireland26225 Posts

June 03 2023 11:33 GMT

#54

It’s amusing just when people complain the art style doesn’t look like a Blizzard RTS, when it very much does. If anything one of the units looks a bit too similar to an SC2 marine for my personal tastes, but we’ll have to see how the rest look.

I mean to stress, if one isn’t digging the art style fair enough

really how it looks in motion. The main difference to me is how colourful and exaggerated the tile sets are, but I don’t know how much is concept art, how much is pre-rendered with game assets and how much is actually a screenshot of a map in play.

Swisslink

2954 Posts

June 03 2023 16:54 GMT

#55

To be honest, I really don't care about the style. Yes, it looks really cartoonish, but if the clarity is good, I couldn't care less. My biggest concern with more recent RTS - especially AoE 4 - was the fact that everything looked the same. Shouldn't happen here. Partly due to the style, imo

MineraIs

United States846 Posts

June 03 2023 17:16 GMT

#56

Judging based off of this image, buildings look to be able to rotate? If so, doesn't seem like a good option since both of the buildings look slightly different based on the angle.

Jae Zedong

407 Posts

June 03 2023 20:05 GMT

#57

AoE 3 and 4 went 3D. AoE 2 from the 90s is still the most popular.

CnC went 3D. The old 2D games from the 90s are still the most popular.

Heroes of Might and Magic went 3D. HoMM3 from the 90s is still the most popular.

Starcraft went 3D. Brood War from the 90s is still the most popular.

Monster studios with exponentially larger budgets than when they started out, and they still can’t best their stuff from the 90’s even when they’re actively trying to stomp it out like with BW.

Some genres just lend themselves really well to 2D isometric.

parkin

1082 Posts

June 03 2023 23:19 GMT

#58

On June 04 2023 05:05 Jae Zedong wrote:
AoE 3 and 4 went 3D. AoE 2 from the 90s is still the most popular.

CnC went 3D. The old 2D games from the 90s are still the most popular.

Heroes of Might and Magic went 3D. HoMM3 from the 90s is still the most popular.

Starcraft went 3D. Brood War from the 90s is still the most popular.

Monster studios with exponentially larger budgets than when they started out, and they still can’t best their stuff from the 90’s even when they’re actively trying to stomp it out like with BW.

Some genres just lend themselves really well to 2D isometric.

I wish the diablo2 remake was high definition 2d instead of 3d too.

zdfgdftre

2 Posts

June 04 2023 09:18 GMT

#59

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ZeroByte13

780 Posts

June 04 2023 11:02 GMT

#60

On June 04 2023 05:05 Jae Zedong wrote:
Starcraft went 3D. Brood War from the 90s is still the most popular.

Well, BW is much less popular than SC2 everywhere but Korea. If we exclude specifically Korean e-sport scene, SC2 trumps BW popularity easily.
Which is expected from a game that was released 12 years later and has more user-friendly UI.