I thought it sucked when it was first released and I think it sucks today inspite of the Blizzard fanboys who claim it is the greatest game of all time.
I think the fact that half of south korea plays and buys potato chips with zerg on the package is a greater indication to its sucktitude.
A couple of RTSs (From that era) that are better include Red Alert and TA.
A typical starcraft LAN game last about 5, maybe 10 minutes. It's just spam a certain unit and rush them while building more and more farms and SCVs. You don't even GET to play with any of the advanced units. If both players are talented, a 1v1 game may last 15 minutes top. A game of Red Alert, with two talented players, can last hours with neither side getting a serious advantage. A game of TA could theoretically last DAYS. Everyone tried to tank rush in TA when they first got and relaized the problem of leaving scrap at your enemy doorstep is really bad for your side so Tank rushing was alomst eliminated. In RA, Tank Rushing was a viable strategy but a talented player could stop it pretty easily.
In starcraft, it's just rush this and rush that and it is just a flat out who can get the resources first.
If i had to rank the AIs in the three games, it would be 1)TA 2)RA 3)SC.
The single player plot in SC was dumb, Red Alert was entertaining, and I liked the TA plot.
-Those horrible looking CGI cutscenes were painful to look at even back then. I felt like I was watching an episode of Babylon 5.
-The Units in RA were so much more fun to play with. Can a stupid bunker even compare to the awsomeness of a Tesla Coil? TA had soooo many units it was rediculous.
-For every one unit you build in SC you can build a dozen in RA or TA, it gives that whole war aspect of the game a much more real feel. I don't like going into battle with 10 soldiers and a couple of tanks and easily being able to over run their base.
I think the fact that half of south korea plays and buys potato chips with zerg on the package is a greater indication to its sucktitude.
A couple of RTSs (From that era) that are better include Red Alert and TA.
A typical starcraft LAN game last about 5, maybe 10 minutes. It's just spam a certain unit and rush them while building more and more farms and SCVs. You don't even GET to play with any of the advanced units. If both players are talented, a 1v1 game may last 15 minutes top. A game of Red Alert, with two talented players, can last hours with neither side getting a serious advantage. A game of TA could theoretically last DAYS. Everyone tried to tank rush in TA when they first got and relaized the problem of leaving scrap at your enemy doorstep is really bad for your side so Tank rushing was alomst eliminated. In RA, Tank Rushing was a viable strategy but a talented player could stop it pretty easily.
In starcraft, it's just rush this and rush that and it is just a flat out who can get the resources first.
If i had to rank the AIs in the three games, it would be 1)TA 2)RA 3)SC.
The single player plot in SC was dumb, Red Alert was entertaining, and I liked the TA plot.
-Those horrible looking CGI cutscenes were painful to look at even back then. I felt like I was watching an episode of Babylon 5.
-The Units in RA were so much more fun to play with. Can a stupid bunker even compare to the awsomeness of a Tesla Coil? TA had soooo many units it was rediculous.
-For every one unit you build in SC you can build a dozen in RA or TA, it gives that whole war aspect of the game a much more real feel. I don't like going into battle with 10 soldiers and a couple of tanks and easily being able to over run their base.
