July 2006
StarCraft - Finished the Campaign
July 31, 2006 Filed in: Video Games
I just completed the entire StarCraft campaign. There were 30 missions in all: 10 Terran, 10 Zerg, and 10 Protoss. The game was extremely well done. The balance between the races seemed just about perfect. The story line was very good, particularly for a real-time strategy game. Even the cinematics were so well done that they didn't look too bad for a game that came out in 1998. All in all, I had a blast playing it. I may have to revise my pick for my favorite RTS. StarCraft is certainly in the same league as my other favorites, Myth II: Soulblighter and Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings.
Completed the Zerg Missions
July 20, 2006 Filed in: Video Games
I finished the last four Zerg missions. It took a little while to get used to playing the Zergs after the Terrans. However, by the last few missions, I felt pretty comfortable with them and actually enjoyed the difference in units and strategy. Next will be the final ten missions of the game, the Protoss missions. It should be fun. StarCraft is defintely climbing the ranks as one of my all time favorite games.
StarCraft - Another Try
July 12, 2006 Filed in: Video Games
I'm back playing StarCraft again. I first played it several years ago. I attempted the campaign, which consisted of 10 Terran missions followed by 10 Zerg missions and finally 10 Protoss missions. I got stuck on mission 10, the last Terran mission. I shelved the game, moved on, and didn't play it again until about two weeks ago. What a great game! It certainly deserves its reputation as one of the all-time greats. I'm enjoying it a lot more this time. I think my time spent playing Age of Empires II: Age of Kings helped me improve my RTS skills. So far, I've finished all of the Terran missions and am up to Zerg mission 7. This time, I hope to finish the entire campaign. I have the StarCraft Battle Chest so I have all of the Brood War missions to play as well.