#ESPSpread - StarCraft Remastered

StarCraft: Brood War is seeing its first update since January of 2009, that’s over eight years ago. It’s amazing to think that a game with almost no developer support for eight years is able to retain a fanbase that have continued to play for all this time. With this update, there is a lot of excitement from everyone in the scene including a few personalities who haven’t been heard from in some time.

There are several talking points when it comes to the newest update, the first of which is that the game is going to be free to play. By adopting this model, it means that anyone is able to play without worrying about the cost or trying to find a cracked version and trying to get it to work on their computer. It will remove any hassle from getting into the game which may cause new players who have never played a game of Brood War before to have a go and you never know, they may end up sticking around and playing it for years to come.

Being that the game was first released in 1998, it graphics, although still loved by hardcore fans to this day, haven’t really stood the test of time. They are outdated, pixelated, and a turn off for new players. The remastered version will see every model in the game given a facelift to bring it into the 21st century and make it more appealing to the general audience.

The biggest concern the community had with this update is whether Blizzard was going to be changing any of the mechanics in the game which were originally found as bugs or flaws in the games engine or if they were going to make the game easier. Thankfully they have confirmed that nothing apart from the updating graphics is changing and the game will still be extremely hard to play allowing for better players to separate themselves from the rest.

Since the release of StarCraft II in 2010, the Brood War scene died a slow death in South Korea where many still loved it and didn’t like the gameplay that it successor had to offer. Recently there has been a revitalisation of the scene with companies such as Afreeca putting on large tournaments with significant prize money which has seen many familiar faces such as Flash and Jaedong return to game which made them famous. Is the game going to continue to grow or are people just returning for a quick nostalgia hit and will stop playing or watching in the near future? Only time will tell.