Big Starcraft II media update

BlizzCon 2008 has finished and as expected lot of news and announcements were made. It happened a month ago but unfortunately I was too busy with work to write up a post. Finally, here it is.

 

Starcraft II Trilogy

Starcraft II will be shipped as trilogy instead of one big game. The reason for this decision is that if all story elements, cut scenes, interactive dialogue is bundled together it would be too big for a single product.  So, There will be 3 stand alone titles:

StarCraft 2 Terrans: Wings of Liberty

Protoss: Legacy of the Void

Zerg: Heart of the Swarm

 

In each of these we can expect from 26 to 30 missions. This and more was discussed in an interview with Bob Colayco.

Starcraft is one of the best RTS games and if you wonder how does Starcraft II feels in game play, check the article at Gamespot. In nutshell, here is a what's it is like:

it’s obvious the development team is keeping much of the old but also introducing new ways to convey aspects, including story and character development. Based on what we’ve seen so far, Starcraft II hits the nail right on the head and reboots the series like a well-timed Stim Pack release.

It's time to see some videos. First one is Zerg vs Terran.

 

 

 

If you want more have a look at these.

 

 

 

 

For everyone looking for high definition videos to download head to MegaGames.

If you want to believe rumors we may have a demo of Starcraft II early next year...

Little Big Planet - MacGyver moment

I have seen quite a few articles about Little Big Planet  (LBP) on the Internet. I didn't take time to read so I had no idea what this game is about.

Well, Little Big Planet is

Unique game combining an amazing platform adventure with a huge social community enabling consumers to play, create and share their gaming.

The world of LittleBigPlanet is unlike anything you have visited before: a

— handcrafted landscape made from

recognizable materials together with pure imagination! Instead of the pre-scripted gameplay normally seen in platform games,

LittleBigPlanet uses an advanced physics system which takes full advantage of the PLAYSTATION®3 systems power. Shapes, materials and objects all react exactly as you expect so balls roll, sledges slide and springs go boing.

So it is quite different and gives players a very nice playground. You can start small with decorations and get into more serious stuff later on. How serious? Depends on the ideas and free time.

I saw the video (see below) that simply amazed me. Beginning is quite simple and does not look very impressive. And then second half of the video is the revelation.

LittleBigPlanet 'Giant Calculator' gameplay

Not that it is a working calculator but it is a mechanical one! Upsilandre managed to get his/hers head around workings of mechanical calculator but also managed and organized over 1600 mechanical part, 610 magnetic switches, 500 wires and 430 pistons.

For me this is a definitely a MacGyver moment!

I wish this video is available in high definition...