That there title says it all. Available now, $39 for all three. It's a little tempting, but at that price I'd be waiting until I was ready to install and start clicking before I considered dropping the cash. Although to be fair, $13 for each game isn't an awful price. And if you already own the WC3 remaster from a few years ago, the bundle is discounted to account for that (it's $20.) It turns out you can also buy the games individually.
/edit - forgot the actual video.
/edit Mk2 - On Battle.net.
Re: Warcraft 1, 2, 3 remaster
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 11:11 pm
by Isgrimnur
Blackhawk wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2024 11:08 pm
That there title says it all.
Sorry, Battle.net. I forgot that Blizzard has relaxed their 'Bnet only' policies recently. They've stuck to their own store for so long that it didn't even occur to me.
Re: Warcraft 1, 2, 3 remaster
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 11:26 pm
by Isgrimnur
No worries.
Re: Warcraft 1, 2, 3 remaster
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 11:43 pm
by Blackhawk
Wheew.
Re: Warcraft 1, 2, 3 remaster
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 11:52 pm
by Blackhawk
Updated to add:
If you already own the WC3 remaster from a few years ago, the bundle is discounted to account for that (it's $20.) It turns out you can also buy the games individually.
Re: Warcraft 1, 2, 3 remaster
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2024 1:13 pm
by YellowKing
I'm playing the Starcraft/Starcraft II remasters on GamePass now. I may pick this up when I'm done with those.
Re: Warcraft 1, 2, 3 remaster
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2024 1:30 pm
by Pyperkub
YellowKing wrote: Thu Nov 14, 2024 1:13 pm
I'm playing the Starcraft/Starcraft II remasters on GamePass now. I may pick this up when I'm done with those.
How's are the Starcraft remasters?
also Zug Zug!
Re: Warcraft 1, 2, 3 remaster
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2024 3:07 pm
by YellowKing
Pyperkub wrote:How's are the Starcraft remasters?
I haven't played 2 yet, but I'm having fun with Starcraft 1.
You just really have to temper your expectations. While it's a slight graphical remaster, it's not a complete overhaul. So all the trappings of an ancient RTS are still there - absolutely horrible pathfinding, glacially slow unit and build times, very simple options and levels. I'm still having fun with it because it's Starcraft, but it shows its age.
SC2 appears from videos to be the far superior remaster, and it's by far the better game, so I've been going back and forth between finishing the original or just ditching it and jumping into SC2.
Re: Warcraft 1, 2, 3 remaster
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2024 4:37 pm
by Blackhawk
Starcraft came out midway through the RTS revolution of the late 90s, when many of the quality-of-life features we know and love had already been figured out. WC1 and WC2 were much earlier in that era (only a few years, but back then, that was significant.)
I haven't played 2 yet, but I'm having fun with Starcraft 1.
You just really have to temper your expectations. While it's a slight graphical remaster, it's not a complete overhaul. So all the trappings of an ancient RTS are still there - absolutely horrible pathfinding, glacially slow unit and build times, very simple options and levels. I'm still having fun with it because it's Starcraft, but it shows its age.
SC2 appears from videos to be the far superior remaster, and it's by far the better game, so I've been going back and forth between finishing the original or just ditching it and jumping into SC2.
Regular Starcraft remaster supports higher res monitors and widescreen now tho?
Re: Warcraft 1, 2, 3 remaster
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2024 6:07 pm
by Torfish
Bought. Thanks Blackhawk!
I've never played the first or second warcraft but always wanted to.
Re: Warcraft 1, 2, 3 remaster
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2024 7:14 pm
by YellowKing
Pyperkub wrote:Regular Starcraft remaster supports higher res monitors and widescreen now tho?
Yeah, I'm playing on a 3440x1440 monitor. It doesn't do full widescreen at that resolution (does the black bars on the side), but it looks crisp and clear. I haven't had any issues display-wise.
Re: Warcraft 1, 2, 3 remaster
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2024 10:46 am
by Chraolic
Blackhawk wrote: Thu Nov 14, 2024 4:37 pm
Starcraft came out midway through the RTS revolution of the late 90s, when many of the quality-of-life features we know and love had already been figured out. WC1 and WC2 were much earlier in that era (only a few years, but back then, that was significant.)
Boy, was it ever. I think group select in Warcraft 1 was a whole four units.
Re: Warcraft 1, 2, 3 remaster
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2024 1:38 pm
by Hipolito
I've never played the original Warcraft III, so the remaster interests me. I heard it was botched, but it sounds like they fixed it.
Blackhawk wrote: Thu Nov 14, 2024 4:37 pm
Starcraft came out midway through the RTS revolution of the late 90s, when many of the quality-of-life features we know and love had already been figured out. WC1 and WC2 were much earlier in that era (only a few years, but back then, that was significant.)
Boy, was it ever. I think group select in Warcraft 1 was a whole four units.
Didn't it depend on the size of the units? Or was that a later game?
Re: Warcraft 1, 2, 3 remaster
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 6:50 am
by Chraolic
GreenGoo wrote: Sat Nov 16, 2024 1:44 pm
Didn't it depend on the size of the units? Or was that a later game?
No, I don't think different-sized unit portraits were added until Starcraft. This is how I remember playing:
Warcraft 2 raised the number of units you could group select to nine, which was a bit more useful.
Re: Warcraft 1, 2, 3 remaster
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 10:54 am
by GreenGoo
Yeah, looking at the screenshot, I don't think I played the original warcraft, although I definitely remember seeing it on store shelves.
