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On the show floor at BlizzCon today, I caught up with a few "StarCraft" fans and asked them what they thought of yesterday's announcement that the game would be split up into a trilogy.
In my interview with lead producer Chris Sigaty, he explained that the games are based on each of the three races -- Terrans, Zerg and Protoss -- and will feature extensive storylines in the single-player campaign. Thus, the company decided to release it in three parts.
Here's what a few BlizzCon attendees, who all claimed to be big "StarCraft" fans, thought about Blizzard's decision:
Bill, 34, from Seattle, WA
When I told him that it could be a year or more between the games, he said, "F--k!"
"I'll buy the first one, and then I'm probably not going to buy the other two," he said while waiting in line to try "StarCraft II"'s single-player game. Bill said he's too busy to wait a few months for the other ones since he's married and has two kids, and would rather have everything at once. When I told him that it could be a year or more between the games, he said, "F--k!" He said he'd consider buying the other two eventually -- "Zerg" and "Protoss" -- depending on "how good they are."
John, 24, from Salt Lake City, UT
A Zerg player all the way, John thought splitting up the games into three parts was "a little lame." "We all have our favorite races to play, and it sucks and I have to wait for Zerg," he said of his favorite race, which will be the second release in the trilogy. "But it's not going to stop me from buying the games," he added. "I like and don't like [the trilogy] because of the wait, but they'll be awesome games. I'm more excited for the multiplayer features than the single-player. I guess I don't care when it comes out as long as it's good."
Alex, 24, from Pasadena, CA
For a player who favors the Terran race (the game that's coming out first), Alex had a lot of gripes about the trilogy. "What made the original 'StarCraft' so legendary wasn't the single-player mode," he explained after his "StarCraft II" multiplayer session. As someone who never completed the single-player campaigns in the past "StarCraft" releases, he thought that Blizzard might have gotten "carried away" with the trilogy of single-player storylines.
He thought that Blizzard might have gotten "carried away" with the trilogy of single-player campaigns.
"[The single-player mode] is fun and exciting and cool, but you do that once or twice and that's it," Alex said. "Splitting it into three different games, it may be too much for single-player; it's a lot of story. The story is neat but what's really fun is the gameplay." In the end, he thinks that he would've preferred "a more elegant, slimmed-down game" with all three races at once. "If you're an avid fan, it's not a deal-breaker; a lot of people will still like it and buy it. I have mixed feelings about it."
Brian, 21, from Portland, OR
Brian has no preference for a particular race, so splitting the game into three pieces doesn't bother him. "I play it to enjoy it, and I'm going to buy all three," he said. "It's more profit for the company and more entertainment for everybody. Everybody wins."
As for the wait between each game, that irritates him a little bit. "I'm not going to jump for joy that I have to wait a huge chunk of time between the races but beyond that, it's still going to be a great game," he said. "I'm patient, and I can cope. Regardless of what they do, I'll be buying them."
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Readers, what about you?
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