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Why did you prefer SC1? Obviously, you're not the only one with this opinion (judging by the relatively low interest SC2 gathered compared to the Brood War year
by halflings 10y ago
Why did you prefer SC1? Obviously, you're not the only one with this opinion (judging by the relatively low interest SC2 gathered compared to the Brood War years), but most of the time people say vague things like "SC1 is more challenging, requires more strategy" which make me think they haven't played SC2 competitively or watched pro-players.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoMy reasons are completely unrelated to multiplayer. Primary reason - I liked the storyline of SC1 much better than of the sequel. SC1 story was pretty dark, and full of interplanetary political dramas. SC2 felt much more like fantasy in space, and focused mostly on individuals and their romantic relationships. I know I might be in minority here, but I strongly prefer stories about the world to stories about the people [0]. Secondary reason - graphical style. Again, SC1 had these dark and serious tones. In SC2, everything feels plastic and cartoonish. -- [0] - I remember someone accusing many sci-fi writers of producing "flat" characters that lack depth. My response to that is that if I wanted to read about people and their interpersonal dramas, I'd pick up romantic novels instead.
- SerLava 10y agoSC2 is better now after the expansions, but for a while it was pretty dominated by various boring and/or cheesy strategies. And SC1 has some mechanics that are almost like fighting games, which are often basically subtle bug exploits. It is VERY difficult to physically pull off some of the motions required to compete at a high level. I prefer SC2 but there are real reasons people prefer Brood War.