StarCraft: Remastered is a remastered edition of the 1998 real-time strategy video game StarCraft and its expansion Brood War, which was released on August 14, 2017. It retains the gameplay of the original StarCraft, but features ultra-high-definition graphics (ultra HD), re-recorded audio, and Blizzard’s modern online feature suite. The remaster was developed over the period of a year and included playtesting from professional StarCraft players.
StarCraft: Remastered was the first project released by the “Classic Games division”, a team at Blizzard focused on updating and remastering some of their older titles, with an initially announced focus on StarCraft, Diablo II, and Warcraft III.Prior to release, the original StarCraft and its expansion were both made free to download and play. The remaster features redone visuals and sound assets while still using the same engine as the original, which allows for cross-play compatibility across both versions.
It received favorable reviews upon release, with many critics praising its success in updating the visuals while leaving the gameplay unchanged.
StarCraft: Remastered retains the gameplay of the original, but updates its graphics and sound. Its remastered graphics support up to 4K ultra-high-definition resolution, and its original soundtrack and sound effects are re-recorded. Its online features are updated to support Blizzard’s modern suite, including improved multiplayer matchmaking, social integration with other Blizzard games, and saved settings on Blizzard’s cloud computers such that player campaign progress, replays, custom maps, and keybindings are synced wherever the player opens the game.Players can pair their online accounts from the original game with Blizzard’s modern online accounts to continue their win/loss statistics into the remaster. Additionally, players can switch between the original and new graphics and view new zoomed perspectives for players to appreciate the remaster’s new level of detail. It was localized into 13 languages.
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