RE-BORED
NEED TO KNOW
WHAT IS IT?
A remaster of the classic RTS
EXPECT TO PAY
£25
DEVELOPER
Blizzard Entertainment
PUBLISHER
Blizzard Entertainment
REVIEWED ON
GTX 1080Ti, Intel i7-8086K, 16GB RAM
MULTIPLAYER
Yes
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This reborn RTS spins a yarn about a host of factions fighting over the course of several campaigns, and then again in multiplayer battles and skirmishes. But there’s also another conflict: the one between 2002 and 2020. There’s the classic original game with its elaborate faction design and clever RPG flourishes, and then there’s the ‘Reforged’ part. It’s an attempt to bring the game into the modern age, but one that feels half-hearted. This is not the remaster that Warcraft III deserves.
Blizzard hasn’t done a great job of communicating what actually is. Initially, it sat somewhere between remaster and full-on remake. Not only was Blizzard going to add heaps of new art and modern graphics wizardry, it was going to go over the campaigns again, improving them, tinkering with the pace, and even bringing the lore and story in. There were going to be new cutscenes, a new UI, and more. With the exception of the graphics improvements, Blizzard has walked most of these changes back.
