03-07-2003, 11:52 PM
Warcraft III's storyline is definitely very close to that of Starcraft. It's quite odd, considering how much they hyped up the single player campaign and storyline. It seems to me that, despite all their boasting, they rushed the back-story and campaign. There are a number of large discrepancies in the stories presented in the manual, including a lot of statements that flat-out contradict what was seen in the previous Warcraft games and their respective manuals. Warcraftiii.net had a large thread listing all the inconsistencies a while back.
In my opinion, the Diablo world is the best one to use in a potential feature film. The back-story in the Diablo I manual is very good, and it's just a shame it wasn't conveyed better in the games. Warcraft has been done to death, and it's getting a bit silly now, where the story team seems to operate along the lines of, "What shall we do next? I know! Let's introduce a new race and a new continent! Where have they been all those years? Well, let's look at the options. ( a ) They've been sleeping for thousands of years, or ( b ) They came through a portal from another world. What's the hook? Hmm... let me think... I know! The end of the world!" (Sorry for the rant. :P ) Starcraft has potential, but personally sci-fi has never been my thing.
In my opinion, the Diablo world is the best one to use in a potential feature film. The back-story in the Diablo I manual is very good, and it's just a shame it wasn't conveyed better in the games. Warcraft has been done to death, and it's getting a bit silly now, where the story team seems to operate along the lines of, "What shall we do next? I know! Let's introduce a new race and a new continent! Where have they been all those years? Well, let's look at the options. ( a ) They've been sleeping for thousands of years, or ( b ) They came through a portal from another world. What's the hook? Hmm... let me think... I know! The end of the world!" (Sorry for the rant. :P ) Starcraft has potential, but personally sci-fi has never been my thing.