@@angelocappella3397 they did, other thing is that Wings of liberty campaign is the only one we can relate to SC1, while hearth of the swarm was mediocre and LoV was an epic conclusion.
No way, time and time again Raynor made clear the wanted "kerrigan back" due to their past relationship, that alone is enough to discard the idea that it can relate to BW. LotV is probably the closest if we remove the epilogue @@celine_aeterna
stoogemoedude oh i see what you mean. You mean that in the actual gameplay they can't get down if there is no ramp, but in reality they COULD jump down, IF they were indeed real.
+jkSam Yeah, I really love Starcraft 2, but the story, suspence, mystery and grittiness isn't the same, as with Diablo III everything has to be pointed out to the extreme...
Simon Huus Kristensen Blizzard right now has issues with the writings i think. For instance their latest Overwatch short are extremely poor and lack depth in writing, they are very beautiful and cool but are just so generic and even cliché
Андрей Лазутин Sort off. But most of what theyre describing is how the first Starcraft and its expansion completely blows the water when it comes to writing compared to Starcraft 2 and its 3 expansions.
Yeah, they didn't have the tech to do lip syncing, and yet, look at what a fantastic job they did with the tools they had at the time. It still holds up amazing well. If they make a Starcraft movie, I'd much rather the original Starcraft style to be what it is based on.
Facts. You being here though... 👀 New vid soon about what made Brood Wars so amazing? Also, amazing job on that New Vegas vid, just played thru it myself recently and it really is something different.
03:20 I just LOVE how the lyrics of the song contradicts with the fate of the abandoned marine. It really adds up to the theme of war(in this case BW) being very deceiving and hellish: N'Ayez pas peur (Don't be afraid) De soufrir (Of suffering) Le futur (The future) Nous attend (Awaits us) Les soldats reviendront! (The soldiers will return!) Arriveront victorieux! (They will arrive victoriously!) Donnez tout pour l'honneur! (Give everything for honor!)
"Take us into orbit Mr. Malmsteen, we have seen enough." 10 years later: "Ohh I love you so much Sarah." "Sorry Jim, I can't marry you, I have to become a space god now."
Gendo ruwo I couldn't agree more. Such a silly ending... How come Blizzard insists on making their Sci Fi into a fantasy setting, and their fantasy setting into Sci Fi? Couldn't they just keep the Sci Fi, Sci Fi and the fantasy, fantasy?
My childhood was this game, this particular Intro was so amazing yet scary to watch. I love this game, used to have a notebook where I planned strategies.
Everyone is talking about the Aria music but I also think the guitar solo bits in this particualar scene 1:33 gave a badass sinister setting of the ground forces situation.
@@UndefinedBailiwick sort of, it has the darker tone (both literally and metaphorically), but lacks the grit, atmosphere, and lets not forget the jimmy hendrix guitar riffs.
- Dissecting a dead zerg in a lab is one thing, being resurrected and hybridized with them and endlessly being tortured is another! Are you prepared to go all the way with this, Alexei? - No. No, I'd rather have my vodka... My good admiral. - Good, good, I knew I... Wait, what?
This is still one of my favorite intro cinematics to any videogame. It sets up the rather tragic story of the Earthlings perfectly. It's so well done that it doesn't even really feel 23 years old, despite the aged graphics. Really highlights how important it is to have strong art direction.
"The only reason us terrans even stood a chance against the protoss and the zerg is because we slaughtered one another for centuries and became very good at it."
@Amber Wolf I wondered that too haha. I am not sure how voracious Zerglings are. Will they leave if you stop moving?! I wonder if the Terran handbook has info on how to survive Zergling encounters when unarmed. "Play dead, curl into a ball, throw lemon juice on them if all else fails."
Man, I miss this StarCraft. I've been rewatching the StarCraft 2 cinematics and man, they pale in comparison to this. No scene in StarCraft 2 captures the same feeling of utter bleakness and level of grit that war creates like this does.
+Tha Professor I know! This utter bleakness and level of grit is what made me so excited to load up Brood War when I was a kid. I could imagine being there. Now Starcraft has given up on this level of realism in my opinion. Back when Brood War came out, Blizzard was more committed to making Starcraft a separate universe from Warcraft. SC2 plays more like an official Warcraft mod, although still fun.
+Tha Professor I partly agree. I really really like Starcraft 2 too, and considers it's gameplay superior, but storywise, suspence etc., was better in the originals
+maskedpillager You insult Warcraft by comparing SC2 to a Warcraft mod. As bright in design as Warcraft was, it was just as gritty. Nothing is more plot twist and thought provoking than the evil faction winning. The ending cutscene especially.
In sc2 cinematics there were too much talking and less action, in sc1 cinematics there were only few words spoken, but music and the atmosphere were so bloody and dark, you actually felt yourself on those situations and was afraid of dying and wish you could survive in these situations, but then death reaches everyone, that is really atmospheric
RIP to the marines who died fighting down there. Even though most of them were convicts and criminals, but being abandoned like that was the worst way to die! Back when even cinematics and graphics were extremely Dark, Brutal and Terrifying even before the start of the game itself which was and still is my favourite! The zergs' brutality and the Terrans' hopelessness is so full of thought provoking moments, til death without help when one thought about would have been the only chance of survival and escape is absolutely scary and sad to watch! Bravo to the old schoolers like myself!
Elements of the French had similar experiences after Vietnam with being abandoned behind enemy lines and they could hear their desperate pleas on the radio
whYLiE09 You did not play Starcraft II, didn't you? Minor spoilers, Duran is not zerg, nor human, nor protoss, and he only pretended to work for Kerrigan.
The UED battlecruiser wasn't there to help the Terrans on the ground. The terrans on the ground are Dominion marines (Arcturus Mengsk's), it was UED's plan to lure the Zerg against them by using the psi-emitters. Those two marines simply thought it was back-up when in fact the UED were responsible for bringing the zerg there.
+Boster17503 Not just you. I'm actually quite pro-UED and totally sympathise with their efforts back in brood war. I was sad to see blizz kinda left 'em off in SC2.
The UED was more like a neutral fraction for me not as bad as the dominion but not as good as the "new dominion." Besides isn't Stukov enough for you guys? At least the UED got mentioned (and stukov) so Blizzard hasn't forgotten them
+Yepit's ME! Neutral faction? The UED almost took over the korpulu sector and if it wasn't for the Terrans, protoss, and zerg teaming up. They wouldn't have lost. They were both good and bad. Stukov isn't enough really. Mentioning them isn't enough also. True but they should of had a major role in StarCraft II's storyline. The UED was/is the only true and most powerful terran faction and that is why people miss the UED.
Back when the graphics were dark and foreboding, not shiny and sharp. Every battle seemed dire and dark, another last stand. Each unit had an interestingly wonderful backstory and things seemed perfectly balanced. Then Starcraft II happened. WoL was pretty darn good (though really shiny), but then the expansions came and the game catered more and more to only esports and ignored the typical player and created gimmicky units to make for more micro intensive gameplay... instead of interesting units that made sense and were cool. Mothership core? Pylons that make cannons basically pointless? Random explodey orb units? Mines that don't actually blow up? Flying zerg units that simply lick the opponents (regardless of size) and can fling them across the map? Blizzard stopped making StarCraft cool with the StarCraft II expansions...
OMG, I never put this together before. In all these years. But during the whole firebat thing, I always thought for some reason it was a close up of his face with that helmet in the fire screaming. But it was the dude who was knocked down! I always thought it was weird he was screaming like that, now I know it was the other dude getting roasted to death! I blame it on the low fidelity and all the red armor.
Not at all. Sc2 has many storylines that are memorable and better told than sc. Outside of the epilogue I ha e enjoyed sc2 on its entirety. The music the level design , the cinematics and the characters are all relatable and well crafted. WoL remains my fav of the 3.
I remember being a kid the first time I saw this intro. Blew my mind. Made me so excited to play this. Shame how the story went in StarCraft 2, but man the first one and brood war were a wild ride
Is it weird that one of the parts I miss the most are those big 'ol headlamps on the chest? The newer recessed ones don't feel as fitting for common rank and file soldiers.
The story telling and atmosphere still astonishing even in 2022. Modern games make things more clear and high-res, but did not come with better experience.
Heavily inspired by the bridge scene in apocalypse now. Just realized this, from the circus lights to the silent black grenadier, the "who is in command" quote too.
Dude, these cinematics is the charm that gave another perspective to Star Craft, not only to him but also to the WarCraft and Diablo. These StarCraft, much as 3D and FX were not so evolved that time, the textures and everything, if it were produced content as well, as such, in my humble opinion, would give more visibility to StarCraft product and help to sell more, quality, action figures, trading cards, the new Heroes of the Storm. The fans would love and the quality of modeling, rigs and animations, it would be easier to produce than current cinematics that seem mega Hollywood productions.
+ADMIRAL4488 There is this Movie called apocalypse now that was made in the 1970`s its pretty much the best war movie ever made. And one of the scenes is very similar to the trench in this movie down to the Christmas lights Heavy metal riffing in the background and what the Marines say is very similar too.
Vik Ing That's the one. Right down to the Marine asking who's in charge and Hendrix-style licks playing on the speaker. Then those in upper command just completely abandoning the place.
Bring us up, helms, men....we must help other sectors... leave them to their fates... they will die fighting for freedom... we must carry on the dutys of freedom.
Back when StarCraft was dark and gritty, not about being happy go lucky and saving the universe and over designing things. The music, sound effects, everything here just matches up with what StarCraft should be, not people in fat suits with squirt guns trying to kill a bi-polar psychic mutant to save the (cliche) universe while honor horny reptiles do nothing.
kittylactose As someone who's actually okay with Starcraft II... I do kinda like the darker tone of the originals. I have no idea what you're getting at with fat suits and bipolar mutants and stuff though.
+LieutenantAlaki Some people like to just rant bullshit for the sake of ranting. I can't really call SC2 'happy go lucky' considering it has some mass slaughter and gore in it.
+Momo Peter I'd say it's still worth a try, and this is a very valiant effort I must say. Plus Starcraft's grittiness was more on the lines of cyberpunk dystopia, while warhammer relies on dark age, archaic draconian tropes to provide its grit. That said, and as a fan of 40k myself, I really do wish 40k would don some more sci-fi themes, since sometimes it's like it relies too much on its fantasy counterpart.
This is just my opinion but I feel that this scene as gained ever more power now than when it first came out because watching mature, edgy stuff like this back then was pretty normal in stuff aimed for younger audiences but now a days you don't see stuff like this anymore.
I remember New Years Eve of 1999. I was 14, I was addicted to SC BroodWar and I was worried that Y2k was going to ruin my computer and deprive me of Starcraft. Those were scary times.
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well, he certainly knows everything about the zerg NOW! Just a shame that they seem to have completely forgotten the fact that he has 2 kids, would have been nice if he had at least made a token reference to them and the fact that he can't ever get to see them again >
sure very few people don't notice how good the direction and writing is in this 4 minute clip lmao reminding me how far blizzard has fell from the apple tree
And you think the UED are any better than Mengsk? They're not exactly the heroes of the story y'know. In their minds it's a waste of manpower and resources when they have other more important objectives to accomplish.
This is one of my memorable childhood moments that I had with my father. Had to sit and watch him for hours till I get the chance to play. Still missing him and really glad that he introduced me to starcraft till the pc gaming world..
It's the cinematography that separates the cinematics of the original Starcraft and Starcraft 2. With the original Starcraft, technology was rather limited, so the developers had to make do with rendering objects in a small space. A lot more "tricks" get used, too, such as low lighting etc. With Starcraft 2, the developers could afford to make larger-scaled cinematics, but people were already kinda "jaded" with CGI battle scenes. SC2 cinematics give you the feeling of re-watching SW: Attack of the Clones with space marines as clones, rather than something innovative.
You can feel the tension, frustration, and fear of the lone marines that are focused on while they battle the Zerg. These aren't mindless clones upon clones of grunts like we see above them. These were individuals, convicts and colonists alike, who are pitted against an endless swarm of horror that can tear them and their defenses to shreds and the effort to survive is almost futile.
shows you how much i played starcraft....explosions to the rockets that kill the two zerg that get whacked after firebat blows up are the same sound effect for the reaver's scarab detonations Oo
You know, whenever I see that guy in the white suit that killed the two zerg, I always think that he is Duran since Duran's character, the Ghost, has what looks like his bullets explode when it hits the target (like most Ghosts do), and every time I always think of this scene where the two zerglings explode by the guy's strange rifle design, which looks less like an Assault Rifle and more like an actual rifle or a grenade launcher of sorts. Thought this was where he was 'infested' by the Zerg. Also seemed like he was pulling up his Visor when the lights go up just in case they might see him or something.
I thought this character was significant or really could have been significant, you know some sort of a local marshall like what raynor was, but obviously this isnt so since starcraft II was a big mess
Starcraft 1's gauss rifles were built like that: Vaguely MG42/MG34 like with an underbarrel grenade launcher. Most likely this was just another marine.
Back when Blizzard knew how to write great stories. These guys are legends.
It's literally just an apocalypse now reference
RIP to our first man. :´(
more like homage, the story is different
@@itsok6640well it sems to more like aliens homage
*great*
SC2: well made movie, majestic, romantic
SC1: real war, cruel, dark, mysterious
SC1 was the best! SC2 didn't even follow the original storyline.
@@angelocappella3397 How not so?
@@angelocappella3397 they did, other thing is that Wings of liberty campaign is the only one we can relate to SC1, while hearth of the swarm was mediocre and LoV was an epic conclusion.
No way, time and time again Raynor made clear the wanted "kerrigan back" due to their past relationship, that alone is enough to discard the idea that it can relate to BW. LotV is probably the closest if we remove the epilogue @@celine_aeterna
@@angelocappella3397 but starcraft 2 is better
That poor guy in the beginning, first being teared apart by the zerg, then being burnt alive.
"Take us into orbit, Mr. Malmsteen. We've seen enough." Coldest.Line.Ever
"Helsmen, that us into the orbit... now!" :/
Belay that order!@@Andre_-lHl-_Carmona
"I know all about the zerg."
Oh Stukov.. you had no idea about just how personal your relationship with the swarm would become.
He went all the way.
Well those marines surely weren't killed by the zerglings... there were no ramps off those cliffs :P
You think the Zerg care? besides it wasn't that high.
Kuldar Lepp No, they'd bunch up on the edge and do nothing
stoogemoedude oh i see what you mean.
You mean that in the actual gameplay they can't get down if there is no ramp, but in reality they COULD jump down, IF they were indeed real.
Kuldar Lepp You just killed the joke. Great job.
Dual Wield hahahahahahaha (Evil Laughter) :D
When I was a kid I've always thought Alex said yes only because he wanted to smoke another cigar.
Ya I think it was because how he responds so sarcastically
Jeffery Chiang Alexi*
Alexeï
They're both cynical Europeans in the vein of the 2 cynical French Generals in Paths of Glory. They need each other and they both know it...
he just wanted to show the cool death metaphor with the lighter to his good admiral)
The all time greatest Blizzard cinematic ever.
You are probably right about this
It is indeed
Battle on the Amerigo in the Zerg Campaign is better imo
@@captaindusty4884 for me both are master pieces
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Love the "Apocalypse Now" reference. That whole trench scene couldn't be more of a tribute.
agree. love that kinda Hendrix guitar
No kidding, the lights, the guitar, even the black marine using the grenade launcher
@@jdizzy01 Asking who's in charge here and getting no response.
Been trying to find that guitar track for so long spent several hours searching if someone can help please let me know
@@ScottyHugefellow @HowDyaYouLikeMeNow same
Wow this is so dark and mysterious. I love Starcraft 2, but I miss this gritty atmosphere :/
+jkSam Yeah, I really love Starcraft 2, but the story, suspence, mystery and grittiness isn't the same, as with Diablo III everything has to be pointed out to the extreme...
Simon Huus Kristensen Blizzard right now has issues with the writings i think. For instance their latest Overwatch short are extremely poor and lack depth in writing, they are very beautiful and cool but are just so generic and even cliché
jkSam I think dark atmosphere is particularly caused by bad graphics.
Андрей Лазутин Sort off. But most of what theyre describing is how the first Starcraft and its expansion completely blows the water when it comes to writing compared to Starcraft 2 and its 3 expansions.
Yeah, they didn't have the tech to do lip syncing, and yet, look at what a fantastic job they did with the tools they had at the time. It still holds up amazing well. If they make a Starcraft movie, I'd much rather the original Starcraft style to be what it is based on.
They don't make em like they used to
Facts.
You being here though... 👀 New vid soon about what made Brood Wars so amazing?
Also, amazing job on that New Vegas vid, just played thru it myself recently and it really is something different.
Does this mean there's a Brood War video coming soon?
@@ActualRealJohnJack Lets hope so
AYYYYYYY
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I always thought Dugalle had fantastic voice acting
in my mind i often confuse him with Charles De Gaulle
Castulo Guerra of T2 and Usual Suspects fame...
He voiced both Duke and Zeratul.
@@xxlCortez RIP Jack Ritschel
Awesome.
- Admiral, the colonists' base will be overrun in a matter of minutes. Shall we intervene?
- Take us into orbit, mr Malmsteen. We've seen enough.
+Genesivare So much for a Battlecruisers presence...
made me cry, first time i saw it back in the 1990's not kidding
@@dimitarcherkezov wuss. Didn't cry but it IS very powerful.
Every time I hear DuGalle say that, I always imagine him a guitar solo in return.
Who called in the fleet huh ?
its been almost 18 years since i first saw that cinematic and I still feel bad for the marine left there.
03:20 I just LOVE how the lyrics of the song contradicts with the fate of the abandoned marine. It really adds up to the theme of war(in this case BW) being very deceiving and hellish:
N'Ayez pas peur
(Don't be afraid)
De soufrir
(Of suffering)
Le futur
(The future)
Nous attend
(Awaits us)
Les soldats reviendront!
(The soldiers will return!)
Arriveront victorieux!
(They will arrive victoriously!)
Donnez tout pour l'honneur!
(Give everything for honor!)
I was searching the lyrics of that part! Thaaaaaaaaaaank you!
What’s the name of the song though?
I LOVE IT!
@@RefugeeKLicious I found this song with this name : Glen Stafford - Brood War Aria.
Merci
"Take us into orbit Mr. Malmsteen, we have seen enough."
10 years later: "Ohh I love you so much Sarah." "Sorry Jim, I can't marry you, I have to become a space god now."
AldiePezeh Haha. So true.
How the mighty hath fallen.
That's a perfect sum-up…
used to be a badass war story.
now a weak soap
Gendo ruwo I couldn't agree more. Such a silly ending...
How come Blizzard insists on making their Sci Fi into a fantasy setting, and their fantasy setting into Sci Fi? Couldn't they just keep the Sci Fi, Sci Fi and the fantasy, fantasy?
My childhood was this game, this particular Intro was so amazing yet scary to watch. I love this game, used to have a notebook where I planned strategies.
Nice!
hang onto that notebook man.
Everyone is talking about the Aria music but I also think the guitar solo bits in this particualar scene 1:33 gave a badass sinister setting of the ground forces situation.
They should have kept the gritty and dark look that you can see in this magnificent opening of Starcraft Brood War in Starcraft 2.
This fmv is so bad it's incredible
@@ygobe2 the visuals might be dated but the atmosphere and tone is leagues better than sc2
The HoTS cinematic kind of has that same look.
@@UndefinedBailiwick sort of, it has the darker tone (both literally and metaphorically), but lacks the grit, atmosphere, and lets not forget the jimmy hendrix guitar riffs.
@@ygobe2 this is 1998 videogame sir
The feel when a 4 minute 90s CGI cinematic impacts you more deeply than the hours of SC2 cutscenes combined.
The only cutscenes in SC2 that affected me was the death of Zeratul. I legit cried.
I legit hated WoL ending, but got to say, Matt's arrival with the Hyperion and the escape was pretty badass.
Nah Jim Raynor's a simp
The Zeratul - Kerrigan "duel" was cool. Then it was all downhill from there. You know, after the "new storyline" got going.
The WOL opening when Tychus get his armor is pretty good for me, it captures the grim look of the first game
I think Stukov learnt all about the zerg by now...
totally agree!!!
Lol he's a zerg now
I’m glad they brought him back. I was worried during heart of the storm that there wasn’t going to be as many familiar characters for the Zerg story.
- Dissecting a dead zerg in a lab is one thing, being resurrected and hybridized with them and endlessly being tortured is another! Are you prepared to go all the way with this, Alexei?
- No. No, I'd rather have my vodka... My good admiral.
- Good, good, I knew I... Wait, what?
@@MattSipka They forgot about the cerebrate tho
This is still one of my favorite intro cinematics to any videogame. It sets up the rather tragic story of the Earthlings perfectly. It's so well done that it doesn't even really feel 23 years old, despite the aged graphics. Really highlights how important it is to have strong art direction.
Man the SC1 Gauss rifles fired like a thousand rounds per minute
"The only reason us terrans even stood a chance against the protoss and the zerg is because we slaughtered one another for centuries and became very good at it."
@@Kalenz1234 whos quote is that?
@@wraith_wr Michael Liberty, although I was paraphrasing.
@@Kalenz1234 Versatility and adaptability have been stock characteristics of humans in RL and in fantasy.
1:23 'Where is the air support?'
'In the air, dude, where d'you usually keep your air support?'
*Air support leaves*
Well, now we have no air support. We're screwed.
Except it wasn't SUPPORTING, was it??
@Amber Wolf I wondered that too haha. I am not sure how voracious Zerglings are. Will they leave if you stop moving?! I wonder if the Terran handbook has info on how to survive Zergling encounters when unarmed. "Play dead, curl into a ball, throw lemon juice on them if all else fails."
Outerspace? Lol the BattleCruisers flying in low orbit seems so weird
Man, I miss this StarCraft. I've been rewatching the StarCraft 2 cinematics and man, they pale in comparison to this. No scene in StarCraft 2 captures the same feeling of utter bleakness and level of grit that war creates like this does.
+Tha Professor I know! This utter bleakness and level of grit is what made me so excited to load up Brood War when I was a kid. I could imagine being there. Now Starcraft has given up on this level of realism in my opinion. Back when Brood War came out, Blizzard was more committed to making Starcraft a separate universe from Warcraft. SC2 plays more like an official Warcraft mod, although still fun.
+Tha Professor I partly agree. I really really like Starcraft 2 too, and considers it's gameplay superior, but storywise, suspence etc., was better in the originals
+maskedpillager You insult Warcraft by comparing SC2 to a Warcraft mod. As bright in design as Warcraft was, it was just as gritty. Nothing is more plot twist and thought provoking than the evil faction winning. The ending cutscene especially.
Warcraft 3 cinematic was very gritty back in its day though, unlike how world of warcraft look like now
Maxyalle Hehe, true....
3:06
That music....that music gets me Every. Dang. Time...*Goose-Bumps*.
For me it's the sight of the massive Battlecruiser slowly (at first) flying away. Like watching an aircraft carrier steaming away-and the music.
It's sooo beautiful..
I agree, do you know by any chance if that music has a name?
@@estebanmasis7114 I think I had the best luck searching "Brood War Aria"? There's also a new version with that theme for Starcraft 2 I think!
In sc2 cinematics there were too much talking and less action, in sc1 cinematics there were only few words spoken, but music and the atmosphere were so bloody and dark, you actually felt yourself on those situations and was afraid of dying and wish you could survive in these situations, but then death reaches everyone, that is really atmospheric
RIP to the marines who died fighting down there. Even though most of them were convicts and criminals, but being abandoned like that was the worst way to die! Back when even cinematics and graphics were extremely Dark, Brutal and Terrifying even before the start of the game itself which was and still is my favourite! The zergs' brutality and the Terrans' hopelessness is so full of thought provoking moments, til death without help when one thought about would have been the only chance of survival and escape is absolutely scary and sad to watch! Bravo to the old schoolers like myself!
Elements of the French had similar experiences after Vietnam with being abandoned behind enemy lines and they could hear their desperate pleas on the radio
The captured grimdark war and soullessness perfectly.
One of the Best cut scenes Blizzard ever made
+Jon-Arne Belsaas A proper opening of Blizzard's golden age, I say.
this one and the wholesome hug of Arthas to his father cinematic
Are you prepared to go all the way with this Alexei?. . . And then he went to deep to the point he became a zerg.
alexei died. Duran and Kerrigan became zerg
whYLiE09 You did not play Starcraft II, didn't you? Minor spoilers, Duran is not zerg, nor human, nor protoss, and he only pretended to work for Kerrigan.
+Arturo Ramírez I did not enjoy starcraft 2. it wasn't really good imo
actually, the information about duran not being zerg and just pretending to work for kerrigan was in brood war so... not spoilers at all
The story of Starcraft II was atrocious so I would discount it as canon.
The UED battlecruiser wasn't there to help the Terrans on the ground. The terrans on the ground are Dominion marines (Arcturus Mengsk's), it was UED's plan to lure the Zerg against them by using the psi-emitters. Those two marines simply thought it was back-up when in fact the UED were responsible for bringing the zerg there.
Am I the only one who miss UED as a faction to fight as/against in SC2?
+Boster17503 Not just you. I'm actually quite pro-UED and totally sympathise with their efforts back in brood war. I was sad to see blizz kinda left 'em off in SC2.
+Gofr5 Sadly, Blizz is just a former shadow of itself. An empty husk.
+Gofr5 I'm glad I'm not the only one who was rooting for the UED.
The UED was more like a neutral fraction for me not as bad as the dominion but not as good as the "new dominion." Besides isn't Stukov enough for you guys? At least the UED got mentioned (and stukov) so Blizzard hasn't forgotten them
+Yepit's ME!
Neutral faction? The UED almost took over the korpulu sector and if it wasn't for the Terrans, protoss, and zerg teaming up. They wouldn't have lost. They were both good and bad. Stukov isn't enough really. Mentioning them isn't enough also. True but they should of had a major role in StarCraft II's storyline. The UED was/is the only true and most powerful terran faction and that is why people miss the UED.
When you watch Apocalypse Now and realize the old Marine with the rocket launcher was based on Roach.
Back when StarCraft games actually had atmosphere...
Back when it was it was sci-fi and every other word wasn't "void"
legacy of the void, actually, must be renamed as legacy of the nerve cords xD
I was looking for this comment.
Essence! Void! Prophecy! Essence! Void! Prophecy! Essence! Void! Prophecy!
Back when the graphics were dark and foreboding, not shiny and sharp. Every battle seemed dire and dark, another last stand.
Each unit had an interestingly wonderful backstory and things seemed perfectly balanced.
Then Starcraft II happened. WoL was pretty darn good (though really shiny), but then the expansions came and the game catered more and more to only esports and ignored the typical player and created gimmicky units to make for more micro intensive gameplay... instead of interesting units that made sense and were cool.
Mothership core? Pylons that make cannons basically pointless? Random explodey orb units? Mines that don't actually blow up? Flying zerg units that simply lick the opponents (regardless of size) and can fling them across the map?
Blizzard stopped making StarCraft cool with the StarCraft II expansions...
"You've seen nothing! Dissecting a dead zerg in a lab is one thing. unleashing them on men is another!" - Gerard Dugalle -
+Dan DCC91 Are you prepared to go all the way with this, Dan DCC91?
Sun Moon Yes... Yes, I am prepared to go all the way, my good admiral...
Dan DCC91 Good, I knew I could count on you.
A pity he didn't take his own advice. And it killed him in the end. He killed himself, not just literally but metaphorically.
@@anstjsdlr Sun Moon, the colonists base will be overrun in a matter of minutes. Shall we intervene?
one of the best intros ever....the music comes in perfectly....great stuff still gives me chills when they take off into orbit and leave them there
OMG, I never put this together before. In all these years. But during the whole firebat thing, I always thought for some reason it was a close up of his face with that helmet in the fire screaming. But it was the dude who was knocked down! I always thought it was weird he was screaming like that, now I know it was the other dude getting roasted to death! I blame it on the low fidelity and all the red armor.
back when games were brutal :)
God how I loved Starcraft back when it was actually sci-fi
SC was always science fantasy.
rip blizzard, this game will always be remembered fondly
This 3 minute cinematic has more soul and personality than all of Starcraft 2 combined.
no, u were just were a kid back then and when SC2 came out u were not.
Not at all. Sc2 has many storylines that are memorable and better told than sc. Outside of the epilogue I ha e enjoyed sc2 on its entirety. The music the level design , the cinematics and the characters are all relatable and well crafted. WoL remains my fav of the 3.
@@carlosc2104 no bro pls no lie
@@carlosc2104 SC2 has better told storylines rofl
@@user-fz6xw6dr4w it has. get over it kid.
"you must go into this with both eyes open"
words that have stuck with me for years
I remember being a kid the first time I saw this intro. Blew my mind. Made me so excited to play this. Shame how the story went in StarCraft 2, but man the first one and brood war were a wild ride
Still looks great in 2019. Miss SC1 power suit so much.
Is it weird that one of the parts I miss the most are those big 'ol headlamps on the chest?
The newer recessed ones don't feel as fitting for common rank and file soldiers.
I didn't know this cinematic was a homage of Apocalypse now. A great movie indeed.
Take us into orbit Mr Malmsteen
*guitar shredding continues*
Unleash the fokking donuts
My god... I'm french and I'm just noticing now that the lyrics to the opera were french... almost 25y later??
It's so incomprehensible! xD
This is art.
That final scene, that final part of the song....shivers
The story telling and atmosphere still astonishing even in 2022. Modern games make things more clear and high-res, but did not come with better experience.
Heavily inspired by the bridge scene in apocalypse now.
Just realized this, from the circus lights to the silent black grenadier, the "who is in command" quote too.
Dude, these cinematics is the charm that gave another perspective to Star Craft, not only to him but also to the WarCraft and Diablo. These StarCraft, much as 3D and FX were not so evolved that time, the textures and everything, if it were produced content as well, as such, in my humble opinion, would give more visibility to StarCraft product and help to sell more, quality, action figures, trading cards, the new Heroes of the Storm. The fans would love and the quality of modeling, rigs and animations, it would be easier to produce than current cinematics that seem mega Hollywood productions.
I love the reference to Apocalypse Now
+beta0blaster
Me too its amazing
+ADMIRAL4488
There is this Movie called apocalypse now that was made in the 1970`s its pretty much the best war movie ever made. And one of the scenes is very similar to the trench in this movie down to the Christmas lights Heavy metal riffing in the background and what the Marines say is very similar too.
+Jon-Arne Belsaas watch?v=f96p-IhcZhQ
This one I think?
Vik Ing That's the one.
Right down to the Marine asking who's in charge and Hendrix-style licks playing on the speaker. Then those in upper command just completely abandoning the place.
"do you know who's in command here...?"
The UED better return with a vengeance!
+jdghgh yeah!
for earth!
+jdghgh Bilzzard like to be cleaver
stockov did say they well return so........... we shall see on the dlc or sc3
+jdghgh Bilzzard like to be cleaver
stockov did say they well return so........... we shall see on the dlc or sc3
This is still pretty much my favourite intro cut-scene to any video/computer game of all time.
WE NEED REINFORCEMENTS TO DEFEND SUPER EARTH
Bring us up, helms, men....we must help other sectors... leave them to their fates... they will die fighting for freedom... we must carry on the dutys of freedom.
This was truly atmospheric, love it. The good old days.
Still the most violent Blizzard cinematic ever, hope Starcraft can return to this one day.
This and the Battle on the Amerigo are my 2 most favorite pieces of cinema. And that epic music!
If some day they make a Starcraft movie (And probably that day will never happen) I hope to see a remake of this scene.
Would be the best opening to the film.
0:28 wow the guy is burning in the fire! Back in the day I always thought it was the firebat looking cool behind his flame. Pretty mature scene
Still get chills, even after all these years.
Always go back to this intro whenever you feel bad about Dugalle's death
So...
[inhales cancer]
Gerard.
:)
Lol
😁😝😄
Hahahaha
The symbolism of this cinematic absolutely is an absolute masterpiece. Remember when they cared?
Back when StarCraft was dark and gritty, not about being happy go lucky and saving the universe and over designing things.
The music, sound effects, everything here just matches up with what StarCraft should be, not people in fat suits with squirt guns trying to kill a bi-polar psychic mutant to save the (cliche) universe while honor horny reptiles do nothing.
kittylactose As someone who's actually okay with Starcraft II... I do kinda like the darker tone of the originals. I have no idea what you're getting at with fat suits and bipolar mutants and stuff though.
+LieutenantAlaki Some people like to just rant bullshit for the sake of ranting. I can't really call SC2 'happy go lucky' considering it has some mass slaughter and gore in it.
kittylactose if i play SC2 on high graphical settings, the units looks like their colored with really bright plastic paint.
+Momo Peter I'd say it's still worth a try, and this is a very valiant effort I must say. Plus Starcraft's grittiness was more on the lines of cyberpunk dystopia, while warhammer relies on dark age, archaic draconian tropes to provide its grit.
That said, and as a fan of 40k myself, I really do wish 40k would don some more sci-fi themes, since sometimes it's like it relies too much on its fantasy counterpart.
Starcraft grittiness is very much inline with late 80s and 90s scifi where everything seems kinda slimy and dystopian.
Am I the only one who finds it epic when the older marine says nothing and just points to the battle cruiser?
He knows what’s up. They’re not here to help. Colony’s already lost. He’s going out on his own terms.
This is just my opinion but I feel that this scene as gained ever more power now than when it first came out because watching mature, edgy stuff like this back then was pretty normal in stuff aimed for younger audiences but now a days you don't see stuff like this anymore.
Video games were mostly adult stuff back in Pentium 95 era
I remember New Years Eve of 1999. I was 14, I was addicted to SC BroodWar and I was worried that Y2k was going to ruin my computer and deprive me of Starcraft.
Those were scary times.
This cinematic completely describes my experiences on Facebook.
You had seen enough, eh?
@@thathandsomedevil0828 To My Dearest FB Friends: By now, the news of my defeat in the great drama storm has circulated. The drama and toxicity I aimed to deescalate in my circles is untouchable, and the friends and family I tried to be at peace with have proven to be more inconsolable than I anticipated. Whatever you may hear about what has happened out here, know this: I almost lost my lifetime friend of 23 years, who was like a brother to me. I shunned him. My conviction and unbreakable spirit shunned him. And now these things have consumed me as well in a perpetual death spiral of endless drama. You will never see me again, my loyal friends. Know that I like you and appreciate your company, and that yours truly have moved on to greener pastures(Google+). Au revoir.
*click: Delete FB account*
@@Agent1W Gei
well, he certainly knows everything about the zerg NOW! Just a shame that they seem to have completely forgotten the fact that he has 2 kids, would have been nice if he had at least made a token reference to them and the fact that he can't ever get to see them again >
+DarkTider Alexei knows better than to make small talk with a superior
Dude’s just vibin to music in his trench awaiting his inevitable fate.
Goes to show that art design and writing are the only thing that matters.
greatest game i've ever played, hands down greatest game i've ever played
0:28 when you’re on the wrong side of the driller in Deep Rock Galactic
This intro deeply affected my childhood
Can't imagine how many times I watched this trailer. Absolutely awesome back in the day.
Writing: 9
Production value: 4
Direction: 8
Overall score: Awesome
Boy the apocalypse now vibes are awesome
This had more depth and meaning in it than all of SC2 put together
The inspiration of the trench scene came from the Battle of Do Ling bridge in Apocalypse Now
10 years and still my favorite cutscene/short movie
Your Vodka can wait, my good Alexiev
0:29 me when I saw what they did to the Starcraft storyline in Starcraft 2
Ah yes, back when artists and gamers made games, not corporate suits and frat boys.....
This game has, for as long as i can remember (25yrs), always been my favorite thing ever lol.
:08 love the detail of seeing the white of his eyes. People usually open their eyes wider when they're terrified or really amped up
This brings back memories
sure very few people don't notice how good the direction and writing is in this 4 minute clip lmao
reminding me how far blizzard has fell from the apple tree
Blizzard, please remaster this cutscene!
NOOOOOOOO, ITS PERFECT THE WAY IT IS
DuGalle: "Are you prepared to go all the way into this, Alexei?"
Illidan: "YOU ARE NOT PREPARED!!!"
Getting abandoned by your own ships..happened to them...happened to Kerrigan too.
Wasn't theirs. Was some random colony probably on the outter rims. That was a UED Battlecruiser.
Still left them to die. That's your only support, and it abandons you.
Yes but... it wasn't there to support them in the first place, merely to observe. They had no allegiance or obligation to save the colony.
yes they did. You don't simply abandon guys to the Zerg. ( unless they're Mengk's )
And you think the UED are any better than Mengsk? They're not exactly the heroes of the story y'know. In their minds it's a waste of manpower and resources when they have other more important objectives to accomplish.
Anyone ever find out what song the marine is listening to?
This is one of my memorable childhood moments that I had with my father. Had to sit and watch him for hours till I get the chance to play. Still missing him and really glad that he introduced me to starcraft till the pc gaming world..
Same.
It's the cinematography that separates the cinematics of the original Starcraft and Starcraft 2.
With the original Starcraft, technology was rather limited, so the developers had to make do with rendering objects in a small space. A lot more "tricks" get used, too, such as low lighting etc.
With Starcraft 2, the developers could afford to make larger-scaled cinematics, but people were already kinda "jaded" with CGI battle scenes. SC2 cinematics give you the feeling of re-watching SW: Attack of the Clones with space marines as clones, rather than something innovative.
You can feel the tension, frustration, and fear of the lone marines that are focused on while they battle the Zerg. These aren't mindless clones upon clones of grunts like we see above them. These were individuals, convicts and colonists alike, who are pitted against an endless swarm of horror that can tear them and their defenses to shreds and the effort to survive is almost futile.
shows you how much i played starcraft....explosions to the rockets that kill the two zerg that get whacked after firebat blows up are the same sound effect for the reaver's scarab detonations Oo
You know, whenever I see that guy in the white suit that killed the two zerg, I always think that he is Duran since Duran's character, the Ghost, has what looks like his bullets explode when it hits the target (like most Ghosts do), and every time I always think of this scene where the two zerglings explode by the guy's strange rifle design, which looks less like an Assault Rifle and more like an actual rifle or a grenade launcher of sorts.
Thought this was where he was 'infested' by the Zerg. Also seemed like he was pulling up his Visor when the lights go up just in case they might see him or something.
I thought this character was significant or really could have been significant, you know some sort of a local marshall like what raynor was, but obviously this isnt so since starcraft II was a big mess
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Khotgor He would be a zerg roach, like his counterpart "Roach" from Apocalypse Now.
Starcraft 1's gauss rifles were built like that: Vaguely MG42/MG34 like with an underbarrel grenade launcher. Most likely this was just another marine.
One of the great intro cutscenes in PC Gaming history!
it has been almost twenty years since the first time i saw this on a CRT screen with 686 computer, and now i am watching this on my iPad XDD
goose bumps.
0:54
The Marauder existed since the first Starcraft game... only now I've seen it and connected the dots.