Blizzard made a rare surprise today by launching shadow remasters of the original Warcraft and its sequel to celebrate the franchise’s 30th anniversary. These updates of hit RTS games are available now and try to combine retro goodness with some modern sensibilities.
The remasters feature “all-new, hand-drawn visuals that capture the original art style from each game.” Players will be able to swap between the original graphics and the remastered versions in real-time. If the trailer is anything to go by, the games look clean. The simple animations fit nicely with the vibe of the two games.
Original Warcraft makes serious quality-of-life changes to make the game more appealing to a modern audience. The update includes 16:9 resolution support and modern control options. For example, players can now right-click to move units instead of relying on hotkeys.
Both remasters also received “various UI and UX improvements, such as tooltips and health bars, mission selection screens, and increased unit selection.” The original games put strict limits on how many units could be selected at once, so the latter is a nice improvement.
Warcraft 2 it will even be available for multiplayer sessions. Franchise manager Brad Chan said during today’s 30th anniversary livestream that “all the old custom maps will still be fully compatible and playable.” These remasters are currently available. Warcraft 1 It’s $10 and Warcraft 2 It is 15 dollars.
Today’s 30th anniversary stream also dropped all sorts of other nuggets outside of the remasters. Warcraft 3: Updated I got a big update today this solves many long-term problems. Blizzard also announced related mobile title Warcraft Arclight Rumble It will be playable on PC from December 10, albeit in beta.
It is a developer is restarted WoW: Classiccomplete with “all-new, fresh worlds”. WoW: Classic 20th Anniversary Edition It will launch on November 21st and will include Hardcore realms as well as PvE and PvP servers.
WoW Classic it even gets a new (old) expansion. Pandora classic mists will be launched next year. Check out the trailer above for proof.
