That's not to say bringing Warcraft 3: Reforged to life was not without its challenges. "Finding source code, finding data, finding assets, that was less of an issue with Warcraft 3." "We did a better job, I think I was doing the IT on StarCraft so it was my fault for losing it, so I fired me and we brought someone else in and they did a much better job at preserving things," Bridenbecker jokes. Acquiring the necessities to get Warcraft 3: Reforged off the ground was less of a challenge. Unlike StarCraft, however, Blizzard wasn't dependent on its fans mailing it the original Warcraft 3's gold master - the final, finished version of the game. "We wanted to heal up some of those inconsistencies and build a bit of a bridge without fundamentally changing the archtype of what made Warcraft 3, Warcraft 3," Bridenbecker says.
It's styled similar to the locale in World of Warcraft, bereft of oddities like dolphin statues and a zoo that were present in the original. "Because of all the lore and history that has been developed as a result of World of Warcraft, we actually have the ability to take some of that and fuse it with Warcraft 3 so we can augment that experience as well."Īn example of this is the Culling of Stratholme level in Warcraft 3: Reforged versus the original. "We loved what we did with StarCraft Remastered but we felt with Warcraft 3 because it was the first 3D game that we had, we could go further with the artistic styling," Bridenbecker says. While StarCraft was fuelled by the competitive scene surrounding the game, the reasons behind choosing Warcraft 3 were aplenty. "StarCraft was an obvious one, it's still broadcast on TV and you have these nice beautiful HDTVs when you're watching a game that's rendered in 640x480, it loses some of the appeal," Sousa explains "So for that we were definitely thinking of upping the resolution so it'll be exactly the same game but it'll look better." At BlizzCon 2018, Gadgets 360 spoke to Robert Bridenbecker, Vice President, Technology Strategy and Planning at Blizzard, who is spearheading Warcraft 3: Reforged's development and Brian Sousa, Lead Artist for Warcraft 3: Reforged to find out what you can expect when Warcraft 3: Reforged is out in 2019.Īfter StarCraft Remastered, Warcraft 3: Reforged is Blizzard's second effort at updating one of its older games though the approach this time was radically different. While StarCraft - Blizzard's last remaster - was a barebones affair, Warcraft 3: Reforged appears to be a lot more substantial. It promises to bring Warcraft 3 into the modern age with compatibility for newer hardware, sharper visuals, updated gameplay, and an enhanced story. Warcraft 3: Reforged is a remaster of 2002 PC real-time strategy game Warcraft 3.
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