Date played: September 8th
Platform: PC
Session fun rating: 9/10
I played two missions in the campaign. The two missions were very important ones though. In fact, I had to make a difficult choice for the first one. Haven, a Terran colony under assault by the Zerg, needs help. The doctor on board says she can find a cure to the infestation if she has a bit more time to research. To do that, she wanted Raynor to attempt a rescue of the colonists. However, a Protoss representative wanted Raynor to destroy the whole place. He says that there is no way to save these people or to cure infestation. I was more inclined to believe the advanced, rational and intelligent aliens than my emotional crew member, so I sided with the Protoss and chose to destroy Haven.
The mission itself was interesting. The Zerg were spreading their forces across the map in record time. I had to build enough forces to take them down while defending my base and preventing their rapid expansion. I got to use my first air unit, the Viking. It's actually a hybrid that can transform into a ground unit as well. I used a bunch of them to take out aerial Zerg units. The Vikings have relatively low armor, but they pack a punch. When I cleared out the area, I got back on my ship and the doctor had decided to experiment on herself instead of trying to save the now dead colonists. Of course, she turned into a Zerg and Raynor had to take her out. At least the Protoss were happy about it.
The other mission had me dig out an artifact protected by some Protoss. To do that, I used a giant mining laser that was left on the planet to dig through. As it dug, I had to defend my base against waves of powerful Protoss enemies. Thankfully, I now had access to siege tanks. These units are insanely powerful, but can also inflict friendly fire, so I have to be careful. I built up huge defenses as the laser did it's work. I fortified with 4 bunkers, 6 missile turrets, 8 siege tanks and dozens of Vikings. I also used a couple of vultures to get some bonus items from the map and lay down some spider mines outside my base. We retrieved the artifact successfully. Back on the ship, I received a visit from a Protoss that seems to be from the future! He gave me a little crystal that stored his memories. In the game, this translates into new missions for the Protoss. I haven't tried it yet, but it seems like a really cool idea.
Platform: PC
Session fun rating: 9/10
I played two missions in the campaign. The two missions were very important ones though. In fact, I had to make a difficult choice for the first one. Haven, a Terran colony under assault by the Zerg, needs help. The doctor on board says she can find a cure to the infestation if she has a bit more time to research. To do that, she wanted Raynor to attempt a rescue of the colonists. However, a Protoss representative wanted Raynor to destroy the whole place. He says that there is no way to save these people or to cure infestation. I was more inclined to believe the advanced, rational and intelligent aliens than my emotional crew member, so I sided with the Protoss and chose to destroy Haven.
The mission itself was interesting. The Zerg were spreading their forces across the map in record time. I had to build enough forces to take them down while defending my base and preventing their rapid expansion. I got to use my first air unit, the Viking. It's actually a hybrid that can transform into a ground unit as well. I used a bunch of them to take out aerial Zerg units. The Vikings have relatively low armor, but they pack a punch. When I cleared out the area, I got back on my ship and the doctor had decided to experiment on herself instead of trying to save the now dead colonists. Of course, she turned into a Zerg and Raynor had to take her out. At least the Protoss were happy about it.
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| Raynor takes out the infested crew member |
