Who liked the story for Starcraft 2 Heart of the Swarm?

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09 Apr 2013, 6:33 pm

I've noticed that the Gamespot review for the single-player campaign for the Starcraft 2 expansion "Heart of the swarm" gave it a "weak story" badge despite rating it as good game overall. I'm actually surprised since despite a few a few retcons to the lore, I didn't think that Kerrigan's revenge story was that terrible and while it's not the best writing I've seen in a game, I did actually like it. Is there anyone here who liked the story?



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09 Apr 2013, 7:18 pm

I liked it... but I am a *massive* fan of Kerrigan, so I might be biased... She is most definitely portrayed in a more positive light in Heart of The Swarm than in Brood War, where she... killed Fenix!! !

In honesty, I see Kerrigan's story as incomplete, though... I hope for some sort of final reconciliation between Kerrigan and Raynor in Legacy of The Void... After all, 15 years of dating has to lead to... something...



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09 Apr 2013, 8:16 pm

I liked it... gave the Zerg a little personality!



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10 Apr 2013, 5:44 pm

Yes, I sort of liked how they portrayed Kerrigan. She seems to be the most developed character so far. A lot of people complained about the plot though.



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12 Apr 2013, 11:15 am

starcraft has been a great story so far. and HOTS is just leaving me wanting more! I hope LOV isn't the end of kerrigan's story...or major involvement in the games. i'm working on getting the novels to read. and maybe one day they will find a director worthy enough to make a movie!


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14 Apr 2013, 2:15 pm

Simmian7 wrote:
starcraft has been a great story so far. and HOTS is just leaving me wanting more! I hope LOV isn't the end of kerrigan's story...or major involvement in the games. i'm working on getting the novels to read. and maybe one day they will find a director worthy enough to make a movie!


I'm enjoying it as well. I've been a fan of Starcraft lore since 1998 when the first game initially came out.