Surprised by how well this holds up, and how much of the story from 30 years ago has remained part of Warcraft canon
An important game that has been improved on in basically every conceivable way. It has charm to some of the briefings and the barks, but that wears thin quickly 30 years later.
You could see the start of something special here. The game definitely hasn't aged well, with how fast-paced the RTS genre has become since, but it established Blizzard as an exciting newcomer to the mainstream. This began one of the great, lasting fantasy universes in media, and the legacy really speaks for itself these days.
If you insist on playing Warcraft 1, please do it with this:
https://www.gog.com/forum/warcraft_orcs_and_humans/warcraft_mouse_helper_utility_for_improved_mouse_control/page1
Truthfully, Warcraft 1 holds up better than I would have thought. As characteristic of Blizzard, it is a large jump forward in an infant genre, and it's a well-polished experience. The only real issue is that small, basic changes that in a few years would go on to be entirely standardized across the genre, are not present yet. Some other ones actually are, but that doesn't change the fact that the vast majority of modern players will struggle terribly just to perform basic actions.
You'd be surprised though, how much of Warcraft 3 is already present in Warcraft 1... and man, I think that's actually pretty impressive.
https://www.gog.com/forum/warcraft_orcs_and_humans/warcraft_mouse_helper_utility_for_improved_mouse_control/page1
Truthfully, Warcraft 1 holds up better than I would have thought. As characteristic of Blizzard, it is a large jump forward in an infant genre, and it's a well-polished experience. The only real issue is that small, basic changes that in a few years would go on to be entirely standardized across the genre, are not present yet. Some other ones actually are, but that doesn't change the fact that the vast majority of modern players will struggle terribly just to perform basic actions.
You'd be surprised though, how much of Warcraft 3 is already present in Warcraft 1... and man, I think that's actually pretty impressive.
On a bit of a Warcraft Lore binge. I had never actually played this before and so decided to scratch that Play from the Beginning itch of mine.
For its time, this must have been pretty impressive, but felt clunky to play for now at least, especially with the only selection of 4 units at a time, the stories being pretty much exactly the same as the other campaign, nonetheless a fun blast down memory lane.
For its time, this must have been pretty impressive, but felt clunky to play for now at least, especially with the only selection of 4 units at a time, the stories being pretty much exactly the same as the other campaign, nonetheless a fun blast down memory lane.
Mamita lo que me costó terminar este juego, no por la dificultad sino porque su gameplay está prácticamente obsoleto.
Además, el juego está desbalanceado. Los humanos son considerablemente mejores ya que pueden curar a las unidades y sus arqueros tienen más rango.
Lamentablemente ya es juego obsoleto pero se reconoce su importancia.
Además, el juego está desbalanceado. Los humanos son considerablemente mejores ya que pueden curar a las unidades y sus arqueros tienen más rango.
Lamentablemente ya es juego obsoleto pero se reconoce su importancia.
I played the War1gus mod of it and not the vanilla version. Usually not an RTS kind of guy as the number of them I've played I can count on my hands, but I wanted to give the genre a true chance and decided to play the game that revolutionized the genre back in the 90s.
It's a decent start to this iconic franchise. I was surprised that I was enjoying myself somewhat with it. Having both a human and orc campaign is pretty neat, especially cause each one has different play styles and stories. The story is nothing mind-blowing though, just enough to establish the setting and levels. Music was a bit weak but it fit the tone of the game too. I wouldn't say it's a good game but it's not bad either, just decent. Hopefully the 2nd game will bring this to new heights for me. 6/10
It's a decent start to this iconic franchise. I was surprised that I was enjoying myself somewhat with it. Having both a human and orc campaign is pretty neat, especially cause each one has different play styles and stories. The story is nothing mind-blowing though, just enough to establish the setting and levels. Music was a bit weak but it fit the tone of the game too. I wouldn't say it's a good game but it's not bad either, just decent. Hopefully the 2nd game will bring this to new heights for me. 6/10
Good beginning of a franchise.
Enjoyable, with an interesting story.
Enjoyable, with an interesting story.
WELL I decided on a whim today to do the Orc campaign of the OG. I've been on this PC Games Of My Youth kick the last several days, more or less just trawling abandonware sites and grabbing stuff I loved back in the day.
Since I've been playing other RTS of the era this week as well, it's pretty wild to see what Warcraft did and didn't take from Dune 2, and then to see what the original Command and Conquer did and didn't take from Warcraft.
It's hard to impress to folks who weren't alive and playing PC games back then, but the RTS genre was enormous, I mean like, it was The Big Genre, and it evolved quickly. The quality of life things not present here that show up in C&C a year later and then are just fully baked in by Warcraft 2? Incredible to see happen being able to play them back-to-back-to-back
Wish y'all could've been there alongside us to absolutely flip out about being able to select as many units as you want later on
Since I've been playing other RTS of the era this week as well, it's pretty wild to see what Warcraft did and didn't take from Dune 2, and then to see what the original Command and Conquer did and didn't take from Warcraft.
It's hard to impress to folks who weren't alive and playing PC games back then, but the RTS genre was enormous, I mean like, it was The Big Genre, and it evolved quickly. The quality of life things not present here that show up in C&C a year later and then are just fully baked in by Warcraft 2? Incredible to see happen being able to play them back-to-back-to-back
Wish y'all could've been there alongside us to absolutely flip out about being able to select as many units as you want later on
Why do you keep touching me?! Cracks me up every time.
These sound effects are lodged in my brain forever.
This is a charming game for its time. I love the voice acting on the orc's side but only being able to select four units at a time feels incredibly clunky. I still have to respect what they were going for.