Will Warcraft 3 Reforged finally be as good as fans have always hoped in the second attempt?
A late-night surprise – at least for us in Europe-speaking countries! Blizzard has just announced Warcraft Remastered Battle Chest. This chest contains all three legendary Warcraft strategy games in a visually renewed version.
That was the sundae, now comes the cherry on top: The remaster bundle is available now. You can for the price of 40 dollars im Blizzard-Shop strike.
No waiting months, no pre-order, you can get started right away. But please only after you have finished reading this article. Because we’ll tell you in detail what happened in the three games.
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Warcraft Remastered Battle Chest: Trailer for the big remaster trio of the cult strategy games
Warcraft 1 and 2 are almost unrecognizable
Not surprisingly, you can see the biggest visual changes in the remaster versions of Warcraft: Orcs & Humans (1994) and Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness (1995) or its add-on Beyond the Dark Portal (1996).
All three strategy games, which were originally very pixelated and can hardly be viewed on today’s computers, now shine in a new look. Although the result is stylistically very similar to the original graphics, it still seems very unusual at first due to the significantly increased resolution.
Warcraft 1 in direct comparison:
This is what the Warcraft 1 remaster looks like compared to the original.
Warcraft 2 in direct comparison:
This is what the Warcraft 2 remaster looks like compared to the original.
In terms of play, everything stays the same. When it comes to gameplay, you can still expect two of the finest strategy gems here. When you buy the remaster versions, you also get the originals as well in addition. Retro fans also get their money’s worth.
Warcraft 3 Reforged receives major 2.0 update
Let’s move on to the slightly more sensitive topic, namely Warcraft 3 Reforged. The remaster of the third part caused long faces when it was released in 2020. Because suddenly many new gameplay features weren’t included and the technology wasn’t nearly as impressive as it was in the first trailers.
Everything should be better now – at least that’s what Blizzard says. Because as part of the Remastered Battle Chest, WC3 Reforged will be equipped with the major update 2.0. The improves the graphics in many placesredesigns the user interface and also lets you mix old and new looks if you wish. So you can combine old character models and new environmental graphics.
Warcraft 3 Reforged old versus new in direct comparison:
Old and new graphics can now be combined with each other with Update 2.0.
And because this surprises us just as much as it does you, we can’t of course give you a detailed assessment of the remasters yet. To do this, we put Reforged through its paces in detail back then. You can find our last test update and other exciting articles on the subject of Blizzard here:
Would you be happy about a test of the remasters? And what do you say about retesting for Reforged? Feel free to write us your opinion in the comments and also leave a few words about what you think of the new editions! Do you like the new graphics or do you find them more difficult to get used to? What do you think about Update 2.0 for Reforged?
