Starcraft 2 question...

I'm interested in playing Starcraft 2. What I want to know, is how important is it to have played the first game. Will I be able to follow what's happening, or should I go back and play the first one before. I don't particularly want to play the first game, and I've watched IGN's "Starcraft in 5 minutes", soI sort of get the idea.

Probably a question better suited for the SC2 forum, but playing the first isn't really important. They retconn most of the story anyway, and there are enough tutorials and challenges to get you comfortable with the controls.

I'm interested in playing Starcraft 2. What I want to know, is how important is it to have played the first game. Will I be able to follow what's happening, or should I go back and play the first one before. I don't particularly want to play the first game, and I've watched IGN's "Starcraft in 5 minutes", soI sort of get the idea.

RobbRipken

You don't really need to play the first, it has good tutorials.

The first game is great so you should definitely play it. It's not needed though, but it makes moments in Starcraft 2 (The Betrayal cinematic for example) twice as awesome.

Firstly, I'm sorry if I put thistopic in the wrong place, it was kind of an impulsive question. Secondly, I'm not worried about the gameplay, as much as the story. Thanks for the answers, everyone! :)

I'm interested in playing Starcraft 2. What I want to know, is how important is it to have played the first game. Will I be able to follow what's happening, or should I go back and play the first one before. I don't particularly want to play the first game, and I've watched IGN's "Starcraft in 5 minutes", soI sort of get the idea.

RobbRipken

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I'm interested in playing Starcraft 2. What I want to know, is how important is it to have played the first game. Will I be able to follow what's happening, or should I go back and play the first one before. I don't particularly want to play the first game, and I've watched IGN's "Starcraft in 5 minutes", soI sort of get the idea.

Dead-Memories

The campaign was awesome, wth.

If I decided to play the first one, can anyone tell me about how many hours it might take without cheats?

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I'm interested in playing Starcraft 2. What I want to know, is how important is it to have played the first game. Will I be able to follow what's happening, or should I go back and play the first one before. I don't particularly want to play the first game, and I've watched IGN's "Starcraft in 5 minutes", soI sort of get the idea.

WhenCicadasCry

The campaign was awesome, wth.

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[QUOTE="Dead-Memories"] don't play SC 2 if you want actual campaign depth. it was actually pretty terrible. do play if you're looking for the greatest competitive experience around in its mulitplayer. Dead-Memories

The campaign was awesome, wth.

What the... The campaign, a chore?

I haven't played a game this year which offers as much variety as SC2s campaign.

considering that the game explains you what happened in Sc1 when you install I would ssay "no you do not need to play the first one" Not even kidding, the install has an audio "log" of the happenings up till the time where you start the game :P