Seeing as Halo is basically a first person version of starcraft, has there been any attempts/completed starcraft themed maps?

Also, while on topic, did anyone else think Halo Wars was a complete rip off of starcraft?
Halo---------starcraft

Human------Terran
Covenant---Protoss
Flood--------Zerg

The covenant buildings had shields, just like protoss buildings in SC, and they also had Zealots as a basic unit (and they even looked EXACTLY alike). The zerg and the flood are similar in so many ways it's not even funny.
Edited by yukonmuffin on Jan 30, 2011 at 03:37 PM

this topic was around not long ago but I still would like to see this. zerg are infinitely more bad ass than flood

In-case you didn't know...Bungie was the main writer/beginner to the Halo canon. Starcraft came out [I believe] 1998, and Halo was in the works as well so whether or not they themselves ripped it off I'm not sure.

I find it eerie how each race is similar too but we don't know why that really is. Halo Wars isn't really a rip off of Starcraft at all though in terms of gameplay: it works completely separate from the mechanics of micro/macro in places.

Starcraft is win. But everyone here is to lazy to do make something as big as this

How about we see you do it? He said your lazy. Are you?

I wouldn't want to do it because I'm already doing 3 projects
and I'm lazy
Unless someone yells at me. Then I stop being so lazy. Than once I finish whatever I'll be lazy again
Edited by MatthewDratt on Jan 30, 2011 at 07:48 PM

I'm pretty sure Higuy's busy with stuff too

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo:_Combat_Evolved
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft
Halo was released in November of 2001 according to wiki.
Starcraft was released in March of 1998.

I'm not saying Halo 1 wasn't original, the story line was wicked and the cinematic where great for their time (inspired me to start modeling). It's just that Halo wars probably wasn't even considered when SC was released, and it's way to similar to be called original.

If you read my post, you'd realize I had said "in the works." Halo was being worked on for quite some time, and was changed around a lot, but my point was that Halo was still being worked on and they may have had some bits of the story already written down.

Again, no one (to my knowledge at least) knows if Bungie "copied" from Blizzard or not.

Ha. ha.
Edited by MatthewDratt on Jan 30, 2011 at 09:46 PM

I actually was talking about this with two friends of mine. Ripping from SC2 is really easy so it would be quite possible (at least for vehicles).

Really? Could you share how?

any malignant being that spreads by infestation or the like are better than the flood, them stupid mushroom people.

starcraft's developement started in 1995. this is the oldest screenshot I could find, it's obvious the concept of the zerg was in place


halo was announced as an rts in 1999


halo's blatantly ripped so much crap off (aliens 2, ringworld) I wouldn't at all be surprised if starcraft had an influence

Halo was going to be like Starcraft and was originally going to be planned as a 3rd person game like Starcraft similar to halo wars but was changed at last minute.halo could be a rip of Starcraft
Edited by Cheddars on Jan 31, 2011 at 05:16 AM

What you guys are forgetting Starcraft is actually a rip-off of like every sci-Fi film/game ever. Not that it matters it's still one of my favorites.

Honestly I think Aliens is probably the biggest inspiration for both of the games.

I'd enjoy a starcraft mod. Even if it were just Marines, Zealots and Hydras.

ftw

you think? starcraft used at least two quotes from Aliens 2 for the units, and the marines, weapons and vehicles from halo were obviously derivative from the those in the movie. the alien queen's design obviously inspired the hydralisk and elite councilor.








someone doesn't know starcraft lingo

wow lol didn't know Halo was that similar to Alien.