So why is StarCraft one of my favorite games ever? Well I’ll tell you, even though I’m the one who actually asked the question.

It has a solid, original story. How many real-time strategy games can you name with even decent stories, that aren’t based on an existing franchise? (Insert your jokes about Warhammer 40K here.) I can hear the voices of a thousand nerds cry “WarCraft” all over the internet. But let’s face it; World of WarCraft has caused some serious problems for the WarCraft universe. Blizzard has been forced to contort the WarCraft lore all sorts of ways in their search for ever more epic content and bosses for players.
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