Warcraft 2 Remastered leak: Potential release?
Warcraft 2 Remastered has been spotted on BlizzTrack resource. Following it, a determined data miner, Stiven, leaked the key art and logo on X.
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Warcraft II Remastered
Warcraft 2 Remastered is basically confirmed. With its key art and logo leaked and Warcraft Direct being announced on November 13. We cannot be sure that Blizzard will announce Warcraft 2 Remastered on Warcraft Direct. However we have strong clues supporting our guess . It should also be noted that Blizzard already released Diablo 2 Resurrected, which was a great game. If you exclude Warcraft 3 Reforged, Blizzard has a good track record of remasters.
Why is it important? Warcraft 2 was one of the key games for the lore direction of the Warcraft universe. It introduced the concept of Death Knights, new races like dwarves, elves, trolls, and goblins. It also has charted a basic map of the Azeroth, introducing Lordaeron Kul-Tiras, Eastern Kingdoms. With this, Warcraft 2 makes a solid foundation for the release of iconic Warcraft 3 and then beloved World of Warcraft. If Warcraft Orcs and Humans introduced fundamental conflict, Warcraft 2 gave us Alliance and Horde, at least on a fundamental level.
Warcraft 2 was also really different from its newer successors. Warcraft took many inspirations from the Warhammer title, making its first two titles have drastically different vibes. Many illustrations and narratives had the grimdark feeling to them. If you compare Warcraft 2 and Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat, you may see that while the games’ designs were different in many ways, they had similar art direction.
It should also be noted that playing the original Warcraft 2 is problematic. The platform for Warcraft 2 was MS-DOS, which makes it hard to run on modern computers without using emulators and piracy. Many of Warcraft 2 aspects were described in the manual, which was included in physical copies. However, it’s still possible to play at least a modified version. You can play the optimized version for modern operating systems by buying it on GOG.com. This version is better in many ways, providing some QoL changes and more high-fidelity audio.
Players’ reaction
Overall, many people who have seen the leak are hyped and expect Blizzard to do solid work with Warcraft 2 Remastered. Players have high expectations from this, looking over to Diablo 2’s Resurrected success. However, many players also have skepticism over this matter. They refer to Warcraft 3 Reforged failure; it should also be noted that since the release, Warcraft 3 Reforged has been getting many updates, making it a little better on a tech level.
Many players waned a fix or a large update for Warcraft 3 Reforged, hoping that their beloved title will be respected and playable on par with other modern RTS titles like Total War. They even stated their concerns and wishes in one of the surveys. Let’s hope that Warcraft 3 Reforged gets another update, while Warcraft 2 Remastered will please even more veteran players.
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