Otherwise, you'll find a ridiculous amount of redrawn cartoon material-even in the between-mission briefings. (That's in essence how the original Remastered release works, anyway.) And unlike Carbot's 2016 StarCraft 2 mod, which only redrew assets within that sequel's limited arcade mode, today's new mod smothers the full StarCraft Remastered experience in Burton's redrawn characters.Ī few original assets remain, like FMV sequences and some interstitial art at the beginning of each campaign. Advertisementįurther Reading StarCraft Remastered devs unveil price, explain how much is being rebuilt Burton says that Blizzard's work on StarCraft Remastered paved the way for his mod to become a reality, since the updated engine supports a complete sprite swap without disrupting the core gameplay. In fact, they saw their gameplay world premiere last month at an official StarCraft tournament in South Korea, where pro players tested the mod and confirmed that, yes, silly as it looks, this mod otherwise delivers pure SC: Brood War action. (Carbot's YouTube channel also includes unofficial animated series based on Blizzard game series Diablo and WarCraft.)Īs you can see in the above gallery, all of Burton's existing designs have been translated into the working game in their silly, bulbous, flat-shaded glory. Instead, it transforms every single graphical element in the game, from menus to sprites to between-mission briefings, to look like the Carbot Animations animated series "StarCrafts," now in its seventh season on YouTube. The Cartooned DLC does not add any new gameplay or mechanical content to the StarCraft Remastered package. Specifically, StarCraft: Cartooned looks like a Carbot Animations cartoon-because the YouTube channel in question, operated by Canadian artist and animator Jonathan Burton, was tapped to create Blizzard's first full cosmetic overhaul mod for a retail game. It redraws every single piece of art in the classic RTS game to look and animate like a children's cartoon, without otherwise changing the core gameplay. StarCraft: Cartooned is now live at Blizzard's online store as an official $10 add-on to 2017's StarCraft Remastered.
This is not a prank or a proof of concept. In our review we called it “a very faithful HD update to one of the best strategy games ever created.” StarCraft Remastered is rated T for Teen.Do not be deceived by the above gallery.
StarCraft Cartooned is available now, and requires StarCraft Remastered.
Perhaps getting stomped by an early game zerg rush feels less painful when they’re so darn adorable. Your opponents don’t need to own Cartooned for you to play with them, either. The DLC mod is fully compatible with online gameplay, both competitive and casual. StarCraft Cartooned acts as a total conversion mod once purchased, with the ability to enable the cartoon skin over every unit, structure, and portrait (voices and text remain the same). They’ve been making popular YouTube videos parodying Blizzard games for years, and currently enjoy a subscription base of over 1 million fans. Carbot has long been associated with Blizzard Entertainment’s games, such as StarCraft, Overwatch, and Heroes of the Storm. The animated style is done by Carbot Animations. It changes the entire game, from the structures to units and menus, into heavily exaggerated, kiddie cartoons. StarCraft Cartooned is a paid DLC pack for StarCraft Remastered. We had to check our calendars when we saw the surprise announcement for StarCraft Cartooned.