StarCraft in 5 Minutes

StarCraft II is nearly upon us but what if you don't know your Kerrigans from your Zerglings? Catch up on the entire StarCraft story in this new IGN vid.

[@bernardli9514]

"Terrans are really into video conferencing, and they call each other a lot." Man that's relevant in 2020.

[@AtillaTheFun1337]

The marine in that bunker had worse accuracy than a storm trooper.

[@PrelateZ]

From what I remember of Duran, he did not completely disappear. Zeratul found him on a distant moon somewhere, and it was he who discovered Duran's plan to create the Zerg-Protoss hybrids. Duran seems to reveal that he has been waiting many years (milennia, since he calls Zeratul "young") to finally put his plan into action. What effect this has in SCII, I don't know, having never played it.

[@every116]

Yeah, they retconned some things. For example, the two Protoss Executors in Episodes III and IV of the campaign are supposed to be faceless characters like the other player characters. However, the episode III executor was retconned to be Artanis in the "The Story So Far" article, and Ep VI's executor could be Selendis, although she isn't confirmed.

[@TheUFOReport]

I just finished the Terran campaign in Starcraft 1. First time playing it in 12 years, that game still kicks ass.

[@boohoow]

This did not help at all

[@darkbring3173]

"compatible video conference" xD

[@srn306x]

Lol

[@Mista_Mist]

I.DIDN'T.UNDERSTAND.A.THING

[@lmeza1983]

if you care play the game, is survival of the fittest just with a lot of predicable plot twists in form of betrayals (since every faction wants absolute control without competition but cant face others alone) in SC2 kerrigan goes super sayain for no reason and suddenly is the good guy saving the universe, somehow...

[@Braxium1]

the entire UED campaign is missing the majority of the Kerrigan campaign is missing there are 6 campaigns 2 are missing so this isn't actually covering everything at all, outline, or whatever

[@SlightlyLargeSoup]

+Braxium This came out in 2010 chill

[@jackartorius]

+braedon richardson these campaigns came out back in 1997-98 bro

[@SlightlyLargeSoup]

i was walking about the movie. But i know. I've been a good starcraft fan since i can remember. Korshala Adun.

[@horner385]

I love how he sayid "ZAAAAASZ"

[@Ch0pT3r]

I almost died at that part haha

[@osterberg501]

It actually was completely explained in Hots 1. Narud= Duran backwards. 2. Duran started the hybrid idea and tests. 3. Narud pretty much perfected the hybrid. 4. Duran says he serves a very powerfull being. 5. Narud is pretty much the apprentice of Amon and is gonna be the main focus of "Legacy of The Void"

[@ballehossan]

What I think this is amazing. Both funny and informative! I'm waiting for the SC2 one

[@donnylurch4207]

Thank you for this! I never played Starcraft, but I like the characters in HotS I just decided to get into Starcraft II tonight.

[@BadWebDiver]

I've just been fanboying the esport champioships, and wanted to know the backstory of the game. I think I got the gist from this video.

[@frankiefaithful]

Hahahaha. The Duran Duran stuff killed me. The ending was the best. hahahaha

[@djdtor]

This was entertainingly enlightening. I love the references, I literally got all of them.

[@blandoworthlessness]

thanks for the recap that brings back memories. The vdeo quality really shows its age now but it still looks great

[@alcuin6086]

Narrator obviously never played and doesnt understand starcraft... he put too much importance on some things and too little on others.

[@akkupackage]

+sexual harassment panda 5 mins bruh

[@DarkSlayer9291]

crashes his ship into mr.eyeball lol

[@ravenheartwraith]

HILARIOUS! , especially the video conferencing thing. I'm glad i watched this because I don't remember the story from sc1 and never played brood wars.

[@martystorm69]

Fantastic comedic timing and video editing!

[@Pyraptor]

LOL I was looking for some more serious video but still nice

[@BetweenTheLyons]

69/420 Too many shitty references and bad jokes

[@FrozenSolid131]

That made me giggle so much :) You legend for putting it together

[@nukeboy14]

never played starcraft before, and this saves going through every single mission to understand the plot

[@bincai804]

The terrans are just space americans

[@Joe22c]

This was an awful summary; I've seen better in less time. The narrator goes out of his way to make the story seem *more* convoluted in a failed attempt to come across as humorous.

[@MerlinsJester]

It's moderately amusing. The hate seems more mindless nerd rage than based in anything remotely grounded in logic/fact. Try getting out of the house sometime; might dislodge the broom shoved up your ass...

[@Klutinius]

Care to share the better summary you are talking about?

[@erickchristensen746]

It's intended to be amusing, yeesh chill your roll.

[@sirwartooth]

"Kerrigan gets stranded in a Zerg rush." I lol'd heartily.

[@Jdog221000]

That was actually quite well done. I really enjoyed the humor. And its a pretty ok summary.

[@diamondwarrior2003]

did we ever stop to think that narud from HOTs is duran

[@rashkavar]

Yes, something like 2 days ago. Mindblowing revelation...and it's amazing how well that name reversal trick works. (That said, Koveras is a little to blatant in Baldur's Gate 1, whereas Blizzard was actually being subtle as well as clever.) Changing the race helped a lot, I'd say, especially since those looking out for name reversals would've noticed it back in WoL where we thought Narud was just Valerian's science guy...clearly unrelated, and thus dismissed as coincidence. And by HotS when we find out he's a shapeshifter and thus simple matters like skin tone are completely irrelevant to identifying him, we've forgotten the reversed name because it's just a coincidence.

[@diamondwarrior2003]

was any of that sarcasm

[@rashkavar]

blusgaming picks Actually, no. It was a genuine compliment to Blizzard.

[@CrazySwiftGamer]

He isn't. That is a trick attempt by Blizzard to think that Duran has been found. Plus you don't even see Narud die or the zerg say they''ve found a body.

[@diamondwarrior2003]

Krycheck but keep in mind Narud is a shapeshifter, so he could've been with the Zerg all along.

[@TheYuri1212]

Sleeper reborn, lmao. Gothic 1 reference. xD

[@PaulMuadDibUsul]

Or the book Dune :P

[@bpe333]

MrAtrion thats boolshtt they created something new they didnt inspired from other creations

[@PaulMuadDibUsul]

petru bartalis People say the same thing about WarCraft, but it's a lie.

[@bpe333]

MrAtrion yeah i agree at last someone not so anti blizzard

[@PaulMuadDibUsul]

petru bartalis Well, I love their games. Except for WoW and HoTS, which I don't particularly like. And making SC2 a 3 part game was a bad idea. Not to mention a very weak Diablo 3 in terms of story, character development, dungeons... I don't know why they can't create a new, great franchise and keep milking the old ones. I think after the SC2 LotV I will stop buying their games. And wait for something more original.

[@VersusAllOdds]

The way you make fun about their conferences is just awesome!

[@Operations1000]

Zaaaaaaaaasz!! Nice review, love the SC2 graphic inputs too!

[@SonofGrizzlyAdams]

I liked it, and recommended it. All the jokes and references just dumb down story so that *gasp* people who havent played it can get the point without being bogged down in details, or people who have played it who DO know what is going on can just be reminded of the basics.

[@BadWebDiver]

As someone who's never played the game, I got the gist of it from this summary pretty well. Considering I've only fanboyed the esport games, I think it worked okay.

[@Games-iz6zc]

The narrators dialogue was the most disappointed thing since my son...

[@TheCrab78]

That actually wasn't a bad overview at all for being like 5 minutes long. Just got SC2 and I am lovin it bigtime.

[@DalleDayul]

I don't know what Kerrigan really is, but I really wanna be one. She looks badass, she's extremely powerful plus she has millions of pet Zergs. That's just awesome!

[@tekkitdude125]

ZAAAAAAAAAAASZ

[@headstrongchick1995]

can someone please explain why my husband is addicted to this game? it's breakin my heart

[@BattlewarPenguin]

+ebony lee because of the story (campaing), cinematographyc scenes, and also it's a really, really big universe to learn

[@JIerark]

cuz dis game is da baws

[@jamesng4561]

This game is one that has a super-detailed history and fantastic plotline. the game itself is also very fun and extraordinary for people playing it

[@jackartorius]

+ebony lee prob coz the story. Maybe the relationship between Jim Raynor and Kerrigan :)

[@juke9674]

there are tons of bugs, lasers and explositions

[@gewinnste]

Awesome narration skills! "... they see all this happening and they're like ... REALLY??" :-)

[@TheShapingSickness]

Kerrigan looked so creepy on those video confs

[@kingjohnkk]

psychic KUNG-FU!

[@Vince0208]

those are zealots, not dark templars. 3:26

[@smac0010]

actually DTs use the same Arm-blades that Zealots do, not just the scythe thingy from SC2 that video at 3:26 was from the protoss section of SC brood war.

[@kartriders95]

the BEST starcraft summary ever!!!

[@benjjerman]

Thanks for the summary. I've forgotten about that.

[@pnkj2213]

the best game

[@peymantp1989]

am i the only one who watches these and realizes that i have retained absolutely nothing?

[@BadWebDiver]

Maybe you're just dense? I think I got the basic idea of the storyline.

[@Babasaurusrex]

Starcraft in 5 mins Jim Raynor : " aaah yeah, riight on , sounds fun , aaaah yeaah ,this is jimmy , riight on, soounds fun "

[@skahtay16]

Sarah Kerrigan as Nancy Kerrigan... that made my day. Thanks for these IGN and keep them up!

[@Murderin13]

The terrible attempts at humor take away from the entire point of the video

[@alrecendo1640]

Clearly comedy doesn't suit this guy. Stop trying to be funny and just explain the story a little bit better.

[@ahha6304]

"I'm outta line, juices like wine" xD

[@brianmcgrath371]

This is a good explanation of SCI and Brood wars, Thanks for it :D

[@IveConqueredThatGame]

This was totally useless in trying to refresh my memory of the StarCraft story. Half of the narration was written specifically to lead in to lame jokes and references rather than to summarize the story. I also don't remember the story being as confusing as this video makes it sound. The way this video nonchalantly breezes over introduction of important characters (not to mention entire races) long past the point in the story where they become important makes it extremely difficult to follow. Poorly executed, IGN.

[@Vorteksio3]

Yeah yeah. We all heard it before. Sc2 is bad Sc1 rulez. Give me a damn break nostalgiafags.

[@IveConqueredThatGame]

Vorteksio3 I didn't say anything about SC2 in my comment...

[@FaustSketcher]

gotta agree. Funnily enough, before checking this one, i watched a 2 min video wiht way lower production quality that did a far superior job when it came to helping remember the story. This one the other hand, its just some lame joke pandering confusing video.

[@Yoni123]

link?

[@truexerogaming873]

This was the worst way anyone could have ever explained this story....ever...I hope you got fired.

[@Vorteksio3]

IGN stands for...?

[@waterskin7]

i also wonder why this mumbling guy ever landed a job as a narrator . i cant make out what he was saying

[@Vorteksio3]

***** No. Ignorance.

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

5 minutes of pure excellence.

[@rmyd027]

Possibly because in Broodwar there was a bonus mission, which I forget the parameters required to get it, where Duran is making a hybrid and Zeratul goes to it and I believe kills him, or he wasn't there and we have yet to find him again.

[@michaelsloanedog]

starcraft 2 story in 2 words! Its shit

[@HeliosKafar]

michaelsloanedog And you post this because?

[@arandombard1197]

michaelsloanedog "In your opinion"

[@--nolife--2307]

michaelsloanedog Like your mother ?

[@xXpwnXx9]

+Hubertus That was an exceptional come back my friend, If I had an award beside me right now and you were in my presence I would give you the award in honor of your creativity of come backs. You are the sacred lord of come backs, cheers

[@arandombard1197]

What do you expect from a 12 year old?

[@ZomnY449]

awesome work !

[@KoopaDad]

my mind has been blown after 5 minutes of watching this video, and learning about starcraft for the first time

[@grazzer88]

@crusadurus some of the SC2 footage better explains what happened in SC1 than what's available from the SC1 campaigns. Kerrigan disappeared into space, which he did mention, Arcturus Mengsk became emprorer when the confederacy falls, which he did mention, and raynor became a vigilante-space pirate of sorts, rebelling against Mengsk and his new dominion (unsuccessfully for years, until SC2).

[@benhayes2003]

the fact still lies that zeratull hacked starcraft and survived a freken huge swarm of hybrid then comes back in hots like hey guys im back ahhh zeratull the troll of the prottos

[@omar21710]

utter darkness mission was a vision man not something already happened

[@RBEO22]

That was a great Duran Duran reference.

[@benjjerman]

wow. This is great. Could you make a summary for starcraft II as well?

[@gourmand3]

Just bought starcraft 2 and so glad for this video, just wanted to get up to speed before I get lost in the campaign lol

[@tokyorider2019]

He's actually drinking beer lol and a zerg shoved his hand through the back of his head and lifted him up.

[@lovemetalhatejuggalo]

love it, good vid man thumbs up!

[@Exe244]

i like it when he said ZAAAAAAAAAAASZ and when he said Tassader crashes into Mr.Eyeball.

[@Ark1090]

dark templars are like space ninjas with ligth sabers

[@Akhetaton85]

Valerian Mengsk owns the Moebius Foundation alongside with Narud, you can read it everywhere, duh. And yes, a couple years ago, a guy from Blizzard, when answering if we were going to see Duran in HotS, he replied that "You totally saw him already at WoL" ...

[@MrRudy1987]

"This guy Tassadar pulls a Gandalf and tells the Zerg YOU SHALL NOT...PASS

[@ngilford1]

it took me several viewings of this to get the Duran Duran reference

[@user-hi9si8fq9g]

Merry Christmas to you

[@Batmaaaan23]

For everyone wondering about Duran, there's a secret mission in SC1 that explains Duran and the hybrid reavers.

[@burchified]

5 minutes is still 4 and a half minutes longer than one needs.

[@romantistcaveman]

That is...a surprisingly good summary.

[@deadbutmoving]

In SC2, Zeratual is an Invisible Teleporting Ninja with a lightsaber.

[@jirivaltr560]

"Ghosts are rly hot and interesting and should have their own game" We got Covert OPS missions few years later atleast :D

[@pinoypizza]

Lol, for the most part, that really does sum up the first one and Brood War. Burger King Mengsk made me lol. As for Duran, the heads behind Starcraft II have been hinting Duran's involvement in Heart of the Swarm. Heck, they even hinted that STUKOV may be in Heart of the Swarm as well.

[@MonoPrime]

That was one of the funniest videos I have ever watched.

[@DatOneGuy759]

i lol'd at the conference calls

[@SplashRange]

great video!

[@demgphix]

Nice to have a basic idea what happened in the first game.

[@godge92]

StarCraft: Ghost was announced in 2002 but has been put on hold indefinitely

[@32KOAST]

lol at the starship troppers clip.

[@every116]

The answer depends on whether you want to believe Starcraft I or II to tell you what the Overmind's motivations were. In One, the Overmind says that he created Kerrigan so that the Zerg can use psionic powers to level the playing field with the protoss. (I don't think he needed help commanding the swarm, the cerebrates were perfectly capable of that) In II, he says that he created her so that she could take control of the swarm, because if he remained alive the Zerg would become Amon's slaves.

[@NickHou82]

That was entertaining. But Kerrigan was in that mess when the zerg were attracted by the transmitter. They captured her and that's how she got stuck in the chrysalis

[@szbszig]

From StarCraft Wiki: Kerrigan claims to have seen through Dr. Emil Narud's "pathetic" charade. His surname, spelled backward, is Duran. Blizzard writer Brian Kindregan confirmed there is a connection between them. At BlizzCon 2011, the story panel said that Samir Duran and Emil Narud may be the same character. Upon inquiring on whether he appears in StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Chris Metzen commented "You might have met him already. You totally did, by the way."

[@Vindicator7777]

Zeratul finds Duran. That's how he comes across the whole hybrid project in the first place.

[@kanoslayer2735]

you got to win the misstion with 10 minintes remaning

[@robbob6028]

@posslum510 The first 6 are from the protoss brood war ending, and the final 3 are from the zerg broodwar ending.

[@iknowbetter]

i love the video conference sponsored by cisco systems :D

[@symonglorian]

Great job!

[@SherBoCop]

thats part of being a shapeshifter. plus chris metzen confirmed it at BlizCon after WoL when I fan asked if they will see Duran again and Metzen replied "You already have"

[@HankGlamorous]

best starcraft hist video ever

[@MegaDUMBNAME]

@AlmightyMetro both, combined is 80 bucks and you'll get starcraft, starcraft broodwar (starcraft expansion) and starcraft 2. You can get this at target, just look in the PC isle of the video game section

[@Lustrum0005]

actually to be more exact 1:06 Rough Necks, the computer animation series based on Starship Troopers the movie. Nice!

[@Boopitibap]

Thanks! I bought SC2 and wanted to learn the hirstory from SC1 before I start playing ;)

[@NmanGaming2]

I find the Duran and Xel'Naga part really interesting, I havn't played SC 2 yet but, I hope they include the whole Zerg/Prottoss hybrid backstory.

[@Benjamin_Gilbert-Lif]

This aged beautifully

[@angel30382]

@GridAlienProduction According to the game's representation, all cerebrates are giant worm-like creatures that lay in a crescent shape, while in close proximity to their main brood. The game shows them to be about the size of your average spawning pool, though if shown, at all, in the SC II trilogy, they might take a new shape as things are updated.

[@Nexus_542]

"and kerrigan gets stranded in a ZERG RUSH"