Here, Jim Raynor proves that he’s a good guy. Well, his intentions are good. If only the writing here was too.

War makes for unlikely bedfellows and Tosh is unlikely by any standards. This could make for great drama, if only the writing weren’t so self-defeating.

Wings of Liberty includes the Hyperion. It’s more than just a spaceship - it’s a complete change to how the campaign plays.

Do the first missions of Wings of Liberty set a good first impression? Do they use gameplay and story well, or not?

Blizzard specialises in great characters. In Wings of Liberty, have they continued this trend or have they fumbled?

A long break between my Starcraft 1 and Starcraft 2 retrospectives? Why, that was a homage, of course!

Here ends Brood War - the expansion for the original Starcraft game. It tells one hell of a story, but how does that story sync with the gameplay?

The Terran campaign flips the balance of power on its head, introducing a massive fleet from the distant Earth. How well does it tell its story?

Brood War is what expansions/DLC should be, taking the gameplay and story in new, interesting directions. Here’s the Protoss campaign.

Economies. Arguably, every RTS has this mechanic. But what can we do with them? And how do they shape the story?

Fenix deserves better. So does Tassadar. But, despite messing up two popular characters from this game, the Protoss campaign sticks the landing.

Characters aren’t characters - they’re archetypes. For the protoss campaign, the cast reflect their whole empire.

Starcraft is science fiction. Or is it? Yes, yes it is. Or IS it? Yes. Stop asking. Except no, as the Protoss units show.

The Zerg were a major threat when you played as the Terrans. Now, it’s your turn to use the creepies and the crawlies.

How can a hivemind have characters, narratives and drama? A good piece of writing explains why the Zerg campaign has characters, while establishing them as even more interesting villains.

Unit design tells a story. As such, what stories do the Zerg units tell?

It’s time for a quick overview of the SC1 Terran campaign’s story. What was it trying to say? Did it succeed in saying it?

The Starcraft Retrospective continues. This week’s theme? How to say a lot by saying a little.

Part 5 of the Starcraft retrospective and we still haven’t talked about the campaign story yet. Did I misname this series as a hilarious prank? Maybe!

How do you add characters to an RTS game? This early in the genre, there was the bad way and the really bad way. Naturally, Starcraft went for both.