Just to let it be known, I am a big fan of Blizzard games, and Blizzard in general. While I don't agree with every decision Blizzard has made (no chat channels or LAN in SC2 are my latest gripes), I will say that they have made very polished, very fun games.
I've been waiting for a long time for StarCraft 2. Back when the original StarCraft was released, I was fresh out of university. My friends and I had plenty of free time, and we'd meet a couple of times a week to play video games over LAN. Next to Counter-Strike, StarCraft was the most popular among my friends. The RTS genre was still young and fresh, and StarCraft had good graphics and great balance between the three races.
Fast forward ten years or so, and I find myself chomping at the bit to play StarCraft 2. Would it live up to my expectations? Could it be better than it's predecessor?
Overall, the answer is yes to both questions.
EDIT: I had meant to publish this like... 9 years ago. Woops.
