• Top 5 Blizzard Games

  

  Written by Sage 18 Comments
  Last Updated:: December 6, 2008

  Blizzard is easily one of the greatest PC game creators of all time. Unlike many companies who release game after game, the people at Blizzard take their time and release only the most epic games. They are the definition of quality over quantity. They have even been known to pull games months before release because they aren’t completely satisfied with the product. We here at OW have always been huge fans of Blizzard and actually wish that their games weren’t so good. Hours of my life have been and still are being burned away staring at my computer screen trying to invade that last base or get that last piece of epic gear. Every game is Blizzard’s best game and with the release of the new WOW expansion and on the eve of the releases of sequels to both Starcraft and Diablo, here is our two cents on the matter.
  

  5. Warcraft 3
  
  Blizzard really stepped up the story telling in this epic game, and for Blizzard that’s saying a lot. They also introduced new races, new units, and super units called heroes. These guys were great. If you leveled them up fast enough you could take out a whole army with just one of them. The cut scenes were also incredible. As with every Blizzard game this one was also incredibly addicting. Not only did you want to beat the level to advance the story, but at the end of every campaign you got to watch one of the cut scenes I just mentioned. This was one of the first real time strategy games that also had a truly enthralling story line, with well developed characters, plots, subplots, back stabbing, triumph, and failure. It also paved the way one of their more epic video games of all time, World of Warcraft. You could see that Blizzard was testing ideas and playing with concepts that would prove to be some of the more interesting parts of their future games.

  4. Diablo

  This game was scary. Late at night, sitting at my computer, fighting off hordes of demons, goat men, skeletons, and other baddies often led to a night of bizarre dreams and nightmares. Even the way the lights shone out of the church’s windows was creepy. Blizzard basically has three universes that it works in, Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo. Each is unique, detailed and story driven, and no story line is scarier than this one. The dark lord himself, Diablo, has returned and he has brought back some friends.

  The principle of the game was simple; a church in a small town has been invaded by the denizens of hell and you are sent in to take care of the problem. Sort of makes you wonder why you became an exterminator in the first place. In an even more interesting twist it turns out the church was built on top of catacombs, which were built on top of caves, which were built on top of the entrance to hell. If I were the owners I would have sued not only the construction company but also the land developer, architect, and surveyor. I would imagine such a unique area would be hard to miss, but then again it might have been a union job so… Anyway I digress. Like most Blizzard games Diablo was also addicting. Every time you find the stairs to the next level you don’t want to wait till the morning to start hacking your way through. Eventually you kill the dark lord and for some reason plunge some sort of crystal into your head and then wander off. I guess that makes for a good sequel. I never actually finished playing Diablo 2. I can’t remember why.

  3. Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness
  The sequel to Warcraft is infinitely better than the first version, and was what got me hooked to blizzard games. It had better graphics, better units, and a better plot. The best part of the game was the sea units. Nothing gave me greater pleasure than destroying one of the troop transport ships before it got a chance to land. All those drowning soldiers gave me endless joy, which scares me a little. I always loved building a massive navy and just bombarding the shore before launching a ground attack.

  This game was also just plain fun. All the units had funny little one liners if you poked them too many times, and even the buildings looked awesome. The expansion to this game was also great and incredibly difficult. Blizzard is one of the few companies that is able to make a game difficult but preserve the fun as well. In many cases game designers choose one over the other. But blizzard being the great company that they are always takes the time to master every piece of the game before they release it.

  2. World of Warcraft
  It has recently been shown that World of Warcraft (WoW) is equivalent to crack cocaine (coke, yayo, the C-O,…). Seriously a team of the top chemists, biologists, psychologists, and doctors have found that there are no differences between the two. Addicts of both will sit in dark rooms for hours on end often soiling themselves and staring at screens. They can’t separate themselves from their drug for more than a few hours or they physically start to hurt and have to get a fix. They often speak an incomprehensible language of gibberish that only other addicts can understand. All of their earnings, which is usually meager to begin with, are spent on sating their devilish addictions. More often then not they become social outcasts interestingly, however, it is possible to distinguish the users of by their weight. Oddly WoW users are prone to obesity and acne, while coke heads tend to loose weight rapidly, but can have worse skin problems. Scientists are working hard to understand this disparity.Either way this game is amazing and possibly one of the most addicting games of all time. From a marketing stand point its also pure genius, think of it an addicting game that never ends. I have personally been battling my addiction for many years. Just when I think it’s been beat I’m back at my computer trying to get a group to raid Kara. It’s one hell of a monkey on my back. My family has been supportive and I have been able to hang on to my job, though I haven’t been able to re-establish lasting relationships. With time and consoling I believe that I will be able to make a full recovery. Until then my druid still needs his epic gear, and now there is the expansion to master. Its going to be a tough few months.

  1. Starcraft

  This is the game that got us talking about this list. It’s incredible on every level. An epic battle between the mindless overlords of the Zerg, the superior technology of the Protoss, and the corrupt government of the Terrans. We here at OW must have played this game for years of our lives. In fact DM and I used to play in high school during our CAD class. This game was also incredibly addicting many a night I said one more level, five or six times before passing out face down on my keyboard. Only to find that my base was leveled and I need to start again.

  We all have fond memories of waiting for the dial up to connect so we could duke it out on battle net. At the time I was a master of the zergling rush. They were definitely my favorites. I’ve always been a huge fan of the borg or mindless species with genius overlords so the zerg were perfect. Plus the whole plot twist with Kerrigan becoming the queen of blades and overthrowing the overmind was even more awesome. Here at OW we are all very excited about Starcraft 2. In our opinion this is the Blizzard’s best universe.

18 Comments

1. #1 paul says:
   November 20th, 2009 at 4:59 pm

   I think warcraft 3 should be number 3 and i think warcraft 2 should be 5 just wait till starcraft2 and warcraft 4
2. #2 Michael .V. says:
   November 20th, 2009 at 7:37 pm

   definitely StarCraft was the most epic game. I play and beat it every so many months. SC2 will be epic!

   Blizzard = best
3. #3 Nate says:
   November 20th, 2009 at 8:01 pm

   Why not Diablo 2?
4. #4 Nate says:
   November 20th, 2009 at 8:08 pm

   Also, Blizzard is a great example of quality over quantity… ::Cough:: Suck it EA ::Cough::
5. #5 Bug says:
   November 20th, 2009 at 9:20 pm

   Quality is always outpowering quantity in my book. These games are all amazing!
6. #6 James says:
   November 20th, 2009 at 12:44 am

   In my opinion, it is a good list. I have always believed StarCraft Broodwar to be the best game of all time, nevermind blizzards top game.

   WoW i would have 2nd but Diablo II: LoD missing? Eh?
7. #7 George says:
   November 20th, 2009 at 2:08 am

   There are none who make games like Blizzard, and few who make different games that are as entertaining. I love those guys.
8. #8 Osama says:
   November 20th, 2009 at 4:31 am

   Warcraft III really wasn’t that great and WoW totally sucks, otherwise I agree
9. #9 smo says:
   November 20th, 2009 at 7:44 pm

   I have to say IMHO Diabo I is blizzards greatest achivement.
10. #10 Nant14 says:
    November 20th, 2009 at 7:50 pm

    I think that Blizzard games are overrated. But Starcraft is an example of brilliance.
11. #11 Gyb says:
    November 20th, 2009 at 11:08 pm

    *Cough*, “RTS” *cough*.

    Always funny your articles are, haha.
12. #12 DM says:
    November 20th, 2009 at 5:46 pm

    The only reason to take so many years of CAD was because you got the whole course assignment on the first day and could be done in a week, leaving the rest of the year to play starcraft and search for mr d’s hidden game folders.
13. #13 KOOL says:
    November 20th, 2009 at 1:01 am

    Warcraft 3 needs to be first
    Diablo 2 should replace wow
14. #14 HRH says:
    November 20th, 2009 at 2:27 pm

    Just browsing through your blog when I came across this list.

    I was completely disappointed.

    You can fight over the top three spots between Diablo, Starcraft, and the Warcraft series if you want.

    But The Lost Vikings and Blackthrone should have been 4 and 5.
15. #15 Radioactive Man says:
    November 20th, 2009 at 3:07 pm

    This list was great! This line made me LOL:

    “Oddly WoW users are prone to obesity and acne, while coke heads tend to loose weight rapidly, but can have worse skin problems. Scientists are working hard to understand this disparity.”
16. #16 Tyrone says:
    November 20th, 2009 at 8:40 pm

    This list is niiiiiiiiiiiiice.
17. #17 Io says:
    November 20th, 2009 at 8:54 pm

    Awesome list.
18. #18 Azelfknight says:
    November 20th, 2009 at 8:55 pm

    Perfect Blizzard Rankings except switch warcraft 3 and 2 around.