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The are 100s of wow clones, a good number of diablo clones, but I have never seen a single starcraft clone at all.

am I wrong on this GOG, you have any examples
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Elmofongo: snip
Tons of them :) Like this one, for example:

http://www.ign.com/games/dark-planet-battle-for-natrolis/pc-16687
It is a clone of sorts itself...

What are you looking for exactly? Setting, gameplay?
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DodoGeo: It is a clone of sorts itself...

What are you looking for exactly? Setting, gameplay?
gameplay mostly, even some WOW clones look different
Post edited September 16, 2012 by Elmofongo
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Elmofongo: snip
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Licurg: Tons of them :) Like this one, for example:

http://www.ign.com/games/dark-planet-battle-for-natrolis/pc-16687
Dark Colony was the example I would have used as well, it was even accused in those specific words, "Starcraft Clone".
Armies of Exigo borrows heavily from Starcraft, in terms of mechanics. It is a good game though, and while it might not have the tight balance of StarCraft, it does add a few new gameplay elements.
take a look at "metal fatigue"
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Licurg: Tons of them :) Like this one, for example:

http://www.ign.com/games/dark-planet-battle-for-natrolis/pc-16687
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orcishgamer: Dark Colony was the example I would have used as well, it was even accused in those specific words, "Starcraft Clone".
No, that's a link for Dark Planet, not Dark Colony. They're 2 separate games :)
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DodoGeo: It is a clone of sorts itself...
Well yeah, exactly. Especially when you take into account the facsimile 40K races in the game.

That said there is Tryst. A recently released game that brags about its Starcraft-cloneyness.
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Elmofongo: ...
You can try Armies of Exigo, it's fantasy mostly, but all the gameplay elements are there.
I made this thread cause I realize starcraft clones are not that much mentioned compared to blizzard's other games wonder why?
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Elmofongo: I made this thread cause I realize starcraft clones are not that much mentioned compared to blizzard's other games wonder why?
WOW defined its genre. It was a genre that was already there, but before WOW, it was mostly a niche-genre.
Before Diablo, the clickfeast hack & slash CRPG sub-genre was simply not there. At least I can not think of another entry in that particular sub-genre.
StarCraft on the other hand is just one of many games, from a genre that was already very popular before its release. The only reason why StarCraft did so well was because of its tight balance and well though out gameplay, none of its mechanics were all that special.
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Elmofongo: I made this thread cause I realize starcraft clones are not that much mentioned compared to blizzard's other games wonder why?
Could it be because Diablo and WoW are more recent? Also, because WoW is much more profitable, so it has more clones :)
Outlive is the ultimate Starcraft clone.
It looks almost identical, but apparently not very good.
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AnonAnom: Outlive is the ultimate Starcraft clone.
It looks almost identical, but apparently not very good.
I have that one. Just because it's a Brazilian game, you know. At the time that was a rare and interesting thing.

And I hadn't played much of Starcraft at all to see that many similarities at the time too. :P