The RetroBeat — Warcraft III: Reforged is a harsh lesson in reviving classic games

Warcraft III: Reforged came out earlier this week, and the response online has been full of negativity and angst.

Part of it is a reaction to some scaling back that Blizzard Entertainment did for the project. When it announced Warcraft III: Reforged in 2018, it promised things like upgraded cinematic cutscenes with movie-like camera angles, a new UI, and new voice-overs. In this week’s release, the UI looks like the original’s, and the game retains the original voices and simple cinematics.