I started playing StarCraft II for the first time. I played the original in 1998, but it wasn't one of my favorite RTSes. The sequel is a little better than I expected. I like the map variety, the fact that you always start off with a basic base, the upgrades to research and buy between missions, the ability to visit parts of the ship ala Wing Commander and the fact that most of the cutscenes are short and optional.
Unfortunately, most of the campaign feels like a tutorial (for the multiplayer, no doubt), introducing me to new units and abilities, telling me to go here on the map and then there, rushing me along, not letting me continue playing after finishing the mission objectives and so on. I just want to build a base at my leisure and fully wipe out the map like an old school RTS and I really haven't been able to do that once in 18 missions so far. At least the things that I've liked have kept my interest, though, and the game's polish is extraordinary (to be expected from Blizzard and after 10 years, but still).
I'm almost done with the Wings of Liberty campaign and am not sure if I'll keep playing after. I don't believe that I played much more than the human campaign of the original, either, come to think of it. Playing an alien species didn't appeal to me then and doesn't really appeal to me now. We'll see.
