It's not the cutscenes that require the graphical power; it's the 3D graphics.
lord-of-shadow Send a noteboard - 28/07/2010 11:20:53 PM
If you are playing a 3D game, you pretty much need a graphics card. I'm sure there are exceptions here and there, but they're just that: exceptions.
Starcraft 2, unlike 1, is in 3D, and it makes use of a lot of 3D features - lighting, shadows, etc. - that put a GPU to use.
It's not a graphically demanding game by any stretch of the imagination. Those are some of the most forgiving specs I've seen in a long, long time, on such a big-budget game. But they can only be so forgiving, and asking for a graphics card isn't that much. They've been the standard on any computer meant for more than word processing and internet for years.
Starcraft 2, unlike 1, is in 3D, and it makes use of a lot of 3D features - lighting, shadows, etc. - that put a GPU to use.
It's not a graphically demanding game by any stretch of the imagination. Those are some of the most forgiving specs I've seen in a long, long time, on such a big-budget game. But they can only be so forgiving, and asking for a graphics card isn't that much. They've been the standard on any computer meant for more than word processing and internet for years.
This message last edited by lord-of-shadow on 28/07/2010 at 11:22:44 PM
Need help trying to figure out if StarCraft II will run on my laptop
- 28/07/2010 07:23:35 PM
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You'll have to buy one, get the receipt coupon, buy the 2nd w/ that for $40, return the first.
- 28/07/2010 07:41:02 PM
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You should be fine. Only thing I'm not quite sure about is the video card, but...
- 28/07/2010 07:43:14 PM
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I don't think so. You won't have a good experience with it. Check systemrequirementslab, though.
- 28/07/2010 07:54:15 PM
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Thanks for that link.... it showed my PC was a fail due to graphics card.
- 28/07/2010 08:04:47 PM
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No problem.
- 28/07/2010 08:13:04 PM
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i'll probably wait since i already have ps3 and 360 for games *NM*
- 28/07/2010 08:44:13 PM
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Yeah, wow. My advice was totally wrong. I misread the GPU. Listen to Aemon, hah. *NM*
- 28/07/2010 09:52:15 PM
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I can't run it on mine either! 
I'm thinking maybe you need a better graphics card...
- 28/07/2010 11:12:36 PM
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It's not the cutscenes that require the graphical power; it's the 3D graphics.
- 28/07/2010 11:20:53 PM
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