Today at Blizzcon, Polygon had a conversation with the creative minds of the StarCraft series regarding its past, present, and future. While the article covering this is extensive and is definitely worth the read, one of the more exciting points from the end of their conversation revolved around the future of the series. What story is left to tell? Which characters still have arcs to cover? The guys over at Blizzard tell us to expect more narrative surrounding Nova, the female character introduced in Wings of Liberty.
Nova was originally intended to be a lead character in a spinoff game originally meant to be called StarCraft: Ghosts that was announced in 2002 then cancelled after an indefinite hiatus. Polygon got a second interview exclusively with lead producer Tim Morten, who had a lot to say about the third upcoming DLC content pack, Legacy of the Void.
Morten had a lot to say about the studio’s ideas for Nova and her own story:
Nova feels like a character who has so much story behind her that hasn’t necessarily been exposed to players. We wanted, when you see her in-game, to get that hint of backstory, and then blow that out and make it a focus on one character, more of a personal story.
He went on to say,
We want to see how it resonates with players, but also how we feel about the content as a team, as we get through it. We have something in mind. Hopefully it plays out as great as we’re expecting. But do we feel resolved at the end of it? Are there more things we want to explore with Nova? If so, there are lots of other great characters to explore. Do we feel like there are other aspects of Nova that are worth drilling down on? That’ll be a judgment call as we get further in.
How exactly she’ll make her appearance has yet to be seen, but Morten and the rest of the studio certainly appear confident in the content they have cooking.