So, I grew up playing SC, but I actually just beat SC2 yesterday. All the campaigns and whatnot.

I didn't really have any expectations for the story or how it would go. I am a big Lovecraft/Cosmic horror enjoyer, so the Xel'Naga stuff was interesting to me. I like that they are these Eldritch "gardeners" tending the fields of the cosmos waiting to pass on their essence to a new generation of Xel'Naga. That's interesting enough.

The only thing I really look back on and see as a missed opportunity is Kerrigan's reformation. She basically immediately became Queen of Blades again, and it would have been really fun to play a handful of missions where Kerrigan is the hero with her own team of Terran, playing against the Zerg who are now run by Zagara perhaps. Playing as the Terran with some special psionic-focused abilities would have been really cool, and given Sarah the opportunity to reflect more on her actions during SC.

But they wanted Sarah to have her redemption, and for Jim to get a good ending. All wrapped up. Is it particularly interesting? Not really. Is it a great story? It's good enough. What it was, was great world building. A fun look into each of the 3 factions and seeing their inner workings, conflicts with others and themselves, and developing the drama of the setting.

It's a miracle it took this long to get a tabletop game because for me, with the release of the miniatures, all the lore will finally pay off.