Do you know what Starcraft II and Soul Reaver have in common?

1: One of the cutscenes is very very similar to the SR2 Intro. Link below

2: Zeratul looks like he has been pulled straight from the Soul Reaver character design pages.

Videos and image comparison here: http://techspotlight.net/interesting-things/starcraft-ii-has-a-little-soul-reaver-2-vibe-going-on

Agree? Disagree? Angry objections?

 

I like Blizzard, I really do, but they -do- have a history of not always having original material . I wouldn't be surprised if this was more than coincidence. A lot of the original Starcraft was influenced by other sci-fi and war media. For example, the first half of the original Brood War intro movie (when the marines were fighting in the trenches) was practically a mirror of a scene from "Apocalypse Now" If you've never seen it, you can probably find it on YouTube.