Okay, I just beat WC3. Very standard Warcraft plot. Demons invade, various factions fight and then kiss and make up, and then the enigmatic Night Elves kick some demon butt and save the day. Blah.
The cinematics, however, were incredible. I watch the fmv's on these Blizzard games and wonder why other companies even bother releasing the crap they do. Every game Blizzard puts out shoots to the top of the charts and stays there. The rest of the gaming world should take a hint or two.
Well, WC3 left the plot wide open for an expansion, true to Blizzard's usual form. Yes, the demon hordes are destroyed, and the undead Scourge is stopped, but that demon-infested Night Elf hero-dude is still off rampaging somewhere, and fallen-paladin-blackguard-deathknight-dude Arthus is still rampaging somewhere, too. Yay.
Well, I have to admit, while the game ate up some time and had its moments, I'd recommend Neverwinter Nights over it any day. Yes, I know they're completely different genres, but NWN is just a better game.
Okay, I'm stepping down from my pedestal now.