Command & Conquer Generals 2 confirmed!
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Red Alert 3 was crap compared to Red Alert 2
C&C 4 was shit compared to everything
EA doesn't know how to make C&C games. I highly doubt this will change soon.
Even though I own every C&C game ever released apart from the aforementioned pile of shit it would take quite a lot to get this game.
But hey at least its not a FPS.
C&C 4 was shit compared to everything
EA doesn't know how to make C&C games. I highly doubt this will change soon.
Even though I own every C&C game ever released apart from the aforementioned pile of shit it would take quite a lot to get this game.
But hey at least its not a FPS.
As long as this doesn't interfere with Bioware's other properties (i.e RPGs) then I'm fine and if I understand correctly, it's a different Bioware studio working on it so that's fine by me. I'm not interested in the game, never been a C&C fan myself. However, I hope it rocks for all the fans out there.
I always considered myself more of an Red Alert fan (with its tongue-in-cheek humor and campy cinematics), it also introduced me into the series. But I also enjoyed the other installments, even Generals, which I thought had strong game-mechanics but bad story. The only C&C game I didn't enjoy, was C&C 4 ... but I thing I'm not the only one that things this way.
Bioware was always strong with storytelling, even if it's a new studio that will develop the game, they will still be supervised by their parent company, so my hopes are high that the story won't be a mess this time. Let's just hope they don't mess up the game-mechanics.
Also, I'm positive that they only opened a new studio for case the game bombs, so they can close it to minimize the losses.
Bioware was always strong with storytelling, even if it's a new studio that will develop the game, they will still be supervised by their parent company, so my hopes are high that the story won't be a mess this time. Let's just hope they don't mess up the game-mechanics.
Also, I'm positive that they only opened a new studio for case the game bombs, so they can close it to minimize the losses.
Ohh, yeah that makes sense now. That's an Arab League pickup with mounted gun getting blown the fook up. Still, I wasn't expecting that either.Baldr said:
My little brother will be happy, he loves Generals with a passion that possibly equals even the OPs. And, I always enjoy a good campaign mode so it looks like I'll get to play it.
You just made me very, very happy to be a console gamer. What is this "origin" you speak of?Absolutionis said:
sry but no interest, Bioware making something completly out of their usual genres(ME is kinda different because you can clearly see an organic development from 1 to 3) is just EA trying to tag the name of their most beloved studio to a new project.
And the game will be origin exclusive so no
And the game will be origin exclusive so no
Do not know if want...
On the one hand, I was fairly sure C&C had died with their main franchise coming to a definitive and blockbuster train wreck end with the fourth installment. It just didn't work for so many obvious reason. I'm not as downtrodden about RA3 as most people seem to be and I had fun with the game and found it enjoyable. Comparing it to RA2 is like saying any other Terminator movie will be better than the second, because it won't and we all know everything will be shadowed by just how well done the game was and how well timed considering there was nothing else like it around at the time. In the end, however, the C&C franchises have been steadily going down with C&C4, to me, having been the final nail in the coffin.
On the other hand, we have fresh eyes on the series now. A brand new studio in one of the most prestigious developing companies out there, BioWare, has decided to help C&C rise from the ashes. Hopefully they'll understand that C&C does not lend well to capture point based systems, or mobile bases, or any other gimmick outside of the old RTS trappings of "build fast, get death ball, face roll enemy".
I just pray BioWare's new division can do something right with a series that's had a few wrong turns these past few years.
On the one hand, I was fairly sure C&C had died with their main franchise coming to a definitive and blockbuster train wreck end with the fourth installment. It just didn't work for so many obvious reason. I'm not as downtrodden about RA3 as most people seem to be and I had fun with the game and found it enjoyable. Comparing it to RA2 is like saying any other Terminator movie will be better than the second, because it won't and we all know everything will be shadowed by just how well done the game was and how well timed considering there was nothing else like it around at the time. In the end, however, the C&C franchises have been steadily going down with C&C4, to me, having been the final nail in the coffin.
On the other hand, we have fresh eyes on the series now. A brand new studio in one of the most prestigious developing companies out there, BioWare, has decided to help C&C rise from the ashes. Hopefully they'll understand that C&C does not lend well to capture point based systems, or mobile bases, or any other gimmick outside of the old RTS trappings of "build fast, get death ball, face roll enemy".
I just pray BioWare's new division can do something right with a series that's had a few wrong turns these past few years.
Totally, Westwood is gone after all, the people that made the first C&C: generals are gone, too.Nimcha said:
Dustin Browder (lead designer) now works for Blizzard.
Btw, it seems EA have to put Bioware's name in every single studio they own now.
Bioware Victory was not even a part of Bioware, it is a new studio called Victory games. EA probably thought put Bioware in the name will sell better due to Bioware fans base think it is made by Bioware.
I think this post proves my point:
Kellerb said:
I give Bioware the benefit of the doubt, they have no experience in making real strategy games. They can screw it up but then again they might also make a good game.
Generals is not a difficult IP. Its a Michael Bay mindset. Jerk of the the US military and poke some fun with the other factions.
What scares me the most are the things EA says on the site.
"New Ways to Dominate or Ally with your Friends ? Go beyond classic deathmatch with a selection of new multiplayer game modes, designed with both cooperative and competitive play in mind."
Somehow the above makes me uncomfortable.
The worst part is this though: "Enhance your game with an expanding array of downloadable content"
Remember Dawn of War 2?
Generals is not a difficult IP. Its a Michael Bay mindset. Jerk of the the US military and poke some fun with the other factions.
What scares me the most are the things EA says on the site.
"New Ways to Dominate or Ally with your Friends ? Go beyond classic deathmatch with a selection of new multiplayer game modes, designed with both cooperative and competitive play in mind."
Somehow the above makes me uncomfortable.
The worst part is this though: "Enhance your game with an expanding array of downloadable content"
Remember Dawn of War 2?