The Warlike History of Command & Conquer

[methuselah]

From the fine folks at IGN Entertainment. I just put this on the Gens2 Wiki and thought some of you might find it interesting

The Warlike History of Command & Conquer

[CnC_Fin]

Interesting indeed, I didn't remember that Louis Castle and Brett Sperry started WW in a garage

[Plrsvek]

It was quite a good read, but where I vastly disagree with is...

But 1999 brought the series' first major setback—the long awaited sequel, Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun. Reviewers accused it of being too similar to its predecessors in a time when the RTS genre was fielding impressive competition like Starcraft

How on earth is Tiberian Sun so similiar to its predecessors?? I really don't get this, the game is completely different.

- There are entirely new units in the game, nothing like in TD.
- The maps and graphics are very different.
- The music went from jukebox to calm ambient music
- The story has expanded a lot. Lots of new characters added with real life celeberties.
- They added so many more strategies to win against each other
- They introduced epic units. And new tiberium wildlife

If any game is too similiar to its precessor, look at SC2.

[=LEVIATHEN=]

^ My guess is that they didn't like that the gameplay was too similar to TD. I've also heard that the multiplayer experience isn't very fun, and I recall not liking the one skirmish match that I tried. However, I like the campaign quite a bit.

That said, however, I must say that either C&C 3, Generals, or RA2 is my most favorite C&C game.

[methuselah]

I loved TS, absolutely loved it, but revisiting it years later the multiplayer is rather slow. The maps are gargantuan, I hate the shroud, and it seems like forever before any significant conflict can be had. Having said that TS is still wonderful.

Just not as wonderful as I thought it was in its heyday.

[StormWolf]

Red Alert 2 is my favorite C&C game of all time, I played it for many years until RA3 was released. I still play the First Decade version of RA2 and gotta say it is a game that I will look back on and remember the good times I had when I was younger.

[methuselah]

I am a huge RA3 fan as well. I will occasionally play a match and to this day the unit sounds bring a smile to my face. The personality infused in the various units of RA2 because of how well the units sounds are done is amazing. I have found myself comparing every C&C since then and found them all lacking in that aspect. Don't get me wrong, C&C has brought me lots and lots of fun since then but nothing stands up to RA2.

"Already there!"

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/293898

[sybert]

Thanks for the post, Meth, I enjoyed the read.

I still play the First Decade version of RA2 and gotta say it is a game that I will look back on and remember the good times I had when I was younger.

There are still good times to be had in RA 2.

[methuselah]

Thanks for the post, Meth, I enjoyed the read.

My pleasure

[CNCGeek101]

It was quite a good read, but where I vastly disagree with is...

But 1999 brought the series' first major setback—the long awaited sequel, Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun. Reviewers accused it of being too similar to its predecessors in a time when the RTS genre was fielding impressive competition like Starcraft

How on earth is Tiberian Sun so similiar to its predecessors?? I really don't get this, the game is completely different.

- There are entirely new units in the game, nothing like in TD.
- The maps and graphics are very different.
- The music went from jukebox to calm ambient music
- The story has expanded a lot. Lots of new characters added with real life celeberties.
- They added so many more strategies to win against each other
- They introduced epic units. And new tiberium wildlife

If any game is too similiar to its precessor, look at SC2.

TS got the scores back then because it was a "Late to the Party" thing. As for being similar, 1997 to 2001 we had a big RTS game flood occur and I always disagreed with reviewers on TS.