Command and Conquer Generals

[Kc7mxo]

Warcraft 3 is better..........even loads of former SC players admit it.

Warcraft3 is different. Doesn't mean its better or worse. I miss the horde armies of sc zerg. I once built 400 zerglings. . .

"And Lo! The ground was red with zerglings, and they did stretch from one horizon to the other. Nothing could stand before their mad dash, and all humanity quivered in fear!"

[DrSpike]

That's precisely why I like Warcraft more.......less but more powerful units require more skill to use.

[Jahi]

warcraft 3 was pretty cool.. i liked the length of the game as well.

I also like C&C generals, but 7 missions per side kinda stinks, esp with some of them being short.. (unless i'm missing some)

[Kc7mxo]

I also like C&C generals, but 7 missions per side kinda stinks, esp with some of them being short.. (unless i'm missing some)

The missions did indeed seem to fly by. But I was playing on "normal." When I get a chance, I figure I'll play through it on hard, maybe that'll make it last longer.

And, and I tossed some screenshots into the review the other day, made them myself.

[pg]

i used to like c&c when i was a kid. i don't think c&c games are deep enough to really be as appreciated by adults as much as aoe games or wc3. i did like the original c&c and red alert but that was a long time ago. i remember me and my friends would play red alert on big maps and do sim-base. after we built a sprawling complex of powerplants and factories we'd nuke each other, and use planes to attack each other. this would usually go on until we got bored. sometimes we would try ground assult but that gets a bit hard with 500 tesla coils!

http://firingsquad.gamers.com/games/generals_review/page7.asp

i almost always agreed with firingsquad.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by pg
i used to like c&c when i was a kid.

This sums it up really........playing c&c is one step removed from buying a console.

[mactbone]

You're saying that certain games are "childish"? I mean c'mon, unless they market it directly for the little people, Blues Clues could be as entertaining for adults as it is for kids. Personally, I still enjoy the Dr. Brain series even though it's geared toward teaching kids.

Are you one of those that watched cartoons until you were a teen, then watched the crappy teen sitcoms like Saved by the Bell, and now just watch prime time TV?

Some of us like flying bodies and big explosions... and nukes, lots of nukes.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by MacTBone
You're saying that certain games are "childish"? I mean c'mon, unless they market it directly for the little people, Blues Clues could be as entertaining for adults as it is for kids. Personally, I still enjoy the Dr. Brain series even though it's geared toward teaching kids.

Are you one of those that watched cartoons until you were a teen, then watched the crappy teen sitcoms like Saved by the Bell, and now just watch prime time TV?

Some of us like flying bodies and big explosions... and nukes, lots of nukes.

Hehe. I still watch cartoons and I never watched teen sitcoms.

I was, quite obviously, being a little flippant. But there is a kernel of truth there as well.........IMO it all comes down to what you want from your gaming, particularly strategy gaming. If big explosions are what do it for you (and you are not alone) then by all means play bad strategy games. I think the general move towards 'pick up and play' games with little depth is a bad thing.......and as a self-confessed hardcore (pc) gamer I have always felt that way.

[Adagio]

Originally posted by DrSpike
Hehe. I still watch cartoons and I never watched teen sitcoms.

Who can live without cartoons?

[mactbone]

My point is that some people will read philosphical novels every chance they get. Some will only read Reader's Digest. Most of us like to read different things for different occasions.

I still enjoy HoI, EU2 and to a lesser extent Civ3. At the same time I enjoy being able to start up a game and start blowing sh*t up. The main problem for me is that I'm too research and diplomatic oriented in Strategy games, it's the way I am, so I pick up fast paced games so I can blow things up in an indiscriminate manner.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by MacTBone

I still enjoy HoI, EU2 and to a lesser extent Civ3. At the same time I enjoy being able to start up a game and start blowing sh*t up. The main problem for me is that I'm too research and diplomatic oriented in Strategy games, it's the way I am, so I pick up fast paced games so I can blow things up in an indiscriminate manner.

You're single, right?

[Sava]

SC sucks? suck it ADG, you suck!

SC was better because there are so many different strategies because you can build huge armies. If you were a really good clicker, you could use combined arms attacks with a variety of units and completely annhilate an opponent in less than a minute. AND NUKING IS THE SH!T THERE ARE NO NUKES IN WC3!!

[Jahi]

I actually like Total Annihilation better than SC. SC kinda felt like TA with training wheels. I loved the physics model and the need for combined arms and artillery..

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by ADG





Who can live without cartoons?

Me!

[Kc7mxo]

Originally posted by Tassadar5000


Me!

Life without the simpsons. . . .