• The History of Command & Conquer (All your History)
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Pretty interesting to see how everything played out in the past. Learn how Westwood boomed with Dune and Command and Conquer and then how it died. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDjdkpV3Cyw&feature=channel[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63RlFXpPG_4&feature=channel[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naGvOxV_FM0&feature=channel[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9XCIV3WtO8&feature=channel[/media]
After Tiberium sun the C&C storyline died, after Red Alert 2 the Red Alert story line died. I grew up with these games and i can honestly say the newer ones won't ever match the quality of the newer ones. Not to mention they used the same story line 3 times! Red Alert 2 = Soviets vs Allies, Yuri pops up allies and soviets team up against Yuri in campaign. C&C3 = NOD vs GDI, Scrin appears NOD and GDI team up against Scrin in campaign. Red Alert 3 = well you get the point but with the Japanese. It also went to very very cartoony in Red Alert 3 that I didn't like. and the huge plot whole in it, if they killed Einstein how one earth do the Allies have the Chronosphere? They clearly explained in Red Alert 2 that i was Einstein's invention. And as much hate as Renegade got and how bad it was, I enjoyed it, it had it's certain charm. I'll always hate EA for what they did to Westwood studios. Sure they saved them out of bankruptcy, but they didn't let them complete their games properly and over-milked the series.
[QUOTE=Polaco202;27866775]After Tiberium sun the C&C storyline died, after Red Alert 2 the Red Alert story line died. I grew up with these games and i can honestly say the newer ones won't ever match the quality of the newer ones. Not to mention they used the same story line 3 times! Red Alert 2 = Soviets vs Allies, Yuri pops up allies and soviets team up against Yuri in campaign. C&C3 = NOD vs GDI, Scrin appears NOD and GDI team up against Scrin in campaign. Red Alert 3 = well you get the point but with the Japanese. It also went to very very cartoony in Red Alert 3 that I didn't like. and the huge plot whole in it, if they killed Einstein how one earth do the Allies have the Chronosphere? They clearly explained in Red Alert 2 that i was Einstein's invention. And as much hate as Renegade got and how bad it was, I enjoyed it, it had it's certain charm. I'll always hate EA for what they did to Westwood studios. Sure they saved them out of bankruptcy, but they didn't let them complete their games properly and over-milked the series.[/QUOTE] I agree.
aaaahhhh nostalgia
This is one of the few series I actually like on machinima
best strategy game series ever though i also love civilization, starcraft, and supreme commander/total annihilation
I loved renegade. Just gonna leave with that said.
It died after Tiberan Sun because It got Rushed. Tiberan Sun wasn't even finished when the game was shipped. They were still running on the Beta engine. RA2 wasn't even made by Westwood, it was Westwood Pacific, which are the same oens who made all the current C&C games. Tiberian Sun was the Last Real Command and Conquer. Tiberian sun just ran into one too many problems during its development, and EA Put too many time restrictions on the staff, so they rushed to keep up with the deadlines, which caused lots of problems with the game.
Red Alert 2 will always have a place in my heart as one of the best rts games i've played.
red alert 2 was the game that got me into RTS.. and probably the only rts game i've ever been good at
First RTS game what I played was Red Alert. Then I tried Tiberian Suns. First game that I bought with my own old finnish marks was Red Alert 2, then I bought Yuris Revenge. Thus Red Alerts and Tiberian Suns have special place in my heart as best games of my childhood along side of Mario games for N64 and Super Nintendo, Goldeneye 007 and Dooms.
Red alert 2 and Renegade was awesome. Funny there were roleplay servers in the club stage.
I adored Red alert as a child and I think that it and it's predecessor are my favorite rts games. I must say, I did love Generals. Generals was fun, and I don't see why people were so angry towards it aside from the fact that it's the first non-westwood game. Balance spot-on my ass though, fucking USA flying bastards.
[url=http://www.moddb.com/mods/renegade-x]fun fact: one guy from westwood participates in this mod[/url]
Do they have one on Maxis? Interested in how EA fucked them over too.
[QUOTE=Gunner th;27867415]RA2 wasn't even made by Westwood, it was Westwood Pacific, which are the same oens who made all the current C&C games. Tiberian Sun was the Last Real Command and Conquer.[/QUOTE] While EA certainly had the dominance in the decisions regarding RA2, the Westwood staff was still the mainstray of Westwood Pacific. So, Westwood WAS the one to make RA2. And, in a way, Red Alert 2 was an improvement, because it refined the engine to the point that Westwood wanted to achieve in Tiberian Sun, with addition and completion of many features. Bad programing, also proved that (C&C modders ran into so many examples of that, it's legendary). And did they had to use that goddamned tune all the time? They could just contact Frank Klepacki to ask him if they could use the songs from the series.
I grew up on Tiberium Sun and Red Alert 2. Though I miss Westwoods old work, I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy and love Generals.
C&C 4 Still fucking sucks. I love C&C, but God it's terrible. Pretty Live-Action cut scenes though. [b]Spoilers[/b] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S538k7ew8c4&hd=1[/media] So pretty.
[QUOTE=Wolverunder;27868386]C&C 4 Still fucking sucks. I love C&C, but God it's terrible.[/QUOTE] I didn't even know there was a c&c 4 until I saw it while walking around in Target. When did this happen?
[QUOTE=OvB;27868392]I didn't even know there was a c&c 4 until I saw it while walking around in Target. When did this happen?[/QUOTE] Very recently. Don't worry it died as it lived - barely known (which is for the best).
I only liked renegade and c&c generals from these series.
Wtb ra2 :(
[img]http://portal.commandandconquer.com/MediaAssets/CnC/Generic/Game%20Info/Images/Package_Generals.jpg[/img][img]http://portal.commandandconquer.com/MediaAssets/CnC/Generic/Game%20Info/Images/Package_GeneralsZH.jpg/package_generalszh.jpg[/img] Best C&C game
Atleast we got Battlefield 1942 instead of Renegade 2, thanks to EA.
[QUOTE=fredstin22;27869328]No it's not.[/QUOTE] [img]http://avatars.fpcontent.net/image.php?u=304778&dateline=1296834999[/img] :v:
I remember playing Dune 2 on the PC of my older cousin.
Red Alert 2 will always be my favorite
Explain to me C&C4, so there is No basebuilding? can someone explain that? what's next WoW without multiplayer support, i mean come on, 1 single base/vehicle that does everything?!
C&C FPS? Oh god do want!
This thread shoves nostalgia dildos up my ass and it feels good.
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