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Interesting news foaad!
I think this new edition came just in time as a good replacement maybe for Tiberium Wars by EA which IMO was a complete failure.

Interesting game. We'll wait for it.

By the way I also though Tiberium Wars was crap. A little better than Generals, yes, but it was still terrible.

Yeah you're right, great improvements in the game engine (I've first tried the 3D version of it through Emperror and I was really excited about 3D engine for a strategy game), but the story sucks, poor strategic techniques (not so many options), and bad cast of third-degree actors for game scenes.

Hmm, thanks for the information Rammstein.

 

I liked Red Alert 2 very much, so I'll try to find this game in the market, considering it's not very old.

Hey RTS fans

I wouldn't call C&C 3 a complete failure! it's a good RTS definitely better than Generals but it doesn't live up to the C&C Legend.
Maybe this is exactly why they didn't want to release a sequel to SC in the first place (It's hard to live up to a legend) but the extreme popularity of the game in North Korea made it real hard to resist (from a commercial point of view).

And although I myself prefer 3D rendered cut scenes, I must say it's not a bad idea to maintain C&C tradition of live action cut scenes, also some of the actors are first class actors, the story is a little bit cheesy and over the top especially with the introduction of the alien race but I think C&C have never been about good story (most of RTS games aren't).

RTS 3D engines have came along way, back in the days of Red Alert 2 there were some 3D RTS games but they were total disappointment, these days I don't think anyone would consider releasing a 2D RTS game.

BTW
Supreme Commander have been out there for a while and there is a lot of buzz around it, but unfortunately I haven't get my hands on it yet, Anyone of you guys have tried it?
Currently I'm playing Medieval II: Total War this'll take some time to finish

Regarding Supreme Commander, I tried it some time ago, and I didn't like it very much. Some people are really crazy about it, though. Perhaps I didn't like it just because I played the one-player version, but if you can play it with others then it might be different.

 

By the way, I don't see any interesting games these days. It seems they don't make any more good games for the PC. Do you guys know of any interesting ones?

 

 

I used to think the same, but then found it was my fault for not looking for them
What are the genres that you like?!

First person shooter games, and also adventure games. Violence and blood.

Well no wonder you can't find anything interesting, because these genres aren't interesting
I assume you already finished HL2 and its expansion and waiting for the second expansion, right?
I also assume you have played all of GTA installments and waiting for the new one.
Anyway when we'll meet I'll give you these videos which I've downloaded recently, It's an Australian (if you don't mind the accent ) TV show about video games called Good Game, it's not that good but it'll give you some idea about what's hot and what's not.
Oh I remembered something you should get S.T.A.L.K.E.R. if you don't already have it, I've heard about it on that show.

You're welcome! I think you should try it, and I don't know if you agree with me, but I think Tiberian Sun was really a great game back to 1999, Firestorm was great too, and I was really excited when I heard that EA decided to make a new sequel to this game, but I was disappointed and, as I said, I think it was a complete disaster (and failure! ).

You're right, but the game lacks creativity, I mean, the same old-fashioned RTS style was there, nothing new although it took them really long time to develop which made us think we're waiting for something big.

Yes, I agree with you, but the scenes (comparing to RE2) was crap! and I don't think Josh Holloway is a first degree actor

Me too! plus anything from Capcom and EA (specially NFS series ).
Recently, I've played Call Of Cthulu - Dark Corners of The Earth, pretty nice game with new awesome features, I've also played Biohazard 4 which was a great experience (around 24 hours-long playing time loaded with 2 GBs of sharp movies!).
I heard that S.T.A.L.K.E.R is great, also Painkiller, I think I'm gonna try them hoping that my GeForce 6600 won't explode!
BTW, HL2 did not completely satisfy my expectations (it was kinda boring) but HL2-Episode one was GREAT! (I think any game that uses a great physics engine such as Max Payne 2:The Fall of Max Payne worths playing).

I see you're not a fan of LOST

Then why you're throwing judgment on RTS games
I'm not an FPS gamer and that's why you don't see me deeming FPS titles as stupid, pointless and silly (although that's what I think of most of them )

An FPS?!
But I see it has some RPG elements too (this is also the case of STALKER).
Of course nothing would look as good as the first game you've played, I still remember Ninja Turtles III and Captain Tsubasa, man those were the days

Foaad
Yes! I'm not a fan of LOST it's all about mysteries I can't bear! and the story is SO complicated! (but there is a lot of pretty good looking actresses I guess! )
I like RTS games, I tried almost all C&C series over a decade starting from 1997 to 2007! I also tried games from other companies such as Rise Of Nations (sucks), Age Of Empires (sucks ... to some extent!), Act Of War - High Treason (great pictures, but not that big thing) and so many other games that I can't remember , the reason that I started hating them is that becasue every time I try some new game I expect to see something new and creative, but unfortunately not, they became so typical; gather resources, make good defences, form a huge army and your enemy should start saying its last prayers .
BTW, I'm surprised of how anyone could hate FPS style! some of FPS games suck I give you that, but they are great in general, because they can really immerse you into the story and give you a great experience.

Ahnaqsh
I haven't finished Call of Cthulu neither for the same reason! .

Talking about old games, well, the first games I tried were Outwars, Duke Nukem 3d, Quake ||, Hitman, I enjoyed the last one so much, also Duke Nukem -specially those dumb PigCops -(3D Realms is a great company, but their problem is that they are really lazy producers though their games are great like Max Payne, and Prey -to some extent- ).

I think Heavy Metal F.A.K.K2 was one of the greatest games in graphics, story and techniques I've seen (comparing to its companions back to 2000s), it was based on Quake 3 engine.

@Foaad

Ninja Turtles III? that was the most difficult game ever. I must have attempted to complete it more than 30 times, but that evil Shredder killed me every time. I've just downloaded that game to give it a try now, armed with cheats.

 

@Rammstein

I saw some of he games you mentioned coming out and getting popularity, but for some reason or another I didn't get a chance to play them. Hitman (IMHO) required too much patience and self-control. I'll try to get the earlier C&C and Dune series, though.

@Rammstein
Of course different people have different taste, but if I have to rationalize it I guess theses days (I've become old) I don't like stressful games very much, I get back from work tired and I want something to play with one hand while my feet up the desk
and you know what they say, RTS is the genre for the intellectuals
And of course I hate the "point and shoot" concept, maybe you like FPS because of things other than pointing and shooting (added gimmick). but I like RTS for their main concept

@ahnaqsh
Yeah games back then were very difficult to complete you had to repeat them over and over till you the game like the back of your hand.