Command & Conquer Red Alert 3

[hoddo]

I am aware this is due for release on the 30th of March (next Friday) on PC and I would imagine the 36 version should not be far behind. Anyone going to be getting this?

I certainly will be. I was a huge fan or the original C&C Red Alert, the second version was a total let down and so I have high hopes for this.

Hope to be having some battles with a few of you before long.

[Xenocide]

Already on order

[mr_yogi]

It's not a Red Alert game, it's C&C 3: Tiberian Wars.

It's a sequal to Tiberian Sun

[ThePassenger]

Already got my order for CnC 3, splunked for the Kane edition.

I'll even go as far as reinstalling Windows to play this sucker

Now... CnC:RA3 is on the way??? *drools*

[rsvmilly]

Yep. On order, too. And Stalker should have arrived by now.

Shame I've got no graphics card ATM. I sold my 1950XT to my brother. Anybody know where I can get a cheap 8800GTX?

[hoddo]

rsvmilly said:

Yep. On order, too. And Stalker should have arrived by now.

Shame I've got no graphics card ATM. I sold my 1950XT to my brother. Anybody know where I can get a cheap 8800GTX?

How demanding do you think this game will be?

[rsvmilly]

hoddo said:

rsvmilly said:

Yep. On order, too. And Stalker should have arrived by now.

Shame I've got no graphics card ATM. I sold my 1950XT to my brother. Anybody know where I can get a cheap 8800GTX?

How demanding do you think this game will be?

I'm more thinking ahead to Crysis

[Scraggles]

hoddo said:

rsvmilly said:

Yep. On order, too. And Stalker should have arrived by now.

Shame I've got no graphics card ATM. I sold my 1950XT to my brother. Anybody know where I can get a cheap 8800GTX?

How demanding do you think this game will be?

Athlon 2500, 2gb DDR, nvidia 7600GT and it works fine

[Zad]

I have played the tutorial and intro level, and so far it's a bit... well... underwhelming. The graphics are obviously better but no better than the Commando series of games. The gameplay isn't massively different so far (which I suppose is a good thing). So we shall see..

[[k]arl]

I also have this on order, and went for the Kane Edition (it would be rude not to). I had a quick play through the demo and enjoyed it. Let's face it - it's never going to be the same as the original C&C and RA games, but it looks like a lot of effort has gone into re-establishing the old C&C feel, rather than trying to follow up Generals.

[k]

edit to add - I think the OP might be mistaken. a quick google for "Red Alert 3" didn't turn up anything more recent than a veiled reference from one of the Westwood team in 2004, and some kind of mod for Zero Hour :-(

further edit to add - I literally just got an email confirming my copy of C&C3 has shipped! With luck it may arrive tomorrow morning

Edited by [k]arl on Wednesday 28th March 20:18

[Xenocide]

[quote=[k]arl]I also have this on order, and went for the Kane Edition (it would be rude not to). I had a quick play through the demo and enjoyed it. Let's face it - it's never going to be the same as the original C&C and RA games, but it looks like a lot of effort has gone into re-establishing the old C&C feel, rather than trying to follow up Generals.

[k]

edit to add - I think the OP might be mistaken. a quick google for "Red Alert 3" didn't turn up anything more recent than a veiled reference from one of the Westwood team in 2004, and some kind of mod for Zero Hour :-(

further edit to add - I literally just got an email confirming my copy of C&C3 has shipped! With luck it may arrive tomorrow morning

Edited by [k]arl on Wednesday 28th March 20:18

[/quote]

Where did you order it from?

[ThePassenger]

Xenocide said:

Where did you order it from?

My best is Amazon. They always dispatch a the evening or day before release so that on the 30th... poof... one copy of CnC appears through your door.

I went for the Bently edition of the game but poverty spec delivery... it'll be here soon or later

[rsvmilly]

ThePassenger said:

Xenocide said:

Where did you order it from?

My best is Amazon. They always dispatch a the evening or day before release so that on the 30th... poof... one copy of CnC appears through your door.

Gameplay have always done similarly for me, if you pay the 99p first class postage option.

[srider]

rsvmilly said:

ThePassenger said:

Xenocide said:

Where did you order it from?

My best is Amazon. They always dispatch a the evening or day before release so that on the 30th... poof... one copy of CnC appears through your door.

Gameplay have always done similarly for me, if you pay the 99p first class postage option.

I can vouch for Ganeplay, mine arrived at 7.30 this morning! I know what I'll be mostly doing today

[[k]ar|]

Xenocide said:

Where did you order it from?

I also ordered through Gameplay with the 1st class delivery option. My copy apparently arrived this morning, so that's another unproductive evening in prospect then

[k]

[jimmyjimjim]

Zad said:

I have played the tutorial and intro level, and so far it's a bit... well... underwhelming. The graphics are obviously better but no better than the Commando series of games. The gameplay isn't massively different so far (which I suppose is a good thing). So we shall see..

Pretty spot on. Got it tuesday, about half way through now; graphics are nice, gameplay is identical to before, including the fecking annoying 'you've got 2 blokes, you've got to kill 3 armies with them, with out losing either of them. Oh and as soon as you get seen you die.' missions that C&C specialises in. Managed to do one of them after about 10 tries; as soon as the next one like that came up, I went to bed(given that, the 2nd one does seem to be easier; got it about 90% complete before getting killed; the 1st mission I'd get about a third into int then restart as I was obviously going to loose my base).

On the other hand, annoying limited resources missions aside(about a third of them!), it is definitely nicer to play than Supreme Commander(which will have more longevity), and less demanding on the hardware front. Probably because you use fewer units.

[Xenocide]

it turned up in the office today apparently, im in bristol today

[Tonsko]

Hmm. Build up a big army of tanks, send them over, whittle down enemy's defences, build up an army of tanks, send them over...and well, you get the idea.

[Xenocide]

Tonsko said:

Hmm. Build up a big army of tanks, send them over, whittle down enemy's defences, build up an army of tanks, send them over...and well, you get the idea.

Thats one way of doing it but its the wrong way.

real men build huge bases and huge armies

[Tonsko]

So you admit it's a tactic that was valid when Dune 2 was released and hasn't changed much?