It's a great game. Many people pan it because it's not the exact same as SC:FA "but improved", but those people are being unfair. Judge a game on its own merits. The game is fun, has a great amount of varied gameplay, and has a lot of fun concepts thrown in as well (the magnetron! pulinsmash! unit cannon1). Its multiplayer is better balanced, faster paced and yet at the same time can last very long. It has its issues (lack of naval buildings and units, for example, and only one 4v4 map), but it still puts GPG up there with Relic as the top RTS developers in this decade. Also? Don't blame a company for trying to bring in more customers. Developers have to eat, too, you know.
[Edited by Melissia, 3/22/2010 7:50:14 AM]
But it's still "Build for Console". The last two were in fact perfect for PC, especially with LAN Games. Nothing like you and two friends teaming up against 5 Supreme and Hord AI. It's very sad when a publishers and Developers such as SquareEnix and GPG lower their standards from a Great game to a mediocre game just so it will be "console friendly". And as I mentioned above, the game looks to cartoonish. I want my SupCom to look rough and ridged, not like Lego, full of bright colors and fluffy things, with homosexual Cybran commanders making passes at you (play the story and you will know what I'm talking about).
I do however give some props to the actual story line (ignoring everything I said above) it is not to bad.
So in conclusion, GPG, PLEASE go back to THQ, SquareEnix is cramping your style! I wouldn't be surprised if in the following game we will see Cloud as one of the UEF Commanders
PS:
I'm sure it's a great game if you've never actually played SupCom or Forged Alliance, if you haven't, I would suggest you get rid of this game and trade it for those two.
[Edited by king69_666, 3/23/2010 4:08:04 PM]
as a singular game. its a masterpiece.
the big problem with this game is Supreme Commander and Forged Alliance. this game looks more like a cartoon in comparison. still good though but as a big fan of the first its a bit of a let down
💛 If this was a game named "Future Battlefield Commander" It would have been a 'Verry Good Game'. Unfortunately as the last 2 Games SC1 and TA were both masterpieces this feels like a let down and therefore only an ok or maybe a good game. . I understand that SC1 did not have the mass appeal of the C&C franchise. I am not sure that making a Good C&C clone was the answer. Its angering the true SC fans and does it bring in any more C&C players we will see.