New Command & Conquer 3 Information Revealed

[Adam Blue]

PlanetCNC (http://planetcnc.gamespy.com/fullstory.php?id=84250) has posted new Command and Conquer 3 information from EA's July C&C 3 Podcast. Here is some of the info:


Silos are IN, and you can steal enemy money out of them.
Multiple refineries and harvesters are absolutely back in, and GDI has "familiar tactics still available".
Fan feedback (that's YOU) about the initial Tiberium shots showing "big crystals" has been heard and Mike Verdu said they made the (harvestable) crystals smaller.
At Leipzig, EA will be showcasing the first real-time multiplayer GDI versus Nod match, and there will be a "big announcement" that Mike Verdu thinks "will mean a *lot* to Command & Conquer fans"

I'm surprised. This is sounding good. Can EA go back to the roots of the franchise, yet keep the gameplay fresh? The original C&C games did incorporate a resource gathering system not found in other RTS games. I really hope to see Kane...Joe Kucan.

[Sion]

Answer these questions plz:

Isnt Kain dead?

Wasnt there some sort of alien race that was kicking everyones ass in the first Tiberium expantion?

Didnt the first Tiberium Wars game have kickass music?

[Oddmaker]

Still nothing on IMDB about Joe Kucan playing Kane :(

[captainstrombosis]

I'm a bit torn. While I'm happy they have decided to try to stay true to the roots of C&C...I can't help but think RTS's have moved a fair bit away from the origional resource gathering mechanics. I just hope it's fun and doesn't feel too much like a decade old game with new graphics. (They could do that much easier!)

[tombofsoldier]

What would be awesome and probably make a lot of money is if they re-did the whole first Command & Conquer, with new graphics and new balance (I.E. Tank Rushes shouldn't be the end all, but they should still kick ass).

[Adam Blue]

Yes, Frank Klepacki did the music for the Westwood C&C games, and it majorly kicked ass. No word yet for C&C3.

As for Kane, google the ending for Tiberian Sun.

There was the Scrin ship, where the tacitus was found. The Mutants, and the Tiberium creatures.

[Liquidize105]

Hope aliens are in this time, at least show up if not playable.

[Deadend]

It seems that in #3 the world basically ends, as Tiberium is everywhere and everything.

Hopefully it will be much better than Tiberium Sun.

[Adam Blue]

Most likely. The Podcast said the third race would be affected by Tiberium differently and use it in some way. The tacitus was found on the Scrin ship in Tiberian Sun and was used to cover the planet in Tiberium. If they continue with the WW storyline, that third race they mention describes Scrin. They are trying to make earth habitable for them.

[The Iron Weasel]

This game can't come out fast enough.

[Nameback]

Just had a thought about the announcement that will mean a *lot* to C&C fans. Mabye their going to recreate Westwood studios?

[captainstrombosis]

Petroglyph already has a lot of the origional Westwood studios employees in it. I doubt they would go back to an EA based Westwood.

[Nameback]

Petroglyph already has a lot of the origional Westwood studios employees in it. I doubt they would go back to an EA based Westwood.

Well not necessarily the people, but the name, the brand being put back into place.

[GrinR]

Bookmark this page:

THIS GAME WILL BE A MASSIVE DISAPPOINTMENT AND FAILURE.

[saulob]

I'm betting on that too, GrinR

too bad :(

[captainstrombosis]

Grin, get your damn piss out of my cheerios.

Sure it probubly will suck...But we can dream!

[Deadend]

Bookmark this page:

THIS GAME WILL BE A MASSIVE DISAPPOINTMENT AND STILL OUTSELL SWORD OF THE STARS 5 TO 1.

Fixed it for you, now it's correct.

[The_Reckoning]

I hate this 3d graphics style. It's lost the solidity that Westwood's games always felt they had, especially in the interface.

[GrinR]

wtf is sword of the stars?

[Deadend]

http://pc.ign.com/articles/716/716336p1.html

Ambitious hybrid RTS-Turn Based RPG. Seems solid except the UI could be better.

[captainstrombosis]

http://pc.ign.com/articles/716/716336p1.html

Ambitious hybrid RTS-Turn Based RPG. Seems solid except the UI NEEDS to be better.

Fixed it for you :D

[Adam Blue]

I hate this 3d graphics style. It's lost the solidity that Westwood's games always felt they had, especially in the interface.

We all know this. But we're just waiting to see what will happen because EA are acting different. I also heard the interface will resemble the original games.

[SexualChoc]

This game can't come out fast enough.

Seconded. This is shaping up to be pretty freaking sweet.

[51|RandoM]

What would be awesome and probably make a lot of money is if they re-did the whole first Command & Conquer, with new graphics and new balance (I.E. Tank Rushes shouldn't be the end all, but they should still kick ass).

Tank rushes weren't the be all end all in the first one. That didn't start till the second or third one when they introduced the gigantic tanks.

I picked up spellforce platinum on Friday. Took me awhile to get it to actually run, lol, stupid Aspyr can't even write and test an install program and on top of that backgrounds silently and does nothing if you have alcholol or daemon tools installed. Interesting mix of RTS and RPG. Half as pretty as Dragonshard, twice as much fun, go figure.

[Royal Fool]

I remember the alien ship being in the Nod base at the end of C&C Renegade, and you could even go inside it but there was absolutely nothing to see there. Weird.

[Metal]

All i care about is a 360 version. Screw sitting in front of my PC for anything other than World of Warcraft.

[Dr Quincy]

All i care about is a 360 version.

Well I played both C&C and Red Alert on my PlayStation before my PC. With LOTR setting the standard I see no reason why this won't happen.

[ttoastt]

I'm wondering how the support will be after the game is released. But I agree, I'd love a graphical update to the original, but if not, I hope they at least allow check boxes for ultimate weapons etc.

[CrashCart]

It still amuses me that after all these years, spin offs and expansions.. They're only up to Command and Conquer 3. Shouldn't this be C&C 18 or something?

[captainstrombosis]

I think...7, 8 if you include Renegade.