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TomO
08-02-2006, 10:11 AM
Pro-G (www.pro-g.co.uk) got the chance to take a look at Company of Heroes (http://www.pro-g.co.uk/pc/company_of_heroes/preview-245.html), the new PC RTS from THQ. This one could be a real cracker!

Company of Heroes is a game destined to push back the boundaries of what is thought to be possible in the RTS genre. Whilst it may not completely revolutionise the genre, Company of Heroes (http://www.pro-g.co.uk/pc/company_of_heroes/preview-245.html) does represent the next great evolutionary step. It uses realistic tactics and damage models to add to the atmosphere of authenticity, but doesn't foul itself on the tank trap of realism for realism's sake. It uses unprecedented levels of graphical fidelity and physics modelling to create a wholly immersive environment, but the level of violence never feels gratuitous - it's simply a representation of how things actually were.
Check out the full Company of Heroes Preview (http://www.pro-g.co.uk/pc/company_of_heroes/preview-245.html).
slimfatbaby
08-02-2006, 02:55 PM
Best RTS ever :D
Bishop
08-02-2006, 04:26 PM
Another RTS.......I just wish they would do something different. It seems like all war games as of late are either FPS or RTS, I'm getting so tired of this.
captainstrombosis
08-02-2006, 04:46 PM
Another RTS.......I just wish they would do something different. It seems like all war games as of late are either FPS or RTS, I'm getting so tired of this.

Are...are you serious?
GrinR
08-02-2006, 05:08 PM
Another RTS.......I just wish they would do something different. It seems like all war games as of late are either FPS or RTS, I'm getting so tired of this.

You're nuts. Crazy ass fruitcake nuts.

God I dream every day of getting a decent RTS. My only current hope? Supreme Commander. MY WHOLE WORLD RESTS ON THAT ONE GAME!
captainstrombosis
08-02-2006, 05:30 PM
Yeah, I love DoW and will probubly love Company of Heroes... But are they really 'strategy'? I know technically they are. But it's always much smaller fights, much more like a tactical game than strategy.

I'm definately hoping Supreme Commander is atleast half what it's promised to be.
ÜberJumper
08-02-2006, 11:18 PM
Open Beta starts tomorrow (we think, maybe just an annoucement that it's coming).