Command & Conquer 3 - reviews , previews

Neil79 · 21 Feb 2007 at 11:03

I think we need a thread with posted previews and reviews , i do love reading them online

Ok first one up

I just got the latest issue of PC Gamer and they reviewed the final version of C&C 3.

They gave the game a 90%.

High points:
Three Diverse sides; quick multiplayer action; best full-motion video cut scenes in years.

Low points: Combat may be too frantic for some. Alien plot feels tacked on to the main story.

Bottom Line: C&C 3 returns to the franchise's roots with great looking non stop RTS action.

They also mentioned that the multiplayer interface is the best one that they have seen and that the alien race feels like they added an expansion on to an already complete game. They were happy about the graphics and the way the game plays. They mentioned that each side has tons of units that all have their own unique play styles.

One of the things that may make many of you happy is the system requirments.

P4 1.8GHz, 512MB RAM, 8GB HD space, DX9.0c 64MB graphic card with 8X DVD ROM.

They reccommend a P4 @2.4GHz, 1GB RAM, 128 MB video card.

Not too bad for a cutting edge RTS. They didn't mention if the game is multi-threaded so I don't know if dual core will make a differance in this one. The only complaint that I read about that I would have liked to see out of the game is that the camera cannot move out as far away as they would have liked. It's a problem that the game engine has had ever since generals but oh well.

I would recommend picking up the issue. It has detailed descriptions of each side and many more opinions that I left out. Also they have a ton of great pictures of the game.

http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33883486

ben_j_davis · 21 Feb 2007 at 11:23

Big C&C fan, will definitely be getting my hands on this when it comes out.

Caustic · 21 Feb 2007 at 11:26

Sounds promising, can't wait. I loved the FMV in the original, glad they brought it back and its high quality stuff. Also, from the sounds of it, my PC should run it fairly well.

Gerard · 21 Feb 2007 at 11:35

Sounds interesting at least, hopefuly its good enough to get me into c&c games again.

Sirrel Squirrel · 21 Feb 2007 at 12:05

Sweet, I like how simple the controls are for C+C games, I've tried other RTSs and they just seem unneccesarily complicated, can't wait for this game.

snow patrol · 21 Feb 2007 at 12:09

it'll have to be pretty amazing to beat company of heroes. We shall see..

The_morrell · 21 Feb 2007 at 12:33

will be getting this for the single player and not for the multiplayer..

Schnippzle · 21 Feb 2007 at 13:01

snow patrol said:
it'll have to be pretty amazing to beat company of heroes. We shall see..

Amen to that.

twoodster · 21 Feb 2007 at 13:03

Aye, well graphically it looks nowhere near as good as Company of Heroes from what I've seen. Doesn't look that much better than Generals really.

TheOtherOption · 21 Feb 2007 at 13:22

Isn't it based on a modified BFME II engine ?

In which case it will look now here near as nice as CoH but if the game play is up to scratch then it will defo be worth looking into

THE DOC · 21 Feb 2007 at 18:58

must be a us pc gamer ours isnt out with the review yet

SpudMaster · 21 Feb 2007 at 19:39

am i the only person who didnt like company of heroes?

love CnC though

4p · 21 Feb 2007 at 19:42

pah!

CoH owns

wow the specs to run this game are pretty low

My pc will do just fine

something like 30 days till release?

bakes0310 · 21 Feb 2007 at 19:50

Thorpy said:
pah!

CoH owns

wow the specs to run this game are pretty low

My pc will do just fine

something like 30 days till release?

36 days

Duke · 21 Feb 2007 at 20:12

I can't wait

I used to play C&C & RA too much

LLBDTiberio · 21 Feb 2007 at 20:15

I just preordered my copy today, guess this will have to keep me entertained until the new ati cards are out

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I loved Kane so it's nice to see the actor reprise the role again

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daven1986 · 21 Feb 2007 at 20:17

red alert 2 and yuris revenge will always be my favourite, generals just ruined c&c for me, hopefully this may spark some life back into it.

Tute · 21 Feb 2007 at 20:38

A big

to everyone who thinks a game is all about graphics.

C&C has never been about "how good can we make this look" - it's about gameplay.

Pulsedriver · 21 Feb 2007 at 20:39

SpudMaster said:
am i the only person who didnt like company of heroes?

love CnC though

No, I though CoH was rubbish, along with SC.

Every C&C game has been good, even Generals.

No one wants WW1 or WW2 guns and tanks, we want modern and even futuristic RTS (just not magical stuff!) with simple playability and great multiplayer.

To this day, RA2:YR is the best RTS I have ever played, both offline and online, and the graphics were not even that good.

It's not all about the graphics...

t31os · 21 Feb 2007 at 22:04

SeanyK said:
No, I though CoH was rubbish, along with SC.

Every C&C game has been good, even Generals.

No one wants WW1 or WW2 guns and tanks, we want modern and even futuristic RTS (just not magical stuff!) with simple playability and great multiplayer.

To this day, RA2:YR is the best RTS I have ever played, both offline and online, and the graphics were not even that good.

It's not all about the graphics...

Agree about CoH, it was fun to play at first, looked greatm but lacked the playability of C&C and longitivity.

I play lots of RTS games though, mythological, ww1, knights on horseback, its all the same to me..... if its a good game it will keep you playing for time to come, and CoH didnt do that for me at all, one of a small few that havnt, i still like some of the old ones to. RA2 and Yuris was great, but i can't go back to them awful visuals after playing generals..... its just too much!!...