Steam weekend deal: 75% off Command & Conquer 3/4

bigjimmyauk · 26 Feb 2011 at 19:21

Omg why was everyone moaning about C&C4 playing it on hard first time and it's a really good game. requires more skill and tactics rather than the usual noob banshee attack.

if i'd have known it was this good i would have paid full price for it on release

Hotwired · 26 Feb 2011 at 22:39

You get one miserable building, infinite troop respawns and so does the other bugger now start grinding.

Resources? What resources?

Base defence? You don't HAVE a base.

EPIC BATTLES? You can have 10 units.

Should never have been released as a C&C game.

bhavv · 26 Feb 2011 at 22:47

bigjimmyauk said:
Omg why was everyone moaning about C&C4 playing it on hard first time and it's a really good game. requires more skill and tactics rather than the usual noob banshee attack.

if i'd have known it was this good i would have paid full price for it on release

haha, lol, funniest post ever!

Inferno99 · 26 Feb 2011 at 23:46

feedtheram said:
According to wiki (i know not really reliable but meh) RA3 sold pretty darn well...in fact best of all C&C games

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_PC_video_games

I thought it was pretty good but since playing SC2 i'm not interested anymore. Not gone near C&C4 as i heard there's no base building - no thanks, not for me

RA3 isn't even on that list

You must have mistaken it for RA1

Mr Krugga · 26 Feb 2011 at 23:50

Is C&C 3: Tiberian Wars more fun than Red Alert 3?

I loved the original Red Alert, I liked Red Alert 2, I only had a couple of rounds in Red Alert 3 on Xbox (what a ****ty platform to play strategies on) and can't really remember that one.

I did like the concept of Command & Conquer: Generals.

Which one to go for if I can justify just one?

bigjimmyauk · 27 Feb 2011 at 00:57

Hotwired said:
You get one miserable building, infinite troop respawns and so does the other bugger now start grinding.Grinding what

Resources? What resources?Why do we need resources harvesters were retard in all the C&C games

Base defence? You don't HAVE a base.Thats a good thing

EPIC BATTLES? You can have 10 units.i imagine there is too much skill involved for you to actually win a match or campaign mission

Should never have been released as a C&C game.Really last time i checked that wasn't your decision

Get a grip i think most of you are just moaning cause you can no longer spend 2 hours amassing a stupidly large army. like i said it requires more skill and thinking than previous C&C Games. I've owned them all completed them all on their hardest difficulties. And wish i'd have never listened to reviewers and people like you and just got this game on release.

bigjimmyauk · 27 Feb 2011 at 00:58

Mr Krugga said:
Is C&C 3: Tiberian Wars more fun than Red Alert 3?

I loved the original Red Alert, I liked Red Alert 2, I only had a couple of rounds in Red Alert 3 on Xbox (what a ****ty platform to play strategies on) and can't really remember that one.

I did like the concept of Command & Conquer: Generals.

Which one to go for if I can justify just one?

Go for tiberium wars and if you can afford it the kanes wrath pack.

Tib wars is very good altho i thiknk C&C4 just became my new favourite.

Mr Krugga · 27 Feb 2011 at 01:06

bigjimmyauk said:
Go for tiberium wars and if you can afford it the kanes wrath pack.

Tib wars is very good altho i thiknk C&C4 just became my new favourite.

I can afford them all, I just don't want to.

Got so many games I haven't played on Steam yet that it's definitely not worth getting more for the sake of having them all.

Hotwired · 27 Feb 2011 at 08:12

bigjimmyauk said:
Hotwired said:

You get one miserable building, infinite troop respawns and so does the other bugger now start grinding.Grinding what

Resources? What resources?Why do we need resources harvesters were retard in all the C&C games

Base defence? You don't HAVE a base.Thats a good thing

EPIC BATTLES? You can have 10 units.i imagine there is too much skill involved for you to actually win a match or campaign mission

Should never have been released as a C&C game.Really last time i checked that wasn't your decision

Get a grip i think most of you are just moaning cause you can no longer spend 2 hours amassing a stupidly large army. like i said it requires more skill and thinking than previous C&C Games. I've owned them all completed them all on their hardest difficulties. And wish i'd have never listened to reviewers and people like you and just got this game on release.

Click to expand...

If it appeals to you and not the vast majority of C&C fans who liked the way the proper C&C games went then I guess that makes you special

kieves1 · 27 Feb 2011 at 08:37

nshire said:
Been playing since RA2 and totally despise C&C 4 got it for £5 from GAME back along.
SC2 I love now. I stopped getting excited about C&C after Generals.

Generals and ZH where great games.Hardcore fans didnt like it because of no tiberium and zomg no Kane.So it became not a true C&C and it wasn't like the Red Alert timeline with cartoony graphics.
I would love for them to make a generals 2 .We may get it as i thought C&C4 finished the tiberium storyline.Unless they keep making Red Alert games.

bigjimmyauk · 27 Feb 2011 at 12:17

Hotwired said:
bigjimmyauk said:

If it appeals to you and not the vast majority of C&C fans who liked the way the proper C&C games went then I guess that makes you special

Click to expand...

If you played through and finished c&c4 you'd understand why there is no harvesting in the game.

And without harvesting base building would have been a mess.

and FYI i'm not special i spoke to a lot of people in game yesterday some of them hardcore fans that have been playing 4 since release.

think it's just a case of most of these "supposed" hardcore c&c players are just to **** to play the game without amassing a oversized army first.

i take more pleasure completing missions with only a handfull of veteran units than a spam attack of banshees or mammoths.

bhavv · 27 Feb 2011 at 16:45

C+C was one of the best ever base building / resource gathering strategy franchises ever.

If you didnt like any of that, and actually preferred C+C 4, yes, that does indeed make you super special. Thanks to special cases like you, our most wonderful PC games keep on getting ****ed up.

SeydaNeen · 27 Feb 2011 at 17:07

Red Alert 1 and 2 were fantastic, many enjoyable hours spent offline and online.

The later games took a real nosedive imo.

Somewhat tempted at 75% off.

phatboy · 27 Feb 2011 at 17:55

tiberium wars was a cracking game tbh, and red alert is pretty good on the MP side too.

C&C4.....defo not a return to form, but me and some mates all got it (£4.50 for me about 8 months ago on ebay

)...and its not too horrific once you get used to it...i would say £3.75 is pretty much what is a good price for it....you might be pleasantly suprised*

* Disclaimer - Phatboy takes no responsibility for you hating this game and it making you want to cry for several days

feedtheram · 27 Feb 2011 at 20:02

Inferno99 said:
RA3 isn't even on that list

You must have mistaken it for RA1

woops. i read C&C Red Alert (3 million) as Red Alert 3! :rolleyes:

I'll get my coat...

QlimaxUK · 1 Mar 2011 at 20:30

cnc4 don't work on my XP boot

but it works on windows 7 WHY!!!

kylew · 1 Mar 2011 at 20:38

QlimaxUK said:
cnc4 don't work on my XP boot but it works on windows 7 WHY!!!

Because XP is crap, it's a sign telling you to dump that dinosaur of an operating system.

SiD the Turtle · 1 Mar 2011 at 22:25

Got all the games (except C&C4) during the sale. Completed C&C3 before, played it again and not finding it as fun.

RA3 on the other hand is great fun. The units are interesting and inventive, the plot is on the right side of loony and the missions are somewhat unique.

Neither of them hold a candle to Red Alert, the original in the RA series and by far the best.

QlimaxUK · 1 Mar 2011 at 22:43

kylew said:
Because XP is crap, it's a sign telling you to dump that dinosaur of an operating system.

its the first time something has ever worked on win 7 that dosn't work on XP, everything else i have games, software and hardware wise works better on XP

apart from just cause 2 but thats programmed not to run on XP!