Which is better C&C or Sup Com

Single Player - C&C Generals
Multiplayer - Sup Com...Banter is just incredible. 4 v 4 (me and 3 of my mates agisnt 4 Supreme AI is just awesome)
 
Different games really. Getting demos is the best way. I'm playing through SC at the moment but will get C&C at a later date.
 
Just the cut scenes in C&C are amazing, you really feel that if you dont successed Micheal Ironside and the hot brunette will die!
 
Chalk and cheese. But the simplified version imo: Sup Com is for hardcore RTS'ers who like it long and slow, while C&C is for those who like it hard and fast. You tarts.
 
SupCom is for a more dedicated player. I know the game is total kickass but when I turn around, look at C&C, and realise I can be in, through, and out a game in 30 minutes (and that is a damn long game) - my choice is made no matter which is the better game.
 
C&C games may be shorter in length, but imo are also a lot more intense to make up for it. There is just so much micromanagement and multitasking involved that even a 15 minute game can feel like an epic battle.
 
Personally i prefer SupCom! But you need a certain amount of patience with SupCom for the long skirmishes, whereas C&C3 is more fast paced and takes less time to build units etc.
 
PC Gamer didn't rate C&C all that highly. Review seemed to indicate the emphasis is much more on timed, i.e. beat the clock or you fail, rather than more steady progress build up your base style missions. So haven't bought it yet.

I actually quite liked Generals, thought the emphasis on "real" weapons as opposed to futuristic or fantasy weapons made it far more enjoyable.
 
I feel that C&C is better for the single player, but SupCom is faaaaaaar better for the multiplayer! Overall I prefer the feel of SupCom, plus.. Once you have the zoom feature, you will feel lost without it in C&C! :)
 
I've got both of them and have hardly played C&C, SupCom just seems to offer so much more. The C&C missions just feel so small, 1 match in multiplayer is like a minor skirmish halfway through a SupCom match in some forgotten corner of the map!

However, I've loved all the C&C games (except Generals), so I'll return and give it a proper bash when I'm done with SC...
 
first off I would like to thank all the posters above for mature and just comments.

Last thing this thread needs is flaming fanboys.

I think most things have been stated above, however it is worth stating that

SupCom = fast processor (Dual Core is a MUST and I mean this game is NOT DESIGNED FOR SINGLE CORE), so if that puts you off then you are best with C&C3

C&C3 = New graphics card because to appreciate what this game has to offer over previous C&C games you really need the hardware


Overall
For single player 'arcade' style action and quick matches C&C3 is your man

For longer and more professional RTS play SupCom wont let you down


I would not call SupCom slow paced BTW. One of the ideas of SupCom was to make it less micro intensive on the battlefield front, however to get anywhere on the multiplayer side you need to take management to a whole new level and be planning out EVERYTHING before hand whilst constantly maintaining site of your opponent, so that you can make changes to your build and offensive strategy.

C&C3 requires you to be ultra intensive during the first 10 mins in order to beat your opponent. C&C3 requires a lot more micro management of units (although nothing compared to CoH). Most games are decided in the first 5 mins.

Its worth mentioning that although SupCom has a very good GFX engine, you wont be seeing much of it because you need to be zooming out all the time, so if you want to actually watch the action and explosions etc (if that is what floats your boat) then its C&C3.

The main hate I heard about SupCom is that you dont see enough of the action.

I really have gotta mention Company of Heroes here as well because if you havent got it then you really need to try it because it truly is a new dynamic to the RTS genre.
 
I found SupCom painfully slow in both terms of gameplay and how it runs. Just seem spend hours building a huge force, then take 5 mins or more to move it across the map, then the lag starts and you might as well order them to battle and go make a cup of coffee. The graphics are nice, but you spend most of your time zoomed out looking at blue dots so it's kinda pointless. Single player is fun, but I only got about a third of the way through before I got bored.

C&C3 on the other hand is good old fashioned C&C - quick and brutal. Even if you hold back and build a big base the longest of games still don't last too long. It's fast and furious and makes you just want to play again and again. It's single player has some great missions and the cut scenes are quite simply some of the best ever made, supercheese! But the endings to the campaigns are a little... lacking. Might leave you a little disappointed, until you go back online anyway!

For me at least C&C3 wins every time.
 
I havn't played the new C&C, but I played through pretty much all the previous ones when they came out (Except Tiberian Sun..) So I'm basing the following comments on the previous games, but with improved graphics and aliens (lol).

TBH I think SUP-COM and TA-style games are simply superior to the C&C series. At the end of the day C&C doesnt actually have that much 'strategy' involved - granted you decide whether you're going to build tanks or planes, or both, but at the end of the day battles always come down to 10 or so heavy tanks breaking through and blowing up the enemy base. I'm not saying it isnt fun, but just that TA and now SC has a huge amount more depth to it.
Yes the games take a long time, and yes its CPU-intensive, but tbh I havnt got bored during a multiplayer game yet - even the 3hr ones!- and I thought it was worth upgrading my pc for!

Its down to tastes in the end. I can see how some people would find SC boring and long for quick battles with pretty explosions, but I prefer feeling like you've really earned your victory, when your clever strategy or just vast numbers pay off.
 
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