Command and Conquer is back! Tiberium Wars! - Page 7

Hammer · 9th August 2006, 11:01pm

The ORCA type aircraft in the first shot look like a rip of a Star Trek ship.

It still looks amazing. I can't wait for some gameplay videos.

Dyno · 23rd August 2006, 12:47pm

Gameplay footage
It looks better than I could have imagined!

Hammer · 23rd August 2006, 12:52pm

There's meant to be new info on it coming out at the Lepzig Convention as well. I'm pretty sure EA have a keynote at it.

Dyno · 23rd August 2006, 12:54pm

Nod motherfucker!

Hammer · 23rd August 2006, 12:57pm

I like the Nod buildings and the colours, but I'm not too keen on the crazy tripod light tanks/Artillery. Also, some things just look too much like an updated version of Tiberian Sun, which I suppose isn't a bad thing if you're sticking to the C&C lore.

I'm actually feeling less excited about it now. It almost like like it might be a bit (dare I say it) mediocre.

Dyno · 23rd August 2006, 12:57pm

Same, some of the units looks kind of odd.

Hammer · 23rd August 2006, 9:29pm

WE HAVE CONFIRMATION OF KANE!

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Originally Posted by IGN

WToday we had the chance to talk a bit more about NOD for the first time. As we know already, Kane is back and played by the same actor, and looking to continue his conquest of the Earth. While he's an evil bastard, he's savvy enough to realize he needs to run some real propaganda to crush the GDI. Instead of simply running a terrorist organization, the organization is focused on identifying with that 80% of the world's population that's stuck in the Yellow Zones where Tiberium is beginning to take over.

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If you'd like to see the actual confirmation, click here. It's the second video, listen out for the familur music at the end of it as well

. There are three other new ones (dated 23rd August).

Also confirmed is the fact that you will be able to redeploy MCVs once you've built them. I'm not sure if I'm keen on that, since the choice of bas loaction can be the different between winning and loosing and just being able to change it sounds like a bit of a cop out.

Dyno · 23rd August 2006, 10:08pm

Aye, I seen that earlier today, was gonna post it before the pics but didn't.

Boomslang · 23rd August 2006, 10:16pm

how many endless days I used to sit playing C&C.... ahhhh. Red Alert was always the best!

Addy · 26th August 2006, 9:36pm

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Originally Posted by Hammer

WE HAVE CONFIRMATION OF KANE!

Full Article

If you'd like to see the actual confirmation, click here. It's the second video, listen out for the familur music at the end of it as well

. There are three other new ones (dated 23rd August).

Also confirmed is the fact that you will be able to redeploy MCVs once you've built them. I'm not sure if I'm keen on that, since the choice of bas loaction can be the different between winning and loosing and just being able to change it sounds like a bit of a cop out.

Aye, but it's been an option in Skirmishes ever since the original Red Alert. Still I see your point though - defaulting it? I think it adds an interesting tactical element, as the enemy's base can be in multiple places - it makes outposting easier, as is already the case in other genre stablemates such as the Age Of... series (Some you can just build anywhere, which makes it chaos trying to truly finish off a determined opponent). That said, I only use that option ocassionally and do prefer it switched off if its a straight choice.

Hammer · 26th August 2006, 9:42pm

Knowing the enemy AI skills in previous C&C games, I doubt that the NPC will ever move their MCV. Until the last couple of levels anyway, and by that time there's normally more then one base against you.

Addy · 26th August 2006, 9:46pm

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Originally Posted by Hammer

Knowing the enemy AI skills in previous C&C games, I doubt that the NPC will ever move their MCV. Until the last couple of levels anyway, and by that time there's normally more then one base against you.

I'm thinking "multiplayer" myself - the way RTS games are meant to be played!

(fair enough I don't because I'm crap at them in anything except Campaign and Skirmish, which I rule at, but still)

Dyno · 17th October 2006, 10:31am

Update up at Gamespot

I like the new Sidebar

Hammer · 18th October 2006, 8:02pm

Joystiq has posted part of the game's cast list here.

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Michael Ironside (Top Gun, voice of Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher)
Billy Dee Williams (Empire Strikes Back, Colt .45 Spokesperson)
Josh Holloway (Lost, CSI)
Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica, CSI)
Grace Park (Battlestar Galactica, L.A. Law: The Movie)
Ivana Bozilovic (Wedding Crashers, Van Wilder)
Shanon Cook (CNN reporter)
John Huck (Las Vegas Fox News anchor)
Shauntay Hinton (former Miss USA)
Joe Kucan (Command & Conquer series)

Addy · 18th October 2006, 8:05pm

This does look like it really could be something special.

Of course, as its EA there is always the chance of a major fuck up, but I still think its worth giving a chance.

One major downside - Frank Klepachi isn't doing the music

I've got the soundtrack albums for both C&C and RA on my MP3 player, and ocassionally listen to them like I would any other album. Good stuff (and the exception to my rule about not liking industrial music)