What Red Alert 3 Must Do...
Firstly, de-stereotype the Soviet Union. Both Red Alert games are quite disgusting in their depictions of the Russians. Gregarious, and vile turncoats seems to be standard. A vodka clenching Stalin snapping the head of his General, Romanov (Rest In Peace, Nick.
)'s personality also was irritating and quite stereotyping. Yuri as the creepy Lenin-esque figure. General Khukov, the idiotic fool who cared only for his awards, Nadia the slut, and bumbling Gradenko. All of these disgusting and shameful depictions of the Soviets need to be done away with. Red Alert 1 and 2 spew bourgeois propaganda against the Soviet Union, like a McCarthy-era textbook. Give us real Soviets, who support the glorious people' state, and are not out for a vengeance war, but to unite the workers of the world!
Next, Retconning is seriously needed on the world map. Fix the ztyping borders please. Retardwood Studios didn't care much for Red Alert and rushed it, totally ignoring these details. Red Alert 1 and 2 both also have this habit of depicting just Russia as the Soviet Union, which is terribly wrong, and on the same level as naming the 13 colonies as the United States, while discarding the other states. Armenia to Uzbekistan, and every SSR inbetween must be part of the Soviet Motherland. Using them as seperate 'nations' like in Red Alert 1 works, though. eg: Kazakhstan SSR getting faster aircraft, as Kazakhstan is host to the Bakinour cosmodrome. Keep the Soviet Union a UNION! No need for Iraq and Lybia or Cuba to be involved with RA3 if you keep the Soviets UNITED!
Uniforms. Blegh. 1's uniforms were pretty bad. Random metals placed against regulation and in silly locations. 2's...wtf. Lieutenant Sofia looked like a sex object rather then a commanding officer. I am here to blow up the enemy, not get off to Russian women in latex. Sorry. This isn't porn, its war. Get the damn uniforms right this time, too. Soviet manuals are easy to find, and please, Don't use ROTC ribbons. Its quite funny since I actually have a few of the awards General Vladimir has in RA2, sitting on my uniform.
Music, finally. D= Please, get Frank Klepacki if you can. He's the only asset Petroglyph has, yes, but, he _made_ the sound of Red Alert. When people think of Red Alert, Hell March comes to mind. What Red Alert game would lack Hell March? Worst case, go get some Soviet marching music from the 40s+. Authenticity FTW. I want my Kirov Airships to fly over Moscow with 'March Of Stalin's Air Force' blasting and some grainy noir looking color.
And thats the end of that rant for now. Mostly about the Russians. I'll do an Allied rant sometime soon. Apple Pie and Democracy can ztype off for now.
