Why Generals sucks...

Alex06

It's time we all face it, Generals sucked. EA tried at a real game, but really failed, since the story was completely not like what it should be. (come on, US being the really good guys, no to terrorrism?, that's BRAINWASHING!)

Also, Generals was a promising game to me at first, guess why it failed? The gameplay mechanics and the graphics, and even the entire game was changed!

First, graphically, Generals was gonna turn out awesome, it was gonna be exactly what Act of War: Direct Action is now. It was gonna have Realistic water, water reflects, light reflects (not as advanced as in C&C3, but still good), Day-to-night cycles, smooth and realistic shadows that also moved depending on the time of the day, white aircraft trails (OMG!), anti-aliasing (yeah, they had it implemented later in development, but ended up removing it), destructible environments (eg you'd see the glass fall off a building when it was hit, but it would still have HP left). It was gonna be the next-gen RTS in 2003! EA just had to change their minds and make it uglier. Ugh...texture stretching for water is a big NO WAI. Good thing they're bringing back the graphics and gameplay mechanics back into C&C3, and this time, they better stay there, or I will never buy C&C3. An ugly and dark game with no reflections and in need of anti-aliasing in 2007 is not a game i'd buy. Look at IGN to see how the game was meant to look originally. The game looked fresh and good, now it looks ugly and dirty...

Finally, the sides looked quite promising. They changed the Khan side to a futuristic China, made the US more patriotic in design, and the GLA ended up looking less like "terrorists". It ended up turning all boring and close to reality, although without any Abram Tanks or even Paladin Artilleries! The skins on the vehicles also look very pimpish, while they should've been camouflage. I really dunno where the reality is now...The gameplay also was gonna be more fun than what it ended up being (boring that is, but not because of the Dozer and Worker system it used).

LOOK, Generals was meant to look like this, it should've!:
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/generals_050302_001.jpg (real water, water reflections, nice roads, pretty trees and explosions)
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/CnCgenerals8.jpg (white aircraft trails (OMG REALISTIC!), air dogfights)
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/generals_050302_004.jpg (destructible environments!, The water...)
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/generals_050302_005.jpg (light reflections, look at the right and down, Anti-Aliasing)
http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/20...s_screen010.jpg (day-to-night cycles, real shadows) (looks like that E3 C&C3 screen)
http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/20...s_screen011.jpg (day-to-night cycles, real shadows) (looks like that E3 C&C3 screen)
http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/20...s_screen012.jpg (day-to-night cycles, real shadows) (looks like that E3 C&C3 screen)
http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/20...s_screen005.jpg (non-blurry textures, lightning)
http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/20...s_screen004.jpg (less blurry textures, lightning)
http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/20...s_screen003.jpg (less blurry textures, lightning)
http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/20...s_screen002.jpg (less blurry textures, lightning)
http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/20...s_screen001.jpg (water reflects, real water, pretty explosions, real shadows, pretty-looking trees, lightning (look at that car to the top left!))

I would've loved the Next-gen of RTS gaming to be back in 2003...EA ended up ruining it, they started out great though...

Tyler Adams · Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 8:18 pm Post subject:

Well..

At least they kept the 'Really Exlposive' truck..

=D

Also, note the spinning 'Bypass Boy' sign..

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Alex06 · Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 3:27 am Post subject:

Yeah I noticed it...Bypass Boy...lol...
And yeah, at least they kept the demo truck...

Tyler Adams · Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 12:10 pm Post subject:

*sees Really Explosive truck drive by*

'O Rly?'

*A couple Technicals, a car, and a Humvee drives past the truck, then one rams it*

*Humvee driver flies past*

'Yaa Rllyyy.!'

*Another Humvee drives past*

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Alex06 · Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 3:34 pm Post subject:

Don't spam.

gufu · Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 3:49 pm Post subject:

WTF did e meant by that?

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Crimsonum · Seth **Joined**: 14 Jul 2005 **Location**: Fineland

STFU GUFU! nah, j/king

yeah, I've seen those pics when I first heard about Generals...weird that I didn't notice any other difference back then that the planes in one pic...

EDIT: no, NO!!! what if the same happens to C+C3??? Started out cool, but ended up pile of crap!!!

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Anderwin · General **Joined**: 16 May 2005

Alex06 THANKS ALOT FOR THIS PICTURES. and for info

Last time i buy a EA games from now Mad

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Them did destroy the Generals relly hard.

Look on the water ( in love ) Twisted Evil

But why did EA destroy and reedit 100% nery?????

And yeah the missions oh my god so easy and nothing story likely Sad

Edit: IS SO MUCH BUGS IN GENERALS IN THE GRAFIC AND TEXTURE EVEN THE INFANTY LOOK LIKE :S

Tyler Adams · Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 7:52 pm Post subject:

Who were ya talking to, Alex?

Gufu: STFU.

Anderson*, please, change your avatar..

( Every time he posts above me, I'm going to post that bit at the end of it, until he does. )

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Von Kriplespac · General **Joined**: 01 Sep 2004 **Location**: Somewhere

Tip:

Thank you.

(Directed to all thats off Topic)

Anyway, I believe those are simply Sexed up images of the game, you know EA, make it pretty then shovel the shit out.

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Havoc · Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 3:22 pm Post subject:

Why do we even have to complain anymore? I mean we can mod the game and make it like it should be (although there aren't many programers and Generals is non-OS).

Crimsonum · Seth **Joined**: 14 Jul 2005 **Location**: Fineland

umn...yes, we can complain. Even thought it wouldn't matter anymore...

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Apex · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:21 am Post subject:

I think Generals sucks as a C&C game, but it is a good modern war game. It is Modern conflict with a C&C name slapped onto it. So, don't get mad at the game, get made at the "false" title.