Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:00 am Post subject:
Command & Conquer 4 Announced
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Earlier Today, Electronic Arts announced that Command & Conquer 4 is in development at EA LA (Los Angeles) and will be ready at some point next year. C&C4 will apparently be the conclusion to the long 15-year Tiberium saga, in short, this will be the last Command and Conquer game ever. Check out the news here: http://www.commandandconquer.com/cnc4/pressrelease.html
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"Command & Conquer is a powerful franchise with an amazing 15-year legacy. We are thrilled to bring the dramatic Tiberium saga to a conclusion in Command & Conquer 4. This game is designed to give fans all the answers they've been looking for."
-Mike Glosecki, Lead Producer of Command & Conquer 4 at EA Los Angeles.
In the press release, EA briefly explains of the new innovations we can expect to see and play with, such as new class-based gameplay, mobile bases and persistent player progression throughout all game modes. We also get a very first look at the storyline EA will be using.
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The story of Command & Conquer 4 takes place after the events of the critically acclaimed Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars™. The year is 2062 and humanity is at the brink of extinction. With only six years left until the mysterious crystalline structure Tiberium renders the earth entirely uninhabitable, the two opposing factions - Global Defense Initiative (GDI) and the Brotherhood of Nod - inevitably find themselves in desperation for the same cause: to stop Tiberium from extinguishing mankind.
So what do we expect on July the 24th? The first C&C4 trailer will be released on their website and the same trailer will also air the night before (July 23rd) on Spike TV on the show Gametrailers TV.
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:36 pm Post subject:
No...This is the last game of the tiberium SAGA. That means, the CURRENT tiberium story will end. But anyne can think of new stories. _________________ ☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭
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just because the tiberium story may have ended doesn't mean it can't be retold in future in a more high-tech way.
or have sub-stories. AKA Renegade like stuff. Small missions that happened during or between the major Wars between the factions for example. _________________ Kalistia Crestland (2)
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I think C&C3 had the potential of being epic as it deserved, but as usual EA has proven that they are completely unqualified as a team to work on such a title. The only thing I might be looking for in this new game is possible shadows of ideas WW had pinned out for the future tiberian games. QUICK_EDIT
I think it will probably be better than C&C3, slightly more advanced in appearance; more like TS than TD. This is pretty obvious with what looks like a crashed kodiak reference in that screenshot (although it is probably a MARV arranged like it), not to mention that almost all of those units are mechs, minus the quad-turreted tesla tanks. The atmosphere may therefore be more fitting as a sequel to TS, if we consider C&C3 to be a short, slightly discontiguous interlude... With the highlights of it, rather than its overall design and atmosphere, being of use for C&C4.
Can't really comment on properly without any more details though, but that they've mentioned a darker and grittier approach inspired by the original Westwood releases is a good start. Hopefully they will continue on this path, making the game exponentially grittier, to fit the apocalyptic atmosphere of TS and beyond.
Lastly I would mention that they really should work on more asymmetric maps, as this would particularly fit in with their 'strategic' approach to the game, as they have mentioned it. There should also be CABAL references, if this game is going to weave the overall storyline of the Tiberium saga into a cohesive whole. Last edited by j4m3sb0nd on Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:48 am; edited 2 times in total QUICK_EDIT
sometimes a closer look is better...i zoomed the pic in and noticed on those "boxy tanks" that they aren't that boxy, , they are twin barreled chaingun vehicles, i guess you can utilize the predator chassis and upgrade it from the looks, to whatever unit you might want....i dunno but iguess it'll be that way, they aren't really looking bad, i kind of like them. _________________ Hydraw Art on Facebook QUICK_EDIT
There should also be CABAL references, if this game is going to weave the overall storyline of the Tiberium saga into a cohesive whole.
And not to forget The Forgotten too They only took up a small role in the Tiberium Saga compared to Scrin and CABAL. _________________ The future belongs to The Forgotten! QUICK_EDIT
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:58 pm Post subject:
How can we remember the forgotten?
But yes, they should be in, there should be no expansion or such, since this single game must unveil Kane's plan, and EVERYTHING must be answered. Like, what is Kane? What was teh Tacticus, where did it came from, why was there a Scrin Ship in Tiberian Sun and Renegade, etc. _________________ ☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:39 pm Post subject:
Oh but you're wrong. EA needs money. This is something like a market trick, or maybe not, but believe me, the tiberium universe will continue to exist. Only this story, the story that this saga covered, will be over. That's the only thing they said. But they can make up a new story, or simply make thousands of games covering new periods of this story. It's a clever tactic, but not a lie. _________________ ☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭
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I think they have milked this whole "TIBERIUM WARS!!!!11!" saga to its death.
If it's a franchise, you can be sure it does get milked to death. It's not really an EA thing exclusively. Bungie had Halo, Blizzard had Warcraft (check out that MMO which is blizzard's fave cash cow), Maxis had Sims, Ensemble had age of Empires, etc.
The EA stuff just gets more flak because people lurve to bash EA. It feels good to have something out there you can vent your anger on if something is not to your liking, even if you haven't even really bought the game yet (and hence didn't part with your money to begin with). _________________
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the more I hear about C&C4, the more it starts to sound like Tiberian Twilight.
yeah we had that impression when C&C 3 was in the making.
i bet they will end the story with more holes then swiss cheese.
i'm a bit supriced to see a new tib game so fast, EA must be having a bad year, and a game like CNC is money in the bank.
EALA is everything but loyal to the tiberium universe, not that anything is wrong with adding new ideas.
but they killed off pretty much everything the former games created, just to make a game so fast it takes some "pro" players under 5 mins to finish a game, why anyone would enjoy that is beyond me. _________________ QUICK_EDIT
they are just copying what they see other companies do, trying to get into what they see as the best market. Also, I read that TW sold something 700,000 copies in the US, and that RA3 and KW did something like a third of that. I don't know if that was combined or indivual, but that is still alot less. _________________ Please, read the signature rules of the forum. QUICK_EDIT
This better not suck; my enjoyment for the franchise went down the shitter as soon as C&C3 came out, and I'm hoping this will be the one to get me back into it. _________________ Ex Cliffie-detector and continued general annoyance. QUICK_EDIT
C&C is/was all about simple gameplay, about who can build the largest army first...or use their army in the best way not about "who can click on special abilities first"! The new C&C games are designed for competitive RTS players aka people who has played StarCraft and WarCraft 3 too much. These attempts at making a competitive game ruins the fun, I DON'T want to have 5 minute games....I want at least games which can take up to 30 min, RTS games are not FPS games!
Red Alert was not popular because it was "revolutionary" but because it was simple to pick up and play...RA1 was nearly all about tanks. Who could use a massive tank army in the best way, that was why RA1 was popular, not because it was "balanced" it was not because of anything "revolutionary" it was just about it's pace and simplicity...
C&C4 is C&C elements meets StarCraft and Universe At War...if I want a competitive game with special abilities for almost every unit I go play StarCraft, not a C&C game! _________________ QUICK_EDIT
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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:23 am Post subject:
Indeed. I want interesting, long games. Not what we have now, memorizing build orders, oh, I play against Empire, I am Soviets, I should use BO-E1337 if I am on a water map, if not I should use BO-E404. I hate this competive play. Where's the fun in that? _________________ ☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭☭
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To be honest, I lost all interest in C&C after Yuri's Revenge (with exception to Generals as that can be pretty fun to play), but hearing that base building is being scrapped just destroys the point of Command and Conquer entirely. Base building was one of the most (If not the most) important things in C&C and now it's being removed? Ridiculous, though I don't plan on buying this, C&C3 (and KW) or RA3 at any point in time so It doesn't even matter. TD through YR were brilliant games and had the real C&C feel, and unfortunately no future C&C game is going to have that feel again... Oh well. QUICK_EDIT
To be honest, I lost all interest in C&C after Yuri's Revenge (with exception to Generals as that can be pretty fun to play), but hearing that base building is being scrapped just destroys the point of Command and Conquer entirely. Base building was one of the most (If not the most) important things in C&C and now it's being removed? Ridiculous, though I don't plan on buying this, C&C3 (and KW) or RA3 at any point in time so It doesn't even matter. TD through YR were brilliant games and had the real C&C feel, and unfortunately no future C&C game is going to have that feel again... Oh well.
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Nah.Now on a serious note:Modders will kill this engines slowly,TBH.They are bad games,but they are OK as engines to mod.
But seriously,removing this,adding more of that idea of Counterstrike/WoW idea is making me sick.
CNC4 will be a utter piece of fail.I'd better make a petition to start working on Generals 2,I don't think that they can fail at this,its simply too stupid...
Generals was made to be realist.Those idiots cannot fail at this thing,for Christ's sake,its just copying some models and such,big shit. QUICK_EDIT
C&C4 will be fail. I guarantee it. They really should make a new Dune game. I really liked Dune 2000 and Emperor was okay. _________________ QUICK_EDIT
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Command & Conquer 4 Announced
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They only took up a small role in the Tiberium Saga compared to Scrin and CABAL.
