I guess one of the main reasons why the franchise was somewhat of a turnoff for me was the whole time paradox plot employed in the storyline. Its a cool tool to use only if one is able to maintain a consistent link between events affected in the past and the consequence in the newly developed timeline. Needless to say that the whole prequel approach wasn't done to the best of what it should have been. And nothing has changed in the latest installment of this particular series.
Nevertheless, I thought that I should give it a try anyway what with there being not much to choose from in terms of real-time strategy games to date. And with it coming out this 27th October 2008, it won't be a long wait.
C&C: Red Alert 3 picks up (sort of) where the previous two games left off. People traveling back in time to "fix" the future to their own perception of what should have been. A new faction has been added into the mix to do battle with the Allies and Soviets. And its not that big of a surprise when this new faction just happened to be Japan in the guise of The Empire of The Rising Sun. The new units for all the factions seems cool but its difficult not to draw parallels with units from rival real-time strategy gaming series Starcraft, which has its own game out this year (that I'll talk about later). Even the rendering of the units and background and backdrop feel similar to that of their rival game.One original concept that the game does not shy away from developing is the influence of sea based battle and support. It seems quite well thought through and certainly seems to blend well with other more conventional means of RTS style offense.
Star studded names have also taken up roles as key characters in the game's film cutscenes, though how well this would pan out, I can only say when I actually play the game itself.
Either way, here are a few videos that I could find on Youtube for you to make your own judgment.
Next up would be the eagerly anticipated sequel to the popular RTS game Starcraft. That's right, Terrans, Zergs and Protoss are at it again in Blizzard's Starcraft II.
I've personally been waiting for this game for a long long long time. And it is certainly great to see that it is finally here. New units have been added to all three factions of this game and some new abilities were also added on to familiar units from times past. The same feel remains from what I've seen of videos of this game.
If anything I just want to get on with the storyline of that once caught me up so much in the past. To see what the future holds for the Terrans, the noble Protoss and the evil Zergs.
I've included some videos I've found on the gameplay on Youtube for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy.
I guess that's at least SG$130 that's going to fly out of my pocket come the end of this month.
