Am I the only person in the universe that liked Command and Conquer 4

I thought it was a nice change of pace for the series. Played very much like Warhammer 40k IMO, which is also one of my favorite games. Squad based combat is an interesting dynamic that I enjoy, and I think they unit caps makes the game more challenging.

Don't get me wrong, I like building massive armies and decimating my opponents as much as the next guy, but how many times can you rehash that formula? IMO, it was starting to get boring.

The C&C formula was fine as it was.They shouldn't have screwed it up like they did in C&C 4.I still think the older games like Generals and Red Alert are a crap load of fun,and I think EA should have stuck with the same kind of gameplay.

C&C has gone steadily downhill ever since EA acquired Westwood. Red Alert 3 was bad, and C&C 4 was a complete turd.

I think it was a wrong idea for them to make the last game in the Tiberian storyline a totally different game in terms of gameplay aspects. The beta also left a poor impression on me with a lack of a tutorial, stable net-code and enjoyable gameplay. Starcraft 2 beta, on the other hand, left me eager and excited for the retail thing to come out.the_ChEeSe_mAn2

I agree, as a game on its own it's probably an OK game (I say probably as I didn't play it long enough to try and find out) but it's not C&C. We waited 15 years to hear the end of the Tiberium story and then they go and change the whole idea behind C&C. Shame on you EA. I bought each C&C tile twice (some even 3 times) and I couldn't be bothered to play C&C4 past the 4th mission.

Dawn of War 2 did the same, sure it's a good game but it's now what Dawn of War 1 was. I applaud companies trying new things, it's what keeps this industry growing but don't false advertise it as something else. Call it Command & Conquer Tactics or Warhammer Tactical Assault or whatever but don't give it the name of a previous series and change almost every detail about it. Sure I'm venting but with good reason.

StarCraft 2 is much closer to the Original StarCraft game and it shines with tributes and reminders of SC1.

C&C has gone steadily downhill ever since EA acquired Westwood. Red Alert 3 was bad, and C&C 4 was a complete turd.

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Red Alert 3 was closer to Red Alert 2 then what C&C4 was to the other previous C&C Tib series but it has been dying slowly over the years. And can EA please finally let the SAGE engine (or RNA for the newer titles) die, I've never truly been a fan of it and sure it has some powerful features but it never really felt right to me.

Red Alert 2 and Generals were the only fun ones in my opinion.