RTS 2010: What a let down so far

Anyone else feel sucker punched by CnC4 and SupComm II?
I try not to be picky, but c'mon!
I know not every game can be a step forward-heck CnC3 was nothing new- but both of these games were such slaps in the face of their respective franchises.

I was really hoping that 2010 was going to be a great year for RTS like the end of '06 into '07 was.
But now there's really only one title left to redeem this year.

Yes, Supreme Commander II was pretty disappointing. The graphics were nice, but they overhauled everything I liked about the first game. However, if they simply updated the graphics and nothing more, I'm sure a lot of people would have complained.

How is Chaos Rising good? I've been picking at Dawn of War II for a long time. Haven't finished the SP campaign - it's so different and less interesting than DOW I. I don't care for multiplayer.

If you didn't like DoW 2 then it's not a game for you. It's just as DoW 2 only harder with more action.

I enjoyed both games but I find DoW 2 a lot better than 1.

Dow2 is addicting ths single player game alone if a lot of fun..Ive never played the first game so i cant compare..How ever loved the first game enough to buy the expansion..Love the jet packs in the game..They did a good job..

napoleaon total war and chaos rising are the good ones so far. Starcraft 2 should make up for everything else.

Anyone else feel sucker punched by CnC4 and SupComm II?
I try not to be picky, but c'mon!
I know not every game can be a step forward-heck CnC3 was nothing new- but both of these games were such slaps in the face of their respective franchises.

I was really hoping that 2010 was going to be a great year for RTS like the end of '06 into '07 was.
But now there's really only one title left to redeem this year.

cybrcatter

Pretty sure Starcraft 2 doesn't need any RTS friends to help it make this a great RTS year. Been playing the beta since it came out and it is awesome. Have hope.

The year is not over yet, we still have Starcraft II and Civilization 5 coming out.GeneralShowzer

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Anyone else feel sucker punched by CnC4 and SupComm II?
I try not to be picky, but c'mon!
I know not every game can be a step forward-heck CnC3 was nothing new- but both of these games were such slaps in the face of their respective franchises.

I was really hoping that 2010 was going to be a great year for RTS like the end of '06 into '07 was.
But now there's really only one title left to redeem this year.

snared04

Pretty sure Starcraft 2 doesn't need any RTS friends to help it make this a great RTS year. Been playing the beta since it came out and it is awesome. Have hope.

NEVER call a game good before it hits a box.. i believe stalker clear sky prooved to us this as did both HL2 episodes :P games can look amazing on paper. the previews can be great heck the beta can be outstanding BUT the released final product can be a blunder.

chaos rising is an AMAZING singleplayer experience yes its not a true rts but what it delievers is so good it might as well be a #1 meal with a side order of perfection and a coke. another game to watch is ruse and of course elemental which also has the potential to do great things.

and sup commander 2 wasnt that bad it was.. mediocre at best.

and C&C4 had a few memorable momments but it wasnt great i agree. clearly phoned that one in.

The year is not over yet, we still have Starcraft II and Civilization 5 coming out.GeneralShowzer

Yeah, not much good so far. I was so disappointed with SupCom2. Supreme Commander is still one of my favourite RTS games, it's a real shame that GPG decided to dumb it down so much and completely ruin the economy, turning it into a spam-fest. CnC4 was also a minor disappointment, but I didn't really ever expect that to be good. If you can describe a game as "Kinda like DoW2 but not as good" then you've lost my interest completely. Hell, if describe as "Kinda like DoW2" then i'd probably lose interest.kieranb2000

im with you & cbrcatter, they dumbed down the game so the game could run ok on consoles what a shame, this game could have been great

Don't forget RUSE. :P4th3ist

Chaos Rising was good fun, and Supreme Commander 2 is by no means a bad game. It may be radiclaly different from the first (much to my dismay), but overall the gameplay was solid and fun. Plus I was also finally able to get my brother into SupCom, so maybe someday he'll work his way up to FA.

Napolean was Kingdoms for E;TW with a $40 price tag slapped on it. Diplomacy for Sins added some cool elements, but nothing essential (IMO).

I've gotta say I'm a bit surprised, I would've expected more RTS games with 2010 release dates to push out well in advance of Starcraft 2.

No one played The Settlers 7 yet? Its getting average-good reviews. You shoukd try it if youre a RTS fan.

Ive played the RUSE beta for 10 hour and it is really shaping up nicely, the multiplayer was alot of fun.

I hope Supcom 2, Dow:CR and Total War: Napoleon comes to Green man gaming soon so I can play them!

No one played The Settlers 7 yet? Its getting average-good reviews. You shoukd try it if youre a RTS fan.

Ive played the RUSE beta for 10 hour and it is really shaping up nicely, the multiplayer was alot of fun.

I hope Supcom 2, Dow:CR and Total War: Napoleon comes to Green man gaming soon so I can play them!

ic4ruz

I hope Supcom 2, Dow:CR and Total War: Napoleon comes to Green man gaming soon so I can play them!ic4ruz