Supreme commander: Forged alliance is a buy it now game. but sadly the reduced power of nukes leaves me wanting...
pro's: epic battles.
Supreme commander and it's expansion has battles on a scale unseen in any other game to date
Epic strategy
The tactics of supreme commander are wide and varying. containing everything from a classic blitzkrieg to a large "stalled" battle reminiscent of world war 1 trench warfare. with neither side gaining or losing ground.
Big maps. the largest maps are so big that eccentric tactics and epic battle rule the battlefield. unit travel time and eta become an actual factor in strategic planning. forward bases and "airports" are used.
The power difference between units cannot be found in any other game save the original supreme commander. this contributes to the games epic style in a very important way. as attacks can consist of cannon fodder ranging into the hundreds.
Con's:
A very high end game. most computers will have problems.
Nuclear weapons have effectivly been removed from the game.
Experimental weapons have been reduced in power.
over all everything at the top seems "weaker" and a little less powerful than it should be for being the best of it's kind.