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[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

IMO it's great but it is a departure from earlier titles in more than just going to 3D, and the sides are a 90s caricature of the US/China/Middle-Eastern people, so it's something that you definitely couldn't make today.

Like the "terrorist" side gets suicide bombers and a unit called "angry mob" to which Chinese flamethrowers or American snipers are a good counter, while China gets two soldiers for the price of one and propaganda loudspeakers everywhere that makes units fight harder.

The story is barely there as well, which was a strong point of the RA2 and Tiberium universes.

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 3 points 2 days ago

And there's no Tim Curry, who frankly makes RA2