for FREE: Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun + Firestorm

[arj0n]

Get it for free at: the official site:

THE BATTLE FOR THE FUTURE HAS BEGUN!

Set in the early 21st century, Tiberian Sun once again pits the Global Defense Initiative against
the Brotherhood of Nod in a struggle for control of the planet. With an epic storyline that unfolds
as play progresses, players learn the reasons behind the worldwide outbreak of Tiberium and
what happened to the notorious Nod leader Kane, who was presumed dead at the end of the
first Command & Conquer.

KANE IS DEAD. A NEW ENEMY HAS EMERGED.

It's time to head up the Firestorm task force. Nod's experiments have unknowingly released a
horde of cybernetic nightmares upon the world. As GDI and Nod scramble to save themselves,
they realize their only salvation lies in the unthinkable.

Arj0n.

[Tuomas]

Is this like a once in a life time opportunity or huh?

[arj0n]

It's a huh:

This free download action is just to promote Electronic Arts' Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight.
So it's not a once in a life time opportunity, it seems to be free for ever.

[Tuomas]

So that makes you a promoter of Tiberian Twilight too

[arj0n]

Nah, this is more like don't shoot the messenger

[Matti]

Westwood sucks! 

[InCreator]

BLASPHEMER!
BURN HIM

[Crimson Wizard]

I never owned any Westwood RTS myself, but took ones from friends a number of times. They all look quite nice at start, but after a while I became bored. Also, I just hated their controls   I mean - mouse controls. As for the sidebar, I seriously believe Blizzard should consider using something like that in their games.

I remember playing Tiberian Sun as well long time ago. It had some beautiful enviroment effects. Maybe I'll try when I have time.

[Matti]

And all their games are the same, since Dune 2 from 1992. Those guys are as creative as a brick in a wall.

[Igor Hardy]

And all their games are the same, since Dune 2 from 1992. Those guys are as creative as a brick in a wall.

But it's worth mentioning that Dune 2 started the RTS genre. I guess they just got really tired from being so creative at the beginning.

[Tuomas]

Anyone ever played Napalm?


looked cool back in the day, but had a terrible mission design

[Haddas]

I play them all for the FMVs. I love me some James Earl Jones in Tiberian Sun.

[InCreator]

And all their games are the same, since Dune 2 from 1992. Those guys are as creative as a brick in a wall.

If it ain't broken, don't fix it.
Getting "creative" has helped genre how?? One shit game after another. Only so-so star in pile of dump was Company of Heroes, but all other attempts at changing the basics have failed miserably. Now what's so bad in building a base and collecting resources? Liking the system in World at War for example might be cool thing to say, but doesn't cover for the fact that you're simply too braindead to play classic RTS. There's a reason people still enjoy 10+ old games, such as Starcraft of Total Annihilation or any other thing that hasn't been exchanged for something new -- old ones were good.

Instead, every other damn developer tried to copy Dune 2, because it was simply best system to use.

Electronic Arts has destroyed Westwood pretty much by now --  starting with Command & Conquer: Generals which was fun, but lost old touch, and ending with C&C 4 and Red Alert 3, which are abysmal glowfests-kiddie games with everything good about original ruthlessly murdered... -- but at old times, Westwood made coolest games in history, IMO. From awesome original C&C to Legend of Kyrandia to Lands of Lore to Dune (which was quite interesting too)

Plus, they had best music ever heard in computer games.
I don't think Westwood has sucked, ever. But EA on the other hand... they'd better stick to pumping out new Sims games from what's left of Maxis.

Releasing oldies as freeware is kinda sad, though.
It's like saying: "look how low we've sunk now, compared to what we did before 1998"

[Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens]

I think releasing older games as freeware is an excellent marketing strategy because it not only draws in young players who probably would never have played the older games due to lack of availability/promotion but it also reminds some of the older fans who have moved on that the series is is still going.  I don't really get how releasing these games to the public domain in any way makes the company responsible look like they've 'lost their touch' or are admitting something along those lines, it's just another marketing strategy to get press and exposure when a game is no longer capable of generating a profit.

[Ryan Timothy B]

Well look at how GTA 1 is free on the Rockstar site.

It's a great way to say thanks, and promote yourself even more, like progz stated.

[InCreator]

Well, freeware is always good, for starters. But in current case...
Free release is nice if current state of series was as good or even better... "see how we've progressed!"
But have they?

C&C4 turned original semi-realistic warfare into walking laser gun robot spider feet tank mayhem (Since Tiberian Sun was sci-fi enough to stand on his own so it doesn't count) and graphics into non-saturated superglowing ultrabright headache... I want my little soliders with chemical weapons and burning enemy solider yelling his lungs out. And that badass commando. Not robots, looking like something from typical drawings of my 6-year old nephew.


<nerdrage of liftetime westwood RTS fan>

[Haddas]

I wonder if KKND2 is availible somewhere. That game was awesomely gruesome

[Arboris]

My, InCreator, so much nerdrage and I agree with almost none of it (base building ain't bad, ya hear?!) And while Red Alert took it's campyness  to a whole new level (with comic book style units to boot), the new strategic elements of unit powers were quite a welcome addition. Besides, I can't flaw a game when I'm taking orders from Dr. Frank N. Further

I can't speak for CnC4, since I haven't played it yet. But is it really that different from CnC3? Looking at the screenshots I don't really think so.

[auriond]

Well, if it hasn't been said, thanks Arj0n for the heads up. I've been playing this all day today and yesterday. I love these RTS things, but I'm not too good at them. The last one I played was Warcraft 3. It's fun to have another one.

I have to admit that I skipped all the FMVs though Even James Earl Jones wasn't enough to make me watch the cheesy acting.

Arboris: Look at it this way, you're not taking orders from Dr Frank N Furter, you're taking orders from Gabriel Knight. Wait, that's not much better, is it? Either way, Red Alert 3 is made of awesome.

[SinSin]

Westwood sucks! 

ARGGGGGHHHHHH    ...   What !!!

C&C RA
Kyrandia
Hand of Fate
Land of Lore
Oh no sir  ... No they do not