Command & Conquer Generals: Opinions

[clicknext]

For those who have it already, what do you think? I just got it today and I must say after 4 missions in to the first campaign, I'm rather disappointed, but probably because the review at IGN spoke so highly of it.

 

[XBoxLPU]

bump

 

[Jayczar]

I think it's great, the building and construction interface
is kind of lame but overall I like it.

 

[ICEVaPa]

Is there anywhere where i can download the demo or BETA??

 

[capodeloscapos]

try using e-mule, it´s the best for downloading whatever you want...

 

[HappyNic]

I find the game too easy.. .. the AI wasn't all that,,

 

[777php]

the units move frustratingly slow for me.

 

[naddicott]

I just finished up the single player campaign last night on Hard difficulty - a friend tells me Normal difficulty is far too easy. In retrospect I should have given 'brutal' a try, and I don't consider myself terribly skilled at RTS games. Ultimately the downfall of the AI is consistently passing through/attacking the same 2-3 choke points. It was a little on the short side, but I thought the levels were nicely designed and do a good job of letting you get familiar with the various units.

The multiplayer from all I've heard is very balanced, despite the three sides playing very differently. I have the hardest time playing the GLA properly - it requires a lot of micromanagement and sneaky tactics, not my usual style of RTS play. With any of the sides it seems like you do better with mixed units and it's not just a matter of massing up a ton of the 'best' unit.

If they come out with an expansion that has a significant sized additional single-player campaign, I would get it without hesitation. I got a respectable number of hours out of the main campaign, and I'll probably do a little skirmishing against the AI on the multiplayer maps and then have a few multiplayer games with RL friends. The editor looks usable too.

I'll probably slow down the speed on the skirmish vs. AI games (there's no speed option for the campaign, which I find wierd), but I'm the type of player who would rather play a turn based game than this new fangled real time stuff.