Originally posted by: Extelleron
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: TehMac
Well, I've been playing it some more, and I just can't quite get captivated by it. If it were more like a traditional RTS, and had the zoom scheme like Supreme Commander, I'd like it a ton more. As it is, I find myself commanding maybe 4 tanks max, or 4 apaches max, or 4 squads. I don't actually feel like a commander. Maybe a lieutenant general, but not a commander.
While I wish I was excited for this game, the gameplay is not interesting and engaging for me.
I think I can quote this "games like this make me glad we have Company of Heroes."
Company of Heroes is more in depth, and while this is definitely a serious Games for Windows Title, its one that doesn't interest me.
remember, that is the multiplayer system.
Single player, you are controlling the entire front. All 4 roles, and likely with more credits to have more than 4 units in each role.
Even when it comes to SP, it looks like you won't be controlling the entire battlefield. On one hand, this makes sense, but still, I want to be able to control the battle completely, not have to share control with the AI:
YouGamers: During the brief time that I spent playing the
single-player campaign mission, there seemed to be a lot going on that I couldn't control. Are all the missions going to be like that?
Karlson: To answer your question, you're part of a large-scale conflict, and we want the player to feel as a part of something bigger.
Thus, we made the decision that there should be things happening that he or she does not directly control. It adds to the ambient feel of the battlefield - it's a living place. Of course, not every map will be all action all the time, but a large portion of the game will be the player's units and all of the other characters mixed together with lots of other computer-controlled units.
YouGamers: I'm getting terrible flashbacks from X-Wing and Tie Fighter where the enemy kept killing my AI-controlled capital ships...
Westberg: [laughs] It's going to be nice and clean, we're going to make sure it's nothing like that.
Karlson: It's also script controlled, so we have a level of control [over the events].