Command & Conquer 3 Demo -- Tomorrow or Tuesday (Likely); Seeking Clan!

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Command & Conquer is a name synonymous with real-time strategy gaming.

It has helped define the genre and helped kick-start the genre in 1995 with the release of Command & Conquer. Throughout the years, many games have spawned from the original and many universes have been created:
- Tiberium - GDI vs Nod
- Red Alert - Allies vs Soviets
- Generals - USA vs China vs GLA

Now, Command & Conquer 3 is coming and the battle between GDI (Global Defense Initiative) and Nod is returning. This time, however, a brand new alien/insect-like race, the "Scrin," has invaded earth and all three factions are fighting over "tiberium," an extremely valuable green-crystal resource that grows from the ground.

You may ask, "What is unique about Command & Conquer?"

It's hard for me to answer that question, but a few things come to mind: Frantic, fast gameplay; a unique user-interface; really cool factions; really imaginative units; and much more.

Speaking of factions, here are the 3 in C&C 3:
GDI(Global Defense Initiative) - The "good guys"
Nod - The "bad guys"; a terrorist organization taking on the world and trying to steal the valuable "tiberium" resource
Scrin - A new alien race; weak early on but can become extremely powerful


Then you may ask, "Why Command & Conquer 3? What's so great about it?"

This question is not quite as hard to answer, because there are so many great features about this game, any true RTS fan will be thrilled.

For one, the game scored 90% in PC Gamer, with the summary being:
HIGHS - Three diverse sides; quick multiplayer action; best full-motion video cutscenes in years

LOWS - Combat may be too frantic for some; alien plot feels tacked on to the main story.

BOTTOM LINE - C&C 3 returns to the franchise's roots with great-looking, non-stop RTS action.
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Here are the most notable features:
ASTERISKS INDICATE SOMETHING BETTER THAN MOST RTS GAMES TODAY

*- Full-Motion Videos with actors that truly bring the missions to life

- GDI & Nod return! The Tiberium universe is back!

*- 37 single-player missions; more than any C&C game in the past

- 3 totally diverse sides

- Gorgeous graphics

*- Great system performance

- A highly innovative multiplayer aspect, featuring:
*___ Online site that contains stats, strategies, replays, etc.
*___ Voice-over-IP enabled (you can now FINALLY talk to your opponent via microphone without need for a 3rd-party app)
*___ Commentary/Spectator mode in which one person controls the camera, provides voice commentary, and draws on the screen via a "telestrator" (a la Madden on TV) to show others important details + much more
*___ Free downloadable "Multiplayer spectator client" that allows people without the retail version to still watch multiplayer matches for *FREE*
___ "RTS-as-a-sport" approach


- Easier to modify than C&C Generals because the files will be easier to understand than the previous "INI" files.

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ONE THING BEFORE MOVING ON:

If anyone would like to start a "clan" with me, I'd be happy to do so. It'd be cool being able to play with/against one another online because I haven't had much experience with this in terms of someone that lives within my area. Most of my online games tend to be with people all over the country and even world.

As a clan, with Voice-over-IP, we could actually talk to one another in matches via microphone and could plot strategies, assist one another, coordinate attacks, and .. yeah, you get the point.

If you are interested, PLEASE SPEAK UP! [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]


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And finally, here are some neat gameplay elements;
- Fast and furious (faster than Generals)
- UI combines many useful features to make it easier than ever to have total control
- Infantry act more realistically, move as a squad, take cover, etc.
- Vehicles can actually be damaged more by being hit in certain vital locations
- "Adaptive AI" that adjusts dynamically to your playing style; if you turtle, the AI will focus on that aspect as well. If you rush, the AI will become aggressive and start attempting to counter you.
- Ability to combine various units in order to create new units with unique abilities (think of it as 'customized' units)
- Much more..

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THE DEMO WILL CONTAIN:
- Tutorial mission
- 2 Single-Player Missions (GDI)
- One Skirmish Map; GDI vs Nod (can only play as GDI vs Nod AI)

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Finally, to drive the point home, here are a collection of videos:
http://media.pc.ign.com/media/823/823989/vids_1.html

And screenshots:
GDI base; some structures being repaired


GDI Mammoth Tanks take on Nod buildings within Washington D.C.


Scrin forces come pouring out of a portal..



Nod forces begin assaulting a GDI base


A Nod harvester harvests within the glowing green tiberium field


A GDI armored unit is hit by a HUGE Nod ambush within a city

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EDIT ---

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IT IS OFFICIAL!

THE DEMO COMES OUT MONDAY, FEB. 26

PREPARE YOURSELVES!
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Going once .. going twice!

Anyone interested in forming a clan?

C&C 3 will have integrated clan support so we could make an official clan and not something with a few characters in front of our name.

Surely someone is interested in this game?

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