Best RTS game in years (Even better then CoH imo) !
Dont really know where to start with this but i guess the first thing to say is WOW the graphics are stunning. I was playing it on my iMac using bootcamp and i had its settings maxed on 1280 resolution and it ran and looked superb. The explosions, smoke and all the other effects are just so nice looking its totally unreal. I only have XP so i couldnt try out the DX10 rendering, which might be a good thing cause i doubt my HD2600 could handle it. But still totally stunning.
Next id say this is more of an action RTS meaning there isnt any boring resource gathering, you get points for reinforment drops to get more units. There isnt any of this sit back and build a massive base and army its more just get right into the war zone. However it does involve a lot of micro still inorder to keep your units well placed and to be able to use there special skills like TOW missiles and such. You also get the now RTS obligatory off map support such as artillary and Daisy Cutters (OMG ive never seen any explosion look as fantastic in a game).
The thing i love most however has to be the massive scale and feel of the battles. Unlike other RTS games were it is you agaisnt the computer in a smallish map which has a kind of detached feel, in WIC the maps are huge and when playing single player there are battles going on all over the map controlled by your computer allies. I think this gives the games a great sense of really being in a massive warzone, you have your own objectives but so do all your other allies on the map. There is constantly stuff going on all around you and it all gets pretty crazy, but in a good way lol.
Edit. Id also like to add that ive no bloody idea how the 360 version of it is going to work with a controller. C&C is one thing but this game is a totally different level in terms of scale and crazyness.
Dont really know where to start with this but i guess the first thing to say is WOW the graphics are stunning. I was playing it on my iMac using bootcamp and i had its settings maxed on 1280 resolution and it ran and looked superb. The explosions, smoke and all the other effects are just so nice looking its totally unreal. I only have XP so i couldnt try out the DX10 rendering, which might be a good thing cause i doubt my HD2600 could handle it. But still totally stunning.
Next id say this is more of an action RTS meaning there isnt any boring resource gathering, you get points for reinforment drops to get more units. There isnt any of this sit back and build a massive base and army its more just get right into the war zone. However it does involve a lot of micro still inorder to keep your units well placed and to be able to use there special skills like TOW missiles and such. You also get the now RTS obligatory off map support such as artillary and Daisy Cutters (OMG ive never seen any explosion look as fantastic in a game).
The thing i love most however has to be the massive scale and feel of the battles. Unlike other RTS games were it is you agaisnt the computer in a smallish map which has a kind of detached feel, in WIC the maps are huge and when playing single player there are battles going on all over the map controlled by your computer allies. I think this gives the games a great sense of really being in a massive warzone, you have your own objectives but so do all your other allies on the map. There is constantly stuff going on all around you and it all gets pretty crazy, but in a good way lol.
Edit. Id also like to add that ive no bloody idea how the 360 version of it is going to work with a controller. C&C is one thing but this game is a totally different level in terms of scale and crazyness.
I've had my eyes on the game for long and the LE preordered, but I'll wait until the complete game to try it.
Takes the image from your profile and slaps in onto the vehicles, need to work on a cool image now :P
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