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"The Arcane Chas" <Chas@the-arcane.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In article <101p6tddeclsa03@corp.supernews.com>, but only after serious
> contemplation, Margolis <someone@somewhere.org> put finger to keyboard
> and produced the following;
> >"Ablang" <RockingHilaryDuff@ablang-duff.com> wrote in message >
> >>     Does anyone agree with me?
> >>
> >> -- 
> >
> >
> >I don't.  red alert/ red alert aftermath are by far the best of the c&c
> >games in my opinion.  TS was a huge disapointment.
>
> I agree with that - for single player (I haven't played enough multi-
> player games to comment on that aspect). The only game to match RA was
> the original C&C.
>
> The thing that made the C&C games stand out from the crowd that followed
> was the plot (and the quality of the videos). TS was the first in the
> series to abandon the "individual briefing" format and, as a result,
> lost the C&C feel. RA2 tried to get that back with limited success - the
> format was right but an element of childishness was introduced to the
> graphics and gamely. Generals (which I am now halfway through) is even
> worse in that respect - brightly coloured cartoon characters flying
> through the air when their vehicle is destroyed is so "naff" as to be
> laughable. So far I'm (just) managing to suspend my disbelief - but I
> very much doubt that I'll be buying any further titles in this series.
>
> -- 
> Cheers,
>
> Chas.

The single player did stink, greatly. I have been playin multiplayer
(exclusively with friends against the AI) for about 2 years now, never grow
tired of it.
What i hated about the TS videos was the ending. Kane died off camera. such
a disappointment. no walls falling on him, or Ion cannon taking him out.

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