Tempest Rising

Steam should allow a neutral recommendation instead of yes/no. On the first glance this is simply a copy of C&C (3). However, there are issues that may boil down to taste but made me refund the game: 1) Cinematics Remember the cinematics in-between missions and even during missions with real actors like Joe Kucan/Kane in C&C? Tempest Rising uses (AI ?!) voiced computer models. Maybe the budget was not enough, but this is a let-down. Also during the cinematics you get dialogue options like in an RPG, without any impact on the campaign. Probably people would otherwise be too lazy to read a codex? The campaign feels lifeless and generic. 2) Neutral buildings You cannot garrison neutral buildings with your infantry and thus you cannot clear neutral buildings from enemies. You also cannot build infantry bunkers. This takes away a strategic element. 3) Tempest The tempest depletes way too fast, there are not many ways for secondary income. 4) Combat Everything goes boom nicely, HP is generally low. This is a fast-paced tactical game like Starcraft or Supreme Commander:Forged Alliance. I had hoped they would go more in the direction of C&C:Generals. 5) Secondary unit skills Like in C&C many units have secondary/toggleable skills. Like the drone operator can get increased range on his drown but becomes immobile. This would results in a valid clickfest if the game would not be so easy that you easily win without ever using these options. 6) Research You don't really research with in-game buildings, but rather skill doctrines and stuff with points obtained from missions. This fatally reminds me of the scrapped Generals (albeit in the latter they tried to make it partloy P2W). These doctrines are rather boring (like get 20% more dmg/HP, sell buidings for 50% etc.). 7) Pacing Everything is super-fast-paced, aggression and expansion are a must. --> engineers have to place cheap guard towers on the whole map for superior vision. --> You can call down some buoy so that you can build on any selected part of the map for some time. Building doesn't require you a building vehicle. Conclusion: If you like fast-paced, tactical, arcade-like games with great graphics, then go for it. If you like slower-paced, strategic, longer games, then try it out but do not forget to refund it before 2h if you do not like it.

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Bardzo dobry klin C&C, dobra grafika, gameplay, klimat. Niestety, gra nie wbiła się w rynek, może dla tego, że RTSy są coraz mniej powszechne. Nawet multi nie miało się szansy rozwinąć przy tak małej liczbie graczy. A szkoda. Gra dalej jest rozwijana, jest dobra, ale brakuje np. superbroni, niczym w Red Alert. No i całkiem nowy świat nie wciąga tak jak C&C. Muzyka Franka Klepackiego jest sztos, ale nic nie zapada w pamięć, jak klasyki z Red Alert. Na pewno ma szansę wypełnić lukę po porzuconej przez EA marce C&C, ale raczej wiele wskazuje, że odbiorców tego typu rozgrywki jest coraz mniej. Zaraz pojawi się Dawn of War IV albo Warhammer 40k Total War, które mogą zmieść z rynku pozostałych zainteresowanych (ten drugi to niemal pewniak). Staroszkolne RTSy, niestety nie mają jakw rócić na rynek. Szkoda. 8/10

reminds me of command and conquer so much. love it

This game, on paper, feels like it should feel right at home next to Command and Conquer. The graphics are great, the music is grating (sorry, I feel that way about C&C too!), the story is cheesy. This feels like it should be right at home, right next to it, and just as good, and yet it somehow feels... less than a lot of other RTS games, and I can't explain why. It just doesn't hit that right sweet spot, or scratch that itch. Worse still, it leans into being a spiritual "successor" (really a knockoff) with the names.

"Inspired by RTS greats of the 90s and 2000s" - yeah, it's pretty clear which RTS they mean. This game effectively captures the feel of Command and Conquer. I was having flashbacks to my N64 days and all the cheese strategies I used back in the day. The two campaigns together are a solid 20 hours, with multiple difficulties for those inclined to push their limits. I enjoyed the variety of the campaigns. Whereas in Starcraft, each mission focuses on one particular strategy; defend multiple points, attack and defend, command a unit, etc, often the missions in this game have multiple sections, starting as commandos (yes those missions are back), capturing bases, building defenses, then evacuating. The GDF campaign is the most polished. You can see the exact moment the devs started getting crunched in the Dynasty campaign, and that faction doesn't even get its own ending cinematic. Still, a solid RTS. Love to see it as they are so rare these days.

variety with builds is extremely limited.. either run meta or get steam rolled. Unit balance is dog doo doo