who think that RA2 is better than RA3 ?

SaifEliya · 24-03-2009, 10:30 PM

well maybe i think that RA2 was better than RA3 though RA3 is so good but i liked RA2 better

Pr0phet · 05-04-2009, 04:10 PM

Yup i definately think RA2 was better than RA3. Red 2 had best gameplay, units didn't look like bath toys and there was a point to making both ground and naval units.

In RA3 almost everything is amphibious which takes strategy out of the game. Plus the economy system is pathetic - u just have to sit a refinery right down on top of an ore node. There is no more mining ore fields or being strategic with your harvesting anymore. Another noob-friendly idea >_<

IMO RA3 was made BY noobs FOR noobs.

MGSteve · 17-04-2009, 05:07 PM

A little harsh, the style of RA3 is deliberately a bit bright and cartoony - its not supposed to be a serious game!

Agree with the Ore refinery though, pointless. Why not just combine the refinery with a mine and you build it on top of a Ore Fisher or something. (i.e. like the Metal Extractors in Total Annihiliation).

Pr0phet · 17-04-2009, 10:28 PM

RA1 had the most adult serious feel to it and really made you think 'yeah that could actually happen' or 'what if WWII had gone that way' .

RA2 was a little more camp but you were still thinking 'what if.'

RA3 is more like Disney & Conquer with bath toys instead of tanks and runs with the theme 'if its funny to 8th graders, throw it into the game'

MGSteve · 22-04-2009, 11:59 AM

I had a similar discussion with a C&C loving friend last week when I showed him RA3. I was still part of the community when WW developed RA2, even down to having a play of a beta in Chris Rubyor's office (Delphi, remember him!) and I know that they went for the wacky. the 'What if' really went out of the door right then, imo. The moment they gave Yuri 'silly' powers.

Red Alert, to me at least, has always been the comedy relief of the C&C world. Proper C&C has always been serious and hopefully it will stay that way. Red Alert has always been the wacky and funny side, well, since RA2 anyway, RA3 has just taken it up a notch. As long as they don't get any more silly, RA3 is just about the right balance tbh.

All that said, I do miss the semi-seriousness of RA1, but the problem is that other games have been there and done that now, its not as though provoking as when Red Alert 1 came around.

Pr0phet · 27-04-2009, 11:29 AM

I don't have a problem with jokes here and there in a C&C game but these FMV scenes could have been written by an 8th grader. Why do i say this? Because the FMV scenes are more like WWE cutscenes with commanders frontin' like there's no tomorrow. There is a BIG difference between 'propaganda' and 'show-boating.' If EA's script writers don't know that difference i suggest they bow out.

These are my only two beefs with RA3:-

1) Pathetic FMV scripts

2) Disney-like tanks/vehicles

THIS IS a scarey looking tank:
http://www.seibertron.com/images/new...game_brawl.jpg

This is NOT:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t3hZTHcazJ...moth-tanks.jpg

sw337h4664rd · 27-05-2009, 02:17 PM

what i miss from RA2 was having no lame *** top secret protocols

I_Am_Gsus · 26-06-2009, 10:25 PM

RA3 is horrible. That is why I didn't buy it and still play RA2

RedAlertOn · 28-06-2009, 10:07 PM

RA2 is better then RA3 (i played RA3 beta, so havent bought)

armedalert · 31-07-2009, 09:33 PM

RA2 is better by far
I think it's just taken the good points of Red Alert 2 and just messed it all up. 1:The whole strategy of the economy has been screwed up
2: I know red alert is the comic relief of C&C but it has gone from funny and believable to just plain stupid

The KELRaTH · 03-08-2009, 08:39 PM

I still play RA2 on my laptop - it was an extremely well put together game.

Ra1 + MaximaRA mod was so much fun but today it's weakness is the low graphics resolution.

billyjohn456 · 17-08-2009, 02:19 PM

Ra2 is by far the better game, for some reason i don't like ra3

EpiQ7 · 06-09-2009, 10:55 PM

RA2 was miles better..

24-03-2009, 10:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
SaifEliya Rookie Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 13	who think that RA2 is better than RA3 ? well maybe i think that RA2 was better than RA3 though RA3 is so good but i liked RA2 better

05-04-2009, 04:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pr0phet Rookie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 84	Yup i definately think RA2 was better than RA3. Red 2 had best gameplay, units didn't look like bath toys and there was a point to making both ground and naval units. In RA3 almost everything is amphibious which takes strategy out of the game. Plus the economy system is pathetic - u just have to sit a refinery right down on top of an ore node. There is no more mining ore fields or being strategic with your harvesting anymore. Another noob-friendly idea >_< IMO RA3 was made BY noobs FOR noobs. Last edited by Pr0phet; 05-04-2009 at 04:14 PM..

17-04-2009, 10:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
Pr0phet Rookie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 84	RA1 had the most adult serious feel to it and really made you think 'yeah that could actually happen' or 'what if WWII had gone that way' . RA2 was a little more camp but you were still thinking 'what if.' RA3 is more like Disney & Conquer with bath toys instead of tanks and runs with the theme 'if its funny to 8th graders, throw it into the game' Last edited by Pr0phet; 17-04-2009 at 10:32 PM..

22-04-2009, 11:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
MGSteve Rookie Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: UK Age: 33 Gender: Male Posts: 11	I had a similar discussion with a C&C loving friend last week when I showed him RA3. I was still part of the community when WW developed RA2, even down to having a play of a beta in Chris Rubyor's office (Delphi, remember him!) and I know that they went for the wacky. the 'What if' really went out of the door right then, imo. The moment they gave Yuri 'silly' powers. Red Alert, to me at least, has always been the comedy relief of the C&C world. Proper C&C has always been serious and hopefully it will stay that way. Red Alert has always been the wacky and funny side, well, since RA2 anyway, RA3 has just taken it up a notch. As long as they don't get any more silly, RA3 is just about the right balance tbh. All that said, I do miss the semi-seriousness of RA1, but the problem is that other games have been there and done that now, its not as though provoking as when Red Alert 1 came around. __________________ Regards Steve ...the C&C Community 'Old Boy' from when Kane was really Kane, Red Alert was a condition status and games came on Floppy disks! Oh, and I was a bit of a wizz at writing editors too

31-07-2009, 09:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
armedalert Rookie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2	RA 2 is better RA2 is better by far I think it's just taken the good points of Red Alert 2 and just messed it all up. 1:The whole strategy of the economy has been screwed up 2: I know red alert is the comic relief of C&C but it has gone from funny and believable to just plain stupid

17-04-2009, 05:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
MGSteve Rookie Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: UK Age: 33 Gender: Male Posts: 11	A little harsh, the style of RA3 is deliberately a bit bright and cartoony - its not supposed to be a serious game! Agree with the Ore refinery though, pointless. Why not just combine the refinery with a mine and you build it on top of a Ore Fisher or something. (i.e. like the Metal Extractors in Total Annihiliation).

27-04-2009, 11:29 AM	#6 (permalink)
Pr0phet Rookie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 84	I don't have a problem with jokes here and there in a C&C game but these FMV scenes could have been written by an 8th grader. Why do i say this? Because the FMV scenes are more like WWE cutscenes with commanders frontin' like there's no tomorrow. There is a BIG difference between 'propaganda' and 'show-boating.' If EA's script writers don't know that difference i suggest they bow out. These are my only two beefs with RA3:- 1) Pathetic FMV scripts 2) Disney-like tanks/vehicles THIS IS a scarey looking tank: http://www.seibertron.com/images/new...game_brawl.jpg This is NOT: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t3hZTHcazJ...moth-tanks.jpg

27-05-2009, 02:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
sw337h4664rd Rookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 37	what i miss from RA2 was having no lame *** top secret protocols

26-06-2009, 10:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
I_Am_Gsus Rookie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 414	RA3 is horrible. That is why I didn't buy it and still play RA2

28-06-2009, 10:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
RedAlertOn Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: norway! Gender: Male Posts: 515	RA2 is better then RA3 (i played RA3 beta, so havent bought)

03-08-2009, 08:39 PM	#11 (permalink)
The KELRaTH Rookie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Outside looking in.. Gender: Male Posts: 70	I still play RA2 on my laptop - it was an extremely well put together game. Ra1 + MaximaRA mod was so much fun but today it's weakness is the low graphics resolution.

17-08-2009, 02:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
billyjohn456 Rookie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: leicester Gender: Male Posts: 14	Ra2 is by far the better game, for some reason i don't like ra3

06-09-2009, 10:55 PM	#13 (permalink)
EpiQ7 Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 634	RA2 was miles better.. __________________ Australia!!!!you still remember Cromok(1989)!!!!????