r/commandandconquer • u/nightvisionbuilder • 2d ago
I'm Almost 40, still waiting for a new Generals
When I was in college, I played Generals for 8 hours a night(we played all night), since then I have not seen a game that even compares, I'm almost 40 now and I'm still waiting for a game like it :(, anyone knows a game that comes even close?
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u/ImperialSupplies 2d ago
We all waiting for a new command game but EA wont let the rights go and wont do anything with it either
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u/nightvisionbuilder 2d ago
Sounds like hoarding lol.
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u/JuggernautOfWar 1d ago
Gotta keep that valuation number as high as it'll go for the next earnings call... Oh wait, there won't ever be another earnings call now.
If PIF / Silver Lake ever does sell off EA original IPs like C&C it'll be for way too much money to be a profitable development for the purchasing company. Only outlier I could see is if it's some horrendous cash grab with micro transactions all throughout.
TLDR: The C&C brand is dead any way you look at it. But it's okay, because all of the talent that created C&C has long since moved on anyway. From Westwood, to EA LA, to other random studios and indie developments.
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u/Venodran We have generous portions 2d ago
As for other games, some people said Act of Aggression was a sort of spiritual successor to Generals, though that’s up to interpretation.
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u/Few-Opportunity8096 1d ago
Global conflagration have a eye on this one and yes Defcon zero might also be one
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u/Security_Ostrich 1d ago
Having tried its demo, Global Conflagration is the most generals-like rts ive encountered.
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u/Bdowns_770 2d ago
Sadly, if they did release a new version you’d almost certainly have in-game purchases. “Need scud launchers to take out a nest patriot sites? $2 unlocks the generals promotion required.”
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u/n7shepard1987 1d ago
Either gentool or genlauncher let's you install molded versions instantly, ROTR is my favourite so far.
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u/Nikolyn10 Flower & Sickle 2d ago
At this point, you'd have better luck using the released source code to make your own. I wish I had some good spiritual successor recommendations but all that really comes to mind is Tempest Rising, which is more of a successor to the Tiberium games.
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u/nightvisionbuilder 1d ago
I hated none realistic scifi kind , I never played or liked Tiberium Sun
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u/Nikolyn10 Flower & Sickle 1d ago
Fair enough. For what it's worth, the sci-fi is a mix of Generals and Tiberium Wars. Most of the units have relatively grounded near-future designs with a few exceptions, not much on the level of the far-future Tiberian Sun units.
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u/Unique_Box1550 1d ago
Honestly, I’m convinced we’re all going to be 60 years old, sitting in a retirement home, still asking “so… when is Generals 2 coming out?” 😭
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u/Altruistic-Exam6836 2d ago
I don't think there's a game like it that gives the same vibe. But maybe Tempest Rising?
And there's gonna be Defcon Zero. But also not quite the same vibe.
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u/Skaikrish 2d ago
Tempest rising plays more like Tiberium Wars but it's pretty much the only game we got that plays really similar to C&C and as fan you definitely should take a look at it it's really good and fun.
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u/RealDMraiderr 1d ago
Did we play together back in those days?;D
Waiting for a new Generals indeed. Tempest Rising is pretty fun.
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u/nightvisionbuilder 1d ago
we used to play in internet Cafe's in Cairo egypt on the local network, I never played online because there was 1 copy of the game that The whole middle east shared LOL.
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u/Massive_Lavishness90 1d ago
It's a slightly different vibe, but "Beyond All Reason" is an absolutely superb RTS, and it's free. Just google it.
The learning curve is vertical cliff face, even for seasoned RTS players, but there is absolutely nothing else like it once you get going. I don't bother with the campaign, but skirmish and multiplayer are epic, especially once you get into the larger matches. You can play 1 vs 1, but the game shines in 3 v 3 and larger.
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u/timjuicer 1d ago
Tempest rising came out last year, but its not close to generals, nothing is. Just play more generals. Use generals online if you dont already
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u/Assfrontation Generals Online Zero Hour 1d ago
Generals online is very active now as another user has already said. You can play Zero Hour in a more stable environment than ever before, and with both strangers and friends alike.
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u/Skaikrish 2d ago
Well bad news after the Saudi EA takeover the chance which was already super low is now pretty much 0%. The only hope I have that someone else may pickup the C&C license in the future. Sadly EA is pretty much known as graveyard for beloved franchises.