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RavenFist I contribute!
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| Subject: Supreme Commander 2 Demo Thoughts Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:15 pm | |
| It's out on Steam folks !
Here's some copy pasta from my PF blog:
Well first things first, it's a hell of a lot easier to run than the first, probably owing to the new graphic style of the game; much more cartoony and less gritty. Right from the first few mins of the demo you get the feeling that this game is a lot less technical than the first. In the first you had 3 Different tech levels and then experimental on top of that. In SupCom 2 You only have Standard and Experimental. In place of the tech levels, there is a customisation feature which allows you to add bonuses and features to your units, and unlock new units. While this has a nice RPG feel to it, I can't say I prefer it over the old style. One other feature that seems like a watered down version of the first is the Resources. In the first you balance generating mass by using electricity, and making power stations out of mass. While some criticised this system because often new players crippled the economy straight away, leaving them wounded for the rest of the match. The new system simply has the player stockpile both Mass and Energy in continuous generation until they have enough of both to build stuff. But the fact that you can't start construction of units and such until you have the right amount of resources slows down the game quite a bit, whereas in the first game, a skilled player could manage the construction and upgrading of many units and buildings at once, with very limited resources, you simply can't do that now. This makes it easier for new players, but somewhat offends veteran SupCom players. On the plus side, you can really tell that Square Enix have had some input into this game, even the relatively short demo has levels of story telling quite rare in RTS games. While I'm not expecting an epic storyline akin to an FF game, I am looking forward to see how much effort Square Enix have put into this.
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Theonik I contribute!
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| Subject: Re: Supreme Commander 2 Demo Thoughts Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:59 pm | |
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| Subject: Re: Supreme Commander 2 Demo Thoughts Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:08 pm | |
| - Theonik wrote:
- *goes to download*
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RavenFist I contribute!
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| Subject: Re: Supreme Commander 2 Demo Thoughts Sun Feb 28, 2010 4:14 pm | |
| You guys had a change to try it out ? | |
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RavenFist I contribute!
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RavenFist I contribute!
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| Subject: Re: Supreme Commander 2 Demo Thoughts Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:08 pm | |
| - hhaajjccrr wrote:
- RavenFist wrote:
- hhaajjccrr wrote:
- RavenFist wrote:
- You guys had a change to try it out ?
What?! THE DEMO ?! YOU HAD TO PAY FOR IT??!! LOLWAT ?! Not the pre order you tool, the demo. See here. http://store.steampowered.com/app/40140/ | |
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RavenFist I contribute!
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| Subject: Re: Supreme Commander 2 Demo Thoughts Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:18 pm | |
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| Subject: Re: Supreme Commander 2 Demo Thoughts Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:19 pm | |
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RavenFist I contribute!
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| Subject: Re: Supreme Commander 2 Demo Thoughts Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:36 pm | |
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MatthewSFC Evil Overlord.
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| Subject: Re: Supreme Commander 2 Demo Thoughts Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:21 pm | |
| ZOMG crazy quotes.
Think you put a G instead of a C in chance. | |
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RavenFist I contribute!
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| Subject: Re: Supreme Commander 2 Demo Thoughts Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:30 pm | |
| - MatthewSFC wrote:
- ZOMG crazy quotes.
Think you put a G instead of a C in chance. Oh. I don't see how that caused all this confusion though. lol Edit: Oh wait, change as in change... ugh lol | |
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| Subject: Re: Supreme Commander 2 Demo Thoughts Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:31 pm | |
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RavenFist I contribute!
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| Subject: Re: Supreme Commander 2 Demo Thoughts Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:06 pm | |
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| Subject: Re: Supreme Commander 2 Demo Thoughts Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:06 pm | |
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RavenFist I contribute!
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| Subject: Re: Supreme Commander 2 Demo Thoughts Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:08 pm | |
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Theonik I contribute!
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| Subject: Re: Supreme Commander 2 Demo Thoughts Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:10 pm | |
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RavenFist I contribute!
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| Subject: Re: Supreme Commander 2 Demo Thoughts Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:11 pm | |
| - Theonik wrote:
Got mine the day the new G15 came out. COst me 100E. Also have the G9 also for 100E. A lot of money yes? A waste to some? Yes. Totally worth it? Hell YES! A nice keyboard is essential. | |
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Theonik I contribute!
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| Subject: Re: Supreme Commander 2 Demo Thoughts Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:15 pm | |
| - RavenFist wrote:
- Theonik wrote:
Got mine the day the new G15 came out. COst me 100E. Also have the G9 also for 100E. A lot of money yes? A waste to some? Yes. Totally worth it? Hell YES! A nice keyboard is essential. The G keys are win. You can script almost anything to them. I even have a yo momma joke button. Screen is almost awesome to tell the time while in game. | |
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| Subject: Re: Supreme Commander 2 Demo Thoughts Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:20 pm | |
| - Theonik wrote:
Screen is almost awesome to tell the time while in game. I have a second monitor to do that. Speaking of Dual Monitors, I bet SupCom 2 supports them. SupCom 1 did. It was a usefull feature, if not a bit performance hampering. | |
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Theonik I contribute!
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RavenFist I contribute!
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| Subject: Re: Supreme Commander 2 Demo Thoughts Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:27 pm | |
| - Theonik wrote:
Hehe, that is basically what the second screen on the G15 can do. You can make programs for it too. Can you operate the screen by hand ? Or is it just a display ? | |
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