"You little brat..."
After listening to Kent's explanation, George's eyebrows shot up, he snorted and slumped onto the sofa in a huff.
Just now, it was really close that I had to take him to the hospital.
Looking at the words "[GAMENOVA Production]" and "[Now Available]" displayed on the TV screen.
He then realized that everything that had just happened was a misunderstanding.
It turned out that Kent had returned from military service, and they wanted to give him a little surprise.
What a fucking brat!
What's wrong with all young people these days?!
"So... this is that new game from Gamenova?"
As George spoke, he quietly closed the computer screen.
"Yes, the sequel to Command & Conquer."
Kent smiled and nodded, then reached into his pocket and pulled out a neatly packaged card box. "I used my connections to get one of the first releases in stock. How about it? Want to give it a try?"
To be honest, this thing was originally meant for my wife and son.
However, Kent could probably guess that his father might also be interested in the game.
"No, I'll just watch from the sidelines."
George waved his hand and shifted his position to the side.
"That's a real shame. I've seen the gameplay footage; it'll definitely be a lot of fun."
Kent shrugged helplessly, sat down at the computer, and turned on the screen.
"Attack!"
"Attack!"
On the screen, the medic controlled by George stands motionless at the respawn point.
Two of our own positions have already been breached.
In a 16v16 match, losing one player isn't necessarily fatal, but it's certainly not without impact. "Uh..."
George's expression instantly turned even uglier than if he were crying.
So closing the screen doesn't shut down the computer?
"Cough cough."
Kent pretended not to see it, exited the game, and skillfully ejected the disc drive, neatly putting away the Battlefield 1991 disc.
Only then did I remove the plastic wrap from " Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Collector's Edition".
Upon opening the card case, it was discovered that there was a disc on each side of the case.
The instruction manual, which should have been on the front, was instead pressed under the disc clip.
One of the images features an overall red theme and incorporates numerous distinctive Russian symbols.
The title clearly states [ Red Alert ][RED VERSION]
The other version is naturally the Allied version.
The box he received was a special "collector's edition," which is essentially a bundle. Buying both together would give you a discount of about ten dollars compared to buying them separately.
He's a former soldier, after all.
After thinking for a moment, Kent still removed the Allied version of the disc and inserted it into the CD player.
The loading speed of " Red Alert " is not fast.
Especially during the initial load, a large amount of resources need to be cached from the CD drive, which takes even longer.
However, the core gameplay content is actually quite limited.
The overall loading speed is actually much faster than Battlefield 1991.
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Kent adopted the air of a seasoned veteran of C&C for ten years, commenting on the beginning of the game.
To be honest, ever since the release of Mirror's Edge and Battlefield 1991, the gaming world this year has been destined to be anything but calm.
The most desperate people are probably the other game developers.
At least a quarter of the companies that were originally gearing up to release new games this year have chosen to postpone their releases.
No one is confident that they can beat these two unreasonable masterpieces in terms of quality.
GAMENOVA itself was quite carefree, completely unaffected by outside gossip, and continued to do whatever it wanted.
When it comes to freedom, Mr. Lin is truly unbeatable.
I thought what would follow would be a new world-class masterpiece.
Unexpectedly, a web-based mini-game was displayed instead.
Although it was fun, the contrast was rather disappointing.
Now it's all in the past. Just before the Christmas season arrived, the great game god Sage Lin indeed had something hidden.
A brand new sequel to Command & Conquer!
For RTS players, this is truly a holiday.
The question of which games will be released during the Christmas season is a topic of endless debate among gamers every year.
There are only a few important dates throughout the year: Presidents' Day, Independence Day, and Black Friday.
Opportunities for Gamenova to personally handle projects are truly rare.
And this year's most precious Christmas season, this gift has been presented to all RTS players.
Praise be to GAMENOVA!
[ New Mexico - Trinity ]
Just then, the content finally loaded onto the screen and started playing the opening animation automatically.
This is a black and white video.
It doesn't look like the black and white effect is due to limitations in graphics technology. Judging from the deliberate noise and lines in the image, it's clearly the result of post-processing after normal shooting.
It seems to be a deliberate act to create a certain effect.
A lab technician in a white lab coat is facing the camera, intently fiddling with something.
"Stop fiddling with that thing."
"I'm making adjustments."
The researcher replied to the source of the sound beside him and continued to concentrate on adjusting the device.
[1946]
A new message popped up on the screen.
The time setting wasn't modern, but rather the much earlier 1940s.
"Give me the sequence calculation results, quickly!"
Everything is ready.
The assistant stepped out of the frame, focusing the camera on the chair in the room. The other person from the earlier conversation finally appeared in the frame.
He took two quick steps and sat down in the chair.
I took the file from my assistant, scribbled a few lines with a pen, and it was unclear what I was writing.
Throughout the entire process, the camera never focused on the actor's head.
But judging from his clothing, George could roughly guess who this person was.
"Albert Einstein..."
According to the timeline, Einstein had already immigrated to the United States at this point, which matches the storyline.
I wonder if it's raining there.
As Einstein spoke, he casually wiped his glasses.
Then, after a dazzling display of light, he burst into a blinding white light and vanished from the chair.
[ Germany - Landsberg ]
[1924] Hill walked down the streets of Landsberg with his baggage, unaware of what was about to happen.
The backstory of Red Alert is actually not complicated.
Einstein successfully invented the time machine and attempted to kill Hill to stop WW2.
However, things took an unexpected turn.
His actions disrupted the delicate balance among the world's multipolar world order and triggered a new war.
The story is simple, but as a science fiction-themed alternate history war game, it is already quite competent.
[Allied Command - Modern]
Harrison Ford plays the Allied Supreme Commander, and Arnold plays the Vice Commander, both in their office.
Including Linda Hamilton's portrayal of Tanya, the very first cutscene of the first mission in this campaign already showcases GAMENOVA's capabilities in its entirety.
This has brought Hollywood back again.
Featuring genuine Hollywood stars and Lucas's top-notch film production technology. Don't underestimate this game cutscene; its quality far surpasses the second-rate films made by that poor kid Westwood back in the day.
From set design and camera work to costumes and props, every aspect is top-notch in the industry.
Rather than a cutscene, this is essentially an entire sci-fi war movie crammed into the game.
Even George, an "older generation" who had never played games much in the past, found it fascinating.
It was as if they were actually commanders on the scene, waiting for the commander-in-chief to give them orders.
[Bring Tanya into the base so she can rescue Einstein ]
[Once you find him, take him to the evacuation point.]
[Be careful, this base is very well defended, but it's not invincible.]
Harrison Ford's features and mannerisms seem perfectly suited to the role of a leader.
He slowly revealed the mission objective, subtly hinting at a "strategy guide" to the player as well.
It's a clever little touch from the designer.
Arnold picked up where Harrison left off, facing the camera earnestly and saying, "The base's weakness is electricity."
[Once you plunge the base into darkness, no one can stop you.]
Good luck!
The troop transport helicopter slowly came to a stop on the snow-covered plain.
While the cutscenes were playing, the game had already cached all the content needed for the first mission.
The game loaded almost instantly the moment the animation finished playing.
As the first mission in the campaign mode, the game does not immediately unlock the full RTS building system.
Instead, in this level, players don't need to build anything; they only need to control the existing troops to complete the mission.
But even so, this task is not so easy.
The Russians have deployed dangerous Tesla coils in the base, whether in armored units or the seemingly formidable Tanya.
If you get hit by this thing, you'll be severely crippled, if not killed.
In the absence of buildings, every unit is extremely valuable. As the first mission of the campaign and also the tutorial for the entire game, its purpose is to teach players how to control units.
"You have to destroy the power plant, Kent, or those Tesla coils will kill Tanya."
George nervously gripped Kent's strong arm.
Although the game's graphics are very mediocre, compared to Battlefield 1991 and Mirror's Edge, it's just a pixelated 2D game.
But perhaps it's because this subject matter naturally resonates strongly with Americans, especially for someone like him who grew up in the shadow of the Cold War.
It's also possible that the high quality of the broadcast created a strong sense of immersion.
In short, for George right now, he really feels like he's commanding troops to rescue Mr. Einstein.
This is not something to be taken lightly!
This is the key to saving America.
"I know, didn't you see that pile of oil drums? I bet if we just blow them up, we can dismantle the power plant."