RTS Command & Conquer Remastered Collection from Petroglyph

[Daedalos]

Why would anyone be hyped about the remaster of a game which has been free for years together with Nyerguds' patch, or when something like OpenRA exists?
I'm certainly interested and the care they seem to be putting into it is remarkable, but I fail to see any reason to be hyped -higher definition both in visuals and sound are nice things, but there's no novelty to be excited about.
Hopefuly it'll be a correct remaster that will allow people to uninstall C&CGold and RAftermath, but that's about it; it's what a remaster is supposed to accomplish. A proper C&C4, Generals 2 or even Renegade 2 with EA betting on a long life cycle (ayyy lmao), that would be another thing.
Maybe the remaster is a sign of things to come, but we aren't that fabulously optimistic around here.

Better soundtrack, sounds, graphics, mechanics, UI, interface and multiplayer support?

 

[Curious_Tongue]

Better soundtrack, sounds, graphics, mechanics?

No new missions? Story? Cut-scenes?

 

[Daedalos]

Better soundtrack, sounds, graphics, mechanics?

No new missions? Story? Cut-scenes?

AFAIK no new content, but who knows? Maybe we will be pleasantly surprised. Yes cutscenes might be upscaled and remastered, I don't think that's actually confirmed though. I guess they get upscaled abit to 1080p or some shit at the very least

Story would also be the same as the content is the same. It's a remaster, not a remake, mind you.

 

[80s Stallone]

skirmish would be cool for the first one, and better ai there. everything else can stay the same.

And OpenRA sucks ass.

 

[Dayyālu]

And OpenRA sucks ass.

Plis elaborate

The MP balance of baseline C&C is nothing short of horrendous

The OpenRA devbase is *TYPICAL MODDER* but at least they try

Better than what we'll get here for sure

EDIT: Also, for the interested parties, I'd suggest to check 8-bit armies, for a Petroglyph-powered RTS that show clearly they aren't tired to redo the same game all over again for no reason

Also less concurrent players than the majority of old Westwood games, that one must sting

 

[80s Stallone]

And OpenRA sucks ass.

Plis elaborate

i dont like it. weird engine.

 

[Kalin]

ur weird

 

[Infinitron]

First sighting of Red Alert remaster:

 

[Storyfag]

First sighting of Red Alert remaster:

Red Alert was my first RTS. Christmas gift from my uncle. Can't wait to play the updated one.

 

[luj1]

Generally not fond of remasters but that looks sexy. RA was my first RTS as well. If they can repeat what SCR did count me in.

 

[Ludwig von Eisenthal]

My very first RTS was Z - but RA was my second and thus has a very special place in my heart. I have fond memories of its varied mission design and its charmingly goofy cutscenes - and of the brutal beauty of the Mammoth tank. The screenshots look really nice, perfectly preserving the distinct and unique aesthetics of the game and giving it some careful polish. I'm interested.

 

[Cyberarmy]

Look at them young fags around here. I started with Dune 2 and my PC didn't have mouse... Alos group selection wasn't a thing yet, so I was attacking 1 by 1 with keyboard. Bloody sonic tanks were a pain mostly because of this.
Also Populus&Settlers <3
Then came Warcraft where I could pick 4! units at once. Such tech wow.
Then the flood gates opened and we were drawning RTS. Those were the days...

 

[Hellraiser]

Video on what they are doing with the FMV's, TL;DW summary in spoiler below as this is 16 minutes long:

Spoiler

While a cache of old westwood tapes was miraculously saved from going to the dumpster and re-discovered, no high quality video master tape of TD or RA FMV's was found so the best they could do is upscale the footage shipped with the game CDs. Personally I think it looks kind of meh and would rather watch the pixelated old version at 15 frames per second.

On the flip side B-takes and behind the scenes footage videos were discovered, along with some old music tapes of never included music etc. That is going to be included with the games as bonazs content. Also RA will get the RA: Retaliation FMVs for the expansion missions.

 

[Naraya]

I started with Dune 2 and my PC didn't have mouse...

Dune 2 was my first RTS as well but I can't imagine playing it without a mouse.
I remember having to fiddle with CONFIG.SYS parameters and unloading several non-crucial TSRs for the game to start though. Good times!

 

[Storyfag]

Spoiler

On the flip side B-takes and behind the footage videos were discovered, along with some old music tapes of never included music etc. That is going to be included with the games as bonazs content. Also RA will get the RA: Retaliation FMVs for the expansion missions.

 

[Daedalos]

AWESOME video. very very hyped for this remaster.

 

[markec]

I would totally buy boxed collectors edition of this.

 

[Theodora]

Video on what they are doing with the FMV's, TL;DW summary in spoiler below as this is 16 minutes long:

Spoiler

While a cache of old westwood tapes was miraculously saved from going to the dumpster and re-discovered, no high quality video master tape of TD or RA FMV's was found so the best they could do is upscale the footage shipped with the game CDs. Personally I think it looks kind of meh and would rather watch the pixelated old version at 15 frames per second.

On the flip side B-takes and behind the scenes footage videos were discovered, along with some old music tapes of never included music etc. That is going to be included with the games as bonazs content. Also RA will get the RA: Retaliation FMVs for the expansion missions.

Nothing special to say 'I struggle to trust EA', especially after learning the full extent of the hell they put Westwood and its remnants through, but it's hard to not get hopeful given the very direct, no bs, and open form of communication from this project.

Still, I wonder why this video is unlisted or why they're talking on OpenRA's forum of all places? This is all just so atypical of EA, I can't help but wonder if this got personally got greenlit by one of the higher ups. Maybe someone can correct me, but this all just seems so alien for them? Almost outside their internal rules.

(Will try to remain optimistic, if only because I ended up getting Tiberium Wars/Kane's Wrath and RA3/Uprising -- and Tiberium Twilight, but the less said about that the better -- for free when moving my old keys to Origin. That always made me think someone still cared about the series despite the farce of its finale and fate.)

 

[Hellraiser]

Seems we'll also get some bonazs covers/rearrangements of tracks by Frank Klepacki and the Tiberian Sons, in addition to the remastered original tracks they've previewed a while back. Mostly it is the covers already performed live at MAGfeat etc. just recorded in a studio. It will be possible to include them in the game music playlist if one wants to.



Seems they are not limited to just the first 2 games as grinder and I've got a present for you will also be amongst the arrangements in the game. 20 tracks total.

Also collection contents reveal in 17 hours:

 

[A horse of course]

Dune 2 (Acorn Archimedes port) chads rise up. I still haven't been able to play a working copy of Emperor: Battle for Dune

 

[Hellraiser]

They reworked the sidebar UI to work like in RA2 with tabs.

 

[Morgoth]

https://wccftech.com/command-conquer-remastered-collection-to-launch-on-june-5th-origin-and-steam/

Command & Conquer Remastered Collection to Launch on June 5th (Origin and Steam)
By Alessio Palumbo
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Command & Conquer Remastered Collection will launch on June 5th via Origin and Steam, Electronic Arts announced today. This is a compilation of Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn, Command & Conquer: Red Alert and their three expansion packs - Covert Ops, Counterstrike and The Aftermath, made by some of the original Westwood Studios team members now at Petroglyph.

Command & Conquer Remastered Collection was also developed in conjunction with the C&C community. An active Community Council has provided feedback since 'early production with '24/7 access' to the development team. The game features rebuilt graphics and textures with up to 4K resolution support, a remastered soundtrack, revamped UI, updated controls, a map editor, and a modern multiplayer experience with custom games, 1v1 quick match, Elo-based matchmaking, leaderboards, replays.

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Jim Vessella, Lead Producer at EA, stated:

Our team has been working hand-in-hand with the C&C community since day one and we hope this transparent dialogue will result in the Command & Conquer Remastered Collection being a love letter to our fans. We’re taking the classic gameplay that ushered in a new era of the RTS genre and adding the most fan requested features like Skirmish mode for Tiberian Dawn, quality of life control improvements, and full Steam integration with UGC support. For me personally, having been a C&C fan since I was 12 years old in 1995, working with the original Westwood Studios team members at Petroglyph has been a dream come true.

Command & Conquer Remastered Collection can now be pre-ordered on the official website, with the following editions available.

• Command & Conquer Remastered Collection (Digital) - $19.99 USD - Only available on Origin and Steam and includes the remastered versions of Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert, plus all three expansion packs (Covert Operations, Counterstrike, and The Aftermath), and tons of bonus features and improvements.
  
  
• Special Edition (Physical) - $59.99 USD - Only available on Limited Run Games, this edition comes in a 2-piece big box with embossing treatments and includes a Steam digital download code, Tiberium crystal 16GB USB drive with remastered original soundtrack (119 tracks, over 7 hours of music including the album, “Frank Klepecki and the Tiberian Sons: Celebrating 25 Years of Command & Conquer”); reversible 18” X 24” poster, four factional enamel pins, tech tree prints (one for each faction), and faction sticker sheet.
  
  
• 25th Anniversary Edition (Physical) - $149.99 USD - Only available on Limited Run Games, this edition includes all items in the Special Edition plus a beautiful foil and embossed rigid box, six-disc remastered original soundtrack signed by Frank Klepacki, 100+ page art book, four faction patches, reversible beanie, metal mammoth tank replica, and painted PVC light and sound tesla coil and obelisk replicas.

Why no Tiberian Sun?

 

[Theodora]

Those cinematics and animations look CRISP.

Dope that it's on Steam and not an origin exclusive!

(Kinda annoyed at myself for how much I want that 150 USD collectors edition though.)

 

[Terra]

Do you get both an Obelisk & Tesla Coil in the collectors, or is it just one or the other.
Looks really good, definitely a day one pickup, provided no surprise shenanigans from EA.

 

[MachineCommander]

Holy shit, this is better than I expected.

Definitely getting that $150 anniversary edition box.

Hopefully they'll do a remaster of Tiberian Sun and Red Alert 2 if this is successful.