World in Conflict: Soviet Assault Trailer Portrays the Dramatic Splendor of Video Game War

I did really WiC at first, but as the game progressed it became really tedious in the way that your unit limit was so strict, and with four or five units you had to hold a few different control points just to complete objectives.

The last level was insane....holding 4 control points with 4 or 5 tanks against wave after wave of 8 or 9 heavy tanks. It completely ruined the game for me. I realised the major attraction this game had for me was the artillery/airstrikes etc. They looked fucking sweet.

The rest of the game I felt fell short of something great.

Where's the game in all this?

WOLVERINES!

I think what's interesting is that the cinematics are being used more to sell the games than the gameplay is. EA has been using this to sell their versions of the CnC world fairly successfully. The fact that Kane was in CnC 3 brought me to it but I never really cottoned to it as I did to Act of War which criminally undersold or as to Generals Zero Hour due to all the great mods there. I loved all the vids I saw of Red Alert 3 but nothing about the game itself grabbed me.

I also wonder if it's the industry's (somewhat self -concious) stab at being "art" since they've been so heavily criticized by non-gamers (primarily) as not being - art.

Still I found this trailer compelling - the contrast of the two Soviet commanders is really interesting. Battle-hardened old timer who seems to see the tragic mistake of his political leaders and the gung ho young turk. Having served everyone prefers the gung ho type because they are so motivating and inspirational. That wears off really quickly when you realize that spirit can often get you killed. Whereas Orlovsky's world-weariness strikes a more personal chord for me in the "what is this going to cost me, and all of us" vein.

TLDR - this cinematic made me vastly more interested in this game than I was prior to it.

Wow, that was a pretty dramatic trailer.

Nice...i liked that one.

I prefer to be pulled in to my games. Sure Contra is good for a bit of mindless fun, but i like a story to my games. This one looks good.

I just finished BIA:HH and thought they did a great job of making a game that was fun, cinematic, and more movie-like than alot of other games out there. I will pick up the next one without a doubt.

I like this game, though I only play multiplayer