Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance - PC

If you are a fan of Total Annihilation, buy this game; don't listen to negative reviews which I will debunk in this review. Also, at the current cheap price of this game and the expansion, it is a steal; it's definitely worth the price. Don't even think about, buy it, so cheap.WHAT MAKES THIS GAME GREAT: The strategy is far more interesting and complex than any other RTS game to date. In SC (Supreme Commander) you have the possibility of building up your main base and resources, with the hope of destroying your opponent with powerful artillery weapons, powerful units, nukes, etcetera. Or, you can try bum-rushing your opponent with artillery and other units, possibly crushing someone who tries building up their economy. A strategy of surprise attacks and counter attacks is much better developed in Supreme Commander than any other RTS game. SC is the only game that takes full advantage of "fog of war or cloak of darkness" as well as water. You can create diversions with attacks to draw armies away from base, then rush your opponent's base with armies that have can't be detected by enemy radar (with radar-jammers), underwater or amphibious units and armies (that can't be detected because they are underwater). You can try to quickly build radar-jammers and then start building heavy artillery next to your opponent's base, picking off defenses so you can send in your troops. Or you can try destroying your opponent's radar/intelligence capabilities with aircraft, so you can pursue any one of these strategies without being discovered.I think people who say you can't use the terrain are being absurd. Have you compared the terrain in SC to Warcraft III or Starcraft? The terrain is completely useless in both those games. SC uses the terrain a million times more.The strategy in other RTS games pale in comparison. Starcraft, Warcraft III, and Command/Conquer are about tactical battles; you have to worry about clicking fast so you can heal your units or give them special powers on offense or defense while, or ferry them out of battle to heal them. STUPID. Surprise attacks are rarely possible, because you don't have anything to hide in! None of these games use mountain, forest, or water terrain nearly as effectively as Supreme Commander or the "fog of war" and all the possibilities with radar (some games call it differently). I do not like the multiplayer/skirmish versions Starcraft, Warcraft III, and Command/Conquer, and I wish people who think those games are better to stop telling us those games are better than this game, because they are NOT. Take your game, and throw in the thrash where it belongs. Warcraft III is not about strategy, it is a tactical game. They are all the same thing (starcraft, warcraft III, CC) and they are all mediocre.I don't buy this complaint about it not working on your computer. You must see if your computer can handle the game before you buy the game, period, no excuses. A good metaphor is this--you can't play Playstation 3 games on your Playstation 1 system. It's just the way life is. My computer has a 3 ghz processor, and it works fantastic. I don't understand these reviews of people having problems with the game and have systems that meet the recommended requirements.The idea that this game is just about economics is foolish. Of course, it is in large part an economic game. However, when you are building up your economy you have to be very wary that your opponent isn't getting ahead of you militarily, and ready to crush you with a huge army. Or maybe your opponent will destroy your new factory, and you waste your time building. Or maybe the opponent will strike your commander, destroy him, and you lose. If you are just building up your economy and not preparing a defense--you will lose.People complain that the game is unbalanced, and then they complain that the factions are identical. If you are too stupid to see the contradiction then you are wasting my time. Yes, the factions are pretty much the same, but this doesn't bother me too much, as your opponent will almost certainly not order up the same units as you, and you will have a different game every time.Now, some of the complaints are justified. 1. There is no story. 2. The Campaign and Skirmish modes are flawed. I agree with these complaints. This game is best as multiplayer game against other humans, preferably friends that also like to play this game. Also, they could have made it better by having a "random map" generator. It would make the game more interesting if you didn't know what the map looked like before you started. I also agree with the idea that they need more small maps. Sometimes you can't or don't want to play 2-5 hours games. I also agree that the defense is a bit too strong, and artillery becomes a bit too important.I would rate this game somewhere around a 9/10, maybe 8.5/10.I decided to buy this game several years after it was released. Why? You always save lots of money that way. Also, technology improves and your system is more likely to handle the game. This could be why I had a much better experience than some of the other gamers. This game if fun, buy it the value is great right now.

This really should have been an expansion. $40 is a lot for a strategy game with one faction. Conversely, one could say that the game has a lot of strategy for $40, but that's really if you already have the core game. The added units are fantastic, the UI is really slick and the Seraphim are fun, but even for the hard core fans, I'd suggest waiting until the price drops.

This is almost clearly an excellent game but with one notable serious flaw that needs to be addressed. Unless you are flat out working with top notch alienware equipment more than likely this game won't run good in some situations. The stages can be huge and on top of that if you have a lot going on with multiple teams the game will slow to a snails crawl I don't care what you got in your PC. So just keep that in mind that likely you'll be limited from small to medium maps and probably no more than four teams max and maybe you won't fall victim to the speed crash. Other than that this is one of the best RTS games ever hands down. Plenty of units to choose from in each of the four factions (in skirmish mode) you don't feel like everyones using the same stuff. A great feature is that strategic zoom that allows you to see everything on the map at once. When I play other games I find myself scrolling back the mouse wheel thinking that feature should be in every RTS. The feather in the cap for this game is the experimentals. Being able to build gigantic units with awesome destructive power is a satisfying experience for any commander. Overall I say get it without hesitation it is more than worth the money.

Absolutely THE BEST Real Time Strategy game ever made...hands down. The economy balance and warfare is detailed and complex to master but easy to learn.....Hundreds of detailed units fighting it out on the screen and the combinations of tactics and strategies you can employ are almost infinite..Of all the Supreme Commander games, this is the one that peaked the series....Forged Alliance!! In addition, the multiplayer community online, FAF, is stronger today than when the game came out over 10 years ago. There are new maps, a built in ranking and ladder system, chat rooms, a replay room in which you can watch every match you ever played in a playback which is good for training and developing your skills similar to football players who go to the film room.They just dont make games like this anymore......simply brilliant. At the price of under $10, its an absolute steal!!...and you would be insane to pass this game up for that price....its worth so much more. I have spent the last 5 months playing this game every single day because you will crave it so much when you play online and try to employ that new strategy or tactic that you've been thinking about the night before in your bed!This game will elate you when you win and frustrate you when you lose, but it will keep you coming back for more, the more you peel back the onion and learn new thingsForged Alliance is an EPIC gameCovid 19 Year is 2021, Im still playing this game on FAF website that integrates multiplayer. This game is still absolutely brilliant and the FAF community makes it even better! There is no RTS that can compare to this game. Unbelievable depth and addicting gameplay!

Played it once. Next time "Original disc could not be found or authenticated." No work around. So a waste of money. Maybe with a lot of effort I could figure this out. But why? There are plenty of other less security paranoid games on which to use time and money.

I tried to get into it. I really did, but I couldn't take it. About as much fun for me as watching dog doo turn white. I love games like WarCraft etc, but this is just plain boring. My friends love it, they can have it.

Good game, but not enough scenarios

The game itself is very good however I am running windows 10 and after I adjusted the resolution in the game it would not load. Many others are having the same problem that their game will not load. I only assume that it was because I changed the resolution. I did a restore of my windows 10 and it started working again. I hope this helps someone else that buys this product. I will not be changing any of the preferences in the game for fear this happens again.

It's about as good as I expected.Learning curve seems a bit steep, so uninitiated players might want to watch out for that.Activating this game on steam still gives access to both this and the original as of January 2014, so you probably don't have to worry about getting locked out.Good expansion, and if it's your cup of tea, go ahead and buy it!