Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 2020 Review | Still a Masterpiece?

Red Alert 2 is 20 years old this year - and it's still regarded as one of the best, if not THE best Command & Conquer game in the series history. While we all hope to see it remastered like it's predecessor, that may never materialize, so we might be stuck with what we've got. So, let's see if what we've got is still worth playing in 2020.
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[@gc1709]

So, Unfortunately, at exactly 12:22 into the video, my girlfriend asked me to go and help her with something, so I hit pause. Also unfortunately, she came back into the room and saw the computer screen before I did, the first I knew of it was "what the hell are you watching"...Took a bit of explaining! lol

[@Zade_95]

Hope you got out that one safe brother

[@gc1709]

@@Zade_95 Lol. I had to show her the rest of the video and context. But I'm still alive lol. Great video. Keep up the good work mate 👍

[@kungfuwitcher7621]

Yes. I ordered one of those replay discs the other day.

[@user-su6ts9wm1h]

lmao

[@krisfrederick5001]

Of course she would

[@DeputyCartman100]

Whoever doesn't think that Red Alert 2 deserves a 4K remaster should be mind controlled and marched into the nearest Grinder.

[@Name-tf4qp]

Man screw red al...my life for Yuri...

[@ardantop132na6]

Freedom Peeze Another bites za gurindo. Thanks for additional resource.

[@xforcen233]

I wish the remaster could reshoot all the cutscenes, and it would be great if they find those original actors to do the acting.

[@gabrielgoncalves2763]

@@xforcen233 reshooting cutscenes would be preposterous! I love How cheesy they are.

[@ivanspasov9831]

executed on spot

[@redterrorproductions1373]

Short answer: Yes. Long answer: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

[@jonnypena7651]

Yuri order you.

[@natadecoco_yt4595]

Conrispt reporting

[@depressedweeb1177]

Seeing G.I.s not being deployed in the video makes me anxious.

[@Zade_95]

my apologies!

[@StrataVision]

Seeing him using german tank destroyers to destroy buildings and kill infantry really hurt me. But i get it, it's new to him.

[@appalachiandiner]

I just watched a speed run and my anxiety was through the roof when he sold off construction yards and half his base every mission.

[@TheOmegaPlayer]

@@appalachiandiner gotta ask because now I'm curious, RC1985 by chance?

[@BSabinB]

From what I remember, GIs are better against infantry without deployment, but lose some range.

[@mdandrews]

I love that Frank Klepacki gives credit to damn near every person in Westwood before himself. What a legendary sound designer and composer

[@Zade_95]

I know right. Champion

[@notamoonraker]

Because people at Westwood Studios had so much passion creating this masterpiece.. 90s developers were. Like Maxis, Eidos, or Ensemble Studios.

[@arlenn729]

This game is my childhood, nothing else to say, my absolute favorite game all the time.

[@trblemayker5157]

Red Alert 2 was the best rts made back then. Two campaigns, skirmish, a killer soundtrack, different units and loads of FMVs. While RA1 was my first C&C, RA2 will always be on top for me.

[@daDonn]

Me too, brother! On both counts; though my first RTS actually being the free demo for RA1.

[@advancedomega]

Can't agree more!

[@HragFarraGaming]

I agree. I personally prefer Tiberian Sun's story as it was similar to a B movie, but RA2's gameplay, and units were better.

[@user-su6ts9wm1h]

Same

[@miu-kb2ue]

I can’t agreed more

[@Caiddenn]

Having been born after the Cold War, this game was my first encounter with the Soviet Union. When I later learned they didn't actually have Kirovs, Apocalypse Tanks or the Iron Curtain Device I was sorely disappointed.

[@scottsound4711]

Classic 👍

[@Demicleas]

Living in the defacto second cold war I am thankful they don't have em.

[@trevynlane8094]

Fun fact: dolphins are used by the real US Navy, for underwater demolition, bomb disposal, and scouting.

[@MrMediator24]

They were used in my city during Soviet time when it was military closed one for very...intresting reason. Dolphins would approach enemy divers and hit them using there nose with a freaken poison needle!

[@EmonWBKstudios]

Hooray, war crimes and animal abuse!

[@fsextremegamer2606]

But i didnt laugh?

[@dickmelsonlupot7697]

@Atheistrix Actually it's true. But they no longer do that. At least, that's what they officially say. Who knows what dumb shttt the Navy does

[@granttutty6210]

Why you telling us for? Makes me laugh! Dude curb your fun facts... we Lready know this shit considering we played this game like 17 years ago...

[@Yetiforce]

Should You Still Play it Today? Too late I already played it today.

[@batz_benzer]

Please tell me how, it just won't work on my windows 10 pc..

[@gerrygunawan4130]

Do u have download link especially with Yuri revenge dlc ?

[@realah3001]

Just download pirate version and cnc net

[@cncfan]

Yuri .... Yuri ... Yuri ... Can't we just get along?

[@HalalKaibaLegacy]

"His mind is weak" You just wouldn't get it.. The greater *bad* knows no truce!

[@RD2rush]

In my opinion red alert 2 is one of the best game ever created.. be one with yuri 😌

[@beatboxhighlight6036]

Agree and the best RTS game

[@isanarditama]

Better than ra3?

[@FriztTornow]

Furiosa yes better

[@gunnerrunner1498]

Hours after school. Also yes I did all my homework in class so I can go home and go on the computer to play this game😃😶..13 HOURS LATER😬😲😯😮...🐦☀️..🤔What The..😦...🚍beep beep

[@aljonmahinay4639]

Activate 5G tower Be one with Yuri

[@PointofSu77ering]

Just finished C&C Remastered. Definitely a Red Alert 2 Remastered is a must! It's an incredible masterpiece!

[@TheBikeOnTheMoon]

I hope they remaster yuri revenge expansion too

[@PointofSu77ering]

@@TheBikeOnTheMoon Same, man. What a dream come true that would be!

[@tracypanavia4634]

Anti air buggies that you could put engineers in.. is that RA2?

[@RazulLD]

I love Frank Klepacki, years ago I manage to have few conversations with him in myspace and he is a totally cool guy, honest, generous and he never take his fans for granted. One of the few people in the world that I admire.

[@RandomFlask175]

This video is titled wrong, I think you meant to call it "You SHOULD play Red Alert 2 in 2020"

[@Zade_95]

Ah, you're right! My apologies :p

[@racelkatyusha403]

@@Zade_95 mental omega is best mod

[@UntotenTheo]

@@racelkatyusha403 Agree

[@rianwidz1435]

Yes..... Master yuri

[@Roelwithfriends]

@Professeur Râleuragreed

[@rochester212]

"Warning- military software detected"- Goosebumps!!!

[@AlejoConejo-vb8ln]

Top secret clearance required!

[@KertaDrake]

The first time I heard that my volume had been maxed out... Startled me and freaked out my parents for a bit.

[@silverwolf5643]

Just imagine if they remastered Red Alert 2 and Generals and continue making of Generals2

[@Zade_95]

that's the dream right there

[@walid.rashed]

Or remake !!! 🥰

[@KertaDrake]

I'd settle for them making Command & Conquer 4 finally... It's almost as bad as the wait for Half Life 3!

[@kylemonroy2357]

My grandpa really hooked me up with one of the most amazing and fun games I’ve ever played. As a really little kid. Seeing him play this game and teach me things about it was really awesome and really memorable

[@DarthHavoc1]

The answer is yes you should. It’s still a great game and hopefully will be the next remastered C&C games will be Red Alert 2 and Tiberium sun and the firestorm expansion

[@MrOlechristian88]

Hell yes!

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Agreed. Also, death to Stalin, Romanov, Kane, and whoever's leading the GLA! Victory to the Allies, GDI, and the U.S.A.!

[@racelkatyusha403]

yuris revenge expansion too

[@racelkatyusha403]

@@michaelandreipalon359 UNO REVERSE CARD

[@wargamesmaster]

@DarthHavoc1 Don't forget the "Yuri's Revenge" expansion for Red Alert 2.

[@FlyingEndeavor]

Red Alert 2. This is the VERY first game I ever played, and I was hooked on gaming ever since. Even the installation of the game was iconic, from the disc that is. I legitimately thought I had only like 20 seconds to input my game key in the installation screen lest I want to be liquidated by seals. (I was very young at the time.) I unfortunately misplaced the old discs... I did buy the Ultimate Collection from Origin, and personally, I think it is a GREAT deal. It has yet another game which shaped my childhood, C&C Generals and Zero Hour. Proud to say I am still playing both Red Alert 2 and C&C Generals til this day, but I have been running into constant display issues and random crashes with Red Alert 2 in particular.. I really hope that there would be a proper remaster for this game in the future.

[@warsmithalaric]

Everything in RA2 was excellent in terms of game mechanics and gameplay, though the story was just okay and some of the unit/building designs were weird. RA 1 was a very dark and gritty game (both Allied and Soviet endings are very dark), RA 2 became funny and whacky(many of us back then did not like this).. and they turned Tanya into eye candy... though the game eventually grew on me and I still play it through its MODS (Mental Omega, Rise of the East & Red Resurrection). It's one of Westwood's best games though, hands down. I hope they remaster it.

[@sicklyaura]

I honestly prefer red alert 2 Tanya. I don't know if I ever got to use her in Red Alert and I know she's in Red Alert 3. I just like her Red Alert 2 voice actor a heck of a lot more than the third one

[@warsmithalaric]

@@sicklyaura That's probably because you started playing the C&C games with RA2/Tiberian Sun. Most of us who started with the original C&C and Red Alert preferred the original.

[@MaMastoast]

@@warsmithalaric I started with Red Alert 1, although I was very young at the time.. I greatly prefer Tanya in Red Alert 2.. I get the eye candy complaint, but she has a ton more personality Red Alert 2. I also thing the wackiness is at a perfect balance in Red Alert 2, to the point where it is certainly silly, but still serious enough to where you can get invested. I feel like the third game went a bit overboard in the department though.

[@brealistic6377]

Unit ready, unit lost, unit ready, unit lost, Unit promoted, unit lost...

[@mrdoge9508]

17:40 I'm quite sure that veterancy was introduced in TS.

[@nicholasgutierrez9940]

It was, just slightly different in implementation. No unit healing, just more damage.

[@lcs.1094]

@@nicholasgutierrez9940 With crush level change for vehicles. And the nod bike can only hit air targets after Veteran level

[@Zade_95]

Yes, you're right! My bad, totally forgot - though now I'm thinking about it the implementation in TS was a bit less pronounced, right?

[@mrdoge9508]

@@Zade_95 Yeah it's a good bit less noticable. Main thing is just vehicles being able to see stealth and infantry getting slightly buffed weapons. A good chunk of the abilities aren't even used.

[@Zade_95]

Right gotcha. Tbh I should've replayed a bit of TS before this for context, so that's a good lesson! Last time I booted it was over a year ago when I reviewed it 😬 I can't remember now if I did but this is extra funny if I mentioned veterancy in that video!

[@IlliaYandovskyi]

I first played it at my grandma's old PC in 2006 as a little kid. This was a Russian localisation without cut scenes, but since then it has been one of my favourite games and a great source of nostalgia and childhood memories. A couple of weeks ago, I installed it on my new laptop and all I can say about it is that it is one of the best games I've ever played.

[@scottsound4711]

Come play online 😁

[@stoops187]

I’m interested in the Russian version of the game… so did they just cut the cut scenes or was there some more censorship involved? I’m intrigued… did Red Alert 1 get the same treatment?

[@IlliaYandovskyi]

@@stoops187 As it was the case with the most games of the early 2000s, the Russian-language localisation of the game was sold as a pirated copy. I am not sure there was an official distributor (I guess not), but even then it wouldn’t have had an official Russian localisation. But I'm 100% sure that the absence of the cutscenes had nothing to do with the censorship - most likely the guys just didn't bother dubbing them; or I just may have had a bad copy of the game with the cutscenes removed. P.S. I'm a Ukrainian, but because of the strong influence of the Russian language in the country (and little knowledge of English) we used to play games in Russian - first with pirate dubbing, then with an official Russian localisation. Games in Ukrainian localisation were basically nowhere to be found, but recently things have started to change, as our gaming communities have become more aware of our culture and started boycotting Russian language and distributors. Some of the new releases are being localised in Ukrainian language, but there’s still a long way to go. What I wanted to try is to make my own Ukrainian dubbing for the RA2, but I need to figure out how to change the voice tracks in the programme files :)

[@burntgrahamcracker2866]

Although I’d never do well against another person due to having to have my base look nice I still love playing it against the AI. Also it led me into getting mental omega which if you haven’t tried you should just leave the foehn alone until you’re familiar

[@FlyingEndeavor]

Huzzah! :D I am glad I am not the only one who wants to build good looking bases as one of my top priorities xD

[@UndeniableOctopus]

I'm exactly the same! I also love to take on a few hard AI at once and take my time with the battle, I just feel like I'd get absolutely trounced online haha

[@stagdragon3978]

yay! a fellow individual who gets into good looking bases. I enjoyed making a gauntlet for my enemy AI to get through. I wish I could have a brutal AI that would allow me a head start though just so I could really put my defenses to the test.

[@notamoonraker]

I never play against other people too. I've always been a casual player. But I do love playing against Hard AI in any RTS games. Currently playing Company of Heroes 2 PvE (players vs AI)

[@kramidanalub]

Same here! I never want to rush when playing Red Alert. My campaigns always last an hour or so. I take my time and i don't want to lose a unit as much as possible. :)

[@beelan101]

Favourite memory of red alert 2, if when playing as the Soviets you managed to mind control a spy and send him into an enemy battle lab, you could train Chrono Ivan's. Secret badass units were awesome 😎

[@awhatnow9861]

last time I was this early I could still beat the hard ai in a skirmish

[@corruptedpoison1]

Mental omega will kick anyone's ass

[@redalertsteve_]

CorruptedPoison those AI don’t fuck around

[@UntotenTheo]

@@redalertsteve_ As a person who played Mental Omega's skirmishes and campaigns, I can confirm even on Easy difficulty.

[@dragondragon5437]

Mass air and sometimes only uragan can bea't mental omega Al in skirmish...Even on mental...Never beat with Yuri on mental

[@UntotenTheo]

@@Nuuk_Nuke_Nook I meant the Mental Omega mod, it literally takes the dial up to 11. AI has gotten several buffs and I cannot stress enough how difficult it is most of the time, I have times where I just slip by the level almost losing, Vanilla RA2 is *REALLY* easy though, I've gone up against 4 Brutals and won, still gonna practice to go for 1v7 Edit: Did I mention there's a *Mental* difficulty? Yeah, take the pain of Easy mode and crank it up to 50.

[@microqueen69]

Unit veterancy was actually first introduced in Tiberian Sun, not Red Alert 2. When playing through the campaign, you will notice some units have two bars or a star at the start of the mission. If you can micro your units well enough, some of your units will eventually get promoted. But the game doesn't notify you of this in anyway and the bonuses are not really something you would write home about. I believe at max rank they get passive health regen and a small damage bonus but I could be wrong. I never explored how veterancy works in TS extensively. When RA2 rolled in, the veterancy system was streamlined. It was easier to rank up your units and bonuses were much more rewarding compared to TS.

[@Zade_95]

Ah my bad! For some reason I don't remember it from TS, maybe it had less of an effect. Thanks for pointing it out!

[@kratosgow342]

Zade It does have less of an effect in TS there’s might be subtle different there but in RA2 it a lot more noticeable especially the elite rank

[@areoants9453]

RA2 is the one where they have a passive health regen. Tib Sun's vet system is... weird. They get specific perks at elite, but never elaborates what they are. Some of them are helpful, such as infantry auto-scattering (and thus rendering them nigh-invulnerable to crushing), to objectively usel, such as the Wolverine, whose perk makes them immune to Tiberium veins! ...a feature it already had regardless of rank. (Also some elites explode upon death. Because that's what you want your hard-earned elites to do.) Also they have to kill x10 their unit value as opposed to RA2's x3 (or x6, I can't recall). Not an easy task.

[@nickholt3898]

The answer is "Yes, until." Yes, until they remake TibSun and RA2 in the future, because they damn well better...

[@sL1NK]

Yuri's Revenge also received it's own updated launcher by the devs, and it gets updates pretty regularly! It also supports all kinds of resolutions, I'm running it on a 3440x1440 ultrawide and the textures are really sharp.

[@sayodhere]

Is it RA 3?

[@A1phaWolf150]

Where do you find these? I could use so,e better resolutions.

[@jamaluddinkhalifa8371]

@@A1phaWolf150 i think they were talking about Mental Omega

[@kentoylampingasan]

Destroy Hellmarch Grinder -still on my playlist. It's been almost 20 years of me listening to these awesome tracks and still five me chills.

[@as2kostek]

Yeah, these three are probably my favourite, but the whole soundtrack is just amazing. Even if any of these tracks aren't that "breathtaking" standalone, they are just extremely climatic. Like 200 Meters/Eagle Hunter in these winter maps or Blow It Up while defending in a city, everything is just where it's supposed to be.

[@TheGhostbuster1989]

A man of culture i see

[@ardantop132na6]

The only music that we don't get is Militant Force 2 or known as Score theme which isn't in game sound playlist. And the only way to listen to is to win a game/mission.

[@lawrencecohen9715]

Red Alert 2 is by far the PC game I’ve played the most... and even after 20 years, the game’s playability, strategy and multi-player replay factor is unparalleled!

[@navsingh9406]

I have to agree with you there, I can always boot it up and have a fun time until this very day!

[@dane7584]

Anyone playing this, please note you can go into the games folder and edit ini files, entering 1280 x 720 or anything else you feel suits best your monitor and you are golden. It's painful to watch the video in 4:3 because the game supports wide screen from the box. Same goes for Tiberium Sun.

[@joshuareynard]

Just type hires in the main menu, and they will open up the option for high resolution

[@theeyeofmonitor6841]

I have a problem that the cutscene will go to the bottom right side of the screen on normal resolution and on 1920 x 1080, It will be on middle of the screen but tiny af. Any solution please?

[@braveladder1682]

@@theeyeofmonitor6841 Watch cutscenes on youtube? Sorry. You'll be done with campaign in about 7-12 hours anyway.

[@dane7584]

@@theeyeofmonitor6841 There is a line beneath the resolution that should read StretchMovies=yes, but I found it works only in Yuri's Revenge while the vanilla game just centers it while in the original 640x480 resolution.

[@alfredong6850]

Special mention about mod support: Fans have been creating great expansions for Red Alert 2, especially Mental Omega which expands on Yuri's Revenge some more.

[@StrikeNoir105E]

While Red Alert was my very first C&C experience, and my brother obsessed over Tiberian Sun despite us not being able to play it, Red Alert 2 was the game that truly introduced me to Command and Conquer and made be a fan. Me and my siblings spent countless hours (and pesos) playing Red Alert 2 in PC rental shops where 3v3 PvE was the norm and much profanity was thrown towards Yuri and his antics especially once Yuri's Revenge started being rolled out.

[@metalspoon69]

Red alert 2 was one of the first games i ever played, i think my mom pirated it for me (i know, i know) i didn't understand shit because i couldn't speak or read english. In one of the first missions as the soviets you had to repair some bridges, and you needed an engineer for that. I had no idea what the word engineer meant and to this day i remember running out in our garden and asking my dad what the word engineer meant, he told me it was a guy with a yellow hat, finished the mission afterwards. so weird that i can remember little things like that after all these years.

[@AlejoConejo-vb8ln]

Lmao me too! I didn't understand much. I knew engineer cuz my dad is an ingeniero, but other stuff I had to assume the meanings of.

[@mongorians22]

17:45 actually, unit veterancy was implemented in tiberian sun. It's just that it's very hard to get, and it doesn't do a lot unless you get them up to heroic status. Interestingly specific units gain new abilities, like for example, heroic titans can detect stealth. In RA2 not only is it easier to get but it gives certain units massive boosts in firepower along with special abilities, which is really pretty fun and adds a lot to the gameplay.

[@dannyeldering9306]

It hurts just a little to see him not use the sandbags on those GIs every time xD

[@Zade_95]

LUL

[@TechGorilla1987]

I'm glad I read down before posting. Those GI's are WAY more powerful and have longer range when "deployed."

[@stagdragon3978]

At first I was like "oh that's not too bad I was never the best at deploying-" 15:58 "OH! OH NO!"

[@ChuckJansenII]

The mods and map editor were a blast. I used the map editor to create 'The Ridge.' I raised elevation from top to bottom of the map then populated it with neutral units from all factions. Then I covered blank spots with trees. On each side of the map were on place to deploy Con Yards. To help were massive ore fields. There were con yards to capture. In order for the players to attack each other they would have to cut through The Ridge. It took masses of troops on each side to get close enough to start taking units out, especially since there were a lot of snipers. It was just like watching Pickett's Charge. You just saw you troops melt away. Frequent saves were necessary because computers of the day weren't powerful enough. I wish they would update RA2 and Yuri's Revenge because computers now have the power to handle that map.

[@blamoV4]

Fun fact, the US actually trained dolphins for defense and maybe offense

[@j.t2548]

But why would they work for the allies, while they could work for THE SOVIET POWER SUPREME?

[@Lanadra]

Mental Omega alone is reason enough to enjoy Red Alert 2.

[@rG1vZ]

I wonder if it'll be compatible with ra2 remaster down the line

[@Delta-1X-Ray]

But that mod suffers sluggish gameplay after minutes of playing. Especially on 8 player maps.

[@aleksandarpvp9183]

I Will still enjoy RA2 YR without Mental Omega.

[@Delta-1X-Ray]

@Gerd Wiesler It requires an installed Yuri's Revenge expansion game. Otherwise, it won't work/

[@lcs.1094]

Revenge Now is a similar mod , but they improved the game engine, making it support multiple turrets on a single battleship and more useful particle systems . Also their campaigns are much more Interesting.

[@JanJan-rc4zp]

I recommend Mental Omega 3.3, where you can also play new Soviet, Allies and YURI campaign in a different story and you have a lot of new units to handle :D

[@paterson90]

That intro music to this game still gives me goosebumps! Probably my favorite RTS game, and can't wait for the remaster!

[@hoaxer5135]

I remember playing Red alert 2 after i finished my homework in elementary school after I got home. I loved loading at least 5 through 10 helicopters or landing craft with as many infantry as I can then just storming the enemy base. Those are some of the best times I've had playing video games.

[@Infarlock]

Clearly one of the best games ever released, not to mention the expansion Yuri's Revenge, which took this amazing game and made it better, with more unique units and added unique sounds to each unit which wasn't there for original RA2. Amazing campaign, cutscenes, you can clearly see that some humor was put there as well Too bad that the real life premier alex romanov has died like 10 years ago, makes you understand how old this game is People are still playing it in singleplayer and in CnC PVP or COOP against AI. For mother russia!

[@natadecoco_yt4595]

We will bury them

[@sergiomendoza5165]

And Mental Omega?

[@SrtRacerBoy]

Loved RA2. it was such a huge deal back when it released I hope it gets a Remaster. It would also be nice to see some new levels or a side/extended campaign

[@x1alpha883]

ow man i last saw you at 2k subs. your channel is growing.. keep up

[@Zade_95]

I will! Thanks for coming back brother

[@SlashDotDash121]

So many great memories!!! The downside of growing up and starting a family, is that I just dont get time to play. I would love to go back and play it for hours at a time!

[@Zade_95]

Hah, I know how you feel!

[@TheAaaaaaaaaad12]

What i love about RA 2 and Yuri's revenge is how much effort they put in the cutscenes and special projections while you are in battle, yeah it's a bit silly and campy, but you can still feel the dire situation on how you are being treated as the commander/general of the factions you are playing, like for example how Lt. Eva warmly greets you as commander, or how Lt. Zofia respects you as comrad general every time they debrief you, it really makes me feel like i am the head of a big faction leading a war, it's silly and campy, but at the same time, very serious and really enjoyable nonetheless~

[@KrazyKupo]

Kept having an urge to press d when you had marines selected but weren't deploying them. Darn muscle memory. Also if you want more Frank Klepacki music give Universe at War's OST a try, it has some remixes of C&C stuff in it.

[@Badguy292]

Subscribed. You deserve it. I'm modding Red Alert 2 myself, these days, making custom units and vehicles. It's not the hardest thing to do, but takes some artistry and coding. But it's always enjoyable to see your creations come to life. -From the code, I can tell you that Veterancy boosts unit health, speed, rate of fire and damage. At full veterancy, they regenerate health as well.

[@Stinger420]

Oh geez! Man, I played the hell out of this back in the 90s! My friend and I played so much that eventually an 8 player skirmish match became nothing more than a two hour thing.

[@yvan2218]

Red alert 2 and YR isnt just 4 campaigns, its actually 7 with the addition of Mental Omega since its a free mod. As somebody who has played RA2 and more extensively YR for the past 14 years, Mental Omega is a fresh look into RA2 and YR. Getting RA2 means youre not getting a game with dlc, but a game with dlc and an expansion game.

[@lcs.1094]

Try TS another world / EASB Hour / Tiberium Crisis mod. They're all based on YR engine, but with even more factions and extremely long campaign stories.

[@yvan2218]

@@lcs.1094 Tyty more games to play

[@ciberzombiegaming8207]

if you gona count mods then its 4 official plus "any number" of campaigns from mods

[@KiltedCritic]

Yes you should play it, but buy C&C Remastered first, then await the release of RA2 Remastered! :D

[@andrewamann2821]

Why wait to play the superior game?

[@DanMcLeodNeptuneUK]

The Music - what I find really cool and interesting is the way that each C&C title has a completely different style/genre of music that sets it apart from the other games.... yet they all somehow retain that awesome and unique 'Klepacki' sound at the same time!

[@Zade_95]

I know right, unique, but all have a recognisable style

[@tylerduggan6041]

Now this has been what I've been waiting for!

[@apostolospaschalidis5642]

Short answer--> Yes. Long answer--> Are you mad? Of course! It will always be a fun game to go back to as it respects the fundamentals, and prioritizes the no1 goal of any game. FUN. Yes comrade. AffiEErmative.

[@ecclesiastesbuilds]

Still my favorite game ever, even played it this week!

[@jeremyalgood7230]

The wait may have been long, but it was worth it. Thank you Zade keep up the great content.

[@Zade_95]

Thanks mate, appreciate it :)

[@wissamahmadieh2155]

man i am new to this channel and i already love you

[@Zade_95]

Appreciate ya

[@willb.nimble6749]

I would have paid 20 dollars just to play this game again. Most of the bugs of the first game are fixed in this outing. It surprises me they didn't remaster this over the first one, as they ported the pathfinding and lack of attack move in the first one into the remake. This fixed all that.

[@CaveyMoth]

Wait, what is an attack move? I keep seeing it mentioned all over the place.

[@staalejonko]

@@CaveyMoth Attack move is giving an order to an unit to walk/drive across the map and let it attack anything along it's path. This is frequently used with Attack Dogs in RA2 so they scout the map while still attacking enemy units to protect itself.

[@CaveyMoth]

@@staalejonko Ohhh, that's useful. Saves a lot of micro managing

[@TastyBusiness]

Red Alert 2 and Yuri's Revenge are hands down my favorite video game/expansion of all time. Still holds up, for sure.

[@fondlebuddies2982]

Hey man! Thanks for using my comment! Funnily enough tib sun is my fav too, but RA2 always deserves an honourable mention

[@Zade_95]

My pleasure! 😄 TS remaster when....

[@fondlebuddies2982]

@@Zade_95 my man, I dream electric dreams hoping to see the remastered Mammoth mk2

[@natalassblaster]

OH hell yeah!!!! this is me and my brothers favorite game ever!! Thank you Zade for giving the classics the attention they deserve!

[@Zade_95]

That's awesome - thanks for watching mate.

[@Helmutlozzi]

I would love to see a remaster of the RA2 games. While I agree that the style holds up very well today, it would be so amazing to see the same treatment given as with its predecessor.

[@MosoKaiser]

17:38 Unit Veterancy was introduced in Tiberian Sun already, but it almost might as well not exist there, with the default amount of kills required for promotion being set absurdly high, at 10 times its production cost for each veterancy tier. That was then cut down to a _much_ more reasonable 3X in RA2.

[@StrikeNoir105E]

If they ever remaster Tiberian Sun, I hope that veterancy system gets a rework to make it more like RA2's.

[@MosoKaiser]

@@StrikeNoir105E Yeah. While in TibSun tweaking the veterancy experience requirements is as simple as editing a parameters txt file, putting a quick and easy option right in the game menu would be a nice addition indeed.

[@richardchantlerrico]

17:40 - Regarding unit veterency, it was actually Tiberian Sun that brought that feature to the series. Red Alert 2 though did highlight it and make it clearer to see and quicker to achieve. From memory by default in Tiberian Sun it would often either give more strengh, some speed or a feature / weapon upgrade.

[@joshstucki4349]

Last game I played before going off to college/beginning adult life. Great memories. I remember beating both scenarios, going back to the main menu screen, watching that radar screen go round and round and thinking, "All right, let's go". Almost 24 years later, I'm back again. :)

[@bowenc24]

I hope the C&C remaster sells well, EA is probably watching how this one sells, judging if there is a good market for it. If it sells well, I’m sure the second one will get remastered.

[@Zade_95]

Me too! I think it has judging by the player count

[@HarveyDangerLurker]

I bought it and I hardly play anything anymore.

[@Sammysnows]

for this time EA actually did it for now who knows when the greed will reappear again.

[@vvolfbelorven7084]

Great in depth videos. You got my subscription, bro. Any chance you could do these sort of reviews for BFME and Sw EaW biggest mods (aotr and thrawn’s revenge/fall of the republic, respectively)?

[@Zade_95]

Thanks mate! That would be cool actually - I've never done a full video on a single mod, but that'd be a good excuse to get back into a game I've already covered! Will think on it :)

[@vvolfbelorven7084]

@@Zade_95 Thanks! Yeah, I saw that there are no full reviews of the huge game changing overhauling mods. I did find your EaW review from a couple of years ago after I made that comment above but in depth video on the mods alone would provide a huge service to learn about the nuanced gameplay changes that newcomers like me dont know. At any rate, great video reviews. I’ll keep an eye out for more. Keep it up!

[@kataloganz]

I used to play this and others C&C games with my dad, we still play these, totally love them

[@nahkoratan9673]

There is still a large community playing this game online and I am one of those person still playing this game.

[@SCCGunny]

I lost my game when I moved house. So gutted. Would still be playing this along side civ 3

[@CharcharoExplorer]

I wonder what you'd think of War Front: Turning Point. It is a lot like Generals (but with a much better engine) and a bit like Red Alert 2.

[@Zade_95]

I'll look it up!

[@silversolver7809]

Sounds interesting, but sadly doesn't seem to be available as a download anywhere. This should at least be on GOG.

[@Adrian_Atom]

where

[@CharcharoExplorer]

@@silversolver7809 Yeah there are ways to get it, but it would ave been so much better if it were on GOG.

[@gentlemanviking2644]

After some difficulties with origin and getting it to work I booted it up last year. Was so much fun.

[@AverageJoe483]

Ahhhh the memories ! Played this through middle school and high school !!

[@Architect172]

what they should do is remaster this also with 4k together with yuries reange.

[@TheMightyAtomNL]

"Mintal Omiga." Your accent is funny. xD

[@Zade_95]

😂

[@Remedynr]

lol a day after I complain that You haven't released a red alert 2 video. Nice!!!!! Thank You!!!

[@Zade_95]

I heard and I just HAD to get it out :p hope you enjoyed!

[@jackmorrison2145]

Cant wait for your review on Red Alert 3, which was my personal favorite. When will you be releasing that video?

[@pakornwattanavrangkul2550]

Still the best campaign in the series. I can still remember playing this on my old potato home pc, back in the day where getting a legit pc copy was next to impossible in my country.

[@johnsmith3548]

I've actually played through both ra2 and yr a few days ago, and I must say, that graphics might have aged, but the art design/style is INSANELY good. Everything is clearly distinguishable, readable and charismatic. Especially so after I've attempted to play mental omega mod which changed all graphics of standard units and it's a complete mess.

[@Zade_95]

I agree, holds up really well!

[@user-pf5xq3lq8i]

Yes, M.O. is a dark, and awkward mess. The building footprint guide has been made worse, there was nothing wrong with it in RA2. All new C&C seem to be dark lighting. Like the art dept was allowed too much power over gameplay dept and tried to make it moody. It just makes my eyes hurt and have to turn screen up to maximum brightness. RA2 is so clear to see what is going on and the viewing angle and distance are perfect. I'd like to give a shout out to a game called Return Fire on the 3DO. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKDCnZuLpdSerMk Someone building a remake, please help him :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJC4ZouDrMycf7M

[@Nukestarmaster]

Unit distinguishability is _the_ biggest problem of MO.

[@deltared7455]

When i played that soviet mission with the dinosaurs there was a easter egg to have a pet T Rex that I managed to snuck though time with hovercraft then I named rexy wow those were the times like the cutscenes that was crazy.

[@invoke4937]

RA2 has always sticked with me ever sins my childhood i still play it to this day, i just rly like the overall Soviets vs Allies theme this game have given us and i just hope and pray for a polished modern Red Alert 2 Remaster

[@micshower]

Honestly, I think the visuals are still good even today besides the obvious graphical limitations. All the unit designs are nice and the environments had so much variety and depth that all seemlessly blended together where as even future titles I felt were a bit lacking and bland. Not to mention they had uphill and downhill animations for every direction for vehicles. Just a buncha small things that create such a nice stylized "2d" aesthetic that just works.

[@earthDF]

I have long told people about how perfectly RA2 blended camp and seriousness. Where RA3, imo, leaned into the camp side a bit too much. It didnt have that grounded feel that helps to heighten the ridiculous aspects. While I did play RA1 as a child, the MAIN reason I bought the remaster is hopefully to get enough units shifted that they remaster RA2. Even without a remaster I still play the campaigns at least once a year. I would love it to be fully optimized for more modern hardware.

[@fourpage]

I'd never played this until a couple months ago. Still working through the expansion campaigns and I'm blown away at how good it is. Red Alert was a huge part of my childhood, and I went on to Generals when I got into college. I got the Origin package because I wanted to play through some good old Red Alert and finish the Allied campaign I never finished, and when I finally did, I was considering just skipping to Generals, but I decided to make a stop through Red Alert 2, and I can't express how glad I am that I did.

[@paulngo1560]

Yes, I was playing it yesterday. It was my favourite game as a little kid (so I essentially played it since release)

[@XLadd]

Red alert 2 is my all time favourite, no c&c will ever come close to how good of a game this was. Back when developers wanted there games to be good and not just to make money. Westwood man what a company... RIP

[@6thsavage]

So for those too young to remember, the US military had a program involving training Dolphins to locate sea mines. Although I heard about this I’m coverage for the invasion of Iraq, so I don’t know if the R&D guys stole the idea from Red Alert 2 or what, but that may explain the Allied Dolphins ingame

[@rubz1390]

I've heard the argument before that some of our modern day tech was inspired by Star Trek so it is certainly possible that C&C did it first if its true.

[@1InVader1]

9:25 Attack dolphins are very much a real thing, although they are mostly used for reconnaissance with detectors attached to their fins. They were used for clearing mines back in 2003 Persian Gulf too. They were developed during the cold war and have been in service ever since and Red Alert 2 is all about cold war vibes.

[@alin1869]

Even if I wasn't even born when this game launched I loved it when I was a kid, I saw my dad playing this game and I am still enjoying it to this day.

[@andregon4366]

"Is it worth play it now?" Save your hype for the eventual remaster.

[@BioHunter1990]

While I would love a remaster (I have major compatibility issues with it), I’m fine with the original too. It’s an incredible game.

[@BrannedAortal]

@@BioHunter1990 I honestly wish they would remaster so we have stable servers, i hate waiting on players that have 200 ping lmao

[@anonanon5018]

"Kirov reporting!"

[@Lava-pe6wu]

This game got me through a hard part of my childhood, I just wish I could get back all my maps I made for this game from way back then. :(

[@lpod7180]

17:50 Tiberian Sun started unit veterancy to my knowledge. Units in TS can gain levels denoted by what looks like 2 parallel bars up to a star icon

[@alterusseius3532]

Red alert 2 was definitely a fantastic Red Alert game for me, being someone who had only started with Generals and Red Alert 3, I found it to be the most flexible in moddability as known as Mental Omega, which was THE most popular mod for Red Alert 2 and I highly recommend it to anyone who hasn’t played it yet, bonus if you also like the animeish aspect of it. I also found the older games to have that “Westwood” charm to it, and the later games that have an “EA” feel to it, especially Red Alert 3 where it really shows completely erasing the Yuri faction from the Red Alert timeline opting for a weeby Rising Sun.

[@Nukestarmaster]

Epsilon/Yuri >> Japan

[@AlexeiVoronin]

15:26 - "Where's the transition" Ever heard of Emperor: Battle for Dune? This is the transition, the "missing link" between RA2 and Generals ;)

[@Zade_95]

Yes, I need to play it :)

[@AlexeiVoronin]

@@Zade_95 Indeed, this was the last game to bear the Westwood logo. Also, you'll surely notice how Emperor's three faction are obvious prototypes of the factions in C&C Generals - the similarities are quite visible.

[@NaumRusomarov]

I actually played ra2 just a few months ago in anticipation of the remastered c&c. It's a surprisingly modern RTS game, it just needs a facelift, some AI improvements and maybe more complex maps, and that should do it for 2020.

[@tupolev792]

this was the first video game I ever got really into. I think It was 2010 ish and my dad gave me both the allies and soviet cd's. some of the best gaming moments ever from that