Shooting a large bear out of a mortar named "Man Cannon" up in the air so that it can use a parachute to land safely in enemy territory is an absolute gem of an idea and mental image.
@doopsvitus3 жыл бұрын
My favorite has to be the Natasha snipe on one guy on an aircraft carrier, which is usually manned by 100s of people. and so you can order your bear to enter it and seize full control.
@oykel40892 жыл бұрын
@@doopsvitus Late reply, but according to the ingame files, The Aircraft Carrier is actually pretty much unmanned other than the captain, so yeah except for the bear part
@dataexpunged39144 жыл бұрын
I love how the engineer does more damage than a conscript, I once made an army of them wich confused my enemy leading to him making loads of anti infantry infantry expecting they were even weaker than conscripts, turns out he was wrong
@pheeku69963 жыл бұрын
So it would be wise to abandon conscripts and just use engineers?
@dataexpunged39143 жыл бұрын
@@pheeku6996 in terms of fighting yes, in terms of money not so much, also they got no molotov And I don't know how fast they attack, a conscript might have better dps but lower attack damage
@alamrasyidi40972 жыл бұрын
@@dataexpunged3914 no molotov, but they can just take the buildings instead lol
@zherean420692 жыл бұрын
@@alamrasyidi4097 it's like Yuri lol, why destroy the enemy? When you can just control them
@UberCharger565 жыл бұрын
Oh! Sputniks! Get it? Cause they're *satellite bases?*
@axol74175 жыл бұрын
No, because its a modified sputnik
@icy3-15 жыл бұрын
Heh, very clever
@dataexpunged39144 жыл бұрын
The entire unit is oen big joke.
@ardyn407necroderg6 жыл бұрын
Huh how the music turns to a choir when the apocalypse tank shows up. perfect timing I say
@FaithfulOfBrigantia5 жыл бұрын
Genious editing
@mikedanielsapon58653 жыл бұрын
Terror drone is like the "don't let the bug bite" for the giga fortress. Once the giga fortress lands down, it simply is high vulnerable to these type of unkillable unit once on.
@Mothlord038 жыл бұрын
Sickle, hammer tank, coincidence? I think not!
@icy3-16 жыл бұрын
Hehehe I see what you did there boy
@icy3-16 жыл бұрын
@@AverageSCPFan you are not very well educated in Soviet history. The hammer and sickle is the symbol of communism, and is pretty much always associated with the Soviet Union. You don't get it mate
@icy3-16 жыл бұрын
@@AverageSCPFan sorry if I insulted you bro
@Mothlord036 жыл бұрын
I made this like 2 years ago and so many recent comments
@simplyoranges93875 жыл бұрын
@@Mothlord03 *this is now a recent comment*
@Derringer_pirate8 жыл бұрын
fun fact best ground for soviets is hammer tank it can rip the super weapon from high tech vehicles
@theotv55227 жыл бұрын
Basically, build 20 Hammer tanks and a couple of bullfrogs
@kamikaze41725 жыл бұрын
@@Tucher97 you need some anti air
@punless48734 жыл бұрын
Why steal weapons when you already have powerful weapons yourself, plus the leech beam takes a looong time to actually damage, i would just use engineers
@GachaLord4 жыл бұрын
@@punless4873 1st you dont need to destroy the tank *by* the leech beam, you need it to still be leeching when the tank is destroyed 2nd what do u mean engineers? Hammer tanks dont steal weapons from structures
@KurtZenNx14 жыл бұрын
Everyone's gangsta till the enemy's hammer tank has an athena cannon attached to it
@amadocarillo4235 жыл бұрын
Apocalypse Tank : *GET OVER HERE! *
@jamilaboosamra4 жыл бұрын
Scorpion wins ! Apocalypsality
@icy3-15 жыл бұрын
Twinblades, the Hinds of an alternate timeline.
@gomi54634 жыл бұрын
Yeah but they save Romanov during in Yuri's revenge
@kanerises952610 жыл бұрын
I can imagine if Russia built the Apocalypse tank in World War 2.
@wdowiaczek6669 жыл бұрын
Socialist Brony DESTROY NAZIS FASTER!
@krebsfish50358 жыл бұрын
well, this version is not strongest. the strongest version is in ra2 (nuclear engine, thicker armour, armed with anti-air missile)
@kanerises95268 жыл бұрын
krebs' fish I don't think it matters either way. Both would easily destroy any German tank. Even the Maus wouldn't stand a chance
@ruslan-pe3wx8 жыл бұрын
Actually, they did. Soviets had thousands of IS and KV tanks which then hammered German units. But Soviet tank personnel were not as skilled as Germans, therefore they couldn't fully exploit the potential of those powerful tanks.
@Pigga-k8k7 жыл бұрын
the USSR will lose.these tanks are not practical
@sansgaming9866 жыл бұрын
red alert 2: tesla troopers red alert 3: tesla robots
@ThatOneLegoshiCoser32096 жыл бұрын
Did you mean red alert 2 shock trooper the old of it is named like that and wait can i buy hotdogs i got 19g sans
@zangooey79155 жыл бұрын
Anthony Orbasido no
@ThatOneLegoshiCoser32095 жыл бұрын
@@zangooey7915 the tesla trooper is originally called shock trooper
@cobrazax5 жыл бұрын
RA1 tesla troopers. RA2 tesla suit. RA3 tesla mech.
@neonknight-15225 жыл бұрын
Are y'all high? There's a person inside the suit.
@theoneandonlyjazztheautobo85975 жыл бұрын
The bullfrogs design kinda reminds me of the fallout 4 military armored transport
@SgtKaneGunlock4 жыл бұрын
same sort of head space Divergent timelines and whatnot
@Superdeath253 жыл бұрын
The Soviets had the strongest ground units in the game and a decent Air Force, but its navy could have used a little more power
@alamrasyidi40972 жыл бұрын
what they have in place of the Allies' amphibious battleship is a torpedo battle sub which is arguably better than Empire's torpedo cruiser. their heavy bombardment ship is highly inaccurate though, unlike the other factions, but they make up with a strong anti-personel/anti-armor amphibious vehicle (tesla is high tier damage!) and an ambhibious anti-air transport
@Antimanele1042 жыл бұрын
@@alamrasyidi4097 The japanese Naginata anti armor ship is better than the Akula sub as it will always fire first and even have a slightly better fire rate. The Akula has to emerge so that it can fire and even the ultra torpedoes that can be fired while underwater won't save it if the Naginata uses it's special ability in close quarters. Not even to mention the fact that the japanese can upgrade their navy with the Fortified Fleet protocol, making all their dedicated ships even more resistant.
@KillerOrca6 жыл бұрын
I haven't seen most of these special abilities ever used in a lets play. Interesting to know they exist.
@kasureashtadoke16046 жыл бұрын
7:10 KIROV REPORTING
@AliAdnan53148 жыл бұрын
I have watched to many videos for guys playing this game but I have never seen such graphics in it.
@james26218 жыл бұрын
If you set graphic setting to High-Ultra. It will beautiful like this. (But in multiplayer most people set graphic to LOW to prevent some unexpected lag.)
@DraedonTheInventor5 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: you can attack your own units while pressing Ctrl. Thus, why not give your hammer bois some AA protection or missiles?
@Rettilos5 жыл бұрын
You can do that actually but it's not worth it in my opinion
@JohnDarksoul985 жыл бұрын
It will cost you your anti-air vehicle
@racelkatyusha4034 жыл бұрын
@@JohnDarksoul98atleast its like an red alert 2 apocalypes tanks
@koolhans59269 жыл бұрын
natasha = tf2 heavy weapons XD
@nguyenbinhphuong14918 жыл бұрын
XD
@nguyenbinhphuong14918 жыл бұрын
It's Natascha for exactly, it's hilarious when Valve mean to mistake the word or reverse it like the Dalokohs Bar
@Kaipanzer-r2w3 жыл бұрын
I never knew Natasha could kill a tank pilot holy shit I will use this tactic
@kamikaze41725 жыл бұрын
"Natasha can call in Air Strikes!" Boris did that first! "She can also snipe drivers for units to take over it!" Jarmen Kell did that first...
@royasturias17844 жыл бұрын
Boris and JK's love child, no homo
@kishaurlanda5714 жыл бұрын
Exept Jarmen kell returned in generals 2 cancelled i think...
@aomaom1684 жыл бұрын
Natasha can swim but boris cant
@kamikaze41724 жыл бұрын
@@aomaom168 I don't know for certain if Boris can swim or not, he kinda just refuses to swim in certain waters I guess. If you ask me, he probably thinks it's below him
@dogethememe90468 жыл бұрын
My brother bought this game before its delivered I want to see what the units do
@Tucher976 жыл бұрын
i think the conscript is a better standard infantry overall but next to imperial soldiers are alright, mostly i dont have to sacrifice infantry to clear a garrisoned structured iwth conscripts
@rpk3215 жыл бұрын
It also doesn't matter if you have to sacrifice a conscript... though I think the conscript cost reduce upgrade need to be put up as one of the first upgrade because conscript aren't particularly good against other infantry.
@Broly-ez1ei6 жыл бұрын
Natasha's Weapon: Sniper Shotgun
@Sliferzero9 жыл бұрын
I like this designs for this Game my friends. Thanks.
@amn2760 Жыл бұрын
The reason Tesla Tanks weren't given an info dialogue because of which in my theoretical reason, they're Tesla Troopers but more heavily armored and they cannot be produced.
@specialunit04286 жыл бұрын
3:10 that video is bulls@it! you have to wait until the sputnik transforms into an outpost BEFORE you can place buildings. this example's base must have had another MCV or crusher crane in order to build that whilst the sputnik was still converting.
@TheCoastalRipper7 жыл бұрын
War bears.... Natasha..... Sputnik...... Original names there, yankees ;D
@kauske5 жыл бұрын
Boris was better, Natasha is just a reskinned Jarman Kell from Generals.
@kamikaze41725 жыл бұрын
@@kauske At least Natasha swims
@kauske5 жыл бұрын
Boris was more useful at killing armoured vehicles. Having to use a transport was plenty fair trade off for that at the migs.
@kamikaze41725 жыл бұрын
@@kauske Trouble with Boris that he was screwed against Tanya and not swimming kinda screws him since he can't shoot and defend the transport where I think Natasha could shoot and summon migs from the water. Boris was a lot of fun too, though
@kauske5 жыл бұрын
And Tanya can't deal with gatling tanks, or the basic anti infantry turrets. Tanya is also discounted as any allied player can build cheaper SEALs they are just about as good, minus the suicidal C4 a tank option.
@danielcompz98016 жыл бұрын
Can imagine that the apocalypse tank is big now, in red alert 2 it just black and little red, but in red alert 3 its very high detailed now!😁😮
@RolandTemplar5 жыл бұрын
Yes
@MrFrezeeTr6 жыл бұрын
I really disliked the change about oıe system and as well as with ore collectors. this was a really nice balance in ra2 that the soviet collector is heavy slow but armed with a machine gun and can carry up to 1000 ore at once but chrono miner counter part is fast and teleporting but unarmed and can only carry 500 ore at once. This was pretty challengeful and also it was funny to watch war miners shoting at poor chrono miners while they r collecting from same place xD like: War miner: Get off from here little allied pony this ore is mine. Chrono miner: You have to do better than that fuzzy.
@rpk3215 жыл бұрын
Punishing to the old style of turtling is actually nice...You can't just sit on a field and mine it all you want. And you only have funds issue if you can't manage your funds and not going out to contest those resource nodes...
@kishaurlanda5715 жыл бұрын
Disagree
@paxromana18417 жыл бұрын
Conscript
@Antimanele1042 жыл бұрын
Terror drone infesting Allied vehicle Allied Engineer IFV: "Pffffbt, please..."
@lobberstormguy6 жыл бұрын
Apocalypse tank in Ra2 They have Anti air Missile In red alert 3 Apocalypse Tank doesnt have Anti air missile Only hammer Tank
@kauske5 жыл бұрын
*Ra2:* Isn't micromanagement hell. *Ra3:* aLl tHe SpEcIaL aBiLiTies! Ra3 was trash, they spent more money and time on cutscenes that actually making a decent game. Naw, just make it like starcraft, 'cause that's what sells, right? And now the entire franchise is dead.
@kauske5 жыл бұрын
Not me, I'd rather focus on the overall strategy, than trying to manage my units in each and every little skirmish by having to activate abilities and transformations. If I wanted starcraft, _I would play starcraft._
@pheeku69963 жыл бұрын
I prefer RA3. I love that there are three different factions and not just two. Besides, the special abilities provide more tactical depth
@Zak-tk8wv2 жыл бұрын
Yes
@Punk_rocket Жыл бұрын
Soviet are my favourite faction
@elvondrago962 жыл бұрын
Present Times….
@Zeon_SpaceX5 жыл бұрын
you guys should check out KnightVVV's RA3 remix mod.
@racelkatyusha4034 жыл бұрын
we know
@Skeletty17102 жыл бұрын
Even after 10 years I am still too stupid for this game. I completed every command and conquer before, every Age of Empires and even Desperados. But this game drove me insane.
@patricksusulin93359 жыл бұрын
I hate the fact that natasha was a rip off of both Jarmen Kell and boris
@WarChaserz7 жыл бұрын
i dont see jarmen kill piercing through infantries :V Boris and Jarmen cant swim lol
@theotv55227 жыл бұрын
Yea trade power for utility seems fair to me
@TheValentineEnemy6 жыл бұрын
Special ability came from Jarmen. He can kill vehicle operators too.
@connormac44016 жыл бұрын
Boris > Jarmen > Natasha Natasha can swim is just for the balance since every commando units in RA3 can swim and General doesnt have naval combat so this trait is nullified
@JuanMacoySLNTVD6 жыл бұрын
natasha is a female commando,boris is a male character uses ak-47,
@JohnDarksoul985 жыл бұрын
Uprising sucks cause it brings the Allies and the Empire counters to almost every Soviet heavy unit, but Soviets got nothing back. FOUR new Ally heavy units againist a fucking motorcycle and melee vehicle, are you kidding me?
@eugeneraynor23705 жыл бұрын
What about that Giant spider tank that can turn himself into a structure ?
@joshuagabrielcatindig76074 жыл бұрын
That'll be in the expansion, and it's called a Reaper.
@lobberstormguy6 жыл бұрын
Natasha is look like boris But her weapon is very Different
@zangooey79155 жыл бұрын
Natasha - Me in Swat Vs Criminal
@krisninoorpatrianti82625 жыл бұрын
Bear is literaly getting paint red and yellow thats an animal abuse!!!!
@sesu55436 жыл бұрын
Basically Natasha is Morales in Mental Omega mod
@gabrielthekiwi97605 жыл бұрын
Boris vs. Natasha
@josetomasriverosovalle3157 жыл бұрын
Where is my boi tesla tank?
@guywithachromemask62606 жыл бұрын
José Tomás Riveros Ovalle you get Tesla ship, Stalin has taken all the Tesla tanks for “redistribution” among the working class
@ThePikaPlayer4 жыл бұрын
Tesla Tanks appear in the expansion, RA3 Uprising I believe it was.
@kianstockley53810 жыл бұрын
For the motherland!
@ПетрВрангель-т8п5 жыл бұрын
Fatherland, not motherland. For the Fatherland!
@kamikaze41725 жыл бұрын
@@ПетрВрангель-т8п I thought Germany was the Fatherland and Russia the Motherland. At least I've heard the conscripts say "Mother Russia"
@kauske5 жыл бұрын
*EA:* lEtS mAkE eVeRy UnIt HaVe MiCro MaNaGeMeNt HeLl aBiLiTiEs! iT'lL bE jUsT lIkE sTaRcRaFt! *C&C fans:* _FML_
@maximkonechno87425 жыл бұрын
my units are stuck in the walls ((
@vincegedeon65836 жыл бұрын
poor flak troopers its either prison or the front lines lol shitty choices there lives must really suck
@wilfordpadio75315 жыл бұрын
I still love my old ra2 apocalypse tank
@racelkatyusha4034 жыл бұрын
yea its still better have more armor and more damage plua its an anti air
@Lauri-tf9yr7 жыл бұрын
war bears?????????
@Mothlord036 жыл бұрын
War bears
@RolandTemplar5 жыл бұрын
@@Mothlord03 great
@Morichika_Rinnosuke3 жыл бұрын
Soviet:Our Best Small Word Is URA!
@pakornwattanavrangkul25507 жыл бұрын
Soviet aa, best aa
@тнєєє277 жыл бұрын
My most fave is Hammer tank 😍😍😍
@racelkatyusha4034 жыл бұрын
yea
@ewancreskeyallan14037 жыл бұрын
5:33 song name?
@kieuxuan94924 жыл бұрын
Soviet epic song
@RemovalMaster9927 жыл бұрын
this video is so useful
@jojoroblox_gamer12324 жыл бұрын
Natasha have same ability like Boris
@kirillsubbotin68796 жыл бұрын
You said well Коmrad, good luck from Яussia.
@mingi14895 жыл бұрын
Wow i forgot that Hammer tanks can do that with their ability
@kamikaze41725 жыл бұрын
Because how often did you do the secondary abilities? They'd usually die beforehand
@DaiReith6 жыл бұрын
What about tesla tanks? xD
@Teixas6666 жыл бұрын
no tesla tank in ra3 instead you get a amphibious ship armed with tesla coils that can blanket a whole area
@patricksouza24796 жыл бұрын
Actually, there are Tesla Tanks in RA3, but oficially they're only used twice during the soviet campaign, and cannot be created like other vehicles. A shame, if you ask me.
@f-22raptorlandingzone306 жыл бұрын
@@patricksouza2479 you can capture the premiers war factories in "the stone faced witnesses", those have Tesla tanks (the replace the hammer tank on the individual factories menu)
@muhamadrahman78915 жыл бұрын
@@f-22raptorlandingzone30 thx bro;)
@АрмФайтер9 жыл бұрын
Mother RUSSIA rules 1!!!
@ДобрыйПонь8 жыл бұрын
I dont undeяstand wat you say империалисты
@cpanrusty51873 жыл бұрын
I thought she says Flak troopers are communist
@andrewthedukeMK2 Жыл бұрын
Wagnerovets, Kadyrovets
@wezlam10 жыл бұрын
Am in me'mums car. Broom broom
@Derringer_pirate8 жыл бұрын
legit hammer tank op
@WielkiElektron4 жыл бұрын
this is pastige of first Red Alert
@taiwilairut97088 жыл бұрын
EA.... Next time make Soviet unit stronger like in RA1 and (Heavy Tank and Mammoth tank) RA2 (Heavy Tank and Mammoth tank 2.0)
@neoharmoniagropius14264 жыл бұрын
Sputnik Kind Cute
@Gabos0804 жыл бұрын
Red Alert 2 Yuris Revenge was much better game than Red Alert 3
@vincegedeon65836 жыл бұрын
Poor flak troopers hah jailbirds
@ВикторВолков-е6г4 жыл бұрын
Where Tesla tanks?
@GerMorden4 жыл бұрын
Not available for construction, unfortunately. They are present in the game, but they are just stingrays on hammer tank chassis
@cloroxbleach78376 жыл бұрын
The apocalypse tank in this version just look like a piece of crap.The 2d apocalypse design in ra2 look way better than this...and can't attack air units... So if enemy send a bunch of air units it totally useless...
@alwang96906 жыл бұрын
Is it really that hard to build a couple of bullfrogs or migs to support the apocalypse tanks? I hated apoc tanks in RA2 because they could deal with almost anything. It's good that they gave it some more weaknesses in RA3.
@RolandTemplar5 жыл бұрын
@@alwang9690 correct
@Deaclavilis5 жыл бұрын
Against the armor and buildings in game wise, RA3 Apocalypse is slightly more effective than RA2's apocalypse. However I would prefer RA2 one. RA2 one looks more modern, realistic and sophisticated (well it has guided AA missiles).
@eggybiscuit88917 жыл бұрын
war bear
@FellipeNavarro5 жыл бұрын
What is really disappointing about the Soviets in RA3, is that they do not have the tesla tank
@websiteuser72435 жыл бұрын
They do in 2 missions
@RolandTemplar5 жыл бұрын
Stingrays do the same
@rpk3215 жыл бұрын
Comrade Romanov take all of them for himself...You get Tesla ships... They are campaign only but can be unlocked with mod.
@sadsus7 жыл бұрын
Wot no squit
@elkinnortlee34976 жыл бұрын
Bruh Yuri is non-existence ever since the time travel
@RolandTemplar5 жыл бұрын
Who need that bastards
@ognjens28887 жыл бұрын
designs are stupid. hammer tanks looks out of time. it would be something cabal or nod would use
@FranBattery957 жыл бұрын
Half of the fun of the Red Alert series is the fact it's over-exagerated for what the times are supposed to be Reason why the first Red Alert isn't as popular as RA2. I mean dude, RA2 had the Prism Tank. That thing is straight up futuristic
@ThompsonExpress7 жыл бұрын
The game still take place in the mid 80's
@internethack6 жыл бұрын
Rampager well sickle
@roncohen556 жыл бұрын
Well because they came back in time they changed the world and it became futuristic
@internethack6 жыл бұрын
Rampager and now reaper
@Dx_Hearted2 жыл бұрын
Where tesla tank
@Nikola-g1c2 жыл бұрын
Tesla tanks were not introduced as the main units in the campaign, they could not be built anywhere and were only available in the last mission about the USSR
@nguyenbinhphuong14918 жыл бұрын
terror drones in RA 3 somehow overpower to me, it instantly kills vehical not slowly kills in old version. Kirov ability not quite good, like suicide itself, wish they gain it an ability is to switch from dropping bomb to machine gun defense. I think he missing a unit - riding motorcycle and half machinegun half launching missile or something, don't remember
@MsZsc8 жыл бұрын
Terror drones do take time to kill, IFVs are just kinda flimsy.
@TheValentineEnemy6 жыл бұрын
He is missing Uprising units. And Tesla tanks.
@chissoku6669 жыл бұрын
rip what have they done to ra
@ind0minusr3x512 жыл бұрын
Kirov reporting
@bestnext92 жыл бұрын
Russian power supreme
@gabmamuyac70378 жыл бұрын
Natasha fuck that jarem kill i forgot his name his the sniper from gla
@bestnext92 жыл бұрын
"Kadyrovets", "opolchenets"..😎
@andrewthedukeMK2 Жыл бұрын
Wagnerovets
@NycedX5 жыл бұрын
Nice video, but... #NotMyCNC !!!
@The_Meskhetian6 жыл бұрын
The worst RA game ever.
@The_Meskhetian6 жыл бұрын
AndrewBaker101 I don't even coun't it as a C&C game, its just a fucking money trap
@The_Meskhetian6 жыл бұрын
:(
@pgetheelderscrollsturkiye686 жыл бұрын
RA 2 hala benim için en iyisi ama bu oyunda fena değil
@Mothlord036 жыл бұрын
Wrong
@cloroxbleach78376 жыл бұрын
Ikr...
@sbraypaynt6 жыл бұрын
Embarrassing game design where all factions have the same units renamed and recoloured Not really unique at all
@alwang96906 жыл бұрын
"same units" wow! look at that huge double barreled tank that can crush almost anything under its treads! what's its japanese counterpart? a giant robot with laser eyes that can charge into either a crowd of tanks or buildings! yeah so similar lol.
@RolandTemplar5 жыл бұрын
@@alwang9690 correct, And vehícules in RA2 looks as cheap micromachines, nostalgia blinds a lot
@ThePikaPlayer4 жыл бұрын
Oh boy, the Allies have this cool freezy helicopter that looks like it's from the 2000s! Oh boy, the Soviets have this 1970s helicopter that shoots fireball thingys/rockets! Oh boy, the Japanese have this massive walker that can shoot missiles at planes or become a cool helicopter that shoots missiles at buildings! _Very_ similar indeed. (that was sarcasm)
@JohnDou19995 жыл бұрын
Ra-1 and 2 is the best, but ra3 is piece of shit
@Operbot5 жыл бұрын
Аргументация на уровне
@jesterknight38375 жыл бұрын
model are very bad stupid EA
@captainfordo27806 жыл бұрын
The tank design here is shit. Looks too rounded. Tanks are edgy and boxy. They look more like toys compared to their ra2 ancestors.
@RolandTemplar5 жыл бұрын
The RA2 looks as micromachines, the nostalgia blinds a lot
@reyk35246 жыл бұрын
Red Alert 3 was not good :/
@Catherine_7725 жыл бұрын
This game is VERY arcade! No realism at all. (unfortunately)
@rpk3215 жыл бұрын
Realism..................HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Also RA3 was NOT AT ALL about any sort of realism. It was FUN COOL and FLASHY...It is not meant to be serious in any capacity.
@Catherine_7725 жыл бұрын
Ok, but some part of realism should exist in it
@rpk3215 жыл бұрын
@@Catherine_772 No! That is a bad way to do thing. YOU DON'T HALF-ASS "REALISM" into things. Either go whole-hog and embrace the madness, or not at all.