Lone3wolf: [...]Alright, C&C2 wasn't too bad, I suppose, but don't get me started on the 3rd "installment". Nevermind about Generals...
...as much as i like C&C universe, and the Tiberium storyline fondly, i'd recommend you to check the ignomious C&C Generals as well. I'd point you to the C&C First Decade DVD pack that includes all C&C games up to Generals in 1 DVD and, thanks to laborious community, a proper patch for it that effectivelly acts as a no-cd as well :]
Now the reason i as pointing the bland Generals "series" is this: even though is a questionable C&C by the franchise's history, it happens to have this massive advantage that is a blossoming modding community... it is in fact one of the most modded C&C's i believe. Now this brings to the table many really good mods you can experience for the single cost of the actual base game, and this includes mods that re-enact those 'golden age' C&C games.
The C&C First Decade is an opportunity to play the real thing as well, and i admit that having many C&C games of my own, i bought it primarily for the original 1995 Command & Conquer wich i had experienced first hand on my long-gone Sega Saturn. Also, my first ever PC game was the original Red Alert, wich i bought even without the actual PC at home :D
The First Decade does not include Sole Survivor (an elusive game i never personaly played), but included the unfortunate Renegade, the obnoxious FPS game based on C&C universe (tiberium). This pack stirred plenty discussion in the community when it was first launched, but i'll say that in the end, it is an acceptable collection that has the advantage of allowing fast direct access to all these games once you install them on your PC (and don't forget the community patch for no-cd -- patch unoficially supported even by EA itself).
As for other Westwood games, my main interest would fall on the Dune universe of games, even though i pretty much only missed the original Dune, and don't find Emperor that enticing, keeping the source universe in mind.
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