Red Alert 3 Interview: The Soviet Faction

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GameSpot have posted a new interview with Red Alert 3 executive producer Chris Corry. In this interview he discusses the plight of the Soviet faction in Red Alert 3. This interview also features the new Soviet Camp Trailer, which can watch below, via the CNCNZ.com YouTube Channel.

 

And here's a sample from the interview.

 

GameSpot: The Soviets have traditionally been labeled the "bad guy" faction, at least by us patriotic Americans. What strategies serve the Soviets, and what kind of player do you think will enjoy using this faction the most?

 

Chris Corry: Hold on there, buster! Bad guys?!? It all depends on your point of view. We love all three of the game's factions. The game has three campaigns, one for each faction, and when you play the Soviet campaign you'll quickly learn just how dastardly those Allied capitalist pigs can be (not to mention the ruthless techno-cultists leading the Empire of the Rising Sun).

 

The Soviet faction is conducive to heavy armor tanking tactics, with a healthy dose of electricity thrown in. In the early game you can get a lot of traction out of scouting with War Bears, and their secondary roar ability is perfect for incapacitating any level-one infantry they may stumble upon. The early application of Terror Drones means that unless your opponent is on his toes, you can quickly sneak devastating antivehicle capabilities behind enemy lines. Slipping a Terror Drone into one of your enemy's harvesters is a sure way to elicit howls of frustration--and to win a quick economic advantage.

 

The Soviets have some fearsome level-three technologies that tend to emphasize hard-hitting artillery tactics. The V4 rocket launcher can deal horrific damage from land (try out its secondary MIRV mode to cover more territory); the lumbering Kirov Airship can drop an enormous payload of bombs on an enemy's base (and never needs to return to the hangar for a fill-up); and the Dreadnaught battleship can literally wipe out any undefended base that was foolishly built too close to shore.

 

The Soviets have some very capable aircraft, but keep in mind that it generally takes longer to tech up and access them. It takes a skilled player to pursue an aggressive Soviet air strategy and be successful.

Check out the full interview by clicking here.

[Johnnyxp64 20]

very nice new video scenes, but the CG models are not exactly the same in terms of shape with the actual 3d ones, but the differences arent that big, i think that the japanish war factory that i saw was not the one japan is using in game!

 

well i dont care cinematics were made a little bit earlier maybe....

 

i am sure this single player expireance will be amazing!!!!

 

 

[recover 2]

The commander: Ah, excellent tea Dasha!

Dasha: Thank you, I prepared it myself.

The commander dies.

[General Kane Nash 0]

Nice video, although at this speed EA will end without anything new to show of CGI movies

[G0NE2W4R 0]

At 0:40-0:43 it looks like the Soviets are getting their ass wooped. I like those kind of missions.

[sith_wampa 6]

The commander: Ah, excellent tea Dasha!

Dasha: Thank you, I prepared it myself.

The commander dies.

OSHI- Good thing you remembered not to drink it.