Soviets invaded Afghanistan in the 80s. They lost/pulled out. The US supported the Mujahideen. CIA supplied them with stinger missiles to knock out the soviet gunships that were tearing them up. As we all know now, that little move came back and bit us in the a** on 9/11 .
@@EddieLeal Well to be frank, the Mujahideen weren't a single group, but multiple groups who opposed the Soviets with varying ideals, one of those groups would be the precursors to the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, while others were precursors of the Northern Alliance. The Mujahideen pretty much hated each other but formed a coalition out of common opposition against the Soviets, so the US pretty much supplied anyone who opposed them, either they were moderates or fanatics.
I’d definitely reenlist to fight off a Russian invasion. It’s one of my weird wishes outta life, only over here though. I’ve read all about their homeland, I refuse to suffer what Hitler and Napoleon put their bois through. 😂🩸🍷
@@itwasselfdefenseofficer3668 well, for one, they attacked the most PUSSYFIED part of the USA, THE WEST COAST!!!! THEY WOULD HAVE NEVER!!!!!! ATTACKED THE SOUTH EAST!!!!!!!!!!
It got all the attention it deserved. WiC was extremely well received, got overall good scores and sold pretty well (being in top charts for a while). The only reason we never got a sequel is because the golden era of RTS came to an end and the genre became less popular. Massive Entertainement later worked on a Farcry 3, Assassin's Creed and The Division which were more popular genres at the time.
@@Cowkill Exactly! Now everyone is rushing out online shooting games so that they can sell season passes and lootboxes. Its not just successful RTS like WiC or COH that are shelfed, but any game that has a single player campaign element. Why spent all the resource to write a story when you can keep on selling some character skins to kids that screams into their mic each night.
Soviet Media: “Our glorious men fighting in America are close to achieving victory.” Romanov: “We’ve barely made it out of Seattle and we know we’ve already lost.”
@@paraguaymike5159 so basically fascist peoples rises in the name of anti facism?no offense but those people were probably the stupidest peoples ever exist(im not from america so i don't know such thing happens)
@@Bikavin Basically, what's happening is that the Antifa thinks they're fighting 'fascists', but their methods and what they're advocating is way too similar to what the actual historical fascists are advocating. Personally, the Antifa, BLM, those movement lose all credibility in my eyes when they started painting every white people who doesn't side with them like how the Nazis painted every jew in the world. The 1619 Project is BLMs version of Mein Kampf.
@@Bikavin Unfortunately, they do exist. Those pricks lack a lot of self awareness to realize that what they're doing is similar to what they're fighting against.
Game was ahead of its time. The story was just as great. Focusing on each person's story from redemption,revenge ,friends,honor and loyalty. Gives you a unique perspective on how each characters story unfolds.
I beg to differ. The reason I hated the game story was exactly because of to the shitty propaganda. The american tank commander was a craven coward, murderer and a war criminal but he died a hero. While a prominent russian commander had to be turned evil because, reasons... Not to mention that for some reason the colonel suddenly realises that he and his men are the bad guys... Not biased my ass.
@@stefanstoyanov7460 Big disagree. Kolya wasnt evil per se, given what he's been through and indoctrination of propaganda, it's not unreasonable to see him act the way he did. Bannon would have been radicalized and acted the same as Kolya if the Soviets accidentally killed his family during the invasion
@@stefanstoyanov7460 Comment above is right IMO. Good men turn bad in situations like this. I mean, civilians blending in and then attacking later? Almost like theres been a few unpopular wars like that
Well yes and no. It showed the more human aspect of both sides rather then just Yankees good, Ivan bad. That was still premier with the characters but yeah
An unintentional war crime. Bannon was like most young bucks, looking to prove themselves. Dispite his screwups, none of the 4 except him made the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
Bannon had heart, but he was flawed. He becomes more and more humane the more I see his cutscenes. Earnestly, if the times were different, I can see Sawyer taking Bannon under his wing and mentoring him into a fine officer. Heck, in the initial Seattle invasion, he basically acts like a young Sawyer to begin with.
@@metaparcel Yes, He made a mistake but there is a big difference morally between a mistake made in the fog of war such as mistaking a mass of on coming people as an infantry formation in the midst of a battle and an intentional war crimes like murdering prisoners, or raping civilians.
@@Aden_III assuming Russia wouldn't use its extensive CBR options Which is unrealistic The best way to silence a militia is to ensure that they won't breath
The Army banter in this game is so on-point. Definitely a bunch of Army guys that either developed or were involved in the development of this game. What a masterpiece.
considering that it is a Swedish studio that developed the game so the chance is that the majority of the developers had done mandatory military service before they worked on the game
Remember when Zune battled iPod for MP3 Player dominance.. do they even make iPods anymore? (looked it up, the iPod Touch 7th Generation is still in production since it's release in 2019)
props to WiC to actually giving the National Guard a good role in warfare. we aren't reservists, we're the support companies maintaining these vehicles and fighting alongside our counterparts in the U.S. Army
@@gremlin_uwu ehh, Western training for it is overrated. IIRC only something like 5% of all exercises held in the last two years involved NATO and before that there were no joint brigade-level exercises at all
The most amazing thing about this game is the graphics have aged like fine wine. Some of the models are a little angular, but everything - and I do mean EVERYTHING - looks just as good as it did when it first released. And the story was something you'd just never see today.
If I ever make a military game, I'd want it to look like this. Not only because it already looks good, but because the graphics are low enough to run on slower computers, allowing for more people to play with fewer problems
@@DEFC0NZER0How's the multiplayer these days? I wanted to play with my friends for nostalgia sake but I see the servers are down, so how do I go about playing online with my friends again outside of LAN?
I prefer graphics like this but the game should and must have a storyline and gameplay like this game. I also just realized the loading screen for the US storyline is narrated by Alec Baldwin.
"A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one." In all seriousness, I ADORE this game. Partly because 1/3 of it takes place in my home state of Washington IN A GOOD WAY. Plus it puts the Real Time in Real Time Strategy. Plus the fire support options are just a delight to call in and watch fuck up the opposition. I'm also a big fan of the developers. When they wanted to move on but saw that their game still had a cult following, they released the source code onto the internet. Plus the permanent scarring of the land when you call in fire support is another massive treat.
17:44 I love this conversation. Dvds were phasing out VHS's around that time. And the conversation sounds how Americans would conversate too. Many games, they just have soldiers talking about fighting, plans, tactics..etc
''There is no room for truth on that machine'' A sentence so simple yet so powerful given the current situation they were in, reality was already right in front of them, Orlovsky saw the truth in the future, while Lebedev, although having denying what truth he wants to fight for, but in the end he came around, not for the sake of the machine, but for his comrades who will live on to fight another day, maybe for themselves, not for the machine.
@@culturalliberator9425 Lebedev has the Minister of Defense as his father in law. I doubt anything bad would happen to him. Although, heads would indeed roll (maybe something akin to Stalin-level purges of officers). And should the truth of the costly Soviet defeat in America were to reach the public (which would have been inevitable at some point), there would be civil unrest within the Soviet Union. The Iron Curtain was already cracking prior to the war starting. The ground war in Europe was successful but came at a high cost and was in a bloody stalemate. In time it would prove to be a short lived victory, and a pyrrhic one at that. The United States would be back on the offensive, and the failure of the Soviet invasion of the West Coast would cause many Americans to join the fight. Patriotic volunteers would swell (like what happened after Pearl Harbor) and may help turn the tide in Europe. Just as Nazi Germany paid a high price for failing to defeat the USSR, the Soviet themselves, exhausted and having endured heavy casualties in Europe and America, may face a similar fate. But I like to think the main goal of NATO (which was in similar circumstances in terms of casualties) at this point was to gain back what was lost. Invading Russia itself never turned out well. However, the Warsaw Pact might be on the brink (and pissed off at the USSR for wasting their men in the US) and some nations may turn on their Russian allies. Germany more than likely since their country was the most heavily damaged during the war. NATO could try to take the Baltic states and maybe push into Central Europe to take Poland if it was possible. From my time spent there, the locals don't care for the Russians. But given the high cost that has been paid in the war, NATO would return to the bargaining table and pressure the Soviets to sue for peace. I think 3 World Wars in one century was three too many for all involved. After the liberation of Seattle, China decided to go back on their deal with the Soviets and stay out of the fight and play the long game; letting the Superpowers kill each other and play their hand when the opportunity presents itself. I don't know the situation in Asia, but it's likely countries like Iraq and North Korea invaded their neighbors while the superpowers were distracted. South Korea would have a tough fight, but I doubt North Korea would be able to win without help from the USSR or China. Japan would probably be planning for a Chinese Invasion. So maybe there would be a Pacific Front in WW3, who knows. As expected, the rest of the world would be in a complete mess. The lack of aid and support from a war weary U.S., Europe, and USSR may cause new wars in explode in places like Central & South America, Africa, and the Middle East. I did mention Iraq before. It was the major military power in the ME at this time so Kuwait is likely screwed. Desert Storm will likely not happen after the end of WW3. The rest of the Gulf States would have a tough fight against Iraq without Western aid so they may just let Iraq keep Kuwait. Iran suffered greatly during their war with Iraq, but they may fear starting another war. It could unleash a massive war in the Middle East with the Gulf States taking them on instead of Iraq alone. Syria and Lebanon as their only allies may not be enough. Still, a Middle Eastern Theatre of WW3, or really a Sunni vs Shia war could happen. Lebedev is a shrewd man. He probably saw how fruitless the American invasion was and knew what was coming as did Orlovsky. The ending hinted that Lebedev is planning something when he returns home. Probably taking part into some internal struggle for power in the USSR. I think WW3, or at least the one in Europe, would end with a coup in the Soviet Union; similar to its fall in our timeline as hardliners tried and failed to take control of the Russian government. A sequel could have opened up new campaigns for these scenarios that go beyond the American vs Russian ones. But we'll never know.
Well, none if them was supposed to return home in the first place. The Soviet invasion of America was supposed to force them to back off from Europe and pave the way for the Red Horde.
@@cashwat210 I think, and I could be conflating this with one of the Tom Clancy books, that in WiC's timeline the USSR is experiencing a massive grain shortage and reaches out to the West for aid and didn't get any, which allowed them to whip up war support and justify an invasion of Europe. I'm rather curious about what the Middle East was looking like during WiC. As for Asia... Stalin spent a week or so cutting down occupying IJA forces in China, and if I remember right he didn't bother giving the territories back. The Chinese might well have decided to reclaim those territories by force in this hypothetical post World War 3 world.
I just like the story plays out, especially in the Soviet Assault expansion where it interchangebly changes and alternates between US and Soviet forces and how the story told in backwards, i love this game! What an RTS gem
I still have the game installed in my PC. GOG version. Still stuck on that bridge during the American retreat. I keep restarting the game whenever I get back to it.
The battle of burger king... I remember it for I was in it...it started when a small improvement to the whopper happened... a impossible whopper... and the line was l- oh you mean that
@@Uthic The last one is here I go again, tears for fears plays during the opening to NATO cutscene I'm pretty sure (and in the invasion of america cutscene)
1:12:58 _"And now that the Chinese had declared themselves our allies, victory was supposedly within reach - again. But we knew better..."_ *Sad strings crescendo* Man, when a game makes you weep for the defeat of the aggressors of a global war you know you're experiencing art.
What I liked about the game most were its little bits of heroism. In one cutscene the Americans are watching the Russians parachute in at night and a Abrams rolls up. The driver pops out but he's not in uniform. He's in a black vest, he looks like a biker. Leads you to think, maybe he's ex-Army. They need people so badly they're recalling veterans. When we are introduced to Captain Bannon and Parker, the Seattle Police are at the barricades firing their revolvers at the oncoming Russians. Their pistols against an army!
One of the most beautiful games that I've ever played, a masterpiece that all the RTS players should play once time at least! Thank you for this video!
Love how Colonel Sawyer being sniped from start to end but never gets hit and always call for an ambulance for all his assistants that being hit instead.
Wow, the Soviets are extremely reserved considering how they treated the populace of other countries they've invaded. Not to mention the fact that Amaricans actually fight back.
@@Chinmeng420 That's a funny excuse. I don't remember them stopping when they went to the heart of Germany or to Japan, the ones that had never even set foot on their soil. We both know the truth don't lie.
@@Chinmeng420 Oh, yeah if this was realistic the Soviets would have been swiss cheese but games got to be games I suppose. Yeah, I was talking about the Soviets not... Mass... Um... You know Japan Styling the civilians.
I have that on a box some where. I was so hyped for this game when it came out. I saved up money in middle school mowing lawns to buy a laptop that could play it. Good fuckin times.
the best part of this games story is just how much it's dripping with humanity. everyone feels real and relatable. it's so well done, especially the phone calls, and letters home
20:01 Up until this point I thought this was all on the east coast. And thought Seattle was below NYC. Even tho I only live a few miles away from Seattle. I was so confused why the red was in the west and then remembered "Oh right I'm high as fuck Seattle is on the west coast ohhh"
nah, didn't feel too bad about him. felt more worse for his casualties. i commend him though for his willingness to sacrifice his unit to buy the rest his of colleagues some time.
Sure he was a reckless cowboy but overall he was an irreplaceable Commanding officer. He can still do a good job. The problem he has is that he needs to stop acting like an ass of himself and do the right thing.
Never once played this game but it popped up on my recommended and it looks amazing after watching this vid. Crazy how there was stuff out like this when I was only 2 years old.
The invasion of Ulraine happening right now immediately reminded me of the cinematic @0:26. It is eerie how even the UN security council being staggered while "high level diplomatic talks were still going on as the first shots were fired" in Ukraine. Unfortunately, seems like this part was cut out of the cinematic.
I thought about this too today and came back to this. I think its fortunate that modern-day Russia appears more inept than the video game and with much less domestic support. Dangerous, but inept.
@@danyleon4870 Yup. When playing with one of my longtime gaming buddies you could hear the explosions in the background from the shelling and bombing of Donetsk.
Damn, 1:24:12 gave me some serious Vietnam war flashbacks back then when I tried finishing this mission in the hardest difficulty. just trying to balance and keep the 5 Abrams that you have alive trying to fight literal dozens of Russian medium and heavy tanks and anti tank infantry was an extremely traumatizing experience. Great game though lmao
The graphics was fucking awesome for the time, it came out. And IMO, it is still one of the best real time strategy/tactic game concepts. Limited units and a goal. Not just team deathmatch. I liked to play it online very much
@@mastercaon5209 There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide circulation. That’s 1 firearm for every 12 people on the planet. The only question is, how do we arm the other 11?
@@mastercaon5209 it's missatributed to admiral Yamamoto of the imperial Japanese navy, who knows where it really came from but it wasn't either of those people.
this entire game has led up to mike getting some god damn batteries from seattle, but THEN YOU MUTED THE SONG ? THAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE ENTIRE GAME
World in Conflict is by far the most UNDERATED strategy game I've ever played. I'm so happy that I got a key on Steam when I did. Such an amazing game.
Soviet navy being a threat in the west "ok, I can kinda see that, unlikely, but sure." Soviet navy being a major threat in the Pacific "Alright now we are getting a little crazy here" China having a blue water navy capable of being combat effective across the ocean and also having the transports to bring a meaningful force across into the heavily clogged by the Soviets Seattle pocket in 1989 "NOW THIS IS FANTASY"
Even of they repurposed their commercial ships they still wouldn't have enough in terms of numbers or materials needed to supply an expeditionary force. China's strength is numbers but lucky for the world they don't have the capability to wage war far away from their borders.
You're severely underestimating Soviet naval power. The story explains the Soviets coming in with surprises first off, second off, the Soviet Navy is roughly even if not as great as their NATO counterparts.
@@taelorpickel2830 in the game or irl? I know the Soviets had a sizeable blue water fleet, but it's purpose was to defend from NATO naval invasions/strikes, not project conventional war power across the globe.
It's overlooked, but in the second American Mission when Anton picked up the Pacifier the woman's baby dropped to give it to her was just something I couldn't not smile at.
Oh boy this brings back so much memories, this game was so good for its time. The storyline was even better than a lot of movies, and the graphics were also marvelous. I miss the good ole days.
Hell the Govenors of California / Washington/ and Oregon along with BLM and ANTIFA would let the Soviets and Chinese come right on in lol... Yea the Conservatives in the rural ares would fight along US troops but the cities are Marxist trash on the Left coast......
@@CETGale oh yeah, if the nazis came ultra rightist would adore em.just like patton did lol. Well, they technically had nazi supporters before ww2 and many skinheads and neo nazis after ww2. Ya'll a bunch of rich fatty tank asses
I remember loving this game as a kid. I appreciated how, in a similar fashion to the original Red Dawn, you get to see both sides of the conflict and can sympathize with some of the enemy characters. Even though I got pretty invested in _defendin' muh couuuntry,_ I remember liking Colonel Orlovsky a lot; he seemed like a noble guy who didn't deserve to be there. He was also pretty smart about avoiding pissing off the occupied populace any more than necessary, whereas most villains would probably just double down on the repression and needlessly exacerbate the situation. On a side note, I love how quickly the cops at the beginning of the invasion just nope the hell out of there when they see the HINDs coming at them. They don't do anything cheesy like stand there so you can get a close-up shot of their reactions or anything like that, they just instantly jump back in their cars and hit the reverse like "Oh FUCK, I'm not getting paid enough for _this!"_
I was disappointed that Sabatier died, I remember completing the mission objectives extra fast after I learned he had a family back in Paris. But he still died because of fucken Bannon
Kinda odd how NATO, standing just a few feet away, didnt notice the build-up of tanks in East-Berlin and didnt even listen in on that nice speech at 06:00 LOL
They were, if you play the game, your met with a horde of M1 Abrams. Later, they'll perform an all out attack with hundreds of armor just for it to get flattened by Tu-95s(How? Before the initial invasion, a Spetsnaz detachment destroyed NATO SAM sites). America was prepared, but Russia's horde was endless and merciless.
@@pilotman9819 funnily enough I encountered a glitch at the first mission where it immediately ended as soon as I started occupying the 17th June Street and I obviously wasn't awarded medals for it
this story often focusses on Morals. which is something most people don't even lay an eye on when discussing topics like war. it's all about the interesting stuff, weapons, production capabilities, etc. that all overshadows Humanity's Vision on the true value of life.
if we can't get a sequel for this, at least we should get a remaster! both cutscenes and gameplay with significantly improved graphics and playable in native 4k.
@@DoomGuy69420 Then what are you talking about? The OP was talking about the scenario happening in the game was possible, and you're randomly talking about modern Russia against NATO. Which by the way Russia is decisively winning.
I like that they decided to make characters in this game as opposed to soulless archetypes. Bannon, the man in france who had something to prove, to the failson, doomed to shame in Seattle, eventually gaining the recognition he desperately wanted but not merely for personal accolades. Paying the ultimate price.
Man .... Didn't even remember the story to be so ... human. For a story about nuclear weapons and global war it really looks a lot into the characters. They really didn't have to do that but they went the extra mile. Amazing !!! :D
I wish this game got the attention it deserved (and a remaster would be dope). There's obviously the inaccuracy but again alternate history games rock! Another thing to note is that the Soviets should've cut the trans-Atlantic cable that connects us to Europe. We wouldn't be able to communicate with the Euros or even our own units stationed there.
33:58 Mark Ivanir has such a distinct voice. First time i've heard him was Call of Duty 2 when he makes a comment about using potatoes for grenade training. And 15 years later when I decided to pick up the metro series I heard him voice Eugine in Metro 2033, Pavel from Metro Last Light and Krest in Metro Exodus.
I would buy a remake/part 2 of this game for me and all my friends. I still play it occasionally, just to feel the nostalgia and mechanics of a well balanced yet simple RTS game. This game is underrated and made by a great studio that sadly got eaten up by the vastness of Ubisoft.. Shame..
This was one of my more favorite games I've played. Hours upon hours on the campaign n multi-player at the time. It's a shame they didn't continue this into a series n continued the story of this ww3 lol I will always hope for a second game, but I'm sure it's never going to happen by this point
As soon as I say the Burger King all I could hear was "Ramirez! Defend the Burger Town!" Though in the cutscene I'd imagine it'd be "Ramirez! Take that Burger King!" Also I love the whole side story of one guy just trying to get some batteries for a CD player.
Wait the soviets invaded the US by hiding on cargo ships? Imagine someone receiving a package and a russian soldier comes out lmao “I didn’t order soviet invasion wtf”
Rather, they travelled under the guise of being neutral cargo ships (not that difficult since many military cargo ships are civilian cargo ships that are requisitioned).
"Some didn't laugh, they have been to Afghanistan. They knew war."
Gave me chills a bit lol.
It would've been more chilling with the "and knowing the Americans and their experiences...."
@JC Yep Post 9/11 American soldiers are just different, and do not care for life.
Soviets invaded Afghanistan in the 80s. They lost/pulled out. The US supported the Mujahideen. CIA supplied them with stinger missiles to knock out the soviet gunships that were tearing them up. As we all know now, that little move came back and bit us in the a** on 9/11 .
@@EddieLeal Well to be frank, the Mujahideen weren't a single group, but multiple groups who opposed the Soviets with varying ideals, one of those groups would be the precursors to the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, while others were precursors of the Northern Alliance. The Mujahideen pretty much hated each other but formed a coalition out of common opposition against the Soviets, so the US pretty much supplied anyone who opposed them, either they were moderates or fanatics.
@@currahee1782 To be fair Abdul Rashid Dostum was one of the main leaders of the Northern Alliance and he served the Soviet's against the Mujahideen
When that guy had pay problem and an ex wife I lost it. That’s the most army shit I ever seen in a video game.
I was losing it when that scene came up too! Not just an Army thing for sure!
@@acewing1 DFAS fucking service members even in video games.
One poor fucker I went to Basic with never got paid while he was there.
Jarhead was like the only war film to feature marital issues. Yknow that Deer Hunter scene.
@@FreeBird-ws2ye Jody is a real threat man
Soviets- We will take Burger King
Americans- Banzai, it is.
The commies gonna have to walk over my dead body if they think they can get their hands on my fries and burgers 😡🔫
*RAMIREZ!*
I’d definitely reenlist to fight off a Russian invasion. It’s one of my weird wishes outta life, only over here though. I’ve read all about their homeland, I refuse to suffer what Hitler and Napoleon put their bois through. 😂🩸🍷
So I’m no exactly a Soviet-
But I’ll say I’m American
And I’m not really a fan of America
@@itwasselfdefenseofficer3668 well, for one, they attacked the most PUSSYFIED part of the USA, THE WEST COAST!!!! THEY WOULD HAVE NEVER!!!!!! ATTACKED THE SOUTH EAST!!!!!!!!!!
This game was ahead of it's time, too bad WiC didn't got the attention it deserves.
It would have had Ubisoft let the console version release as planned.
It got all the attention it deserved. WiC was extremely well received, got overall good scores and sold pretty well (being in top charts for a while).
The only reason we never got a sequel is because the golden era of RTS came to an end and the genre became less popular. Massive Entertainement later worked on a Farcry 3, Assassin's Creed and The Division which were more popular genres at the time.
@@Cowkill Exactly! Now everyone is rushing out online shooting games so that they can sell season passes and lootboxes. Its not just successful RTS like WiC or COH that are shelfed, but any game that has a single player campaign element. Why spent all the resource to write a story when you can keep on selling some character skins to kids that screams into their mic each night.
I remember playing this game once again and i looked as stunning as it did when i was a kid.
I would 1000% pay for it on steam or just a graphic updated version
Soviet Media: “Our glorious men fighting in America are close to achieving victory.”
Romanov: “We’ve barely made it out of Seattle and we know we’ve already lost.”
Ironically, in our timeline, the fascist movement in Seattle rises from within the native populace in the name of antifascism.
@@paraguaymike5159 so basically fascist peoples rises in the name of anti facism?no offense but those people were probably the stupidest peoples ever exist(im not from america so i don't know such thing happens)
@@Bikavin Basically, what's happening is that the Antifa thinks they're fighting 'fascists', but their methods and what they're advocating is way too similar to what the actual historical fascists are advocating.
Personally, the Antifa, BLM, those movement lose all credibility in my eyes when they started painting every white people who doesn't side with them like how the Nazis painted every jew in the world. The 1619 Project is BLMs version of Mein Kampf.
@@aaroncabatingan5238 i don't know such a stupid group like that exist
@@Bikavin Unfortunately, they do exist. Those pricks lack a lot of self awareness to realize that what they're doing is similar to what they're fighting against.
WiC is basically Mike trying to find batteries for his CD player so he can jam to music with Anton but there's this damn war that kept stopping them
Just a guy wanting to play some music to pass the time, can you really blame him? lol
What was the name of the music
@@serene_actual Everybody wants to rule the world.
@@serene_actual White Snake - Here I Go Again if you're talking about the song at the end.
Game was ahead of its time. The story was just as great. Focusing on each person's story from redemption,revenge ,friends,honor and loyalty. Gives you a unique perspective on how each characters story unfolds.
Well good coment but....ww3 its confirm and.... well he we go again :I
@@kotonohaakane9475 Nope
@@HelghastStalker yeep only volunteers and some weapons :I
@@HelghastStalker omg... :c war...war never changes..
@@HelghastStalker I mean for a world "superpower" to be losing this badly to a country that barely even had a military, I'd they aren't losing
I like how the cutscenes focus more on the people on both sides and not Soviet bad, American good
I beg to differ. The reason I hated the game story was exactly because of to the shitty propaganda. The american tank commander was a craven coward, murderer and a war criminal but he died a hero. While a prominent russian commander had to be turned evil because, reasons... Not to mention that for some reason the colonel suddenly realises that he and his men are the bad guys... Not biased my ass.
While it’s true that American troops are not all saints they have an infinitely better track record than Soviet or Russian troops.
@@stefanstoyanov7460
Big disagree. Kolya wasnt evil per se, given what he's been through and indoctrination of propaganda, it's not unreasonable to see him act the way he did.
Bannon would have been radicalized and acted the same as Kolya if the Soviets accidentally killed his family during the invasion
@@stefanstoyanov7460
Comment above is right IMO.
Good men turn bad in situations like this.
I mean, civilians blending in and then attacking later? Almost like theres been a few unpopular wars like that
Well yes and no. It showed the more human aspect of both sides rather then just Yankees good, Ivan bad. That was still premier with the characters but yeah
Bannon's final message wrenched my heart. He committed war crimes sure, but seeing his mom listen to the message, just....
An unintentional war crime. Bannon was like most young bucks, looking to prove themselves. Dispite his screwups, none of the 4 except him made the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
It’s the good things people do that outweigh the bad
Bannon had heart, but he was flawed. He becomes more and more humane the more I see his cutscenes. Earnestly, if the times were different, I can see Sawyer taking Bannon under his wing and mentoring him into a fine officer.
Heck, in the initial Seattle invasion, he basically acts like a young Sawyer to begin with.
Yeah war crimes no big deal.
@@metaparcel Yes, He made a mistake but there is a big difference morally between a mistake made in the fog of war such as mistaking a mass of on coming people as an infantry formation in the midst of a battle and an intentional war crimes like murdering prisoners, or raping civilians.
Ok the Soviets were not expecting fierce resistance from civilians in a land were millions of people have guns.
Ironic
u can beat the masive soviet army with civilian gun ... kekw
@@nicolaeadrian7882 civilian militias would play hell with Russian supply lines
@@Aden_III assuming Russia wouldn't use its extensive CBR options
Which is unrealistic
The best way to silence a militia is to ensure that they won't breath
@@nicolaeadrian7882 it’s worked just fine in Afghanistan
RAZMIREZ!! DEFEND THE BURGER KING AT ALL COSTS!
Wrong game son.
@@meathead6155 no, he has a point
GET TO THE BURGER TOWN
RAMIREZ! FORGET THE BURGER KING! AISLE 7 IN WALMART IS UNDER SIEGE!!!
Ramirez where is my damn coffee support, we requested it 5 minutes ago !
The Army banter in this game is so on-point. Definitely a bunch of Army guys that either developed or were involved in the development of this game. What a masterpiece.
considering that it is a Swedish studio that developed the game so the chance is that the majority of the developers had done mandatory military service before they worked on the game
“This here… is a portable CD player.”
Wow, I feel old. Ha ha. Love this game.
Remember when Zune battled iPod for MP3 Player dominance.. do they even make iPods anymore?
(looked it up, the iPod Touch 7th Generation is still in production since it's release in 2019)
God I remember having one as a kid
i still have the sony walkman; that blue cassette player haha
I was born in that age.
During the time this game is set up, I was 5 years old.
Vn6c z been by emekus
props to WiC to actually giving the National Guard a good role in warfare. we aren't reservists, we're the support companies maintaining these vehicles and fighting alongside our counterparts in the U.S. Army
Didn't see you guys in our motorpools at JBLM lol
@Security the national guard are the ones who trained the Ukrainian military, and look at how they are doing, amazing
US national guard are something else. ANG was better equipped than our airforce haha.
@@gremlin_uwu ehh, Western training for it is overrated. IIRC only something like 5% of all exercises held in the last two years involved NATO and before that there were no joint brigade-level exercises at all
@@ah64longbow lol the best example you could think of was motorpools at JBLM?
POG
Shout out to the soldier bearing the US Flag, in burgers we trust
It'll be real this time but pray china dont use nukes and fight man to man instead
@@awrtrooperDT7853 my mans miguel is fucking hyped lmao
@@awrtrooperDT7853 Those the cheer for war have obviously never experienced it
That is the best part the bravery of the ones who have the honor to carry the flag into battle. Yes shout out.
@@awrtrooperDT7853 you are serving your country well soldiers
The most amazing thing about this game is the graphics have aged like fine wine. Some of the models are a little angular, but everything - and I do mean EVERYTHING - looks just as good as it did when it first released. And the story was something you'd just never see today.
If I ever make a military game, I'd want it to look like this. Not only because it already looks good, but because the graphics are low enough to run on slower computers, allowing for more people to play with fewer problems
@@DEFC0NZER0How's the multiplayer these days? I wanted to play with my friends for nostalgia sake but I see the servers are down, so how do I go about playing online with my friends again outside of LAN?
I prefer graphics like this but the game should and must have a storyline and gameplay like this game. I also just realized the loading screen for the US storyline is narrated by Alec Baldwin.
"A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one."
In all seriousness, I ADORE this game. Partly because 1/3 of it takes place in my home state of Washington IN A GOOD WAY.
Plus it puts the Real Time in Real Time Strategy. Plus the fire support options are just a delight to call in and watch fuck up the opposition. I'm also a big fan of the developers. When they wanted to move on but saw that their game still had a cult following, they released the source code onto the internet. Plus the permanent scarring of the land when you call in fire support is another massive treat.
Good to know. Might buy a copy.
@@tamlandipper29 You can't anymore. Pirate it.
This is zulu niner coordinates received shells on the way
What game is this?
@@yovanalvarez7264 World in Conflict Soviet Assault
"the diplomats had failed and the armies had taken over."
war is diplomacy by another means.
war is hell
"Whoever says the pen is mightier then the sword has obviously never seen a machine gun"
enhanced diplomacy
In hell there are only sinners homie
17:44 I love this conversation. Dvds were phasing out VHS's around that time. And the conversation sounds how Americans would conversate too. Many games, they just have soldiers talking about fighting, plans, tactics..etc
Cutscenes like this in games is what I love, it makes the characters seem more real, more human....
Um.. no. DVDs started phasing out VHS in the late 90's early 2000's. Just so you know.
yup, it's the CDs and Cassettes that were phasing out the Vinyl records around that time.
@@mastercaon5209 and this is during 1988 when DVD wasn't even invented, lol.
''There is no room for truth on that machine'' A sentence so simple yet so powerful given the current situation they were in, reality was already right in front of them, Orlovsky saw the truth in the future, while Lebedev, although having denying what truth he wants to fight for, but in the end he came around, not for the sake of the machine, but for his comrades who will live on to fight another day, maybe for themselves, not for the machine.
Naw, they all probably got executed for cowardice.
@@culturalliberator9425 Lebedev has the Minister of Defense as his father in law. I doubt anything bad would happen to him. Although, heads would indeed roll (maybe something akin to Stalin-level purges of officers). And should the truth of the costly Soviet defeat in America were to reach the public (which would have been inevitable at some point), there would be civil unrest within the Soviet Union. The Iron Curtain was already cracking prior to the war starting. The ground war in Europe was successful but came at a high cost and was in a bloody stalemate. In time it would prove to be a short lived victory, and a pyrrhic one at that.
The United States would be back on the offensive, and the failure of the Soviet invasion of the West Coast would cause many Americans to join the fight. Patriotic volunteers would swell (like what happened after Pearl Harbor) and may help turn the tide in Europe. Just as Nazi Germany paid a high price for failing to defeat the USSR, the Soviet themselves, exhausted and having endured heavy casualties in Europe and America, may face a similar fate. But I like to think the main goal of NATO (which was in similar circumstances in terms of casualties) at this point was to gain back what was lost. Invading Russia itself never turned out well.
However, the Warsaw Pact might be on the brink (and pissed off at the USSR for wasting their men in the US) and some nations may turn on their Russian allies. Germany more than likely since their country was the most heavily damaged during the war. NATO could try to take the Baltic states and maybe push into Central Europe to take Poland if it was possible. From my time spent there, the locals don't care for the Russians. But given the high cost that has been paid in the war, NATO would return to the bargaining table and pressure the Soviets to sue for peace. I think 3 World Wars in one century was three too many for all involved.
After the liberation of Seattle, China decided to go back on their deal with the Soviets and stay out of the fight and play the long game; letting the Superpowers kill each other and play their hand when the opportunity presents itself. I don't know the situation in Asia, but it's likely countries like Iraq and North Korea invaded their neighbors while the superpowers were distracted. South Korea would have a tough fight, but I doubt North Korea would be able to win without help from the USSR or China. Japan would probably be planning for a Chinese Invasion. So maybe there would be a Pacific Front in WW3, who knows.
As expected, the rest of the world would be in a complete mess. The lack of aid and support from a war weary U.S., Europe, and USSR may cause new wars in explode in places like Central & South America, Africa, and the Middle East. I did mention Iraq before. It was the major military power in the ME at this time so Kuwait is likely screwed. Desert Storm will likely not happen after the end of WW3. The rest of the Gulf States would have a tough fight against Iraq without Western aid so they may just let Iraq keep Kuwait. Iran suffered greatly during their war with Iraq, but they may fear starting another war. It could unleash a massive war in the Middle East with the Gulf States taking them on instead of Iraq alone. Syria and Lebanon as their only allies may not be enough. Still, a Middle Eastern Theatre of WW3, or really a Sunni vs Shia war could happen.
Lebedev is a shrewd man. He probably saw how fruitless the American invasion was and knew what was coming as did Orlovsky. The ending hinted that Lebedev is planning something when he returns home. Probably taking part into some internal struggle for power in the USSR. I think WW3, or at least the one in Europe, would end with a coup in the Soviet Union; similar to its fall in our timeline as hardliners tried and failed to take control of the Russian government.
A sequel could have opened up new campaigns for these scenarios that go beyond the American vs Russian ones. But we'll never know.
Well, none if them was supposed to return home in the first place. The Soviet invasion of America was supposed to force them to back off from Europe and pave the way for the Red Horde.
@@cashwat210 I think, and I could be conflating this with one of the Tom Clancy books, that in WiC's timeline the USSR is experiencing a massive grain shortage and reaches out to the West for aid and didn't get any, which allowed them to whip up war support and justify an invasion of Europe. I'm rather curious about what the Middle East was looking like during WiC. As for Asia... Stalin spent a week or so cutting down occupying IJA forces in China, and if I remember right he didn't bother giving the territories back. The Chinese might well have decided to reclaim those territories by force in this hypothetical post World War 3 world.
I just like the story plays out, especially in the Soviet Assault expansion where it interchangebly changes and alternates between US and Soviet forces and how the story told in backwards, i love this game! What an RTS gem
Thanks for relighting my memories with this game! Gosh I miss this era of games. 2007 was a magical time.
Soviet Assault was 2009
@@cuchuoi12 yes but the game was released in 2007
@@ryhanzfx1641 That’s way it was magical time, and also I was kid back then.
Currently multiplayer is up and running, fans resurrected the servers.
I still have the game installed in my PC. GOG version. Still stuck on that bridge during the American retreat. I keep restarting the game whenever I get back to it.
This is what I see when i was a kid playing with red and green soldiers
what's the name of that flag?
looks philippines but no white and star triangle.
It’s like a Yugoslavia flag but has a Philippines star on it
what adults see: aw look at out angel playing his toys (:
what the child sees:
Bannon has the strongest character progression of any video game Ive played, and his character acts natural and real. This game deserves a remaster
*09:35* Ah yes,I remember the most fascinating battle..THE BATTLE OF BURGER KING
I was in the battle of burger town
@@ssww3 The classic of MW2! Trash-as* commies won’t show mercy to us, WE WON’T SHOW MERCY TO THEM!!
@@ssww3 Hey Ramirez, how’s life with Sgt. Foley asking you what to do?
The battle of burger king... I remember it for I was in it...it started when a small improvement to the whopper happened... a impossible whopper... and the line was l- oh you mean that
@@ssww3 yo me too too bad i was killed while securing someone ramirez didnt save me in time did you save him?
In case anyone was wondering what the song was when it was muted for copyright, it was Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Isn't it Here I Go Again by Whitesnake
@@Uthic The last one is here I go again, tears for fears plays during the opening to NATO cutscene I'm pretty sure (and in the invasion of america cutscene)
1:12:58 _"And now that the Chinese had declared themselves our allies, victory was supposedly within reach - again. But we knew better..."_ *Sad strings crescendo*
Man, when a game makes you weep for the defeat of the aggressors of a global war you know you're experiencing art.
What I liked about the game most were its little bits of heroism.
In one cutscene the Americans are watching the Russians parachute in at night and a Abrams rolls up. The driver pops out but he's not in uniform. He's in a black vest, he looks like a biker. Leads you to think, maybe he's ex-Army. They need people so badly they're recalling veterans.
When we are introduced to Captain Bannon and Parker, the Seattle Police are at the barricades firing their revolvers at the oncoming Russians. Their pistols against an army!
Tanker was most likely on leave and didn't have time to change. Police, well you fight with what you have.
One of the most beautiful games that I've ever played, a masterpiece that all the RTS players should play once time at least!
Thank you for this video!
Im trying to!!!! I just cant find it anywhere.
@@Rono6969 I have the CD, so i can still play it
@@Ianarius ah thats ok man. Enjoy tho
@@Rono6969 Sometime ago, Ubisoft were giving this game for free on play, so now I have the original CD in Italian and then even the game on uplay
Love how Colonel Sawyer being sniped from start to end but never gets hit and always call for an ambulance for all his assistants that being hit instead.
Wow, the Soviets are extremely reserved considering how they treated the populace of other countries they've invaded. Not to mention the fact that Amaricans actually fight back.
Yeah that because it's their homeland
@@Chinmeng420 That's a funny excuse. I don't remember them stopping when they went to the heart of Germany or to Japan, the ones that had never even set foot on their soil. We both know the truth don't lie.
@@culturalliberator9425 Oh oops i thought you talking about, when americans fight back at the soviets when they invaded their land
@@Chinmeng420 Oh, yeah if this was realistic the Soviets would have been swiss cheese but games got to be games I suppose.
Yeah, I was talking about the Soviets not... Mass... Um... You know Japan Styling the civilians.
@@culturalliberator9425 yeah
I'll never forget the deluxe edition of this game came with a piece of the Berlin Wall- now that's a pre-order bonus
I have that on a box some where. I was so hyped for this game when it came out. I saved up money in middle school mowing lawns to buy a laptop that could play it. Good fuckin times.
I love how the soviets got onto American soil and just straight up killed a civilian news helicopter. They just casually came in killing civilians.
To be fair, that helicopter would have been recording their formations, equipment, and defenses at the harbor, thus supplying intel to the enemy.
its prolly what they woulda done cause they feared civilian resistance
@@drunkotaku well that's a great way to start one right there because it just gives everyone reason to shoot Soviet troops on sight
@@shadewolf0075 even with our massive gun arsenal the Soviets would’ve obliterated us with their heavy weapons and tanks
@@BlueYT1107 Just like we did Vietnam and Afghanistan, huh? Nope.
the best part of this games story is just how much it's dripping with humanity. everyone feels real and relatable. it's so well done, especially the phone calls, and letters home
It's definetly one of the most underrated games off all time.
Currently multiplayer is up and running, fans resurrected the servers.
WAIT WHAT
yup, look up massgate
I'm thinking of getting it, thanks for the update comrade.
bro what game is thiss
@@budlight2969 Red Alert 3: Soviet Assault
Wildly underrated game. Mike and Anton definitely added something unique.
20:01 Up until this point I thought this was all on the east coast. And thought Seattle was below NYC. Even tho I only live a few miles away from Seattle. I was so confused why the red was in the west and then remembered
"Oh right I'm high as fuck Seattle is on the west coast ohhh"
Lmao “I’m high as fuck” bro it be like that waaaay too often.
American
smoke some more dum dum 🗿🗿
@@agukokobaba4103 we have the freedom to get high , you most likely don’t… don’t get me wrong not every state has legalized bud…..at least not yet
@@gabrielguerrero7189 American
I just love the scene where the bureaucratic dude requires a form from the corporal. Just that makes the game hyper-realistic
Probably the most realistic scene in any military related game, considering how ungodly bureaucratic the army can be just to get simple shit fixed.
The most army moment in any game ever
You know that the Cold War was so close to be WW3 back in the 1980’s
Nope
Almost
@@user-pf3kv4bv5s Laughs in Vladislav Petrov stopping the September 26, 1983 nuclear false alarm from escalating.
@Rubber Don’t Give A Ducky true because of the Vietnam 🇻🇳 war
@Rubber Don’t Give A Ducky oh
God the memory, I've played this game at lest 4 times.
Still remember the 1st time watching the trailer: "American sure love their Burger king".
It's pretty sad to hear Bannon died, sure he did some attrocious war crime in a town near Murmansk but he is kinda funny and clumsy
The back-story of why is the depressing bit
nah, didn't feel too bad about him. felt more worse for his casualties. i commend him though for his willingness to sacrifice his unit to buy the rest his of colleagues some time.
He's incompetent and disobeys orders causing unnecessary death whether friendly or foe.
True, he did admit he made too many screw ups and tried to repent it some way. But still his mother won't be happy at all that he died.
Sure he was a reckless cowboy but overall he was an irreplaceable Commanding officer.
He can still do a good job. The problem he has is that he needs to stop acting like an ass of himself and do the right thing.
If Bannon and Malashenko would have met, they would tear each other apart. If Sawyer and Orlovsky would have met they would shake hands
yeah
Btw, Bannon and Malashenko have the same voice actor
Never once played this game but it popped up on my recommended and it looks amazing after watching this vid. Crazy how there was stuff out like this when I was only 2 years old.
I strongly recommend it, it has aged very well. I think you can still find it in the Ubisoft store.
The invasion of Ulraine happening right now immediately reminded me of the cinematic @0:26. It is eerie how even the UN security council being staggered while "high level diplomatic talks were still going on as the first shots were fired" in Ukraine. Unfortunately, seems like this part was cut out of the cinematic.
I thought about this too today and came back to this. I think its fortunate that modern-day Russia appears more inept than the video game and with much less domestic support. Dangerous, but inept.
Actually it has happened since 2014
@@danyleon4870 Yup. When playing with one of my longtime gaming buddies you could hear the explosions in the background from the shelling and bombing of Donetsk.
@@bwc153 Can only say "take care lad".
@@bigman9490Is it still inept?
Damn, 1:24:12 gave me some serious Vietnam war flashbacks back then when I tried finishing this mission in the hardest difficulty. just trying to balance and keep the 5 Abrams that you have alive trying to fight literal dozens of Russian medium and heavy tanks and anti tank infantry was an extremely traumatizing experience. Great game though lmao
you dont look old enough
@@budlight2969 lmao. I'll honestly take that as a compliment, but I'm 21 already.
@@imevenapersontoo Read his comment again. Slowly.
Agreed this part of the mission along with the last part of the 18th mission (if you have Soviet Assault) is a pain in the ass
@@budlight2969 hes talking about the game
this made me want to play this game again, it's been years since I have.
The graphics was fucking awesome for the time, it came out. And IMO, it is still one of the best real time strategy/tactic game concepts. Limited units and a goal. Not just team deathmatch. I liked to play it online very much
40:51 ..... that hits different today
One of my all time favourites. I lost count on how many times I played through this. Such a great game.
This game is an absolute masterpiece in terms of story.
And gameplay.
Nah
The Japanese once said, “behind every blade of grass there’s a rifle.” Or something along those lines.
"The Japanese"😉
There’s a Sniper!
That was mao zedong, the first communist ruler of China. But yea, more guns than people in America.
@@mastercaon5209 There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide circulation. That’s 1 firearm for every 12 people on the planet. The only question is, how do we arm the other 11?
@@mastercaon5209 it's missatributed to admiral Yamamoto of the imperial Japanese navy, who knows where it really came from but it wasn't either of those people.
this entire game has led up to mike getting some god damn batteries from seattle, but THEN YOU MUTED THE SONG ? THAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE ENTIRE GAME
Cuz demonization lol
What was the song?! I mean he could have put a link
@@gamertardguardian1299 "Here I go again" is the song in the final battle at Seattle and "Everybody wants to rule the world" in the first NATO mission
Glad the boys found some batteries for that CD player
Watching this as a Washington native is hilarious because the map and the lines of the Russian advance are ridiculous.
World in Conflict is by far the most UNDERATED strategy game I've ever played. I'm so happy that I got a key on Steam when I did. Such an amazing game.
Soviet navy being a threat in the west "ok, I can kinda see that, unlikely, but sure." Soviet navy being a major threat in the Pacific "Alright now we are getting a little crazy here" China having a blue water navy capable of being combat effective across the ocean and also having the transports to bring a meaningful force across into the heavily clogged by the Soviets Seattle pocket in 1989 "NOW THIS IS FANTASY"
Even of they repurposed their commercial ships they still wouldn't have enough in terms of numbers or materials needed to supply an expeditionary force. China's strength is numbers but lucky for the world they don't have the capability to wage war far away from their borders.
China didn't have capable blue water navy in the game either, they've mostly relied on Soviet Navy for the second invasion plan.
You're severely underestimating Soviet naval power. The story explains the Soviets coming in with surprises first off, second off, the Soviet Navy is roughly even if not as great as their NATO counterparts.
@@taelorpickel2830 in the game or irl? I know the Soviets had a sizeable blue water fleet, but it's purpose was to defend from NATO naval invasions/strikes, not project conventional war power across the globe.
@@EvilBadger4031 If I’m correct China even hated the USSR
26:30 is probably the most Army bureaucracy thing I’ve ever seen in a game
It's overlooked, but in the second American Mission when Anton picked up the Pacifier the woman's baby dropped to give it to her was just something I couldn't not smile at.
Oh boy this brings back so much memories, this game was so good for its time. The storyline was even better than a lot of movies, and the graphics were also marvelous. I miss the good ole days.
Damn, the plot of this 2007 video game is a lot more emotional and interesting than that of most movies today
"I finally found some batteries for it. You wanna hear it?"
"Yeah, Sure!"
"Here you go."
*complete silence*
"War can be fascinating on TV, but up close and personal it's a whole other story"
I like how they mentioned Eatonville that’s where I live 😂it’s a town full of hunters too so I bet the Ruskies had a hard time taking it 😂
Niiiice
Wolverine!
Hell the Govenors of California / Washington/ and Oregon along with BLM and ANTIFA would let the Soviets and Chinese come right on in lol... Yea the Conservatives in the rural ares would fight along US troops but the cities are Marxist trash on the Left coast......
@@CETGale oh yeah, if the nazis came ultra rightist would adore em.just like patton did lol.
Well, they technically had nazi supporters before ww2 and many skinheads and neo nazis after ww2.
Ya'll a bunch of rich fatty tank asses
@@faltanato6375 better dead than red. Commies get the bullet.
DUDE THANK YOU!!!! I WAS HOPING FOR A 4K RENDITION AND YOU COME ALONG TO SAVE US!
Back when i was a kid i used to think this was a fps game, disappointed but i tried it and got really into rts genre until now
This was a great game. With luck maybe we'll get a remake someday.
Hopefully Broken Arrow fills that position
I remember loving this game as a kid. I appreciated how, in a similar fashion to the original Red Dawn, you get to see both sides of the conflict and can sympathize with some of the enemy characters. Even though I got pretty invested in _defendin' muh couuuntry,_ I remember liking Colonel Orlovsky a lot; he seemed like a noble guy who didn't deserve to be there. He was also pretty smart about avoiding pissing off the occupied populace any more than necessary, whereas most villains would probably just double down on the repression and needlessly exacerbate the situation.
On a side note, I love how quickly the cops at the beginning of the invasion just nope the hell out of there when they see the HINDs coming at them. They don't do anything cheesy like stand there so you can get a close-up shot of their reactions or anything like that, they just instantly jump back in their cars and hit the reverse like "Oh FUCK, I'm not getting paid enough for _this!"_
I was disappointed that Sabatier died, I remember completing the mission objectives extra fast after I learned he had a family back in Paris. But he still died because of fucken Bannon
I am really glad that this game has not been forgotten
Kinda odd how NATO, standing just a few feet away, didnt notice the build-up of tanks in East-Berlin and didnt even listen in on that nice speech at 06:00 LOL
They were, if you play the game, your met with a horde of M1 Abrams. Later, they'll perform an all out attack with hundreds of armor just for it to get flattened by Tu-95s(How? Before the initial invasion, a Spetsnaz detachment destroyed NATO SAM sites). America was prepared, but Russia's horde was endless and merciless.
@@pilotman9819 funnily enough I encountered a glitch at the first mission where it immediately ended as soon as I started occupying the 17th June Street and I obviously wasn't awarded medals for it
ONE OF THE BEST..if not THE BEST Military RTS of all time!!! Hands down!
We definitely need people to see this and take it as the golden standard for RTS games.
this story often focusses on Morals.
which is something most people don't even lay an eye on when discussing topics like war.
it's all about the interesting stuff, weapons, production capabilities, etc.
that all overshadows Humanity's Vision on the true value of life.
if we can't get a sequel for this, at least we should get a remaster! both cutscenes and gameplay with significantly improved graphics and playable in native 4k.
Broken Arrow seems like a sequel in spirit to me
The fact that this could happen in real life, this game is ahead of its time.
@@DoomGuy69420 Ukraine were part of the USSR. They were on the invading side in this game.
@@DoomGuy69420 Then what are you talking about? The OP was talking about the scenario happening in the game was possible, and you're randomly talking about modern Russia against NATO. Which by the way Russia is decisively winning.
@@DoomGuy69420 Yes, in real life NATO is failing hard in Ukraine and Russia is winning. And modern Russia is 10% of the Soviet Union.
I like that they decided to make characters in this game as opposed to soulless archetypes. Bannon, the man in france who had something to prove, to the failson, doomed to shame in Seattle, eventually gaining the recognition he desperately wanted but not merely for personal accolades. Paying the ultimate price.
Most realistic cutscene lmao 26:24
Loved this game, well written characters actually had an arc just a joy to play.
Does anyone remember when Alec Baldwin was just a really great actor? Good times, good times.
The cutscenes are still better than most games decades after it
Sad that they didn't try and continue this kind of games.
This game was the best rts I played since Star Wars Force Commander.
Wargame Red Dragon is the closest but it has steep learning curve
@@rhoansuede7938 hell european escalation has a steep learning curve
Geez, who is watching this with the crisis going on with Nato right now ?
lmao we're fucked
The campaign was pretty good. You could tell the developers really tried their best.
Yeah, a shame they're now stuck with Ubisoft and fated to mediocrity.
@@Razgriz_01 the divisions are great games, though.
Man .... Didn't even remember the story to be so ... human.
For a story about nuclear weapons and global war it really looks a lot into the characters.
They really didn't have to do that but they went the extra mile.
Amazing !!! :D
I wish this game got the attention it deserved (and a remaster would be dope). There's obviously the inaccuracy but again alternate history games rock! Another thing to note is that the Soviets should've cut the trans-Atlantic cable that connects us to Europe. We wouldn't be able to communicate with the Euros or even our own units stationed there.
33:58
Mark Ivanir has such a distinct voice.
First time i've heard him was Call of Duty 2 when he makes a comment about using potatoes for grenade training. And 15 years later when I decided to pick up the metro series I heard him voice Eugine in Metro 2033, Pavel from Metro Last Light and Krest in Metro Exodus.
I would buy a remake/part 2 of this game for me and all my friends. I still play it occasionally, just to feel the nostalgia and mechanics of a well balanced yet simple RTS game.
This game is underrated and made by a great studio that sadly got eaten up by the vastness of Ubisoft.. Shame..
soviet : now we got road to SDI!
america : hold my nuke
need another like it, this game was amazing, and i love the cold war setting
This was one of my more favorite games I've played. Hours upon hours on the campaign n multi-player at the time. It's a shame they didn't continue this into a series n continued the story of this ww3 lol I will always hope for a second game, but I'm sure it's never going to happen by this point
The man trying to get paid is fucking hilarious
It amazes me how well written that game is. Amazing storytelling!
As soon as I say the Burger King all I could hear was "Ramirez! Defend the Burger Town!"
Though in the cutscene I'd imagine it'd be "Ramirez! Take that Burger King!"
Also I love the whole side story of one guy just trying to get some batteries for a CD player.
Imagine invading a county where the firearms the invaders have are on clearance at Walmart
Here because of Ukraine and Russia War. Sadly
This was the first game that made me realize videogames can be art.... The narration, the human element, the struggle...
Imagine if this game came out today. Would be bad ass.
The politically correct reeturds won't allow this. They hate "masculinity" and reality that much.
Wait the soviets invaded the US by hiding on cargo ships?
Imagine someone receiving a package and a russian soldier comes out lmao “I didn’t order soviet invasion wtf”
Rather, they travelled under the guise of being neutral cargo ships (not that difficult since many military cargo ships are civilian cargo ships that are requisitioned).
@@lavrentivs9891 interesting, i wish i could still get the game i would play the shit out of it
10:08 14 years later, we watch and try to imagine again.
Man I remember this game from back in the day. Good stuff.