Square Enix to publish Supreme Commander 2 - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 13th Nov 2008, 10:55

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/11...-commander-2/1

Square Enix has confirmed that it will be publishing Gas Powered Games' next title, Sup Com 2.

Deadwolf · 13th Nov 2008, 11:23

I hated you when you announced FF13 for the Xbox,
But now i am warming up a bit if you make me another Supreme Commander....

If you knock on my door i just might let you in now Square Enix...

Flibblebot · 13th Nov 2008, 11:29

If Square are involved, does that mean we'll have massive robots with massive swords? I'd pay money for that

Gunsmith · 13th Nov 2008, 12:02

as excited i am of the prospect of supcom 2 i also fear now that square enix are on board that we've pc gamers have lost the last unconsolified genre we had going.

if they keep them seperate then i cant see if being an issue but supcom has one of the best interfaces ive seen in RTS in recent years and for it to be consolified would be borderlining on a criminal act.

i know supcom got a 360 port eventually, how did that work out in the end?

Bladestorm · 13th Nov 2008, 12:18

I don't know if I'm looking forward to it or not, I was a bit dissapointed by Supreme commander, compared to total annihalation that it was supposed to be a spiritual successor to.

chrisb2e9 · 13th Nov 2008, 12:25

Agree with bladestorm.
One thing I hated was the apparent lack of support for the game. Lots of horrible bugs when it came to patching it too.

xAx · 13th Nov 2008, 12:45

The patching problems were with THQ I believe. Constantly failed to update mine and eventually corrupted the game so I couldnt even open it

Paradigm Shifter · 13th Nov 2008, 13:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flibblebot

If Square are involved, does that mean we'll have massive robots with massive swords? I'd pay money for that

Agreed!

UncertainGod · 13th Nov 2008, 13:53

Does this mean we will be able to build Ragnarok units?

themax · 13th Nov 2008, 14:24

More importantly...will there be Airships now? I can't wait to be hit with a bloated, over the top CG scene whenever I tell a unit to simply..."Attack".

Jordan Wise · 13th Nov 2008, 16:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flibblebot

If Square are involved, does that mean we'll have massive robots with massive swords? I'd pay money for that

What? So you want a Power Rangers game?

Phil Rhodes · 13th Nov 2008, 16:43

I bought Supreme Commander. Fired up the first level. Everything OK. Within fifteen minutes it had slowed down to the point of complete unplayability.

Hmm, OK, thinks I; I've been building lots of stuff. My machine must not be up to it. I'll run the level again and not build anything, just to make sure. Fifteen minutes in, two frames a second, even with nothing on screen but sand.

Then Game didn't want to give me a refund. Did they ever fix these issues?

Ending Credits · 13th Nov 2008, 17:15

CPU intensive. GPG released like a patch a day anyway so I guess.

Loved the original Supcom but I never actually played FA.

pendragon · 13th Nov 2008, 17:49

someday I really need to pick this game up.. I wish I had more time to play games these days :P

Redbeaver · 13th Nov 2008, 19:02

loved the game. but its not everybody's cup of tea though. some of my buddies just prefer micro-managing more.

and i kno it sounds crazy, but if SC can be bigger and have more units, that would be even better.

love the zooming in and out.

docodine · 14th Nov 2008, 02:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by UncertainGod

Does this mean we will be able to build Ragnarok units?

That would be sick. (The one from FFVIII, right?)

What exactly does publish mean? Do they have a direct role is producing the game?

BentAnat · 14th Nov 2008, 05:31

Loved SupCom, in spite of the fact that all 3 sections were basically the same (sure - minor differences WRT instant hit or not weapons, that come into play when playing against mates).
THe thought of a second one excites me in all the politically correct ways.

Xir · 14th Nov 2008, 12:08

For me it's one of these games where teamplay shoud be introduced...one person micromanaging and the other battling.
In the higher levels i failed to do bothat the same time...

Ending Credits · 14th Nov 2008, 18:24

Lol, don't you mean one for micromanaging the battling?

mayakovski · 14th Nov 2008, 23:01

I just hope SC2 is more interesting than SC1 was.

SC1 in my opinion was nothing special, though I did like the use of dual monitors, otherwise it really was not much different from other RTS games.

13th Nov 2008, 10:55	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,940	Square Enix to publish Supreme Commander 2 http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/11...-commander-2/1 Square Enix has confirmed that it will be publishing Gas Powered Games' next title, Sup Com 2. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

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13th Nov 2008, 12:18	#5
Bladestorm Hypermodder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 682	I don't know if I'm looking forward to it or not, I was a bit dissapointed by Supreme commander, compared to total annihalation that it was supposed to be a spiritual successor to. __________________ Athlon 64 X2 3800+ @ 250x10 (1.475v) \| EVGA GTX 260 55nm SSC \| A8N-SLI Premium \| 2x(4GB) Corsair Twinx2048-PC3200C2 \| Asus Xonar DX \| Antec truepower 550w \| Akasa Eclipse-62 DDC12VPlus1, DD TDX, 3/8 tygon r3603 tubing, PA120.2, DD double floppy bay res

13th Nov 2008, 12:25	#6
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13th Nov 2008, 11:23	#2
Deadwolf Minimodder Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 24	I hated you when you announced FF13 for the Xbox, But now i am warming up a bit if you make me another Supreme Commander.... If you knock on my door i just might let you in now Square Enix...

13th Nov 2008, 12:45	#7
xAx What's a Dremel? Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bucks, UK Posts: 13	The patching problems were with THQ I believe. Constantly failed to update mine and eventually corrupted the game so I couldnt even open it

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13th Nov 2008, 16:43	#12
Phil Rhodes Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 574	I bought Supreme Commander. Fired up the first level. Everything OK. Within fifteen minutes it had slowed down to the point of complete unplayability. Hmm, OK, thinks I; I've been building lots of stuff. My machine must not be up to it. I'll run the level again and not build anything, just to make sure. Fifteen minutes in, two frames a second, even with nothing on screen but sand. Then Game didn't want to give me a refund. Did they ever fix these issues?

13th Nov 2008, 17:15	#13
Ending Credits Hoot if you're a revowlutionary. Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bucks, UK Posts: 1,758	CPU intensive. GPG released like a patch a day anyway so I guess. Loved the original Supcom but I never actually played FA. __________________ A Little Game I made in Leadwerks AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition \|\| DFI 790FXB-M2RSH \|\| Powercolour ATI 4870 1GB \|\| 4GB 1066Mhz GEIL Black Dragon \|\| Aplus Black Pearl WCR \|\| Yurak 24" PVA \|\| 19" Hanns-G \|\| Vista 64-bit AMD Phenom 9500 \|\| GIGABYTE GA-M720-US3 \|\| MSI 7600GT \|\| 2GB DDR2 1066Mhz \|\| bequiet 350W

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