Red Alert III live action trailer

Zor · Post by **Zor** » 2008-08-22 12:58am

Link to trailer in question on Gametrailers.com

Zor

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2008-08-22 01:20am

Wow, that was a lot of popular actors participating in this.

KlavoHunter · Post by **KlavoHunter** » 2008-08-22 01:24am

I approve of the way Lieutenant Eva looks this time around!

As if she were ever sub-par!

Rawtooth · Post by **Rawtooth** » 2008-08-22 01:44am

Comrade Currey, President Simmons, Emperor Takei!

I'm on board with this plan.

KlavoHunter · Post by **KlavoHunter** » 2008-08-22 02:35am

Wait, George Takei is the Emperor of Japan?

AWESOME!

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2008-08-22 06:28am

Was that Peter Stormare as the soviet scientist as well?
"Time to unpimp the timeline"

PREDATOR490 · Post by **PREDATOR490** » 2008-08-22 06:28am

I must admit, that was actually impressive but then so was C&C3 with its selection of actors. It didnt stop the game aspect from being really crappy so I will remain skeptical about getting it on just this trailer. It does look impressively shiny though so I imagine I will get it eventually just to see all the movie sequences.

wautd · Post by **wautd** » 2008-08-22 07:26am

I laughed out loud every time they showed an army bimbo. Did they got the uniforms from a bad porn movie?

DarthShady · Post by **DarthShady** » 2008-08-22 07:48am

PURE AWESOME!!!!!!

Siege · Post by **Siege** » 2008-08-22 08:05am

General Pryce!

Yeah, I'm sold. I'm just a sucker for RA's goofy cheeseball alt-history

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TimothyC · Post by **TimothyC** » 2008-08-22 09:05am

wautd wrote:I laughed out loud every time they showed an army bimbo. Did they got the uniforms from a bad porn movie?

No, just the actresses.

If the acting is an indication of how good the game is going to be, then it will be on my purchase list.

Peptuck · Post by **Peptuck** » 2008-08-22 09:15am

If I wasn't already on board with the Frank Klepacki/Hell March 3 announcement, I would be now.

Haruko · Post by **Haruko** » 2008-08-22 12:55pm

I definitely approve of seeing J.K. Simmons as U.S. President.

Somewhat on-topic question: who's the Australian-looking/sounding actress who says "Glad to have you on board, sir"?

Post by **Vympel** » 2008-08-22 01:08pm

Tim Curry? Awesome.

Darmalus · Post by **Darmalus** » 2008-08-22 01:10pm

Well, it looks interesting. But as someone who never played any of the other Command & Conquer games, it looks like there is a bunch of back story that would make it make sense. Time traveling Russians and a new Japanese Empire? How can that (American?) General not have noticed a fleet buildup of that size?

Rawtooth · Post by **Rawtooth** » 2008-08-22 01:17pm

Haruko wrote:Somewhat on-topic question: who's the Australian-looking/sounding actress who says "Glad to have you on board, sir"?

According to wikipedia, it's Gemma Atkinson.

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2008-08-22 01:18pm

by the gods, Jonathan Pryce, George Takei and Tim Curry? In A Red Alert game? The CheeseoAwesome Monitoring Device just kerploded!

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2008-08-22 04:06pm

Darmalus wrote:Well, it looks interesting. But as someone who never played any of the other Command & Conquer games, it looks like there is a bunch of back story that would make it make sense. Time traveling Russians and a new Japanese Empire? How can that (American?) General not have noticed a fleet buildup of that size?

The same way Soviets launched a massive land invasion of the United States via Mexico in Red Alert 2.

Peptuck · Post by **Peptuck** » 2008-08-22 04:29pm

Darmalus wrote:Well, it looks interesting. But as someone who never played any of the other Command & Conquer games, it looks like there is a bunch of back story that would make it make sense. Time traveling Russians and a new Japanese Empire? How can that (American?) General not have noticed a fleet buildup of that size?

Apparently, the Allies and the Soviets were so busy fighting each other that they overlooked it.

Yeah, I know that sounds farfetched, but this is a setting that also has teleporting time commandos, mind-controlled giant squid, APCs that fire soldiers out of cannons, and weather control machines.

Rawtooth · Post by **Rawtooth** » 2008-08-22 04:50pm

Don't forget the parachuting armored bears!

Pelranius · Post by **Pelranius** » 2008-08-23 12:21am

The only problem I have with JK Simmons is that I start to think of either Dr. Skoda or Assistant Chief Pope, which despite the campy tone of RA3, is still rather distracting. Otherwise it's all good.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2008-08-23 01:12am

My my. This shall be interesting.

Time, is on our side..

BTW: Anyone else make it into the Beta?

Laughing Mechanicus · Post by **Laughing Mechanicus** » 2008-08-23 04:39am

I am in zee beta - username is AaronAsh.

I have really been enjoying it thus far - the new economy system means most games last 20-30 minutes (instead of the ridiculous speed of 5-10 for C&C3) and the much more fully featured navies and air forces means lame spamming of any one unit type to win is much more difficult and risky.

This trailer brought a big smile to my face - I must have re-watched 4-5 times now.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2008-08-23 12:17pm

You lucky bastards.

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2008-08-23 12:26pm

This looks like they've fucked around with the time line again.

The Russians weren't the one's who screwed with the time line in the first Red Alert.