BioWare shocked the gaming community when it announced that it as expanding its portfolio of games to include Command & Conquer: Generals 2 at new studio BioWare Victory. Executive producer Jon Van Caneghem says that the Frostbite 2 powered game will “set a new bar for fidelity in the strategy genre.”
“There are certainly going to be a number of differences between a shooter and a strategy game,” said Van Caneghem about Frostbite 2 built Battlefield 3. “But the possibilities are certainly opened up more when you have a great new engine to build upon.”
While there was some internal debate over whether to do a new spin on the franchise, though ultimately they decided against that. “In the end we listened to what the community wanted and what a lot of us as C&C fans wanted – a return to Generals!” asserted Van Caneghem. “It’s been a long enough wait!”
“It’s the series the C&C community has been asking for.” added BioWare co-founder Dr. Ray Muzyka. “It’s also the bestselling game in the entire franchise, which is quite impressive when you consider the other games that have come out under the C&C banner. We also think the fiction has a lot of great possibilities. The tone of the series is a bit more serious and getting to work with massive armies and modern technology in a near future setting is really going to make for an intense, immersive experience.”
While certain incarnations of the franchise, particularly Red Alert, have a reputation for off-the-wall elements, Van Canegham said that won’t be the case with Generals 2. “We are definitely not making a departure from the tone of the original Generals. We think there’s a great opportunity to deliver over-the-top-action, but to keep the intensity high,” he said. “Generals is grittier than the other series in the franchise and we are fully embracing that.”
Source: PC Gamer
