EA might have ruined Command and Conquer in many peoples' eyes (not this writer's, I loved Generals) and destroying the original Westwood studio that developed and brought us so many great games in that franchise is sacrilegious in the gaming world, but it's courting a little bit of good will with its latest move. With the remastering of classic titles from the Command and Conquer universe, like the original title and Red Alert, it has brought in some original Westwood developers to help recapture the essence of those early RTS games.
It's been a long, long time since most people agreed that the latest Command and Conquer game was great. Although not all would agree, for many people you need to go back to before EA bought up Westwood and the Command and Conquer franchise, especially if you consider some of the latest mobile releases in the series. But with Command and Conquer, Red Alert, and their respective expansions, it's hard to find a detractor.
Which is why remasters of the games is so exciting. Especially since EA is hiring out Petroglyph Games, a company formed by ex-Westwood developers and the creator of hit RTS-title, Grey Goo. Petroglyph will be handling the bulk of the games' remastering, as per PCGamer, and it's bringing back original Command and Conquer composer Frank Klepacki who created such classics as Hell March. You might not know it by name, but just play this and tell it doesn't get you nostalgically pumped like you haven't been in a long time.
"Here we are 20+ years later and EA has reached out to us regarding C&C. They had decided it was about time to revisit the original C&C games to give the fans what they had been asking for. Petroglyph has many former Westwood employees and is a perfect fit for bringing the original Command & Conquer games back to life," Petroglyph co-founder Joe Bostic said in a post on Reddit.
