Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance

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  • Publisher: THQ
  • Release Date: Nov 6, 2007
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8.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 289 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 253 out of 289
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 289
  3. Negative: 19 out of 289
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  1. ErtwyuE.
    Jul 7, 2008
    10
    Forged Alliance is a whole different game than Supreme Commander. The balance is much better - no more sitting in your base and building mass fabs for an hour! Map control becomes much more important because you need to control as many mass extractors as you can. Each faction has differences that definitely affect the way they're played. The campaign wasn't too bad, but this Forged Alliance is a whole different game than Supreme Commander. The balance is much better - no more sitting in your base and building mass fabs for an hour! Map control becomes much more important because you need to control as many mass extractors as you can. Each faction has differences that definitely affect the way they're played. The campaign wasn't too bad, but this game is all about the multiplayer. The game is definitely more enjoyable with actual humans than with AIs. There is also less lag online, since your computer does not have to calculate all of the AIs. The game will take a bit of getting used to, but once you get into it, it's great. If your computer can run it, then you'll love it. (the recommended specs for the game are a bit low - you'll want to have a dual core and 2 gigs of RAM to run the game.) Also, if you have questions about the game, the official forums are a great place to come to. Just make sure you use grammar in your posts, or you won't be taken seriously.… Expand
  2. DRnibbles
    Sep 30, 2011
    10
    I believe that supreme commander forged alliance is the game that follows Supreme commander and I love this game more than supreme commander 2, I find this game great for the difficulty going up until the end of the game where its very hard for a player like me.

    The two new factions that was added into the game makes for a interesting story line, Then there's the battle modes included in    I believe that supreme commander forged alliance is the game that follows Supreme commander and I love this game more than supreme commander 2, I find this game great for the difficulty going up until the end of the game where its very hard for a player like me.

    The two new factions that was added into the game makes for a interesting story line, Then there's the battle modes included in the skirmish mode allowing you to take off level 3 units and factory's or remove the air and naval forces from the game makes it quite interesting

    10/10    … Expand
  3. Noobymcnoobcake
    Dec 8, 2011
    10
    This game is THE BEST RTS EVER. There is no set BO you have to do and no you have to use this unit to counter this unit You dont have to babysit factories as you can leave them on repeat forever. Completley the oposite of starcrat. It has a drain rate based economy where you have to spend resorces as you get them and as you build things. This game is about stratergy not APM. There are noThis game is THE BEST RTS EVER. There is no set BO you have to do and no you have to use this unit to counter this unit You dont have to babysit factories as you can leave them on repeat forever. Completley the oposite of starcrat. It has a drain rate based economy where you have to spend resorces as you get them and as you build things. This game is about stratergy not APM. There are no ends to the stratergies you can do. It is the most complex RTS ever produced. 4 years on I still see stratergies I have not seen before. This game is also cheap. £5 from Amazon for gold edition that includes vanilla SC as well. AT release this game required a very decent computer to run but now most computers are able to run it with a few thousand units onscreen with no lad

    As a beginner online you will be steamrolled online as the AI sucks hardand those turtling tactics dont work. This is not much of a problem however as you can get AI mods and play against people of your own rating. GPG net aint so good but you can use forged alliance forever that is a fanmade, fixes bugs and dont crash so buggy and slow GPG net is also a non issue. It still has a few hundred active players. I have to stress this game is not for people who are knew to RTS games. It is as I said the most complex RTS ever and when you lose if your commander is not sniped you get steamrolled. It has quite a steep learning curve. Once you get past this however an get to an average level online it becomes much more Fun. Dont be suprised if you lose your first ten games completley online. It will happen. I lost my first 7 games online and got steamrolled. But now I am in the top 50 players.

    http://www.faforever.com/

    The gameplay is also completley diferent from all other RTS games I have played. The units cost ranges from 8 mass to 300000. The unit cap is normaly 1000 units online not 100 like other RTS games. This makes games all the more epic and exiting as hudge armys face each other off.Completley unique. The maps are raning from 25km2 to 6561 km2. The time games last depends on maps. Games normaly last anywhere from 15 to 45 mins. There is up to 12 players in one match online with forged allaince forever.

    A MUST HAVE for any RTS gamer    … Expand
  4. NICKTORiAN
    Dec 28, 2011
    10
    Supreme Commander is the BEST RTS ever made, and this stand alone expansion lives up to the original. Expanding on the original, adding new units and buildings it rounds of the original into a more balanced. The game is just epic on every level. Might I suggest to people that they download the SORIAN AI mod for more balanced AI gameplay. If only other RTS games were even 50% of thisSupreme Commander is the BEST RTS ever made, and this stand alone expansion lives up to the original. Expanding on the original, adding new units and buildings it rounds of the original into a more balanced. The game is just epic on every level. Might I suggest to people that they download the SORIAN AI mod for more balanced AI gameplay. If only other RTS games were even 50% of this game...... EPIC!!… Expand
  5. evilbobman
    Jan 15, 2014
    10
    This is the best rts (real time strategy) game i have ever played, seeing the trailers back from 2006, playing in 2007.. its january 15th 2014, i still play this game on a weekly baises and theres still an active community, a game with no dlc, just a second game and its still more outmatching than most rts.. look at world of warcraft. that games still going. this is like the rts version ofThis is the best rts (real time strategy) game i have ever played, seeing the trailers back from 2006, playing in 2007.. its january 15th 2014, i still play this game on a weekly baises and theres still an active community, a game with no dlc, just a second game and its still more outmatching than most rts.. look at world of warcraft. that games still going. this is like the rts version of wow. id reccomend this game to absolutly anyone and it is my favorite of all time. id rate 100 but 10 is maximum:(. please... dont ever let this series die. ever. there must be a supreme commander 3. there has to be. thank you.… Expand
  6. Kislen
    Mar 9, 2012
    10
    This game is AMAZING. The graphics, the tactics, the game play .. Hands down, this is what a game is all about. Having fun and being in a bit of awe at awesomeness. The scale of the battles makes me giddy like a little girl just WATCHING it. This game is advanced by the standards of 2012, and is definitely worth buying. They should re-launch it in stores again and advertise it. IThis game is AMAZING. The graphics, the tactics, the game play .. Hands down, this is what a game is all about. Having fun and being in a bit of awe at awesomeness. The scale of the battles makes me giddy like a little girl just WATCHING it. This game is advanced by the standards of 2012, and is definitely worth buying. They should re-launch it in stores again and advertise it. I think it would still do pretty darn well. And get it on steam or something like that for auto-updates & better multiplayer integration.… Expand
  7. askewreviews
    Sep 7, 2013
    9
    To this day, Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance remains my favourite RTS of all times. This expansion pack includes a new faction to play as and a ton of general improvements on what made vanilla SupCom such a unique experience. Forged Alliance really pulls off what it attempts to do. It is face-paced by nature but games can last well over an hour. Economy plays a massive role and playersTo this day, Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance remains my favourite RTS of all times. This expansion pack includes a new faction to play as and a ton of general improvements on what made vanilla SupCom such a unique experience. Forged Alliance really pulls off what it attempts to do. It is face-paced by nature but games can last well over an hour. Economy plays a massive role and players have the option of bunkering down in their starting location or can simply pour all their resources into spamming cheap units. There's also the option of sniping; selecting a group of units, quite often bombers or gunships, and assassinating an opponent's ACU. There really are more strategic options than any other RTS I have ever played. The FAF multiplayer community makes this a 10/10 experience and has really kept the game alive. SupCom 2 simplified the formula and was generally panned by the fan base so it's great to see FA doing so well today. A classic game.… Expand
  8. SE-Apocalypse
    Feb 26, 2014
    10
    The game that makes Starcraft 2 look outdated.

    Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance brings a unique feature set to the table that should have set new standards to the genre. The user interface gives the user to stay in control even in the largest battles with thousands of units, all fulfilling their roles on the battlefield, from tiny. cheap and mass produced units up to the gigantic    The game that makes Starcraft 2 look outdated.

    Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance brings a unique feature set to the table that should have set new standards to the genre. The user interface gives the user to stay in control even in the largest battles with thousands of units, all fulfilling their roles on the battlefield, from tiny. cheap and mass produced units up to the gigantic experimental units. True real-time strategy on small and large battlefields, a game that enables the player to really play out their strategies under constant pressure of battle. So far the best game the genre has to offer.    … Expand
  9. Geoff
    Apr 9, 2008
    7
    I really love SupCom, for all the reasons posted by other reviewers allready. The UI improvements are the biggest change to me, and nothing could help more in a heated online game fight to control your forces. If you are a single-player gamer, id say definatly pass on this expansion. The AI has some issues where it takes up vast vast amounts of your system resources, and since I wont get I really love SupCom, for all the reasons posted by other reviewers allready. The UI improvements are the biggest change to me, and nothing could help more in a heated online game fight to control your forces. If you are a single-player gamer, id say definatly pass on this expansion. The AI has some issues where it takes up vast vast amounts of your system resources, and since I wont get into my systems specs here i'll just say I built my own super-system for $6000 in December '07. SupCom FA bogs down horribly in single play on any system, where as the original SupCom does not. Seems like some internal software issue they havent worked out yet, according to the forums and my personal programming experience. Multi-player is awesome, and the new units are a whole lot of fun, not to mention a lot of the new balance changes to keep players from spamming lots of engineers to end a large map game. However, if you are running a high-end system like me, you will be disappointed with this game in another way. The graphics have been toned down a lot, and the game no longer supports DX10. Might not seem like a big deal, but after viewing the comparison screen shots & FRAPS videos first hand, on max settings it doesnt hold up to the original SupCom. Check the web, there are some comparison shots. Understandably, it was toned down to match the average game player. Was a bit silly to cater towards a small percentage of the market with higher-end systems. For a single-player gamer, and/or someone with a high-end PC looking for good graphics, id reccomend the original SupCom. The new software makes it is playable, but not very enjoyable. 5/10 for them. For the multi-player strategist, id definatly reccomend it (no-AI players or you'll shoot yourself in the foot online!), because its the best thing since sliced bread, 10/10 for them.… Expand
  10. JT.
    Nov 9, 2007
    10
    This is more than an expansion, it's a whole new game. This is what the original SupCom should have played like. If anyone was turned off by the original for reasons like to much focus on building Masfab farms, you'll love the changes. Game play is fast paced, and expansion is key. You now have to go out and control territory and mass points. This has completely renewed my faith This is more than an expansion, it's a whole new game. This is what the original SupCom should have played like. If anyone was turned off by the original for reasons like to much focus on building Masfab farms, you'll love the changes. Game play is fast paced, and expansion is key. You now have to go out and control territory and mass points. This has completely renewed my faith in the game.… Expand
  11. RyanM.
    Nov 9, 2007
    10
    A great upgrade to an already awesome game. Forged Alliance adds a new dimension to the game and streamlines Supreme Commander in many ways the fans have been waiting for.
  12. TravisL.
    Dec 2, 2007
    10
    Only adding more polish to the already innovative vision of the RTS. The controls are slick, the battles are huge, the options are impressive. The carnage is epic.
  13. Iippo
    Jan 18, 2008
    10
    Absolutely the BEST RTS for multiplayer and skirmish. The campaign isnt bad, but thats not the real hook of this expansion. Just about all the vanilla SCs problems have been solved and rebalanced. Supreme!
  14. JimJ.
    Jan 5, 2008
    10
    Forged Alliance pretty much fixes all of my complaints about vanilla Supreme Commander. Pathfinding, sim speed, and visuals are vastly improved making it possible for my Pentium D to play a massive 4v4 at full sim speed although my graphic card is now lacking. The most important change in FA is the shift from SimCity style gameplay. Offense is the best defense in Forged Alliance; without Forged Alliance pretty much fixes all of my complaints about vanilla Supreme Commander. Pathfinding, sim speed, and visuals are vastly improved making it possible for my Pentium D to play a massive 4v4 at full sim speed although my graphic card is now lacking. The most important change in FA is the shift from SimCity style gameplay. Offense is the best defense in Forged Alliance; without initiative, victory is impossible. Mass fabricators are nerfed and mass extractors are now the primary source of mass, thus expansion and aggression is the only way to victory. Superweapons, with the exception of game ending artillery, are all cheaper and easier to produce, introducing a previously missing strategic option. Players now have the ability to build a strategic missile launcher without stalling the economy and unit production. There are far too many changes in FA to list completely but I can say with confidence that balance and gameplay are almost perfect.… Expand
  15. cris
    Mar 2, 2008
    10
    ITs great for new pepole at RTS's beacuz the totorial show you how to do everything and then the campain (at the begining) show you a bit more ! then there the you can do anything you could want situation like going nuts with 100000 scouts, tanks, walkers even the S-ACU's. and in this game it pretty easy for the resouses and ther emost modes, like Chess, infinate resouses, and ITs great for new pepole at RTS's beacuz the totorial show you how to do everything and then the campain (at the begining) show you a bit more ! then there the you can do anything you could want situation like going nuts with 100000 scouts, tanks, walkers even the S-ACU's. and in this game it pretty easy for the resouses and ther emost modes, like Chess, infinate resouses, and then the unit selections in case you dont like Nukes turn them off or one faction turn them off ! this game has inspired me the most. the only BAD thing is that it takes hours and hours to do lots of stuff.… Expand
  16. GramH.
    Nov 11, 2007
    10
    Great RTS, best ive ever played. good balance great units great multiplayer.
  17. UrbanU.
    Nov 8, 2007
    10
    Very good game. A lot better than regular SupCom because of all the gameplay changes they have made. Excellent strategic depth, fun tactical fights, and just a hell of a lot of action. Madness!
  18. Novahawk
    Dec 6, 2007
    10
    Simply amazing! If you're in the spirits to play games this holiday's season, 2 games should be mesmerizing your eyes. Supreme Commander: Forge Alliance and The Witcher. They both should be winners of 2007 awards. Both games should be 11 not 10.
  19. PeteC.
    Dec 31, 2007
    10
    One of the, maybe the best, strategy game ive ever played. The AI is fast and responsive. The scale and carnage is great. The balance between the 4 factions is perfect. I think the critics totally under-rated this game. I hope the next expansion adds alot more kick-ass content to an already kick-ass game.
  20. marqpas
    Oct 15, 2010
    10
    Yes, this is the pinnacle of Real Time Strategy, even at the end of 2010. Not without flaws, like the horrible voice-acting and story (they really, finally need some talent there). It takes days to become a good, and weeks to become a supreme commander, but when you do, you can take on the whole galaxy. No other RTS (I played them all) gives me this kind of satisfaction. Just a fewYes, this is the pinnacle of Real Time Strategy, even at the end of 2010. Not without flaws, like the horrible voice-acting and story (they really, finally need some talent there). It takes days to become a good, and weeks to become a supreme commander, but when you do, you can take on the whole galaxy. No other RTS (I played them all) gives me this kind of satisfaction. Just a few RTS-games are eternal. This one is... I hope I'll ever see an even better one.… Expand
  21. Generic
    Aug 27, 2013
    10
    If you liked Total Annihilation back in the day, this is made by the same lead designer and is a spiritual successor. It has a current metacritic score of 86/100 and is a seriously fun game. It features full dual monitor support (each screen in showing a different location, eg. one on your base and the other the front line, or whatever you like. very handy for an RTS) The defaultIf you liked Total Annihilation back in the day, this is made by the same lead designer and is a spiritual successor. It has a current metacritic score of 86/100 and is a seriously fun game. It features full dual monitor support (each screen in showing a different location, eg. one on your base and the other the front line, or whatever you like. very handy for an RTS) The default population cap is 1000 units per player.

    The expansion Forged Alliance adds new gameplay features to the game, several new units for the three preexisting factions, and is further optimized for increased performance.

    Gameplay in Forged Alliance is largely the same as in the original Supreme Commander. The player uses a giant bipedal mech called an Armored Command Unit (or ACU) to build an army with which they can conquer their opponents. Forged Alliance expands on the original gameplay mechanics, adding new units, modifying old ones, and introducing other improvements to the user interface.[4] The most notable addition to this expansion is the addition of a new faction, the Seraphim. In addition, the three original factions the United Earth Federation (UEF), Cybran Nation, and Aeon Illuminate also receive a number of new units. Other new content includes new maps. Several improvements to the controls and behind the scenes mechanics have been made as well. The interface has been revamped, as well as improved pathfinding and aircraft flight dynamics.[4]
    The original Supreme Commander allowed the player to employ all four traditional battlespaces air, information, land and sea. Forged Alliance adds the ability for the UEF faction to construct orbital weaponry which the player can control. These satellites are impossible to harm directly, forcing opponents to find and destroy the control centers maintaining them.

    Guys, you should really play this game. It's the best of it's class, hands down.    … Expand
  22. choopy
    Jun 29, 2012
    10
    this is probably the single best rts out there, fun, good story mode,much replay value, tons of skirmish. its just plain fun. gpg has outdone themselves on this game.
  23. Andweeb
    Mar 31, 2013
    10
    This truly is a classic RTS extremely detailed yet simple to use, and most of all really fun! As others I am a fan of Total Annihilation (the starting game of it all) but you don't need to have played it to enjoy this game. It's unique, clever, and has long lasting re-playability. The ideas that originated in TA and in this game have really set the standard for other RTS games.
  24. Chimer447
    Apr 3, 2013
    10
    Great RTS on a grand scale. It is a complex RTS with lots of units and structures, ranging in size from the comparatively miniscule 9 meter tall Mech Marines to the gigantic 137 meter tall Galactic Colossus bots. Each faction have unique units and there is still quite a bit of faction diversity between units filling the same approximate role. Online multiplayer and balancing is still veryGreat RTS on a grand scale. It is a complex RTS with lots of units and structures, ranging in size from the comparatively miniscule 9 meter tall Mech Marines to the gigantic 137 meter tall Galactic Colossus bots. Each faction have unique units and there is still quite a bit of faction diversity between units filling the same approximate role. Online multiplayer and balancing is still very much alive through FAF.… Expand
  25. Bouter
    Sep 17, 2014
    10
    Supcom 1 was my introduction to this kind of RTS games. Red Alert 2 was my latest epic addiction. While Supcom 1 was fun, Forged Alliance really showed how extremely complex and fun an RTS can be. I have played it to death. Then I stopped. Then after 1 year I started playing it again. Then I stopped. Then after 1 year I started playing it again. Etcetera. This game is just coming backSupcom 1 was my introduction to this kind of RTS games. Red Alert 2 was my latest epic addiction. While Supcom 1 was fun, Forged Alliance really showed how extremely complex and fun an RTS can be. I have played it to death. Then I stopped. Then after 1 year I started playing it again. Then I stopped. Then after 1 year I started playing it again. Etcetera. This game is just coming back everytime with the same fun level I initially had. If I was ever to give a true 10 to a game, then it is FA for sure.… Expand
  26. CookieNoob
    Aug 11, 2016
    10
    Forged alliance is a strategy game that is one of the older games today (2016). However, there has not been another game that can compete with Supreme Commander FA. It still has an active community on the community driven platform Forged Alliance Forever (FAForever.com) featuring chat, map and mod vault, live replays and even money tournaments. The game itself is still under developmentForged alliance is a strategy game that is one of the older games today (2016). However, there has not been another game that can compete with Supreme Commander FA. It still has an active community on the community driven platform Forged Alliance Forever (FAForever.com) featuring chat, map and mod vault, live replays and even money tournaments. The game itself is still under development and gets regular improvements (bug-fixes, slight balance changes, new UI features). Overall a very unique strategy game with an UI that is designed to assist the player without taking away the option to control the battlefield. The game features up to 16 players (in FAF) and allowing every player to control up to 2000 units. Combined with the friendly community this game yields a fun experience.… Expand
  27. Meestyk
    Nov 19, 2007
    9
    Has its flaws. However, the game is quite promising in what it claims to have. One of the best RTS for its time and place. There are several other titles out there who claim to be better, and I gotta say, stick with this one for a "loving it" experience. One of the best expansions this year, and it should be for 2007.
  28. AllyourbasesArebelong2us
    Nov 21, 2007
    9
    Forged Alliance is a good game. It's what SupCom should have been when it shipped. Look at the quick turn around time on it. Obviously, everything that wasn't finished in time for the original SupCom got pushed back and saved for the expansion. You shouldn't have to pay for what is essentially a decent patch. That all aside, Forged Alliance is a great game. Compared to the Forged Alliance is a good game. It's what SupCom should have been when it shipped. Look at the quick turn around time on it. Obviously, everything that wasn't finished in time for the original SupCom got pushed back and saved for the expansion. You shouldn't have to pay for what is essentially a decent patch. That all aside, Forged Alliance is a great game. Compared to the original, the pace is kicked up a notch- perhaps a little much. The A.I. is much quicker and nimbler, you'll find it heading directly for key choke spots around your bases.… Expand
  29. cmfrip
    Jan 12, 2018
    10
    'Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance' is an improvement over Supreme Commander, in that there are additional units and the game feels like it is faster, and more flowing - which Vastly improves the way the game feels and plays -which is why I play computer games.

    Whats more I have not played any other strategy like it really. The base building is interesting to play long after first    'Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance' is an improvement over Supreme Commander, in that there are additional units and the game feels like it is faster, and more flowing - which Vastly improves the way the game feels and plays -which is why I play computer games.

    Whats more I have not played any other strategy like it really. The base building is interesting to play long after first playing it and units are numerous enough and give plenty of options and create an interesting learning curve and to enhance creativity. It is like RTS fused with some kind of puzzle game - given there are so many buildings to build and certain arrangements of buildings matter!

    The story and universe is well fleshed out I thought, though some bits are a bit text book (as are the best of game's), overall it is pretty good for a science fiction game based in space.

    Some people will complain about it not being simple, but if you learn the basics and push your opponent hard, you can break them that way - although , its like anything, you give it the time - and it will become easier.

    There are also online communities like Forge Alliance forever which are still popular and certainly keep the game alive - the best multiplayer carnage I have experienced for an RTS hands down.

    I would rate this the best strategy game I have played not only as it feels nice to play and the innovations with the strategic view which makes getting about the battle field (which are huge in scale incomparison to other RTS) but because of the complexity, though there are lots of other things that are good about Sup Com.    … Expand
  30. Armotekma
    Jun 26, 2014
    10
    It's a shame what happened to this series, from the unknown first installment and expansion to the ruined - from a SupCom standpoint - second (third) game which ultimately killed it. Install Sorian AI and get a friend or two and you won't regret it. That and you can build shield generators to protect shield generators.
  31. Avalance
    Nov 29, 2013
    9
    I remember that 3 years ago I was (still!) often giving up on the game (or kept lowering the resolution/detail settings) once the action started getting intense because the frame-rate slowed down to unbearable levels. But now, with a i5 3.4 GHz CPU and a Radon 9750 GPU, I can *finally* play it with max graphics settings across 2 displays (2560x1440 1600x1200) It only took 6 years for theI remember that 3 years ago I was (still!) often giving up on the game (or kept lowering the resolution/detail settings) once the action started getting intense because the frame-rate slowed down to unbearable levels. But now, with a i5 3.4 GHz CPU and a Radon 9750 GPU, I can *finally* play it with max graphics settings across 2 displays (2560x1440 1600x1200) It only took 6 years for the hardware to catch up!
    (Honestly, how were people expected to play this when it was first released?)

    That said, it's a great game, and much deeper than the sequel. If you haven't played it yet, you should!    … Expand
  32. Bismarx
    Apr 10, 2014
    10
    This game is a classic by now. But the graphics and gameplay are still absolutely up to date. Forged Alliance is a massive RTS game with 4 factions, giant maps and up to 12 players and up to 12.000 Units on the battlefield. Getting really good at the game will take you a while. But the community is really friendly and helpful and since you mostly play in large teams sorted by your ratingThis game is a classic by now. But the graphics and gameplay are still absolutely up to date. Forged Alliance is a massive RTS game with 4 factions, giant maps and up to 12 players and up to 12.000 Units on the battlefield. Getting really good at the game will take you a while. But the community is really friendly and helpful and since you mostly play in large teams sorted by your rating (Use community based Forged Alliance Forever!!!) this is not a problem. The good thing about this great game is: It gets even better. For one the community still improves the game regularly. Secondly, the greatly improving hardware with quadcores being common today, allows for even bigger battles with no slowdowns. Buy it, enjoy it!… Expand
  33. Ydun79
    Feb 11, 2019
    8
    Great multiplayer fun. Has a bit of a learning curve but boy is it wort it.
  34. Chaotic-Entropy
    Mar 21, 2016
    10
    A brilliant strategy game that is as entertaining now as it was when first released. I recommend using this with Forged Alliance Forever so that they can get on the multi-player scene with friends or the community. It also adds helpful fixes, content and balancing that can really improve the Sup Com experience.
  35. Funda
    Jan 13, 2016
    10
    This is the best Real Time Strategy game ever. It doesn't get old or tired.
    We can only hope Supreme Commander 3 one day will live up to Supreme Commander Forged Alliance.
  36. PeakTop
    Jan 23, 2021
    9
    Один из титанов жанра стратегий в реальном времени. Продолжатель культовой Total Annihilation. В игре есть всё: строительство огромных защищенных баз, просторы для тактических маневров, множество комбинаций родов/видов войск, возможности для ударных/оборонительных тактик, ядерное оружие, флот, авиация, артиллерия, роботы, танки. Стратегии, которые предоставляют подобный размах, можноОдин из титанов жанра стратегий в реальном времени. Продолжатель культовой Total Annihilation. В игре есть всё: строительство огромных защищенных баз, просторы для тактических маневров, множество комбинаций родов/видов войск, возможности для ударных/оборонительных тактик, ядерное оружие, флот, авиация, артиллерия, роботы, танки. Стратегии, которые предоставляют подобный размах, можно пересчитать по пальцам одной руки. И да, вся эта красота под эпичную оркестровую музыку.

    Сюжет тут, конечно для галочки, но кампания в целом интересна. Миссии состоят из нескольких этапов (подзаданий), в которых есть как классические бои, так и нестандартные задачи типа захват/удержание, сопровождение, выживание на время, спасение союзника и многое другое.

    В Forged Alliance добавили несколько новых интересных юнитов для каждой фракции + новую фракцию Серафим. Сделали более удобный интерфейс. Музыка лично мне больше нравится в оригинальном Supreme Commander. Там она более атмосферная и разнообразная. Хорошая новость в том, что есть мод для FA, добавляющий саундтреки из предыдущей части.

    Ну и PS: если экспериментальная тарелкообразная вундервафля ЭОНов прилетела громить твою индустрию, и ты её гордо сбил прямо над базой, то сочувствую брат, сочувствую :)    … Expand
  37. NostalgicPoem
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Unquestionably the best large scale strategy game, that's yet been created. With heavy focus on tech tiers, faction unit and structure diversity, and a truly divine soundtrack. Forged Alliance improves in every way, from its predecessor. The game’s core focus is in economy management, not over-investing on eco or units, but both, perfectly synchronizing is where the game’s very high skillUnquestionably the best large scale strategy game, that's yet been created. With heavy focus on tech tiers, faction unit and structure diversity, and a truly divine soundtrack. Forged Alliance improves in every way, from its predecessor. The game’s core focus is in economy management, not over-investing on eco or units, but both, perfectly synchronizing is where the game’s very high skill ceiling lies. --- FA still to this very day, has a large community, you will however require an external client for this, I have to recommend FAF. External user created content aside, which includes units, mods, and campaign scenarios. Forged Alliance stands out as an innovative strategy game, that knows what it desires to be. --- This is a must play strategy game for fans of the genre.… Expand
  38. MPGSpotter
    Dec 15, 2020
    10
    My personal favorite RTS game of all time. Immense scale, interesting and different factions, easy to learn and hard to master economy system. Has gorgeous if a bit repetitive soundtrack and interesting campaigns. A game way ahead of its time for 2007, with multiple monitor support, any resolution or framerate, scalable UI, split views, incredible modability with almost all files beingMy personal favorite RTS game of all time. Immense scale, interesting and different factions, easy to learn and hard to master economy system. Has gorgeous if a bit repetitive soundtrack and interesting campaigns. A game way ahead of its time for 2007, with multiple monitor support, any resolution or framerate, scalable UI, split views, incredible modability with almost all files being editable, and many scalable graphics settings tweakable far beyond the in-game options to make the game look gorgeous even in 2020. As a result, has an active multiplayer community in FAF version, which also comes with tons of improvements on balance and performance, many small additions, and lots more automation options letting you focus on actual strategy and battles rather than watching your actions per minute. Sadly the scale of the game is dragged down by single core limitations and only ~2.3Gb of RAM even with large address aware, which makes heavily modded installs, huge maps and games with many AI opponents practically unplayable, but due to AI stupidity even with various AI mods I strongly recommend playing this against real people. 8-player diplomacy FFA games with 30 mods on a 81x81km map is some of the best experience I've ever had in videogames, and definitely worth the million hours I spent making the mods work together. An undying classic in my eyes.… Expand
  39. KhorneFlakes
    Apr 13, 2011
    10
    Greatest RTS ever! Resource system is ingenious, at least i think so. The game is very complex, has so many units, four factions total, GIANT units, great command structure, incredibly massive scale, Naval battles, and air power the likes of which I've never seen in another RTS! But over all, this game is a huge step forward for RTS games, and a glorious, shining example followed by no oneGreatest RTS ever! Resource system is ingenious, at least i think so. The game is very complex, has so many units, four factions total, GIANT units, great command structure, incredibly massive scale, Naval battles, and air power the likes of which I've never seen in another RTS! But over all, this game is a huge step forward for RTS games, and a glorious, shining example followed by no one : (
    If you love RTS games, and your computer is high tech, you will love this game, if only Chris Taylor made supreme commander 2 like this game. I say again, GREATEST RTS EVER!!!!!!!!    … Expand
  40. solitas777
    Mar 8, 2015
    10
    Greatest RTS EVER. This isn't for the casual gamer or strategy gamer. This is for the hardcore strategy gamer. We're a rare niche and this is most likely why this game will be the last and best RTS that is macro in it's scope and depth. It saddens me, but this is our last great game guys so buy it on steam and keep it alive.

    This is one of the greatest RTS games I have ever played. I    Greatest RTS EVER. This isn't for the casual gamer or strategy gamer. This is for the hardcore strategy gamer. We're a rare niche and this is most likely why this game will be the last and best RTS that is macro in it's scope and depth. It saddens me, but this is our last great game guys so buy it on steam and keep it alive.

    This is one of the greatest RTS games I have ever played. I love Starcraft games but I'm a slow clicker and that works against me in games like that. However, I'm a very good tactician and this game is amazing at allowing a person to strategize. The scope of this game is breath taking, you can zoom out and literally see hundreds of units or zoom in and see an individual unit.

    The variety of units are awesome too. You like air? Well then you can make interceptors, air to ground attack aircraft, or bombers that bomb little bombs to mini-nukes. Want to launch stratetigic missiles? Awesome, but remember your enemy could build anti-missile defense lasers or shields. You can also nuke! BoooM!

    Did I mention this game's visuals still hold up after all this time? In 2007 when it was released most computers choked on the computations needed to run this game, but today's hardware can handle it rather well. It looks good, very good for an 8 year old game.

    I still play the campaign. I miss playing on GPG net multiplayer and the fun games. This game is 8 years old and I still love it.    … Expand
  41. rajdeepslather
    Nov 12, 2014
    10
    supreme Commander is supreme real time strategy game. The best strategy game i have ever played in fact.Greatest RTS ever! Resource system is ingenious, at least i think so. The game is very complex, has so many units, four factions total, GIANT units, great command structure, incredibly massive scale, Naval battles, and air power the likes of which I've never seen in another RTS!
  42. jetSetWilly
    Jul 25, 2012
    10
    One of the best ever. The sense of scale this game visual creates is inspiring. Excellent maps and resource gathering system. Graphics are still good by today's standards which may not be saying too much but at least they don't suck. The tech tree is straight forward really, you just need to gauge what you're opponents may do and at what point you have to start on defenses. The game hasOne of the best ever. The sense of scale this game visual creates is inspiring. Excellent maps and resource gathering system. Graphics are still good by today's standards which may not be saying too much but at least they don't suck. The tech tree is straight forward really, you just need to gauge what you're opponents may do and at what point you have to start on defenses. The game has tonnes of replayability in it and the ability to customize your games with units of your choice. Game speed controls and saves in single player skirmish is their too, their isn't much you don't get.… Expand
  43. V3N
    Mar 3, 2016
    10
    Supreme Commander is a great Game still held online after all this Years by Users. The best RTS-Game ever played & still playing!

    get the game !

    Just search for Supreme Commander Forged Alliance Forever
  44. DominickM.
    Dec 22, 2007
    7
    I like the changes, but continue to dislike the single player campaign. This is one of the few games that I can't complete single player for; not because its difficult, I'm a TA vet so SC is cake, but rather, its so god awfully dull. I'm just not interested enough to care. To put this in perspective, I'm a Hearts of Iron 2 player, and a huge fan of all strategy, both I like the changes, but continue to dislike the single player campaign. This is one of the few games that I can't complete single player for; not because its difficult, I'm a TA vet so SC is cake, but rather, its so god awfully dull. I'm just not interested enough to care. To put this in perspective, I'm a Hearts of Iron 2 player, and a huge fan of all strategy, both turn based and RTS. This is the first series whose single player truly just doesn't grip me. Multiplayer rocks though.… Expand
  45. RadarE33
    May 12, 2011
    5
    A rather sad expansion to a great RTS. FA is to Homeworld 2 as Supreme commander is to the original Homeworld, in that you will spend most of your game time repelling invasions and rebuilding, and not actually playing the bloody game. Only until you build experimentals do you actually stand a chance at pushing forward... and at this point, the campaign missions are over in a hurry.A rather sad expansion to a great RTS. FA is to Homeworld 2 as Supreme commander is to the original Homeworld, in that you will spend most of your game time repelling invasions and rebuilding, and not actually playing the bloody game. Only until you build experimentals do you actually stand a chance at pushing forward... and at this point, the campaign missions are over in a hurry. Speaking of experimentals, there is not one mission where you don't fight an experimental, or have to repel an experimentals early in the game. Resource management is just as stupid to manage in FA as it was in SupCom; however, it is even more so in FA as the enemy loves to rush, and without adequate resources in the first place, you will be unable to defend yourself. Being able to choose a campaign and go through that faction's unique story and struggle has disappeared in favor of a single, similar story (and missions for all three factions) with the option to be different factions during said mission. The only difference in these missions might be one objective. The Dev's have unlocked the tech tree for you (no progressing as you complete the campaign anymore) and have given free rein on how the player approaches the mission. But given the amount of rushing that the A.I. does, the only choice is to spam units of your own, turtle, or build experimentals. Tactics have gone the way of the Dodo, and brute force has taken it's place. In regards to the story, it's worse than the original. Unlike the original, battle plans on how to defeat the enemy are not discussed; it's just "go here, turtle up, steamroll the enemy, and gate off planet". Other story elements are weak and predictable and don't convey much of a story, let alone a unique FA universe. Just "oh no! we're losing! hold the line!" like many other sci-fi stories that have come before FA. The A.I. is horrible, often targeting the same three defenses over and over again. Often, it will take 20 failed raids before the A.I. realizes the strategy isn't working, and will spam new units against another section of defenses until it slowly realizes once again that said strategy isn't working. Because the A.I. is too stupid to target wall sections, all one has to do is build a wall surrounding your base and laugh as they sit there like hungry puppies at a door. Once tech 2 turrets are up, you can snipe said puppies. And don't get me started on performance. The damn game requires modifications to run properly on multi-core systems; otherwise you get massive slow down. Modifications help to alleviate this problem and turn an average game into a good one; however, i must judge the game on what the Dev's did, and not what modders can do.… Expand
  46. Varaxis
    Jan 17, 2015
    8
    This is a significant upgrade to the SupCom engine, making everything appear much more polished and smoother, especially with fog of war. Along with balance changes and new units, it's like a whole new game, rather than an expansion. My favorite part of this game is how it offers a mesmerising view of a futuristic battlefield. How it allows you to zoom up, watch individual parts of an unitThis is a significant upgrade to the SupCom engine, making everything appear much more polished and smoother, especially with fog of war. Along with balance changes and new units, it's like a whole new game, rather than an expansion. My favorite part of this game is how it offers a mesmerising view of a futuristic battlefield. How it allows you to zoom up, watch individual parts of an unit move and fire true projectiles. That might not seem to be not that special, but the level of amusement I get when I see projectiles hit things they're not supposed to hit is goofy high. I can spend hours zoomed in just to watch the animations of units, even small things like energy storage growing taller as more energy is stored, and how engineers tilt their wheels to float on the water. I wish every game had strategic zoom like this game, with such polished visuals.

    The user interface is still rather basic, but much improved over the original, giving you much more space to see the battlefield. It requires 3rd party add-ons (UI mods) to allow things such as keybind remapping, to display health bars all the time, managing templates easier, and upgrade helpers. I highly recommend at least getting GAZ_UI (I used version 6.1). I had to adjust my build order with the changes that took place, such as starting with a factory first. It wasn't until FA that I seriously started to look at deciphering all the + and - numbers on everything, and learning how to balance energy income with mass income, depending on what I wanted to build. A lot of reading tooltips, looking at unit stats in the unit database web page, and a bit of math helped me out, which is akin to doing spreadsheets.

    This game seems to love Intel processors, or those with great "single-thread" performance. Playing on a laptop or AMD CPU will result in some slow-mo action before the end. Even if you have a good CPU, playing in a game with another with a slow CPU can make it agonizingly slow for you, especially if you're used to it being faster. The game doesn't run smoothly at full speed if there's someone else in your game with a poor or unreliable connection as well. I felt like I couldn't play big 8 player games with air battles and 1000 unit cap, until I got my PC upgraded (from AMD X3 720 to i2600k).

    The gameplay itself is a handful. It's a challenge to multi-task. The objective is simple, to destroy the enemy commander, but achieving it is another story. You should manage to progress your economy, never settling with a certain amount as "enough", and considering how there's 3 tech levels of it and the hugeness of how maps are, you quickly find out how difficult it is to keep track of anything spread out. Staying compact will allow you to progress through tech at a manageable pace, but this is not an ideal way to achieve victory. Until you get used to things, to the point they become subconscious actions, your strategies will be extremely limited. I resorted to gambling with basic strategies, such as building up dozens of tanks, outnumbering the enemy, and using an upgraded commander to spearhead the assault, looking to surround the enemy commander. At first it was successful, but as maps get bigger and enemy teams get more members, this becomes less effective. Using a dozen tech 2 bombers or gunships to just simply fly in and bomb the enemy commander was a gamble that was easily countered by a shield and a few flak units. Once I got the hang of quickly upgrade my mass, I tried getting out an experimental as quickly as possible, but this strat could be beaten by a zerg rush. Sneaking a T3 commander with a transport as soon as possible was a huge gamble, but seemingly was the only strat that worked if I could land it where I wanted, without endless practice in other parts of the game.

    Multiplayer is still barely alive. I was able to register my product serial on Steam to play there, but a competing 3rd party lobby seems to be sucking players away with its advertising. If you choose to play multiplayer on that other lobby, "FAF", I hope you have thick skin and have great luck! I'd describe it as being an active volcano. Be extra cautious and watch out for eruptions. Go in with low expectations, else you may be disappointed, as their advertisements are clearly biased. They lose as many users as they get new ones, due to how toxic and unwelcoming they can be to some, especially those who go in expecting too much. Stick it out and endure the frustration and you'll be able to play one of the most noteworthy RTS games with some actual players.

    After playing this, I haven't found another RTS that has impressed me enough. SupCom2 was okay for a short while, fixing some issues I had with Forged Alliance, but was not close to being a FA killer, since it just didn't have the same scale and felt cheapened overall, such as with the cheesy sound effects (ex. commander explosion) and Aeon unit names that sounded cheap and unoriginal. I can't wait for a real update to SC:FA.    … Expand
  47. sylph
    Nov 12, 2011
    3
    An interesting attempt to rebalance the great original game in this expansion pack ultimately killed it - Forged alliance multiplayer features tech 1 (out of 4 tech levels), and nothing else. Game ruined by a crying community. Real shame.
  48. TurtleBurger
    Mar 22, 2014
    6
    The game is great, but there are so many issues that ruin it in many ways. First of all, if you have units attacking, they will not move if there's an obstacle in their way and will attack hills, walls, etc. This results in the pointless and frustrating loss of units. Second, The fog of war effect is sort of poor in some regards. For an example, one of my enemies sent a Galactic ColossusThe game is great, but there are so many issues that ruin it in many ways. First of all, if you have units attacking, they will not move if there's an obstacle in their way and will attack hills, walls, etc. This results in the pointless and frustrating loss of units. Second, The fog of war effect is sort of poor in some regards. For an example, one of my enemies sent a Galactic Colossus at me, and started shooting my commander. I had no clue what it was because its laser beam not show up on the screen (it just looked like my commander was dying randomly). Another very annoying thing is the fact that missiles cannot be destroyed with tactical missile defense systems, unless they're "tactical" missiles. The amount of times I've had the AI turtle in their base spamming air transports, missile launchers, and turrets is insane. I swear, the only air vehicles they ever make are air transports. Lastly, your AI "allies" screw you over all the time. I have had them send engineers straight off the bat to take all my extracting points and hydrocarbon plants. They also love spamming engineers, Tech 1 tanks, etc in your base. When the AI puts their units on your factories, they stop producing units. Just imagine it. You're defending your base from a spam of armed air transports, missile launchers, and Tech 1 assault bots. After you kill them, you notice two of your mass extractors were destroyed, and replaced with a Tech 3 mass extractor your ally put there with that engineer that's blocking your factory production, causing you to lose buildings and units. Of course, you can reclaim their units, but it takes forever to reclaim their Tech 3 extractors. Most of the time I get carried away and forget I sent an engineer to destroy the mass extractor they stole, and then come back later to see them rebuilding it. In general, this game is wonderful, but these are crippling issues.… Expand
  49. NegativeNine
    May 9, 2020
    4
    4 / 10 is a fair rating for a game where you get a barebones strategy game with broken features, dumb units, buggy pathfinding and a braindead AI in a boring campaign.
    The game has so many issues that it goes beyond the character limit when I tried to write them all down, even when trying to keep it as short as possible.
    Major issues with the game: Population: Each unit and structure    4 / 10 is a fair rating for a game where you get a barebones strategy game with broken features, dumb units, buggy pathfinding and a braindead AI in a boring campaign.
    The game has so many issues that it goes beyond the character limit when I tried to write them all down, even when trying to keep it as short as possible.
    Major issues with the game:
    Population: Each unit and structure costs 1 population of your population limit. This means the larger your base the fewer units you're able to build. There's no way to increase this without messing with the game itself. This also means that a high tech experimental unit, that can easily kill hundreds of tech 1 units, costs just 1 population, like each of the hundreds of attacking tech 1 units does.
    Veterancy: The veterancy system is kill based. This punishes you for sending cheap, fast produced units that die easily towards the enemy. The game likes to show off with it's mass battles but that's entirely deceiving when realizing how the population and veterancy systems work. Only a fool would play that way.
    Bugs: Pathfinding, audio, late game performance are the most important of many. The pathfinding bug will regularly cause one or more of your units to get stuck, even if there's nothing to get stuck on. It just happens. The audio issue seems to be entirely random, going from functional to nonfunctional, to functional again, with cause and fix yet to be determined. For all of those that had it it somehow magically fixed itself later on even though literally everything possible on their system and with the game (uncluding formatting, reinstall of Windows + the game) was tried to no avail. It just worked again at some point without any change of hard- or software. There are 2 types of the audio bug: #1 crashes your game after a few minutes in or may cause severe but short slowdowns, #2 just causes mission briefings to not load, in-mission dialogues to be without sound and unit-selection response sounds only playing once and then never again while all weapon sounds still work flawlessly and can happen while playing. The late game performance bug is due to memory leaks that never remove defeated AIs and units, causing the game to slow down massively the longer it runs and to eventually crash.
    AI: It does not exist. It needs to be told what it's supposed to do, even what to build. It doesn't really react to anything happening. It's not fit for survival, as it even lacks a concept to protect and hide it's ACU, the core unit that it needs to protect as otherwise it loses the game once it's destroyed. The AI is a wild mix of all vision omnipresence cheating, knowing your weak spots without ever scouting properly, and some really stupid easily disposed of joke.
    Futuristic: I expected this game to be about futuristic combat but this was also entirely deceiving as most units only have a single type of weapon and there are literally no intersting, clever weapon systems at work in the entire game. Everything is just pretty looking but totally dumbed down. In fact the UI isn't even build to support the usage of special unit abilities, like it's the case in other games and thus most units only have an off/on toggle for some energy draining abilities, like radar. Again it's just pew pew lazers and shields with a few hover units what's understood as futuristic combat.
    Combat: The game lacks a concept to make certain units better vs specific targets they're meant to counter while weaker vs specific targets they're meant to be countered by entirely. This means a sniper bot deals the same damage vs a base building engineer as vs a tank, any structure, a battleship, shield etc. This turns the game away from actual strategy gameplay to unit values of production speed, production price (mass, energy), weapon range, DPS, damage per salvo and maybe whether it's single target damage or area damage that matter. But that you have a tank there that's supposed to be tanky isn't a concept the game grasps. Low tech units just get useless later on, which limits the actual amount of units that you can play with to a bit more than a hand full per faction plus their faction-specific experimentals.
    Also despite being largely about construction there's no helpful construction grid and things can't be managed properly because of a lack of command options as well as UI features. If you're really unlucky an engineer that's ordered to construct on uneven ground will elevate all to the same height level when beginning to construct and thus ruin the entire build space around that area that's then no longer usable for construction by you. But I was told in the forums that this is not an issue because it happens only rarely, even if it mattered to me back then. It's fine... Uninstall and into the trash it goes. There's just much more that's unfun than fun inside. One of the most deceiving titles I've ever had to deal with. Absence of strategy, lack of gameplay. See youtube.    … Expand
  50. Ktulak
    Mar 2, 2016
    10
    Amazing game! the online community is doing great.There are lots of tournaments with $ prices and it's free to play (you have to buy the game but then you'll play it forever for free)

    check forged alliance forever, the online community :-)
  51. pawq
    Jan 30, 2021
    7
    A great continuation of SupCom, but somehow I expected to be blown by this game a bit more! I'm still in awe of the seamless zoom transition between micro-control of individual units or buildings and icon-based macro-control of the whole map (and everything in between), but somehow the rest of the gameplay felt like it was lacking a little flair. Though at the same time I'm having troubleA great continuation of SupCom, but somehow I expected to be blown by this game a bit more! I'm still in awe of the seamless zoom transition between micro-control of individual units or buildings and icon-based macro-control of the whole map (and everything in between), but somehow the rest of the gameplay felt like it was lacking a little flair. Though at the same time I'm having trouble pinpointing what exactly I didn't like, apart from all factions being virtually identical in terms of units and base mechanics (with the exception of a few top-tier units that were different for every faction). Overall a very solid RTS, but not one I'd be tremendously excited to go back to.… Expand
  52. ShodanSpectre
    Aug 12, 2020
    9
    Having tried SupCom:FA shortly after completing a Cybran campaign for the original SupCom - I must agree with what most of the commenters say below: it's a pretty damn awesome RTS, perhaps one of the best ever made.

    It has the staple quality of a _good_ game: it's easy to play, but hard to master. Having played through the original SupCom's campaign on "Hard", and having played several    Having tried SupCom:FA shortly after completing a Cybran campaign for the original SupCom - I must agree with what most of the commenters say below: it's a pretty damn awesome RTS, perhaps one of the best ever made.

    It has the staple quality of a _good_ game: it's easy to play, but hard to master. Having played through the original SupCom's campaign on "Hard", and having played several Skirmish battles - I feel like I've scratched the surface of knowledge about how to play this game.

    This game is truly worthy of a cybersport community - like StarCraft-2, DoTA or LoL. And - there is one. It's called Forged Alliance Forever. It's a mod for SupCom:FA which turns this game into something akin to an MMO.

    I've only played one match, really loved the community. Players are respectful and fun to chat with. There are a few hundred experienced ones who've played hundreds or even thousands of matches and know each other's quirks like good old friends. The newbies like myself were matchmaked and sort of patronized by the older ones.
    Do note that FAF has a somewhat raw player experience. It's a mod and it shows. Some of the maps are clearly amatuer-created, and some of the FX are simplified for the sake of cybersport performance.
    Having played FAF once I've realized that I've no idea how to play SupCom:FA on a level that's anywhere near what the top-performers of our team were doing. The top-3 players in our 8-person team did over 80% of the work, and I did perhaps less than 1%. But noone got mad at me at all - everyone was expecting such from a newbie. Forged Alliance Forever is a serious cybersport...

    The only downside, is the Campaign mode of SupCom:FA is sort of... bland.
    It feels like FA was designed as a 4-race competitive multiplayer game - and most certainly is! But the single-player campaign feels a bit as if it was added as an afterthought. The whole storyline drama with the newly introduced Serafim race feels a bit forced, and their animated avatars - feels a bit like a low-budget action movie. The campaign missions lack diversity, or special modes i.e. when instead of base-building and resource management - you control a fixed group of units and must remain undetected, some RTS have such modes in single-player, but not SupCom.

    Personally I find playing Skirmish against Sorian AI more fun then the Campaign mode. Highly recommend to any RTS fan out there.    … Expand
  53. CaptMescaline
    Jun 19, 2015
    9
    Doesn't get any better than this when it comes to an RTS. Scale, complexity and depth make for an awesome gaming experience. Especially if you have friends to play it with. The add on Forged Alliance Forever makes sure you can still have a great experience playing it online.
  54. Marqp
    Jan 14, 2016
    10
    13 invisible negative reviews? is this some covert metacritic tactic to rebalance the scales to better paid reviews? what an incredable load of crip...
  55. Dco326
    Jun 18, 2022
    8
    Zanimljiva je i bolje mnogo uradjena od ovoga sto nije bila expanzija ali i dalje 8, starija je, prica je samo okej ima glupih delova, i klasika napravis defense i posle lagano pobedjujes, mozda je kampanja bila bolja u kecu :)
  56. Nautiloidor
    Aug 11, 2016
    9
    This is one of the best RTSs ever made, making drastic improvements to the SC, which was great anyway. The scale and scope of it is incredible. The 4 factions are diverse and unique, with a massive range of different unit types and levels. It looks and feels like it came out this year. Multiplayer can get a bit hectic late game with nukes and super heavy long range artillery, but theseThis is one of the best RTSs ever made, making drastic improvements to the SC, which was great anyway. The scale and scope of it is incredible. The 4 factions are diverse and unique, with a massive range of different unit types and levels. It looks and feels like it came out this year. Multiplayer can get a bit hectic late game with nukes and super heavy long range artillery, but these can always be disabled pregame if not to your taste.
    This is not only the spiritual successor of TA, it is the spiritual surpasser of TA, and that's saying something.    … Expand
  57. Shimmeywill
    Apr 3, 2020
    6
    A solid RTS with good spectacle and decent tactical requirements. A strong title.
  58. Lukas3176
    Nov 30, 2021
    10
    Supreme Comander FA - it is best rts game in the world. I love this game. I love.
  59. Fat_Avocado
    Sep 8, 2023
    9
    Still kicking since 2011. FAF modders keep the life in the game.
    Finally hardware is catching up and allows to play online 8x8
  60. aecsuter
    Sep 20, 2022
    6
    As an expansion it's a good departure from the previous one, keeping the same graphics and a few but welcome improvements in gameplay.
    The expansion's story looked a lot more promising than it ended up being and it's super short.
    I recommend getting the game if you liked the first one on a good promotion because it's very cheap.
  61. ProtoPretender
    Jan 2, 2023
    9
    A lot of fun! I'll admit it definitely isn't perfect. It can be frustrating trying to select engineers who aren't idle, as more often than not you'll have to move your own troops out the way so you don't select them instead. Multiplayer also isn't very active as far as I can tell, but that aside this is a very fun, entertaining strategy game that I've played dozens of times over from yearsA lot of fun! I'll admit it definitely isn't perfect. It can be frustrating trying to select engineers who aren't idle, as more often than not you'll have to move your own troops out the way so you don't select them instead. Multiplayer also isn't very active as far as I can tell, but that aside this is a very fun, entertaining strategy game that I've played dozens of times over from years back, and I really think it's worth checking out… Expand
  62. Naked_Snakee
    Apr 8, 2023
    8
    Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.

Awards & Rankings

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#36 Best PC Game of 2007
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#30 Most Discussed PC Game of 2007
52
#52 Most Shared PC Game of 2007

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 35 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. GameSpot
    85
    What's impressive is the amount of stuff that developer Gas Powered Games has managed to squeeze into the standalone expansion in relatively little time.
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  2. AtomicGamer
    84
    Of course, I think THQ and Gas Powered Games probably realized early on that their fan base has been dwindling, so this seems more to be an honest effort. It's damn good, but it's just not quite enough to rekindle interest in their game.
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  3. PC Gamer
    92
    For SupCom owners, Forged Alliance is a must-have expansion. [Holiday 2007, p.70]
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