Comments on: R.U.S.E. Free Weekend Multiplayer [TRAILER]

By: Thomas Hruska

Thomas Hruska — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:59:01 +0000

Finally got to play the game last night. At first it seems like another RTS. The key difference is that there is no automatic fog of war. Each map is segmented into sectors. You can see the enemy’s starting location and vice versa. Instead of “fog-of-war”, you get “ruses” that you can place into each sector – fake bases, troop deployments, weather patterns (e.g. create a storm that isn’t real), etc. These things allow you to have cover for troop and base movement. Potentially allows for things like creating a very tempting vulnerability that doesn’t exist, the enemy leaves their base, then the player moves in and eliminates the enemy’s base. But the enemy can do the same thing to the player too.

I suspect building up a ridiculously large army that can’t be beaten is still a pretty good way to win – with or without ruses.

By: Thomas Hruska

Thomas Hruska — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:39:35 +0000

It looks like the Free Weekend has been extended until Wednesday. Ah – deception. Make us think it would only be for the weekend and then extend it. Just like the trailer. Cleverly played.

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