Welcome back, Commander.

Some of you know that I'm a gamer. Well, not actually a gamer, I just like to play games. I don't have the time to game more than a few hours a week. As a result, the Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars game I preordered was still lying in my desk as I was finishing F.E.A.R.: Extraction Point (a game I recommend to anyone).



But I had some time off last weekend, and some of my friends coaxed me into playing C&C 3 online with them. I warned them that I haven't played it yet, and the last RTS game I played was Red Alert (so it was a while ago) but they just wouldn't take no for an answer. So I installed C&C3, ran the update, joined the game they created and got my ass handed to me after 10 minutes. Now I could justify this be telling you I didn't know the interface, which is partly true (e.g. I didn't know where I could build turrets). Worst of all you had to RIGHT CLICK to order your units to go somewhere or attack something. I was used to left clicking, so half of the time my units where standing there feeling rather bored while my base was under attack. But I think that there is also another reason: the game is extremely fast compared to older RTS games. And the options list is extremely big. Everything can be upgraded to extra features. It feels like you have to do a million things in a very short time. The learning curve is a lot steeper when you compare it to Red Alert. Or maybe I'm getting too old for this kind of thing? Anyway, it will take some time to get my skills to a decent level. And if I compare the time I need with the time I'm willing to spend in a week, then it will probably take me a few years.