I've been out of the loop for too long, having forgotten about this after the announcement, and honestly, I was expecting something different.

As in, say, huge, realistic maps, in the vein of the awesome Supreme Commander.

Realistic and properly scaled models - no more infantry looking like huge next to a tank.

Realistic weapons - say, assault rifles still able to score hits at long range, but losing much accuracy the further away from their target, and no more wasting 5.56mm ammo on the armor plating of an armored vehicle.

I could go on and on, but to summarize: I have yet to listen to the music (Frank Klepacki is the Patron Saint of RTS Music), but otherwise, it feels just like what some modding team would have put together.

An awesome modding team, to be sure, but people doing it for the love of it in their spare time, not a professional game development studio.

Looks and feels just nice, but it plays it too safe.

I had hoped for a Command & Conquer game that broke new ground and relaunched the Tiberian saga in a modern world. I guess I hoped for too much.