R.U.S.E

After seeing some interesting videos on the game R.U.S.E  I have decided to go ahead and purchase the game. It is available for PC, 360, and PS3. But after thinking about it a bit I decided to buy the PC version. It is 10$ cheaper for one thing, my PC can handle it, and a few friends are thinking about buying it as well for the PC. This way, I will at least be able to play with them in multiplayer. The game itself looks very nice.

For those who know nothing about it (and this game completely snuck up on my so I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people don't know about it) RUSE is an RTS that is more of an actual strategy game than most RTSes. IMO most RTS games are actually more RTT games which heavy favor tactics over strategy (but that's another debate for a completely different post).

Reviews have been a bit mixed. But, having watched the game I think it's slower pace and emphasis on planning strategy, and diversions is right up my alley. The game itself looks great, and I'm interested to see where it goes.

Of course, the PC version seems to be available only through digital downloads. So it doesn't seem like you can just go into a store and buy it. This is probably the wave of the future for PC games. And that sucks IMO. But, I guess I can't bitch too much considering that I put down 49$ bucks for the game. I'll have a post about actual impressions for the game once I get a chance to play it. Which may not be today considering how slow the 4.5GB download is going. Here's hopeing the game lives up to my expectations!