The Brilliance of Red Alert 2's Campaign Design | Game Design Analysis

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Promo - 0:00
Intro - 0:29
Mission 1: Lone Guardian - 1:54
Mission 2: Eagle Dawn - 15:23
Mission 3: Hail to the Chief - 26:37
Mission 4: Last Chance - 35:45
Mission 5: Dark Night - 45:42
Outro - 54:54

Welcome to another C&C game design analysis video! Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 is a beloved RTS title for many of us. It is accessible to a wide casual audience, and offers a quirky and fun single-player campaign experience. However, how much of our fond memories towards RA2 is a result of nostalgia? Will this two-decade-old game fare well according to the level design principles we have today? Can Red Alert 2 stand up against modern Real-Time Strategy titles such as StarCraft 2?

In today's video, I will analyze vanilla RA2's Allied campaign level by level, beat by beat. Flow diagrams are created to show the difficulty / intensity of each gameplay segment; Paths are charted out to show how much agency the player has at each stage; Even the meta-level narrative and mission types are examined, so we're covering all grounds of what makes an RTS campaign successful as a whole!

Did you know RA2 has tons of hidden tutorials that intuitively teach the player game mechanics and guide the players to figure out tactics? RTS games involve tons of complex systems, ranging from base building to unit type counters. Watch the video to learn about all those things in RA2 that you'd never noticed!

ft. Special Agent Tanya & tons of Easter Eggs (including cows and monke)!

Allies Campaign part 2 coming soon... Might cover the Soviet campaign of Yuri's Revenge in the future as well! Special thanks to tg for providing some of the footage used in this video.

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