There is a crude brutality in Command and Conquer. Of course, it's an RTS, and that means you have to think tactically and make the right calls, but in a lot of cases - especially in Tiberian Dawn and ...
This whole retro revival thing - this trend right now for boomer shooters, low-poly horrors, and spiritual successors to erstwhile classics - it's nice, and it's cute, and it makes you feel warm ...