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Defcon has a free demo available for download. It's pretty underwhelming.
You get what you pay for.Tacroy said:
1. Medieval II total war (for combat and campaign)
2. Company of Heroes. (great graphics and effects, also very fun.)
3. LOTR Battle For Middle Earth II. (I don't know it's just damn fun)
2. Company of Heroes. (great graphics and effects, also very fun.)
3. LOTR Battle For Middle Earth II. (I don't know it's just damn fun)
C&C
my reasons
-AMAZINGLY balanced sides (especially RA2, even with yuri in the mix)
-diverse factions
-RA subfactions (i.e. countries)
-power plants
-great story
-actually decent live action fmvs
- most importantly the music. nuff said
I once saw TA in a bargain bin thought of buying it but didn't, I hadn't even heard of it back then though *crys*
my reasons
-AMAZINGLY balanced sides (especially RA2, even with yuri in the mix)
-diverse factions
-RA subfactions (i.e. countries)
-power plants
-great story
-actually decent live action fmvs
- most importantly the music. nuff said
I once saw TA in a bargain bin thought of buying it but didn't, I hadn't even heard of it back then though *crys*
That's funny, I found RA2: Yuri's Revenge really unbalanced. Yuri was probably on an even footing with the Allies, although I found him harder to play, but the Soviets felt really weak with all the Yuri troops taken away.
I add my vote to the "Total Annihilation is the RTS benchmark" bandwagon.
Hey, has anybody played Dark Reign? That was a lovely RTS with a lot of ideas, and quite a bit of hype behind it too. It had the bad luck to come out at the same time as Total Annihilation, so sadly it was overshadowed. Had it been a year earlier or later, I think a lot more people would remember Dark Reign as a great game.
I add my vote to the "Total Annihilation is the RTS benchmark" bandwagon.
Hey, has anybody played Dark Reign? That was a lovely RTS with a lot of ideas, and quite a bit of hype behind it too. It had the bad luck to come out at the same time as Total Annihilation, so sadly it was overshadowed. Had it been a year earlier or later, I think a lot more people would remember Dark Reign as a great game.
first of all, let me start of by saying i will always be a aoe II man
that campaign editor is where triggers began
second mention will of course go to the dawn of war series, revolutionized squad combat
finally, battle for middle earth 1 was an amazing strategy game, and the second one definatly ruined it by getting rid of build plots and the whole fairness things, just the fact that it looked amazing does not excuse a bad game
that campaign editor is where triggers began
second mention will of course go to the dawn of war series, revolutionized squad combat
finally, battle for middle earth 1 was an amazing strategy game, and the second one definatly ruined it by getting rid of build plots and the whole fairness things, just the fact that it looked amazing does not excuse a bad game
Without a doubt Warcraft III did it for me. I dont get around to playing it much anymore but i still go back for that rush of nostalgia.
Red Alert 2. That game was a searing blade of awesomeness that ass-raped the competition. It had cool music, a good atmosphere, and actually introduced a strategic element amidst a plethora of other resource-war RTS's. The expansion pack even had an extra faction and two whole campaigns. The only thing bad about that game is that it didn't cuddle in bed, which is a pity because the chick they cast as Tanya was hot.
Mine? Homeworld. Pure and simple choice.
Followed closely by:
MechCommander 2
Starcraft
Company of Heroes
Followed closely by:
MechCommander 2
Starcraft
Company of Heroes
First? C&C, especially RA 2. Hands Down. (I hope RA 3 is good...)
2. Starcraft even though it consistently kicked my ass all over the map in the last part of the campaign.
3. AOE 2. My first RTS, and still good compared to ones today
Honorable mention goes to Star Wars: Empire at War b/c it was fun, but not epic.
2. Starcraft even though it consistently kicked my ass all over the map in the last part of the campaign.
3. AOE 2. My first RTS, and still good compared to ones today
Honorable mention goes to Star Wars: Empire at War b/c it was fun, but not epic.
Well, for me...
1) Dune II for the PC. I loved this game, and it was my introduction to RTS. It is probably number one for nostalgia though.
2) Company of Heroes. This game was just exhilirating, edge of your seat action for RTS. Great action-driven gameplay, awesome graphics and just phenomenal production values.
3) Warcraft III - Great game, wish I had played it more than I had.
4) Age of Empires III - I really liked the colonial new world setting. Thought it was fun and balanced.
5) Command and Conquer: Generals - I really liked the original game and Red Alert, but I felt the gameplay in Generals was better paced and allowed for quicker sessions and was a little more accessible. The three factions were all fun to play with and fairly balanced.
Oh, and thanks to this list, I'm going to look into Homeworld and Dawn of War. What are the system requirements on those? My rig is pretty old and with a little one on the way, I have no plans on upgrading (Thank goodness for console gaming)
1) Dune II for the PC. I loved this game, and it was my introduction to RTS. It is probably number one for nostalgia though.
2) Company of Heroes. This game was just exhilirating, edge of your seat action for RTS. Great action-driven gameplay, awesome graphics and just phenomenal production values.
3) Warcraft III - Great game, wish I had played it more than I had.
4) Age of Empires III - I really liked the colonial new world setting. Thought it was fun and balanced.
5) Command and Conquer: Generals - I really liked the original game and Red Alert, but I felt the gameplay in Generals was better paced and allowed for quicker sessions and was a little more accessible. The three factions were all fun to play with and fairly balanced.
Oh, and thanks to this list, I'm going to look into Homeworld and Dawn of War. What are the system requirements on those? My rig is pretty old and with a little one on the way, I have no plans on upgrading (Thank goodness for console gaming)
Well besides Warcraft, Starcraft, and DoW (mainly DC):
CoH (including Opposing fronts)
Total Annihilation (such a modable game, I still play TA from time to time.)
Supcom (Forged Alliance, because it basically fixed what Supcom did wrong.)
Sins of a Solar Empire
Total War series
Homeworld (Most people were dissapointed that Homeworld 3 wasn't announced, and DoW2 was, but I like DoW WAY more so ****ing "wewt!")
That's all I got for now, and no, I don't like C&C, generals was OK, but that's it.
CoH (including Opposing fronts)
Total Annihilation (such a modable game, I still play TA from time to time.)
Supcom (Forged Alliance, because it basically fixed what Supcom did wrong.)
Sins of a Solar Empire
Total War series
Homeworld (Most people were dissapointed that Homeworld 3 wasn't announced, and DoW2 was, but I like DoW WAY more so ****ing "wewt!")
That's all I got for now, and no, I don't like C&C, generals was OK, but that's it.
Must haves:
War3 (online was immense with map editor i spent months making maps just for a laugh)
Homeworld 2 (campaign was long and game kept u playing)
Starcraft (golden oldie)
Total war (if they count, cant stop playing rome or med 2)
CoH (howitzers...that is all)
DoW (just clean good rts fun)
and C+C (theyve driven rts to main stream over the years)
AoE (2 and mythology were just too good)
Coulda beens
Settlers (new ones are rubbish)
Stronghold (JUST MAKE A DECENT SKIRMISH THATS ALL WE WANT)
War3 (online was immense with map editor i spent months making maps just for a laugh)
Homeworld 2 (campaign was long and game kept u playing)
Starcraft (golden oldie)
Total war (if they count, cant stop playing rome or med 2)
CoH (howitzers...that is all)
DoW (just clean good rts fun)
and C+C (theyve driven rts to main stream over the years)
AoE (2 and mythology were just too good)
Coulda beens
Settlers (new ones are rubbish)
Stronghold (JUST MAKE A DECENT SKIRMISH THATS ALL WE WANT)