What happened to tactics games?

[hattifnatt]

Why don't they make tactics games anymore, did all game developers decide needing to think in games was uncool and spending hours to complete a single level was lame or what?
Ideas?
Clarification: tactics games like Commandos is the type i aim at.

 

[ellimist337]

What kind of tactics games? If you're looking for a tactical shooter, Rainbow 6: Vegas (1/2) is pretty good. And it can take hours if you have the difficulty all the way up and do it on your own, at least for terrorist hunt. Or do you mean puzzle types of games?

 

[xitel]

Well there's been a couple for portables recently, like Final Fantasy Tactics and Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness for the PSP.

 

[Powerhelix]

Or RTS games? RTS games have become Subpar Lately... Warcraft 3 was the last great RTS

 

[Dramatic Flare]

Tactics as in.... Turn-based strategy?
Gladius for the original xbox was so oddly, incredibly addictive for a TBS despite having a horribly written story.
Or you could go the route of JRPG and look into NIS and Nippon-Ichi games, as well as Fire Emblem: radiant Dawn.
I'm currently having to restart that last one because I screwed up my leveling.

 

[Nakawa]

I've always thought Advance Wars was a good turn based strategy game. Little simple, but immensely entertaining.

 

[Xojins]

Starcraft 2 should be coming out soon. Within the next 10 years or so.

 

[LukeUK90]

I've always thought Advance Wars was a good turn based strategy game. Little simple, but immensely entertaining.

Got to agree, Best DS game out is "Dark Conflict", or "Days of Ruin" in America.
Like you say, simple, yet awesome.

 

[Incompl te]

hitman games perhaps?

 

[Eiseman]

Valkyria Chronicles, in case people aren't yet tired of hearing about it.

 

[ElArabDeMagnifico]

Valkyria Chronicles, in case people aren't yet tired of hearing about it.

Keep preaching it. It sold 30k in the U.S. because SEGA just thought it was a great idea to release that thing on Nov. 4 - that's beyond pathetic for such a great game.

 

[101194]

Or RTS games? RTS games have become Subpar Lately... Warcraft 3 was the last great RTS

Seconded back in Ol' 2002

 

[fallen1]

Overall I think that a lot of good tactic games have come out and a good amount have been listed here. Rainbow 6:Vegas, Hitman, Disgaea, and Advance Wars just to name a few up here already. I just think that it all depends on what you consider a tactical game and what you are looking for. Disgaea is not anything like Rainbow 6, but we are grouping them under the same thing. The original start was asking more towards Rainbow 6 style, but to narrow tactical games to just shooters is very hard to do.