This thread is about what YOU think is the best, this really isn't a thread to settle what is the best once and for good, the title could have been a little more specific in that sense though.petey hunter said:
Best RTS?
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with regards to that last bit about caring about the army the only reason I cared about my space marines was because I enjoyed the way they came apart when they died. The troops did have personality though, the little talking head in the box (viewscreen, whatever it was called) really made them feel more real and likeable.tooktook said:
I've always liked Warcraft III the best. Great story, awesome combat system and deep customization. Plus, I can still go online today and am guaranteed to find a game.
Warcraft III and the expansion have vacuumed up an embarrassing amount of my life. My vote goes to WC3, with Company of Heroes in second place.
Age of Empires 2 and Age of Mythology. The Age of Empire games in general are my favorites because they are pretty close to my roots as a gamer. If it wasn't for AoE 1, I wouldn't of ever played computer games.
SupCom is also one of my favorites, I'm not very good at it for reasons I quite don't understand but its really cool to build up and rape the CPU. The units in that game are awesome.
SupCom is also one of my favorites, I'm not very good at it for reasons I quite don't understand but its really cool to build up and rape the CPU. The units in that game are awesome.
Honourable mention to dawn of war and Warcraft 3 but I'm going with SW: Empire at war. Very good space rts. The ground combat lets it down but you can auto resolve (also the original campaign's weak but the expansion fixes both these problems).
Age of Mythology was the RTS that I used to spend hours and hours on, whether it was playing custom scenarios or building my own. It was a lot of fun.
But these days, I typically play CoH. Really fast-paced, quite different from the traditional AoE or Starcraft formula. A good combination of micro and macro managing is required to do well in CoH.
But these days, I typically play CoH. Really fast-paced, quite different from the traditional AoE or Starcraft formula. A good combination of micro and macro managing is required to do well in CoH.
CoH is truly an amazing game, it really can't be stressed enough. You should add a poll to this thread, that could be interesting.
I agree with this perspective, especially about Supreme Commander. The level of battlefield control is astounding. In less than an hour, I was able to tell exactly what each and every one of my 500 units were doing, and exactly what they were going to do next. The game even displays timers next to units telling you how long it will take to complete their next order, the one after that, and so on. Also, every shot fired is not pre-programmed to hit or miss, it only matters if a unit crosses its path (or rather, doesn't get out of its way).Valiance said:
I think the reason I like it is because it's the polar opposite of most RTS games out there. It almost completely removes the micro-management aspect of the game in favor of strategic control. You are not the pilot, you are the commander. You tell your troops what to kill, they handle the how, and the AI is quite capable of handling the unexpected.
On Dawn of War... DoW2's gameplay was loads of fun (but the lack of variety makes it a bit less replayable), but DoW1 was more traditional, and had an amazing story behind it. I recommend you play DoW1 before DoW2.
Starcraft's story is top-notch, but online competitive play is all about micro-managing. If you like microing, perfect. If not, play it for the campaign and so you'll get the ever-so-present references to it on the internet.
If you have played any of these before, forgive me for the needless text.
Does Pikmin count as an RTS?
If not, then Starcraft: Brood War. I didn't really like Starcraft pre-BW. Game was a bit unbalanced in favour of the Protoss.
But now... Now I have Lurkers! RUN COWARDS!
If not, then Starcraft: Brood War. I didn't really like Starcraft pre-BW. Game was a bit unbalanced in favour of the Protoss.
But now... Now I have Lurkers! RUN COWARDS!
Starcraft is also one of the most influential RTS games ever, and has never been duplicated in terms of fans and staying power. How many other games are 11 years old and still being played by professional gamers?SakSak said:
Best overall : C&C Tiberium Sun
It hands downs blows StarCraft out of the water in gameplay, strategy, and story. One thing I find that I loved about Tib. Sun was the fact that terrain mattered a lot more. It was strategically important to actually build a base that wasn't a hand full of buildings thrown about with guard towers. Concrete, Gates, and Barriers all had significant purposes. It wasn't just about your units, it was about your base and what you could do with the units at hand. There was no build four of x building to mass produce y unit.
Second: Starcraft
Most RTS were two opposing sides, starcraft added a third for great diversity. Mix that in with good main characters, an epic storyline, and unique gameplay and you got a heck of a game. The map editors are out of this world and lead to a great deal of UMS that probably helped keep the game alive for so long.
It hands downs blows StarCraft out of the water in gameplay, strategy, and story. One thing I find that I loved about Tib. Sun was the fact that terrain mattered a lot more. It was strategically important to actually build a base that wasn't a hand full of buildings thrown about with guard towers. Concrete, Gates, and Barriers all had significant purposes. It wasn't just about your units, it was about your base and what you could do with the units at hand. There was no build four of x building to mass produce y unit.
Second: Starcraft
Most RTS were two opposing sides, starcraft added a third for great diversity. Mix that in with good main characters, an epic storyline, and unique gameplay and you got a heck of a game. The map editors are out of this world and lead to a great deal of UMS that probably helped keep the game alive for so long.
