The Dawn of War games are always a good bet (excluding Soulstorm...we don't talk about it), Starcraft 1 and Brood War are classics and pretty easy to get the hang of.
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I was going to post this!GundamSentinel said:I'll add Warcraft III (and its expansion: The Frozen Throne).
It starts off basic and easy, introducing elements smoothly and by the end of the campaign you'll be ready for any RTS game.
Solid mechanics, great story, fun units and a good sense of humor. It may not have aged that well, though, but that's personal taste.
In the same vein: Age of Mythology.
Like WCIII, a very colourful and user friendly game. This is the game that basically introduced me to RTS games. And it got remastered last year. Personally I thought is was a little more accessible than the other games in the Age of Empires series.
Myth IS outstanding, but a lot of folks here may be a little young for it. It's also hard as fucking balls, so it may not be a good intro to the genre. In terms of an RTS where individual unit tactics and the environment matter though, it makes the DoW/CoH franchises look like kids' stuff. Just an amazing couple of games.cleric of the order said:Myth the fallen lords is nice.
And I'm surprised no one suggested it as of the time of writing besides me.
There's a steam group for it, a couple and often they can help you around the complete abandonment of the game, modding, community patches and the like
Just if you HAVE to buy a copy, go for soulblighter, there is a TFL mod for it and the game is just better.
Empire at War is great.The Enquirer said:I'd consider looking into Star Wars: Empire at War.
Grab it on steam since it comes with the expansion and a TON of mod support. It focuses more on unit deployment and tactics as opposed to resources. I found it to be great for a beginner. Though unless you start getting mods for it, it does grow stale quickly unless you're a huge Star Wars fan due to semi-limited gameplay.
Either way it's a good, solid choice for a beginner.
yeah.Rayce Archer said:Myth IS outstanding, but a lot of folks here may be a little young for it. It's also hard as fucking balls, so it may not be a good intro to the genre. In terms of an RTS where individual unit tactics and the environment matter though, it makes the DoW/CoH franchises look like kids' stuff. Just an amazing couple of games.
It's a shame 3 was so awful.
8Ocleric of the order said:yeah.Rayce Archer said:Myth IS outstanding, but a lot of folks here may be a little young for it. It's also hard as fucking balls, so it may not be a good intro to the genre. In terms of an RTS where individual unit tactics and the environment matter though, it makes the DoW/CoH franchises look like kids' stuff. Just an amazing couple of games.
It's a shame 3 was so awful.
Worse yet the player funded kickstarter went down
I was really hoping that would turn out.
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But Dawn of War...oohh my, Dawn of War. I know some people will disagree with me, but I found near endless fun in matches. Part of it was my own doing because I always wondered what the 40k novel about the battle I just fought would be like, but there are so many viable tactics, so many races and so many options. To be fair, there aren't as many game modes(mostly just capture the area, kill the commander, kill everything or sudden-death) but I rarely found matches boring.
Seconded.GundamSentinel said:I'll add Warcraft III (and its expansion: The Frozen Throne).
It starts off basic and easy, introducing elements smoothly and by the end of the campaign you'll be ready for any RTS game.
Solid mechanics, great story, fun units and a good sense of humor. It may not have aged that well, though, but that's personal taste.