Strategy games with good story?

[nikomas1]

So what strategy games have a good story?
My prize goes to Homeworld 2 and the C&Cs

Strategy games usealy dont have that great a story.

Edit: Honestly JRPG/TBS does Not count okay? Whe are going for western Pure RTS/TBS games.

If you liked the story of Homeworld 2, you should play Cataclysm (the third-party tie-in settled between Homeworld 1 and 2). The best story, and best-told story, I've ever seen in a strategy game (Yes, I have seen those Blizzard things... horrible, predictable cliché stories)

The Earth 2150 games (Escape From The Blue Planet, Moon Project and Lost Souls) had really great, well-told storylines.

Also, does Darwinia count as a strategy game?

Whats the good parts on cataclysm? Ofcourse darwania counts!

 

[shufflemonkey16]

Myth series by Bungie. They're pretty old school, but they're great strategy games with a good story.

 

[T.H.O.R]

Dawn of War. Great stories through each expansion.

 

[Azhrarn-101]

Most of my favourites have already been mentioned (StarCraft, C&C and Homeworld series), but the games "Act of War: Direct Action" and "Act of War: High Treason" both have quite fun near future oil crisis settings, that make for a pretty nice campaign game.

 

[nikomas1]

Most of my favourites have already been mentioned (StarCraft, C&C and Homeworld series), but the games "Act of War: Direct Action" and "Act of War: High Treason" both have quite fun near future oil crisis settings, that make for a pretty nice campaign game.

The Act of war games... I didnt realy focus that much on the story i was more in the "Look at the awezum grafix/effects" back then, That was good times.

 

[Bigdom]

About 50 people beat me to it but Starcraft and Warcraft had fairly strong storylines IMO. Have to disagree with T.H.O.R. though. I thought the DOW story was really dissapointing given how much 40k background material they could have drawn on.

But the game itself was fucking awesome. an't wait for DOW 2

 

[GoldCrow]

Any Total War game, I suppose...mostly because you make the story yourself.

 

[Thaliur]

Whats the good parts on cataclysm? Ofcourse darwania counts!

The nature of the Bentusi race is revealed, and the internal political affairs of Hiigara play a role in the storyline too.
Some Hiigaran history, treachery, and lingering danger, and everything told in a way that never puts you out of place.
You stay on your ship, and only know about what you, your spies and your tactical analysts are able to find out. No "meanwhile at.."s, just immersive storytelling.

I'm glad about Darwinia. Really loved its storyline, I never thought I could fear for the lives of artificial beings like I did while playing it.

 

[Littaly]

Starcraft

 

[Zulu-Echo14]

How are people saying Starcraft? I choose the original and more complex and enriched universe Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War.

 

[meatloaf231]

Disagea, Homeworld, Darwinia.

Darwinia is the best game I have played in a long time.

 

[Vic Sage]

Dawn of war series, most notably dark crusade and soulstorm because you get more of an oportunity to see the stories

 

[DownOnTheUpside]

Yup... I'll one millionth Starcraft.

 

[sorry user name taken.]

So what strategy games have a good story?
My prize goes to Homeworld 2 and the C&Cs

Strategy games usealy dont have that great a story.

Edit: Honestly JRPG/TBS does Not count okay? Whe are going for western Pure RTS/TBS games.

suiokden!!!!

 

[Technomage333]

How about some of the NWN series? Maybe it would classify more as adventure but the combat system always made me think strategy.

 

[TaborMallory]

of course, I must mention starcraft.......

Age of Empires II is actually pretty interesting history when you're actually there commanding the armies.

 

[superpoo92]

age of mythology and warcraft 3 with frozen throne

 

[Atrer]

WC1,2, and especially 3 win in my eyes.

 

[Nazulu]

I say Frozen Throne, it had that Shakespear feel to it. All the characters had their own destiny's to fulfill, discovering that in the end there could be only one victor!