Strategy games with good story?

nikomas1

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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.
 

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Natural Hazard post=9.71285.718852 said:
C & C is always good especially with the GDI, Nod story arcs.. Kane etc
FOR KANE! But seriously i forgot starcraft there stupid me.
Theres something else im forgetting
 

Sethran

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Warcraft has one of the most epic stories I've ever come across, but then I really do love the lore >_>

Of course, if they ever addressed half of the Lore that has been written for Warcraft in a game it'd be one of the greatest RTSs of all time. As it stands, the games let the Lore fall to the side too much D:

Warhammer comes in second in the lore department, I just wish they'd make more video games for it, since I'm not too big into tabletop gaming.

Third would have to be either Fallout Tactics, simply because I love the Fallout storytelling, or Starcraft thanks to the emotional depth brought to 100x100px animated gifs. XD
 

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Does Final Fantasy Tactics fall into the realm of strategy? Because it had an amazing storyline. It's a bit incoherent at times, but if you're able to follow what's going on, it's absolutely engrossing. It's even better on the PSP, what with the improved translation and voice-acted cutscenes.
 

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I second Warcraft, i am an Big Fan of Warcraft: Orcs and Humans and Warcraft 2(forgot the name) not played the 3rd one mind never got round to it, shame really.
 

nikomas1

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Noting near JTBS okay? those are way to close to being RPGs.

World in conflict thats the one, I remember almost sheding a tear when the nuke went of, That was emptional.

Company of heroes story was decent but nowhere near the epicness of my previusly metioned ones.
 

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Space Spoons post=9.71285.718871 said:
Does Final Fantasy Tactics fall into the realm of strategy? Because it had an amazing storyline. It's a bit incoherent at times, but if you're able to follow what's going on, it's absolutely engrossing. It's even better on the PSP, what with the improved translation and voice-acted cutscenes.
It's a Tactical RPG, not an RTS @_@

And all Final Fantasies have great stories :3
 

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Sethran post=9.71285.718898 said:
Space Spoons post=9.71285.718871 said:
Does Final Fantasy Tactics fall into the realm of strategy? Because it had an amazing storyline. It's a bit incoherent at times, but if you're able to follow what's going on, it's absolutely engrossing. It's even better on the PSP, what with the improved translation and voice-acted cutscenes.
It's a Tactical RPG, not an RTS @_@

And all Final Fantasies have great stories :3
'Kay. . _.

Um, I vote for Warcraft, then. It's good stuff. Rivals Tolkien at times, I might even say.
 

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Fire emblems story varies from game to game but 7 (First one to have international release.) had the best of the series.
 

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nikomas1 post=9.71285.718839 said:
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?