i would also say Company of Heroes, but many others will say Starcraft. I just loved everything about CoH, the setting, the gameplay, the full destruction physics support - everything.
So far i'd have to say Starcraft 2. The beta has been extremely impressive so far. Never before have I played an RTS that has such deep strategy, flawless lag-free online, great matchmaking that actually places you in matches against people of a similar skill level and such balance! A good player can quickly switch his strategy to counter their opponent's, or (Much rarer but more fun to see) a REALLY good player can beat units that counter their own just with incredibly good positioning and micromanagement.
i would say men of war is the best low budget RTS, best destruction in any RTS, coop campaign, loads of maps, units and decent graphics. soon to get even better with a new expansion
Age of Empires 2, Age of Mythology, Starcraft, Warcraft 3, Company of Heroes, Dawn of War 2, Company of Heroes, Dungeon Keeper 2, Sacrifice, and Homeworld series are pretty much my top rts games I have seen..
I'd have to say either the Red alert Series, Age of Empire series, or even the Rise of nation series. Why? Good war play and a nation/army to build. That to me is nothing but tactics. Company of heroes is great but I wish it had the full RTS value to it. I'd like to wait before I vote on starcraft two until it comes out not the beta.
[QUOTE="kieranb2000"][QUOTE="HawkEye1997"]I don't like RTS games though! :cry:tachikoma679
Then...Why did you post in this thread? O.o to lure out the person with an ergo proxy sig? Of course! The old "I don't like RTS games" trap. I can't believe I was lured out once again by it ;_;
Starcraft 2 most likely when it comes out, mainly because it is the first RTS game I could get into and play competitively. This is coming from a person who mainly plays the campaign in RTS games. CoH and Warcraft 3 ranks up in the top of the list too.
I'd go with Age of Empires II and its expansion. I logged more time offline with that game that probably any other game I've played in my life, StarCraft included. I don't I ever played it online once, aside from LAN matches with friends.
[QUOTE="Trinexxx"]Where's the love for World in Conflict? I own it, but have not played it yet. I recall a 9.5/10 from GameSpot though. I don't know about everyone else, but I personally thought World in Conflict was a mediocre, shallow and incredibly overrated game.
[QUOTE="kieranb2000"][QUOTE="Trinexxx"]Where's the love for World in Conflict? I own it, but have not played it yet. I recall a 9.5/10 from GameSpot though. I don't know about everyone else, but I personally thought World in Conflict was a mediocre, shallow and incredibly overrated game. Same here. It's a pretty shallow RTS compared to its competition.
[QUOTE="kieranb2000"][QUOTE="Trinexxx"]Where's the love for World in Conflict? I own it, but have not played it yet. I recall a 9.5/10 from GameSpot though. cybrcatter
I don't know about everyone else, but I personally thought World in Conflict was a mediocre, shallow and incredibly overrated game. Same here. It's a pretty shallow RTS compared to its competition. It isn't the best RTS but I found it very good. While there in not much variety, I wouldn't call it shallow. and it is far from mediocre. The game had an amazing story and online system unbeatable by any other RTS game.
If we're talking strictly games which follow a conventional RTS format of objectives (build up your base, build army, blow up enemy base, do this in one battle), Company of Heroes + Opposing Fronts and Homeworld have my favourite approaches because of their relatively complex combat mechanics (which drives their excellent gameplay) and their comparatively cinematic designs which makes them more "believable" than other RTSs.
In terms of sheer amount of enjoyment i'm going to pick WiC the game was blast to play both offline and online a game doesn't need alot of complexity to provide an amazing gaming experience.
[QUOTE="Trinexxx"]Where's the love for World in Conflict? I own it, but have not played it yet. I recall a 9.5/10 from GameSpot though. I'm gonna say World in Conflict aswell. Seems like there's a WiC hate train when it comes to RTS games.
I think Age of Empires II is still going to take this for me. The original game plus The Conquerors provided literally days of entertainment whilst I was growing up. The game was great and the soundtrack was also brilliant. For a more modern choice, I think I would judge World in Conflict as the best RTS multiplayer game.
AoE 2, Warcraft 3, Age of Mythology, Rise of Nations, Dawn Of War series, CoH, Men of War, WiC. Those are great RTS games!! I can't wait to play Starcraft 2 though.
My life for Aiur, literally. I would willingly starve myself to death whilst playing Protoss; such is the legend behind this race. (Clearly I've been playing this too much XD)
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