Strategy genre is much more than just RTS... games like Total War series, Anno2070 and Company Of Heroes for example are very good and very different from each other.
rts lost a couple of developers and a couple of series are in hiatus, but theres plenty of rts to go around. starcraft 2 and c&c @, civ4, total war is still around....
jsmoke03
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Total War games are NOT RTS....
They are in the strategy genre yes, but half of the gaem is turnbased aspect and not real time combat. RTS stands for real time strategy.... Civilization4 that you listed also doenst fall under RTS category.
Strategy genre is much more than just RTS... games like Total War series, Anno2070 and Company Of Heroes for example are very good and very different from each other.
kozzy1234
I agree with you on this, but it seems most devs dont put the effort and/or the risk to put it on the consoles. since most games on pc get cracked and passed on which is my guess on why only the top dogs of RTS games survived, and relying on their fan base they can make the right sales. This isnt encouraging other devs to make new ips in such genres.
Oh wow, didnt even know about planetary anhilation until i came into this thread, that games looks nuts and has been the kind of rts game ive been looking for ever since total anhilation (best rts ever imo) which seems to be the kind of game the devs are trying to recreate.  Kickstarter - the savoir of gaming.
Already saying Pay2Win before the game is even announced? The developers already said they'll avoid that Pay2Win model, they know it would only ruin the game.
Already saying Pay2Win before the game is even announced? The developers already said they'll avoid that Pay2Win model, they know it would only ruin the game.
There are plenty of RTS recently released and upcoming. TC should check his facts better.
Star Craft 2
Sins of Solar Empire
Company of Heroes 2
Comand and Conquer Generals 2
Total War series
Age of Empires 2 hd remake
Anno
Dawn of Discovery
Dawn of War 2
etc.
jhonMalcovich
Some of those are pretty ancient and two of them are the same game, not exactly a strong list given how prolific the genre was in the past. I think it's a pity that so few people are interested in RTS these days. I think the perception is that they are these ultra hardcore, complicated, inaccessible games so people just brush them off without giving them a chance. They are actually really easy to play, often light hearted and most only become challenging once you are very familiar with the mechanics. My son has been playing RTS games since he was 7 with no problems, they are genuinely not nearly as difficult to get into as people imagine.
There are plenty of RTS recently released and upcoming. TC should check his facts better.
Star Craft 2
Sins of Solar Empire
Company of Heroes 2
Comand and Conquer Generals 2
Total War series
Age of Empires 2 hd remake
Anno
Dawn of Discovery
Dawn of War 2
etc.
JamDev
Some of those are pretty ancient and two of them are the same game, not exactly a strong list given how prolific the genre was in the past. I think it's a pity that so few people are interested in RTS these days. I think the perception is that they are these ultra hardcore, complicated, inaccessible games so people just brush them off without giving them a chance. They are actually really easy to play, often light hearted and most only become challenging once you are very familiar with the mechanics. My son has been playing RTS games since he was 7 with no problems, they are genuinely not nearly as difficult to get into as people imagine. I think its the micro that puts people off. Some RTS's require an insane amount of micro-management.
Pirates killed the RTS genre. Only a few big companies can afford the risk of making anything bigger than indie games. I don't see the RTS market expanding unless next gen consoles get KBM support or improves touch/motion controls.
I still play older RTS games because there aren't any newer ones like the old classic top down, base buildings ones.. however we do have Company of Heroes 2 and Rome 2: Total War which look amazing.
If only the same could be said for MMOs. The gaming industry would be a better place, where 3rd world country finally gets to play high quality genres.
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