Warcraft/Starcraft
Command and Conquer
Age of Empires
Which shall it be? (Don't forget to vote!!!)
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Warcraft/Starcraft
Command and Conquer
Age of Empires
Which shall it be? (Don't forget to vote!!!)
That's a tough one. I'd say C&C and SC are the ones in the running here - AoE is amazingly good but not quite as hot as those. I think I'll go with C&C on the basis of Kane.
I think Age of Empires and Warcraft both have a layer of complexity that Command & Conquer lacks, but C&C is just so much fun. Definitely my favorite as a series.
C&C thank you kindly. I want more Allies-Soviets and I want it now.
Really don't play enough RTS and I certainly haven't played C&C for ages but I'm going to have to go with C&C. I've only actually played a demo of Age of Empires. I suppose I should fix that.
Age of Empires, followed by Total War. Medieval represent!
Total War.
Starcraft. I'd include Warcraft, but I'd put Starcraft too far ahead of any Warcraft game to include them. I do think Warcraft 3 was a strong game, but not nearly as much fun as Starcraft. I will grant that Warcraft 3 had much better custom maps than SC though.
I think I'll go for the 'crafts myself. They've got this neat touch to them and a totally awesome storyline. I liked the fun factor in C&C and the historical touch in AoEs though.
PS: I think Warcraft lost on prestige, what they've gained on fanbase with WoW. A pity. :(
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Originally Posted by Old Manus
These people express my opinion. You fail for not including Total War. It trounces all other RTS so severely.Quote:
Originally Posted by McLovin'
And Starcraft II's map editor is probably going to blow WCIII's away completely. Sure, WCIII came later, but that doesn't make it a better game. Heck, it's just a fantasy based version of SC anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vivi22
Well, Star Craft and Age of Empire are fairly awesome. I also had some fun with some of the C&C games.
Eh, I can't choose so I won't. :p
I wager that Total War wasn't included because it's not RTS. It's Real Time Tactics (RTT) and TBS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain Maxx PowerQuote:
Originally Posted by Old Manus
These people express my opinion. You fail for not including Total War. It trounces all other RTS so severely.Quote:
Originally Posted by McLovin'
Actually no, I don't expect that's why it was left out at all, but that's why it shouldn't be included here.
Is this thread supposed to be a trick question?
Probably not completely. You can do almost everything in WCIII, including trigger-work. SC's was even less powerful than WCII's, but what made it shine was its accessibility, and as we got further along, the ability to adapt other forms of code to construct the advanced map-making tools we have (Forge, Draft).Quote:
Originally Posted by Skyblade
Remember EUDs?
Command and Conquer!
I've always been a huge fan of the AoE series, so that shall be my answer.
AoE has Age of Mythology and that is a brilliant game.
Total War was not included, because, as far as I am aware, it's far younger than the other series and, in my eyes, doesn't really count as classics yet. Great game, but IMO, inappropriate for the poll. Feel free to disagree though.
Starcraft is my favorite pc game. 2nd is Warcraft 2. 3rd is Final Fantasy XI.
I haven't played Warcraft 1 and my pc doesn't load Warcraft 3 but I want to beat it. I'll get Starcraft 2 the day it comes out probably. :D
The only one on the listed series I haven't played is AoE III. RTS is probably my favorite genre tied with RPG, and I definately have to go with Command & Conquer. I think Generals might be my favorite RTS so far, I honestly have to say the way that each unit can be countered is done on a level I haven't really seen, at least not in the others on the list. On the others you can really spam one good unit and murder anyone, but in Generals any spam can be demolished rather inexpensively. I also think it really shifted the basic focus of RTS from economy to pure strategy. In the earlier days I definately preferred C&C to WC and RA2 to SC. So yeah, C&C.
I would vote for Starcraft and NOT WarcraftIII.....if Warhammer 40K wasnt better :)
For the greater good!
In AoE and such you have one city and another. They fight. The end. In Total War you control many cities and are usually under constant attacks and the battles are awesome to be in. There's gore and it requires lots of strategy to win so that's is why it is the best. (on hard at least)Quote:
Originally Posted by Discord
Heh, I'm still not disagreeing. Great game, but in my opinion not a representative of a "classic RTS series". I like Total War myself though.Quote:
Originally Posted by McLovin'In AoE and such you have one city and another. They fight. The end. In Total War you control many cities and are usually under constant attacks and the battles are awesome to be in. There's gore and it requires lots of strategy to win so that's is why it is the best. (on hard at least)Quote:
Originally Posted by Discord
Valid point. Dawn of War anthology is stupidly kickass. Combined with Company of Heroes? Huxyeah, that genuinely is a contender to the classics mentioned in the poll.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lionx
Star/Warcraft. Age of Empires is also an incredible series.
Command and Conquer, but with Total War in at a close second. :D
I am pleased to see that C&C is in the lead.
Theres no better RTS game than starcraft.
Its so balanced, and you got so much things to take care of.
It really requires skill, multitasking deluxe...its simply the best game to compete in.
Its a reason the Koreans have had it as entertainment for almost 10 years, and I think theres gonna be a looooong time before they stop playing it.
Starcraft for koreans is like football is to us.
Newer games are just noobified. Just mass up tanks, attack, and hope for the best.