I've always been a huge fan of the AoE series, so that shall be my answer.
Warcraft / Starcraft
Command and Conquer
Age of Empires
I don't like any of them
I've always been a huge fan of the AoE series, so that shall be my answer.
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AoE has Age of Mythology and that is a brilliant game.
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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.
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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
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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)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.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)
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.I would vote for Starcraft and NOT WarcraftIII.....if Warhammer 40K wasnt better
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Star/Warcraft. Age of Empires is also an incredible series.
Command and Conquer, but with Total War in at a close second.
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I am pleased to see that C&C is in the lead.
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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.
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