19. Warcraft III
PC, 2002


Warcraft III was perhaps balance between RTS and RPG. It was obviously far more the former than the latter, as that is the one and only thing Warcraft should ever be (*cough*), but it had enough RPG elements to make you notice them without actually ruining the gameplay by having too much. I really, really enjoyed this game. The story was entertaining, the tactical aspects not too tricky to lose the fun aspect but also not so simple that they lacked challenge. I really liked all the different race options and enjoyed playing as each of them. I don't think I ever got the expansions played but I hear they were great, too.

I long for a new Warcraft RTS so much. I don't care how much World of Warcraft ruins my biggest Blizzard love, I'll long for the next iteration as long as I have to for it to actually be released. The Warcraft RTS series was golden and I really hope that the next one is out sooner rather than later.