Your favorite RTS games

[Thor_Doomhammer]

I know there is a thread already running about the best PC games, but I wanted to get more specific- what are the best RTS games you have played?

My favorites are:
-Warcraft III
-Starcraft
-The Age of Empires Series (Including Age of Mythology)

What do you think?

[Frozeninja]

Warcraft III all the way

Though Age of Empires is good sometimes too.

[Rane Longfox]

Medieval 2: Total War

No contest, best game I've ever played

[Jason_Taverner]

Total Annihilation rocked

I have to say I am loving dawn of war but the expantion Dark Crusade is more fun

[Nikitta]

I'm completely new to RTS, but I think I like it.

So far I've tried Warcraft 3, which is pretty good. I still haven't finished the campaigns on that one and I think I should in order to learn as much as I can before even thinking of going against other players.

Today I found the special edition The Battle For Middle Earth 2 used, so I bought it. It's hard to say anything yet, as I've only played through the first part of the tutorial, but it seems very promising, IMO.


I'm still at the stage where I keep discovering new ways not to do it

[Thor_Doomhammer]

Yeah, Battle for Middle-Earth was rather fun as well. I particularly enjoy the satisfaction that comes from running your calvary through hordes of helpless infantry

[Thor_Doomhammer]

By the way, I noticed that Medieval 2: Total War was mentioned- Did anyone like Rome: Total War? I was thinking about getting that game the other day.....

[Caesar]

i thought Rome:Total War is a better game then Medieval, dont know why, just think its got a better feel to it!

[Crymic]

Warcraft series is pretty good for the story line itself.
Dawn of war is also pretty fun for it's general carnage.
Heroes of Might and Magic series is good also but the AI tends to punish the defensive player. >_<

[pyan]

Played AoK-Conquerers Expansion for a long time. Great game, shame about the forums.

[Winters_Sorrow]

I still play Rome: Total War - mainly because my PC is too rubbish to play Medieval 2!
There's someting to be said for zooming in close to your troops and watching your legionnaires crash into massed ranks of gallic infantry however.

In the UK we had this TV series called "Time Commanders" which used the R:TW engine to re-enact famous historical battles with contestants acting as the generals. They usually failed spectacularly. I especially liked the guys who got massacred when they re-enacted the Battle of Guagemela

[RidderMark]

Originally Posted by Winters_Sorrow

I still play Rome: Total War - mainly because my PC is too rubbish to play Medieval 2!
There's someting to be said for zooming in close to your troops and watching your legionnaires crash into massed ranks of gallic infantry however.

In the UK we had this TV series called "Time Commanders" which used the R:TW engine to re-enact famous historical battles with contestants acting as the generals. They usually failed spectacularly. I especially liked the guys who got massacred when they re-enacted the Battle of Guagemela

I also love this game. I am in the same baot as you, don't have the computing power for Medieval 2 as well. Have you tried the Rome: Total Realism mod? It is by far a much more realistic look at ancient warfare, offers many more units and civilizations, and adds to the fun of Rome: Total War ten fold.

[Joel007]

Warcraft III: Frozen throne (still playing this, in fact i was online yesterday )
Starcraft (loved the "matrix" and "starship troopers" custom maps)
Total Annihilation (so so sweeeeet big Bertha)
C&C: Red Alert (obviously all of them, but this was my all time fav)
Does Black & White count?

[Lucien21]

One of my mates is a huge RTS fan.

Can't say i've even been all that fussed about them.

Supreme Commander looks ok though.

[Joel007]

Apparently you need a PC far above the "minimum requirements" to play Supreme commander without severe time lag.