Can anyone reccomend me some RTS games? : Othor Games

» Mon May 14, 2012 3:16 am

Hey, guys!

I've been craving a new addition to my favorite genre, Real time strategy lately.

The RTS Games I own are

Warcraft III
Rise of Nations
Age of Mythology
Age of Empires III
Star Wars Emprie at War
LotR Battle for Middle Earth II

Can anyone help me out according to my tastes and reccomend a new one for me?

» Mon May 14, 2012 2:31 am

Real Life. You should also try Real Life with the 'Paying Bills' expansion pack. Whoo! That games tough. :laugh:

» Sun May 13, 2012 6:45 pm

Supreme Commander.

I like it because it has big robots blowing other big robots up.

Real Life. You should also try Real Life with the 'Paying Bills' expansion pack. Whoo! That games tough. :laugh:

It's only tough 'cause there's no save feature and you only get one life.

» Sun May 13, 2012 1:41 pm

Real Life. You should also try Real Life with the 'Paying Bills' expansion pack. Whoo! That games tough. :laugh:

The fun thing is, you can win!

To the OP: I also would like to know more RTS games like the ones you listed.

» Sun May 13, 2012 4:29 pm

Age of Empires I and II
Starcraft I and II
Warcraft I and II
Populous
Dungeon Keeper I

» Sun May 13, 2012 8:30 pm

Hey, guys!

I've been craving a new addition to my favorite genre, Real time strategy lately.

The RTS Games I own are

Warcraft III
Rise of Nations
Age of Mythology
Age of Empires III
Star Wars Emprie at War
LotR Battle for Middle Earth II

Can anyone help me out according to my tastes and reccomend a new one for me?

You should try out the Total War Series. Next month comes a stand-alone addon for Shogun 2.

» Sun May 13, 2012 8:14 pm

You should try out the Total War Series. Next month comes a stand-alone addon for Shogun 2.

This too.

Not only is the campaign mode incredibly in depth, but you get to watch lots of tiny men kill lots of other tiny men.

» Sun May 13, 2012 5:59 pm

Crusader Kings II!

It's not fast-paced, but still lots of fun.

» Sun May 13, 2012 5:38 pm

Command & Conquer.
You can't beat it in terms of RTS.

» Sun May 13, 2012 5:19 pm

Starcraft I and II

» Mon May 14, 2012 2:02 am

No mention of Company of Heroes? It's a little different than your standard RTS fare, but as an avid Age of Empires II lover I enjoyed it very much.

» Sun May 13, 2012 1:03 pm

Try out one of the Total War games. Its divided into two modes of gameplay, on the campaign map you command your armies and manage your empire in a turn based mode. When two armies encounter each other on the turn based map the game will zoom in on the battle which is fought in real time.
I'm not sure which game you could start with, Empire is the weakest overall in my opinion. My favourite of the series is Medieval 2, it has the best combat, reasonable unit diversity and a very active modding community.

» Mon May 14, 2012 3:19 am

No mention of Company of Heroes? It's a little different than your standard RTS fare, but as an avid Age of Empires II lover I enjoyed it very much.

Thats a good one. The Blitzkreig mod really makes it fun.

» Sun May 13, 2012 1:26 pm

Nobody else has mentioned http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000:_Dawn_of_War yet? Heresy.

» Sun May 13, 2012 1:29 pm

If you don't mind space fighting and dated graphics, look for the Homeworld games. They are masterpieces. Well, except the first ones expansion :hehe:

If you do mind the graphics, look at Sins of a Solar Empire.

Also as someone already said Supreme Commander is good for large scale battles, but you should get it's standalone expansion Forged Alliance instead, it has many good improvements, and you won't miss much on the stroy department. Supreme Commander 2 is a good choice if you like the first but feel it's too slow or cumbersome :hehe:

» Sun May 13, 2012 6:39 pm

Crusader Kings II!

It's not fast-paced, but still lots of fun.

Europa Universalis!

For the same reasons. Although invading China whilst simulataneously besieging the capital of Baluchistan and putting down a revolt in Delhi sometimes feels like it's going faster than you can cope with at once.

» Sun May 13, 2012 12:37 pm

Company of heroes!

» Sun May 13, 2012 4:10 pm

Rise of Legends
If you enjoyed Warcraft 3 more then Rise of Nations or Age of Empires then I think you'll like the Command and Conquer games.
If its the other way then I think you'll like the previous Age of Empires games.
Have you tried any of the expansions for your games?

» Mon May 14, 2012 1:10 am

No ones said Halo Wars yet, that's a pretty good RTS for a Halo fan to play and for people who like extremely good animated cutscenes.

» Sun May 13, 2012 12:18 pm

Look up 'Brigandine' on google. Epic PS1 game, which luckily I still own :cool:

» Sun May 13, 2012 2:17 pm

Total Annihilation. It's more sophisticated than it sounds.

» Sun May 13, 2012 12:11 pm

Total Annihilation. It's more sophisticated than it sounds.

To add to this, I'd recommend Spring specifically.

» Sun May 13, 2012 5:55 pm

http://store.steampowered.com/app/4850

Very similar gameplay to Age of Empires, only better in my opinion. Around the time of it's release, it was really fun to play online... though the online community is probably dead now. Still, it's worth getting and is usually dirt cheap on Steam. Don't bother with Cossacks II or American Conquest. They're not as good.

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/stronghold

Probably the best RTS to date in terms of castle/fortress building. Very enjoyable single-player campaign. Again, don't bother with newer entries in the series.

» Sun May 13, 2012 10:32 pm

Let's see....

Pharaoh
Age of Empires I and II
Stronghold
Command and Conquer
Majesty (the first one)

» Mon May 14, 2012 1:09 am

Empire Earth I & II
Age of Empires I & II
Supreme Commander 1 & 2
Practically any Command And Conquer game except 4. Red Alert II is my favorite. Generals is also good, even if it has nothing to do with the rest of the series or its gameplay.
Oh, and how about that Total War series?

I'd also ask if anybody wanted to play Rise of Nations with me, but unfortunately I have Gold which seems to be unable connect to people that are using the standard version.