GR34
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Its my step dads B-day in like 4 days and He loves RTS games. He almost shit a brick when I let him play medieval 2 total war.


     Can you please recommend me a relitivly new RTS game? if possible, one that goes fairly easy on the GFX his laptop sux


ones that are all ready owned are:
all the total war games
CoH
CoH opposing fronts
Age of empires 3 & expansions
Battlestations midway
Civilization 2-w/e the new 1 is
Sins of solar empire

Last edited by GR34 (2008-06-06 15:53:39)

Flaming_Maniac
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Company of Heroes is awesome, not so easy on the computer though...

You could always go for the classics, Starcraft, AOE II, Warcraft III
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GR34 wrote:

... his lap top sux
Well that eliminates my favorite RTS - Supreme commander.

World in conflict is good, if the lappy can handle the awesomness.
GR34
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I am leaning towards C&C 3 C&C the first decade
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WiC
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CnC3 + Kane's Wrath


Really fun. Epic story and intense mulitplayer. Though it's not very n00b friendly.
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GR34 wrote:

ones that are all ready owned are:
all the total war games
CoH
CoH opposing fronts
Age of empires 3 & expansions
Battlestations midway
Civilization 2-w/e the new 1 is
Sins of solar empire
With RTS games, new isn't always better. There are shining beacons of old examples, but I'll give you a small alphabetized list of newish stuff:

Age of Empires: Collector's Edition ($10)
http://www.amazon.com/Age-Empires-Colle … m_sw_img_3
Description: The first and second games with their expansions. I didn't know this was that cheap. I think I'll order a copy myself, as I only have two out of the bundle.

Age of Mythology with Titans Expansion ($20)
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/Product … t_id=64734
Description: Same 'Age of' recipe, only with mythological creatures thrown into each culture's army.
Notes: Released between Age of Empires 2 and Age of Empires 3.

Command & Conquer: The First Decade ($30)
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/Product … t_id=42237
Description: With only one exception (C&C Renegade), this is bundled with tons of high production quality RTS games, most of which even have full motion video cutscenes.
Notes: There is another version that is also bundled with Command & Conquer 3.

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth Anthology ($20)
http://www.amazon.com/Rings-Battle-Midd … amp;sr=1-2
Description: BFME, BFME2 and BFME2 Expansion. Three strategy games that borrow heavily from Peter Jackson's films, but come together in a surprisingly entertaining series of games. Some of the stuff from the books that didn't hit the film are here.

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring ($1)
http://www.amazon.com/Lord-Rings-War-Ri … m_sw_img_1
Description: A middle earth game without the influence of the films. Very cool stuff in it, especially the music.

Overlord ($12)
http://www.amazon.com/Codemasters-11671 … amp;sr=8-2
Description: It might not look like a strategy game at first, with the third person view of your character, but it is. Sort of. You control a gibbering horde of foul-tempered goblin creatures with nasty senses of humor to do your bidding, which usually means killing, looting and lifting heavy objects. As long as they stay alive, you summon your most heavily-armed (through looting) ones through portals in each mission. In the off-chance that your minions are getting pressed, you can step in to fight alongside them. Going off of D&D, you can make choices to be anywhere from lawful to chaotic evil, and the atmosphere around you and your massive stronghold will change accordingly.

Starcraft Battle Chest ($20)
http://www.amazon.com/Vivendi-Universal … amp;sr=1-1
Description: This game will never die. It's old and sprite-based, but has a great story, excellent Blizzard animation, years of patches and balancing, and is still used in tournaments. Koreans play this until they fall flat on their keyboards, dead or passed out.

Stronghold 2 ($20)
http://www.amazon.com/2K-Games-GOD21662 … amp;sr=1-1
Description: An attempt to simulate realistic medieval castling. Fun, fun.

Total War Eras ($50)
http://www.amazon.com/Sega-85175-Total- … amp;sr=1-2
Description: The Total War games up to Rome and its expansions.
oops

Warcraft III Battle Chest ($40)
http://www.amazon.com/Blizzard-Entertai … amp;sr=8-1
Description: Released after Starcraft. More examples of Blizzard's awesome balancing act, with a great storyline and supporting CGI cinematics.
Notes: One might notice multiple similarities between Starcraft, Warcraft and the WH40K/Warhammer series, but that is a conspiracy for another thread.

Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War: Platinum ($30)
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/Product … t_id=65462
Description: Sci-fi RTS; mother engine to the one used for CoH. Includes original game and two following expansions.
Notes: How the Dawn of War series works is that you play online with the latest expansion you own, and enter the CD keys for each preceding game to enable their armies for online play. Dawn of War includes Space Marines (Imperial), Eldar, Chaos and Orks. Winter Assault added Imperial Guard (Imperial), and Dark Crusade added Necrons and Tau. Dawn of War and Winter Assault have story-based campaigns. Dark Crusade has a map-based campaign.

Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War: Soulstorm ($40)
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/Product … t_id=68595
Description: Adds two armies [Sisters of Battle (Imperial), Dark Eldar], a new map-based campaign, and allows you to play online with everyone else who has it.
Notes: A bit overpriced in my opinion, but I enjoy it.

World in Conflict ($30)
http://www.amazon.com/Sierra-72582-Worl … amp;sr=8-1
Description: Cold War fails. Soviets invade Europe/US in one of the most economically-unlikely alternate history scenarios. Spectacular numbers of Russian tanks commit suicide in Washington state; others.
Note: World in Conflict is a bit of a spectacle. Having played it mostly before (beta) and after its release, I can't say how much it has evolved, but the campaign is pretty much a one-timer. If you can find people to buddy up with online, there is some redeeming value. Still worth a look if you like big bangs.

X3: The Reunion 2.0 ($4)
http://www.amazon.com/Enlight-10153-X3- … amp;sr=1-1
Description: Manage a giant space corporation, but spend most of your time fighting off pirates.


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Notes: Starcraft 2, Spore and Dawn of War 2 are worth mentioning, but they're a bit in the future...


GR34 wrote:

I am leaning towards C&C 3 C&C the first decade
Keep in mind that many of the games included are slightly old. C&C Generals and Zero Hour are the only RTS's included in the bundle that make use of 3D graphics, but if you can take sprite-based action, the Red Alerts are colorful enough. If you get First Decade, try to find the one that includes C&C 3 with the package. If that's enjoyable, pick up Kane's Wrath later.

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2008-06-06 17:08:06)

Vilham
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Go with Stronghold 2, sound game.
Brasso
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Starcraft - quite possibly the best RTS ever, and it runs on any computer.

You can't beat that.
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firebolt5
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I know you said you wanted a relativley new RTS but, Age of Mythology.  Old game dating back to 2002.  Good graphics and nice gameplay.
coke
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The new Codename Panzers: Cold War looks like it is pretty good, not sure if it out yet...

Oh and if you some of the best RTS's ever get the Close Combat series particularly A bridge too far, Russian Front and Invasion  Normandy not new at all, will run on any system but bloody brilliant!

Last edited by coke (2008-06-06 18:28:17)

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firebolt5 wrote:

I know you said you wanted a relativley new RTS but, Age of Mythology.  Old game dating back to 2002.  Good graphics and nice gameplay.
AoM, while extremely fun and one of my favorite games, is not exactly a true strategy game.  Not sure if he wants a HC strat game, or something that is more fun.
"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"
Kommander_Kale
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Depends on multiplayer/single player preference probably. First decade is good cos you get 5 full rts games in one, but they're not the newest.....

DOW would be a good choice for a mix of multi/single player, safe bet, unless he hates that kind of world for some reason.

TW/KW are good games, but the single player isn't hugely long, and then multiplayer is garbage right now.

For something old, yet tried and true you could go for WC3 + TFT, still great multiplayer, and epic campaigns that will keep him going.
Flecco
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WC3 is alright, I enjoyed it and the frozen throne, especially the campaigns but... It always felt like I was playing a not quite as good version of Starcraft when it came to multiplayer. The heroes just never gelled with the mp for me. DotA is a laugh though. Trying to figure it out... Oh god that was a bitch... "ZOMFG U FUKIN N00B KUNT GTFO PRICK WTF IZ WRUNG WIF U"
Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.
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Flecco
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Lucien speaks the truth. Once your brain adjusts. It's like portal, once you get used to the way it runs it is an awesome game. Before that it has you baffled.
Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.
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haffeysucks wrote:

firebolt5 wrote:

I know you said you wanted a relativley new RTS but, Age of Mythology.  Old game dating back to 2002.  Good graphics and nice gameplay.
AoM, while extremely fun and one of my favorite games, is not exactly a true strategy game.  Not sure if he wants a HC strat game, or something that is more fun.
A true strategy game is more of a turn-based thing.

Yeah. I'd recommend skipping HW2 and going HW1, graphics or no.

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2008-06-07 04:17:56)

Vilham
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unnamednewbie13 wrote:

haffeysucks wrote:

firebolt5 wrote:

I know you said you wanted a relativley new RTS but, Age of Mythology.  Old game dating back to 2002.  Good graphics and nice gameplay.
AoM, while extremely fun and one of my favorite games, is not exactly a true strategy game.  Not sure if he wants a HC strat game, or something that is more fun.
A true strategy game is more of a turn-based thing.

Yeah. I'd recommend skipping HW2 and going HW1, graphics or no.
Nah thats just TBS rather than RTS.

Dont skip HW2, get both. They are both brilliant games.
GR34
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I ended up getting C&C 3 and the expansion and my lil brother got him The star craft chest thing. thank you guys, Karma 4 all.
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you don't want him getting too addicted to SC lol.

one day i turned around, saw a discus rolling in the grass and i thought it was a lurker spine. 
"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"
Uzique
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C&C3 is a pretty awful game in my opinion.

Lucien's recommendation was waaay better
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Dawn of War.
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DoctaStrangelove wrote:

CnC3 + Kane's Wrath


Really fun. Epic story and intense mulitplayer. Though it's not very n00b friendly.
i second to that!!!!!
Doctor Strangelove
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Uzique wrote:

C&C3 is a pretty awful game in my opinion.

Lucien's recommendation was waaay better
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