I actually have kingdom under fire. Might have to play that again didn't know anyone actually played that lol.

 

I can't believe no one mentioned Civilization. My dad will call me up on skype and we have some epic Civ4 games. Adjust how quickly time passes to suit your attention span. I prefer epic or marathon, but there is quick and standard. Not exactly and RTS game.. but I mean.. Civ is one of the best games I've ever played.

Agreed on the Civ. Possibly one of the greatest Strategy games I've ever played.

 

 

Here are some RTS/Turn basedStrategy games I've played... there are a lot.

 

Age of empires: All of them

Age of mythology.

Civilization : All of them

Sins of a solar empire

Supreme commander: All of them

Warcraft I,II,III.

Starcraft

Hearts of Iron II,III

Empire Earth II

Superpower 2

Rome: Total war.

Halo wars (console only)

Age of shadows 3

 

There are more, I'm sure of it. i just cant remember them right now.

 

I think the most fun I've had was playing Rome: Total war. Single-player. Being able to take over Europe, North Africa, West Asia and some of the middle east.... just.. so satisfying.

For a larger scale with less depth, Hearts of Iron would be the one to play.

 

In terms of quick, fast paced games I would recommend Halo wars for the Xbox 360, and if this isn't available. Supreme commander 2.

 

If you like long term strategy games: Sins of a solar empire, Superpower 2, Civilisation are the games for you.

Edited February 9, 201115 yr by Kaido

Civ 4 wasn't mentioned because it is a turn based strategy game, not real time strategy.

 

However. company of heroes is the greatest RTS game I have ever played. I have spent hundreds of hours in the game with my friends. Even today I can't believe it is as old as it is now. The great detail available in combat tactics is unrivaled, and there is a very real element of strategy in the ability to cut off vast swathes of resources, the need to capture/defend bridges/chokepoints/etc

 

Failing that, I'll fall back on the classics, like the aoe series.

 

 

Civ 4 wasn't mentioned because it is a turn based strategy game, not real time strategy.

 

However. company of heroes is the greatest RTS game I have ever played. I have spent hundreds of hours in the game with my friends. Even today I can't believe it is as old as it is now. The great detail available in combat tactics is unrivaled, and there is a very real element of strategy in the ability to cut off vast swathes of resources, the need to capture/defend bridges/chokepoints/etc

 

Failing that, I'll fall back on the classics, like the aoe series.

 

I second that. Relic is probably, in my opinion, the greatest RTS - game developer. another great RTS is Dawn of War, which is also from Relic

Edited February 18, 201115 yr by Eliphas

I second that. Relic is probably, in my opinion, the greatest RTS - game developer. another great RTS is Dawn of War, which is also from Relic

 

I hear good things about DoW 2 and the expansions, the campaign is sort of a RPG-style thing that differs from the skirmishes, but the Multiplayer is supposed to be great.

Rise of Nations and defcon is pretty good

Red Alert 2: Yuris Revenge or Supreme Commmander: Forged Alliance, need to play sins

For me, Supreme Commander 1/FA is my favourite. Nothing compares to the scale where each person can have up to 1000 units in multiplayer with up to 12 players in a single game, with it being a combination of land, air and navel forces including the massive experimentals that can be used (search google images for Galactic Colossus, first image with the GC on the right. Left unit is the ACU which when scaled to human size, average human height is about half of the foot), so big stuff.

 

Also enjoy Sins of a Solar Empire as they keep me entertained for hours in single games (these are long games) and the classic Age of Empires 2, with its 2D units and old graphics bringing back memories. World of Conflict was also a preferred game due to the idea of you being a sort of tactical commander, controlling a few units as part of a team that needs teamwork to win.

Supreme commander: FA is indeed awesome. And I have high hopes of its spiritual successor, Planetary Annihilation.

 

Eugene Systems made their mark with outstanding Wargame series.

StarCraft, where.even meta game cookie cutter builds need practice to perfect. Probably the most balanced RTS out there.