5th February 2004, 1:03 PM
I agree. Starcraft was the first RTS that managed to actually get 3 seperate and distinct groups. Before that, regardless of the number of groups one could choose, generally the ONLY difference lay in stuff like different magic spells or one different unit for the highest tier or something. While it could still be fun of course, it gets old a lot faster than 3 or 4 totally different groups.
I still have a place for Dune 2, since that was the first I played and I loved how utterly new the concept was and blasted through the funitude as House Atreides (nuts, forgot the spelling...), though I have yet to finish the last two levels. I'll say it had a level progression that is a lot like Advance Wars. Throughout the whole game, depending on your house, you select one of 3 levels to play, so there's good replay value in it.
Warcraft 2 I also have a place for, because it was the first I played multiplayer with (though I got the collection with WC1, I never once got the chance to set up a LAN or anything of the sort with that game), though I only played multi a few times due to how hard it was to set up a match in the original. Battle.NET edition is much nicer, with actual match-making and all.
Anyway, just edging out ABF's fave is WC3 for me. I just prefer the way battles are done in that one, what with the hero stuff. SC is close behind though, being the first one I REALLY got utterly obsessed with.
I still have a place for Dune 2, since that was the first I played and I loved how utterly new the concept was and blasted through the funitude as House Atreides (nuts, forgot the spelling...), though I have yet to finish the last two levels. I'll say it had a level progression that is a lot like Advance Wars. Throughout the whole game, depending on your house, you select one of 3 levels to play, so there's good replay value in it.
Warcraft 2 I also have a place for, because it was the first I played multiplayer with (though I got the collection with WC1, I never once got the chance to set up a LAN or anything of the sort with that game), though I only played multi a few times due to how hard it was to set up a match in the original. Battle.NET edition is much nicer, with actual match-making and all.
Anyway, just edging out ABF's fave is WC3 for me. I just prefer the way battles are done in that one, what with the hero stuff. SC is close behind though, being the first one I REALLY got utterly obsessed with.
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