I'm not a huge fan of these but I do love playing them when I have them, so can anyone recommend me some decent ones?

 

I'm looking for something really with no size limits on your army, and which is nice and violent really - whilst still being a good game, of course ;)

 

Total Annihilation is my favourite game ever, but i've played it through and campaigns soooo many times...

 

 

 

Any recommendations? I don't really mind what era etc it's set in.

End War :)

Oh, or Age of Empires III - don't need to look any further than those two :P

The best are definitely Dawn of War, DoW: winter assault and DoW: Dark crusade.

World in Conflict is a very good game

CNC3: Tiberium Wars. Great game.

The Total War series (Rome: Total War, Medieval: Total War). I recommend Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion.

 

 

 

Also Empire Earth & Command and Conquer: Generals are great classics.

Dawn Of War series, World in Conflict, Company of Heroes series, Age of Empires 2 Conquerors(sp?), Red Alert 2(easy on your computer too)...

 

 

 

Thats all i got in my head now.

Universe at war: Earth Assault

 

 

 

 

 

(ctrl alt del ftw :P)

If you liked TA (which I did as well - loved it) and your PC can run it maybe have a look into Supreme Commander, its something special.

If you liked TA (which I did as well - loved it) and your PC can run it maybe have a look into Supreme Commander, its something special.

 

 

 

I do recommend this game too, but you must have a lot of time on your hands to play it. The strongest unit I can remember takes about 3 hours to build, so you probably will want extra things building it to make it fast, but to do that you need to set up resources in such a way that you can protect them and make them efficient....

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter Assault

 

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos

 

Starcraft

 

 

 

Really, they're all great. Not too expensive and they don't gobble up too much computer resources.

Dawn of War series and Supreme Commander.

Supreme Commander

 

 

 

Big and bold because this is the one you'll likely want. It has huge battles, is designed by the creator of TA, and is the spiritual successor to it. It's also got really good ratings and I've heard really good things from people who've played it. Personally I don't play many RTS games, but this is exactly what you seem to be looking for. Check it out on the website of your choice for some gameplay.

 

 

 

It's also at a reduced price now :thumbsup: .

Battle For Middle-Earth 2, Star Wars Galaxies, but my personal favorite: WARCRAFT III!!!

Supreme Commander

 

 

 

Big and bold because this is the one you'll likely want. It has huge battles, is designed by the creator of TA, and is the spiritual successor to it. It's also got really good ratings and I've heard really good things from people who've played it. Personally I don't play many RTS games, but this is exactly what you seem to be looking for. Check it out on the website of your choice for some gameplay.

 

 

 

It's also at a reduced price now :thumbsup: .

 

 

 

You also need a monster of a computer if you want big battles that don't turn into slide shows.

 

You also need a monster of a computer if you want big battles that don't turn into slide shows.

 

 

 

Thats what mine turns into unless i turn off terrain texture.

The best are definitely Dawn of War, DoW: winter assault and DoW: Dark crusade.

 

 

 

Dark crusade was an amazing game, you may want to take that into consideration

Surprised that nobody shouted out Starcraft.

 

 

 

Sure, it's an old game, but the fact that it's nearly a decade old and millions still play it online is testimony to the sheer genius that went into creating it. If you want to play a game easy on your computer, and still have as much, if not more entertainment than the best of RTS's now, Starcraft is the way to go.

 

Warcraft III is newer than Starcraft, and is just as good as it. It has this emphasis on few-strong Hero units that i don't like, but it's a change from large scale armies that most RTS's use. In any case it's a game made by Blizzard, which means its great.

 

 

 

As for newer RTS's

 

- World In Conflict is notable, it has a stellar multiplayer.

 

- Company of Heroes is a great, realistic game. And it's a rare genre: a World War II RTS.

 

- Star Wars: Empire At War, for the Star Wars fan, other than having an interesting space battle scenes.

 

- Supreme Commander, apparently for its epic battles. I didn't think it was extremely innovative or stood out in any other way though.

 

- C&C: Tiberium Wars, if you want fast-paced action. The average game takes less than 15 minutes; frantic and exciting fighting is implied.

 

- Starcraft 2, the game I've waiting for. Sequel to the greatest RTS I've ever played, what more to say?

Rise of nations, rise of legends are both good games. However, if you have the rig to run it, World in Conflict is a very good one. Supreme Commander would be good for you as (I think) it's made by the same guy that made Total Annihilation.

aoe series and aom

Company of Heroes is great I think, check it out.

Age of Empires series are nice.

A friend has lent me Warhammer 40,000 and the addons, and i've managed to track down a copy of the original Total Annihilation, so i'm happy for the moment! :)

 

Cheers for your suggestions, i'll check them all out after xmas when I have some money ;)

oh.....

 

 

 

you wanted a decent one...I would've suggested starcraft but it's not decent.....(it's way better)