Favourite PC RTS game?

[Ysm]

I just finished Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, and after hearing how poor the expansion pack is (apparently the new units are ridiculously over-powered), I'm looking for my next fix of real time strategy goodness. I have Star Trek Armada 2 which I love to bits but have completed and I have Command and Conquer Generals but I have yet to play it. I was looking for reccomendations from you guys, what do you like? I'm not interested in online play, just single player. I'm hearing good things about Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds, is it any good? Any other reccomendations?

Let the discussion begin!

[Jordan]

*sigh*
[moved to tech board]
(character limit X_X)

[BeerMonkey]

Age of empires.

[Dieter]

Starcraft would be pretty high up, of course I'm speaking what I thought of it back when it was like... not three million years old.

C&C Generals pleased me a great deal, so did Warhammer 40k: DOW.

[Dan Dare]

Dan Dare's favourite rts is Warcraft 3 without a doubt. it's awesome

[mario114]

Dan Dare's favourite rts is Warcraft 3 without a doubt. it's awesome

frosen thozne expansion is great, and i never get borred of the tower deffences . The expansion isn't to bad, but yeer when you get the bane-balde, and maybe a basalic or 2 the enemy base how ever good stands no chance.

[Stocka]

Tiberian Sun is my all time classic.

Looking forward to getting AOEIII soon though, loved AOEI.

[Raining_again]

Age of empires.

Looking forward to getting AOEIII soon though, loved AOEI.

Need i say more! :heh:

[RoadKill]

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, The Conquerors Expansion

[Meik]

Can't go wrong with Starcraft. Even though it is getting on a bit, it still holds up today.

[Schpickles]

3D: Ground Control (the original)

2D: Total Annihilation, then Z.

[Konfucius]

My favorite is Tiberian Sun.
Especially if you want Singleplayer it is really satisfying with all the videos and stuff and I also like the level designs.

I thought the Singleplayer in Act of War was also pretty enteraining, there are lot's of objectives that change during Missions but the game is pretty easy.

I didn't really like Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds it felt like put together from many other games from the genre and all races basically had the same units only with different looks.

I'd save some money for the CnC Box that comes out in February (in the US). If you haven't played any other CnC you have plenty of games to complete, it contains every game up to Generals together with the add ons and will retail in the US at the price of 39.99$

[Sanchez]

Need i say more! :heh:
Yes. Says the forum limit. haha

Althought I'm sure this thread is going to be overloaded with Starcraft, i'm going to tally a vote for Red Alert (2).
Too much hate for red alert 2 I say, It made everything so much more convienient. (cues and rally points) And it still had mostly good balance. Just the solviets a little underpowered.

and, for upcoming. I tally my votes for.
Supreme Commander http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/supreme-commander/631678p1.html
and
Starwars Empire at war. I'm not star wars fan but its WESTWOOD!
http://www.petroglyphgames.com/games/starwars.php

[faz99]

Starcraft, and since Warcraft 3 didn't move much from the winning formula that is Starcraft, instead improving on it, Warcraft 3 too.

[gaggle64]

Dawn of War definitly. Also thinking about picking up Homeworld 2, just as soon as I've completed some other games.

[mike-zim]

Knights and Merchants. great game was never given the full credit it deserved.

[Sexual Chocolate]

Red Alert 2.............

[Rolf]

For my purposes Rome: Total War falls under the category of RTS.

[Ysm]

Dawn of War definitly. Also thinking about picking up Homeworld 2, just as soon as I've completed some other games.

Erm if you had read my first post you would have seen that I have just completed it. Thank you for your input though.

The more I play Dawn Of War however the more I want to cry about the money wasted.

[elniro]

AoEII... god damn that game was addictive especially playing online on custom maps, well worth the money

[Calibur]

C&C: Generals w/ Zero Hour Expansion, Red Altert II, AOEIII and Warcraft III
All Excellent Games. Really looking forward to the Star Wars RTS coming out though, I think its called Empire at War or something :indeed:

[gorrit]

Sure, Warcraft 2, Starcraft, Age of Empires etc was fun, but Myth 1&2 connected to me so much more then any other RTS game.