Subj : Re: Dune 2021
To   : Boraxman
From : Arelor
Date : Sat Dec 25 2021 06:36:13

  Re: Re: Dune 2021
  By: Boraxman to Arelor on Fri Dec 24 2021 10:10 pm

 >  >  Ar> I loved the Harkonen ending in which you walk into the Emperor's pal
 >  >  Ar> and shoot him in the face :-)
 > 
 > 
 > The soundtrack to that game was awesome.  Multiplayer functionality would ha
 > been fantastic.  I remember discussing how sorely this game needed multiplay
 > like Warcraft back in the mid 90's.  I also think dune 2 had more strategy t
 > it than later real time strategy games.  Just swarming the base with enemies
 > wouldn't work, you had to use each units in a specific way to win.  In later
 > games, you could just flood the base and win by sheer numbers alone.
 > 

There are modern FOSS engines which use the original assets of the game, and I
think some support multiplayer.

The problem with so many RTS titles is that they turn into matches about who
can click faster when they become human vs human. Even Command and Conquer
pretty much turned into pumping up light/middle tanks, and the one who rushed
with them the quikests won :)

When I want to exercise my thinking, I prefer turn based strategy games. When I
want to exercise my reflexes, I prefer shooters or platformers. RTS fall in a
weird spot where they have a bit of thinking (you have to build your rush
engine, so you end up learning some opening "moves") and then a lot of clicking
and micromanaging.

What I like from RTS is the single player campaigns, because they feel like
puzzles to be solved. Most early RTS gave you a lame base and pitted you
against an enemy with heavy defenses, and the challenge was to find out a way
to crack those defenses.

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