Subj : Re: Dune 2021
To   : Arelor
From : Boraxman
Date : Wed Dec 29 2021 15:24:00

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 Ar>   Re: Re: Dune 2021
 Ar>   By: Boraxman to Arelor on
 Ar> Sun Dec 26 2021 09:22 pm

 > Dune 2 was really the last RTS I got into.  I did play Warcraft a little, an
 > Dune 2000 and Red Alert, but I think apart from Warcraft, I didn't finish th
 > others.  Rise of Nations I have too, and that is OK, but I only play skirmis
 > time to time.  I think this was for the reason you mentioned that the games
 > quickly turned into who could scramble the fastest, rather than strategy.  I
 > was always on the lookout for a RTS type game, which was on a larger scale b
 > was more on grand military strategy than swarming, but never found one.
 >
 >
 > Should probably look into a good turn based game.
 >

 Ar> The Warcraft ones were fine, even if the first one had an interface
 Ar> which left a lot to be desired.

 Ar> It is funny that Dune 2 is the last one you got into, since it is the
 Ar> first RTS game that is recognizeable as such :-)

 Ar> Out of boardgames and tabletop wargames I  do not know many turn based
 Ar> strategy videogames. I think the only one I d be confident recommending
 Ar> is Battle for Wesnoth.

I did try Rise of Nations, it is fun, but I think RTS games are too 'pointy
clicky' for me and lack larger scale strategies.

I might look at Battle of Wesnoth, seen it come up in my Linux repository over
and over again.

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