best strategy game ever?

[dilute micro]

why is Rome Total War getting such high praise?

It seemed like it was released mid production to me.

 

[creak]

Heroes of Might & Magic III
Warhammer: Dark Omen

Hours and hours of my youth

 

[Kaka Tim]

Civ 4 - beyond the sword was the best of the civs IMO (any plans for civ %?)
Medieval Total war - 1 & 2 (what do people think of Empire total war btw?)
Sudden Strike 1
Command and conquer red alert (apart from the fucking 'tanya' missions)
Hearts of Iron 2. (not played the 3rd version yet)

 

[fractionMan]

I fucking loved laser squad!

omgomgomg

 

[Beanburger]

Civ 4 - beyond the sword was the best of the civs IMO

I've got right back into Civ 4 in the last couple of weeks. Never played BtS. I've just picked up the complete edition off Play for £7 and I'm itching to have a crack at it. Just need to finish off my existing game before loading up the expansions. The breadth and complexity of the game is just astonishing. I'm warring with one civ at the moment, and they just unloaded all their nukes on me, and I'm struggling to suppress their access to uranium to prevent them replenishing their weapons stockpile. Those little tactical flourishes really bring the game to life. I agree, it's definitely the best Civ (although I did have a soft spot for Call to Power II).

 

[dilute micro]

Medieval Total war - 1 & 2 (what do people think of Empire total war btw?)

I'm with you on MTW, MTW1 especially. I think it's the best one they've made out of all of them.

Empire is really good. I put it 2nd.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Only played the first two civs but they were awesome

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Who remembers Megalomania on the Amiga?

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Who remembers Megalomania on the Amiga?

Yep! "It's all ovaah!"

 

[Chz]

Alpha Centauri.

In the RTS realm, I was a huge Total Annihilation fan. You can still play it in updated, 3d-accelerated glory by getting Spring. I don't think anything else really gave the same sense of utter havoc on the battlefield.

 

[A Dashing Blade]

Another vote for Total Annihalation
Honorable mentions to the original command & Conquer & Medieval Total War2