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[Darkmakaimura]

.... as someone who is actually enjoying real-time and some turn based (XCom like) strategy games.

This is a genre I never cared for and was probably my least favorite but after Dawn of War, Aliens Dark Descent, Halo Wars, and Warhammer Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters, I'm actually really enjoying the genre now.

Halo Wars was my introduction and I had a blast. I actually enjoyed it more than most other Halo games.

So there it is. Please don't judge.

 

[Skifi28]

Ok

 

[GrayChild]

 

[envyzeal]

 

[AJUMP23]

Best way to do it.

 

[Cancer]

Please don't judge you guyyyyyys

 

[Gonzito]

 

[midnightAI]

 

[vindafarna]

Nice! I think you would also enjoy Company of Heroes 1 or 2.

 

[rodrigolfp]

Check AoE 2 and Rise of Nations/Legends...

... and BFME2 RotWK.

 

[GymWolf]

Only one i ever liked is mutant year zero.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Oh yeah I'm also looking forward to Star Wars Zero Company.

It can't be true that it mixes this Mass Effect with XCom.

Oh my heart. I'm coming to see you, Elizabeth!

 

[DR3AM]

 

[Sethbacca]

Mutant Year Zero is pretty great. Marvel Midnight Suns actual gameplay wasn't terrible once you got to the fights but the whole forced social nonsense in between fights was god awful so I didn't make it far into that.

 

[Arachnid]

Welcome to one of the top 2 game genres, right behind survival horror.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Another vote for Age of Empires 2. It's pretty darn good.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

We already knew you were out bruv...oh wait this is about something else.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Oh of course I also want to thank Warhammer 40,000 for opening me up as well. I've only been a fan for about 10 years but it really got me to appreciate strategy games.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

 

[Diseased Yak]

 

[mèx]

I really need to play Aliens Dark Descent, I keep hearing good things about it.

Welcome to one of the top 2 game genres, right behind fixed-camera tank controls survival horror.

Fixed.

 

[AGRacing]

Wait…. Is Garfield in some kind of trouble?

 

[Branded]

Reported.

 

[FoxMcChief]

.... as someone who is actually enjoying real-time and some turn based (XCom like) strategy games.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Don't get me started.

I think Zero Company is going to fix that.

 

[Nocty]

ah yes, you fell in love with Xcom, the game we will never get another one of ever again.

Welcome to the pain.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Wait…. Is Garfield in some kind of trouble?

So just for context how awesome it would be if the Enderal devs at SureAI would make a total mod of Starfield.

They already pretty much created a better game, Enderal, out of Skyrim.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

ah yes, you fell in love with Xcom, the game we will never get another one of ever again.

Welcome to the pain.

That does hurt but on the brighter side we're getting Wh40k XCom-like games and in some ways that's even better.

 

[Hari Seldon]

ah yes, you fell in love with Xcom, the game we will never get another one of ever again.

Welcome to the pain.

Xenonaughts 2 just released and it is very good.

 

[Venom Snake]

Age of Empires 2.

 

[SJRB]

 

[Guilty_AI]

Halo Wars

You could've just said you were gay

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Ewww strategy games, you'd be better off gay.

The desperation for a new tag under your name reeks.

 

[ClanOfNone]

Xenonaughts 2 just released and it is very good.

I was gonna make a Xenonauts post, but I see the lord's work is already done. I wanna play 2 so bad, and m waiting on Steambox pricing.

Op, iffin you want a taste of REAL Xcom, play Xenonauts. The 2K "revisions" are fine enough games, but I consider the original release to be superior.

 

[DEAD ORIGINAL]

So you're gay? and an RTS fan?

 

[Zacfoldor]

Seriously tho, lol. Yes, turn based and rts games and especially Xcom, Triangle Strategy, FFTactics, and don't forget Owlcat games or games like BG3.

Turns are fun. Even if they are real time or hybrid. IMHO turns are fun and not a negative thing about a game. Even games with super simplified battle systems can benefit from good turn based combat. I think turn based has earned its place as a competitive combat system for many games.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

don't forget Owlcat games or games like BG3

Oh yeah I guess I could add SRPGs.

Rogue Trader is a dream come true.

 

[Cakeboxer]

Someone who actually enjoys games and doesn't complain about wokeness or engage in console wars? We don't want someone like that here, get out!

 

[IAmRei]

I forgot about Halo Wars. I think I should try it as well.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Someone who actually enjoys games and doesn't complain about wokeness or engage in console wars? We don't want someone like that here, get out!

I was seriously considering about doing an old school console wars thread i.e. Nintendo vs Sega Master System.

When I was a kid I had a retail clerk from a well known toy store at the time (forgot the name but it was in a mall) told me how much the Nintendo sucks and that I should get a Sega Master System instead.

 

[diffusionx]

I look upon people who don't enjoy these games with disdain

 

[Darkmakaimura]

I forgot about Halo Wars. I think I should try it as well.

After Halo 3 and 2, it's probably my favorite Halo game.

 

[John Bilbo]

Jagged Alliance 3 can be picked very cheaply

 

[deriks]

Can you perform the natural obligations?

...like playing Red Alert 2 with the Yuri's Revenge expansion

 

[IAmRei]

After Halo 3 and 2, it's probably my favorite Halo game.

i'm always have soft spots for scifi military, but lot of their designs are not my cup of tea. halo is the best in term of visual design in scifi military IMO, and I modded my xcom2 to be Halo back before : ))

 

[_Ex_]

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

I've also found more and more of an appreciation for these genres over time, though there were always edge cases that I loved. There are a lot of great older games to dig through, and I've had a really good time doing just that.

That said, I don't think my tastes will ever broaden to include tower defense. That is an unforgivably boring strategy subgenre.

 

[Nocty]

Xenonaughts 2 just released and it is very good.

I didn't much like it mate. It's no where near xcom2 with the long war mods etc

 

[alabtrosMyster]

Gaming history will judge you harshly.

 

[Gp1]

Battletech, with mods