Top 5 RTS?

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Avalach21 said:

Stevetrop said:
1. Herzog Zwei
2. Dune II: Battle for Arrakis
3. Warcraft 2
4. Starcraft
5. Command & Conquer

I have a hard time with this question myself. Becasue I could say something like Warcraft II, as it was a great game (in its time) and I loved it, and still do, but is it really one of the greatest RTS of all time, now, in retrospect? It had 2 identical races, the only difference being the spells of the paladin and ogre magi, and the deathknight/mage (where the orcs get the upperhand in both).

 

Does this game really belong on a top RTS of all time list? At it's time, sure, it was probobly the greatest game out at the time, but in this day and age, does an RTS like that still stand up?

 

Surely, I love the game. I mean look at my avatar, but I guess I must admit that WC2 does not belong up there, as it's flaws have shown through over time.

I feel that Red Alert 1 and Command and Conquer have better withsood the test of time than WC 2. In fact, Red Alert for example, is almost a step forward compared to many modern RTS's. So many RTS games these days are just over exaggerated games of rock paper scissors. In red alert 1, each race had it's advantages that you had to take advantage of to win. There was no x counters y, y counters z, z counters x, gameplay. There was no counter to a mammoth tank rush. There was no counter to cruiser with destroyers to defend it. You had to play to your races advantage... Soviets had defense (tesla coils) and heavy armor... and air force superiority. Allies had technology, quick units and complete naval superiority. Your strategy had to revolve around your teams abilities rather than just getting whatever unit counters whatever units your enemy is getting.

 Well this top five is on each persons opinion.  While WC2 hasen't held to much against the test of time and WC3 has far surpassed it.  For me WC2 was my introduction to Blizzard's RTS game play style.  For me it was a new type of RTS play style than westwood had shown me with Dune II and Command & Conquer.  Thats why I have it in my top 5 RTS list.