Thanks for all the suggestions. I will respond to a few of them to show you I am listening.
@ Majin - I'm looking for good games compared to today's standards. Starcraft was good for it's time, but has been bested several times. Since you compared Heroes of Might and Magic to Starcraft, I will assume it falls under the same category.
@ Pearl Jammer - I've owned and played the Warcraft games. I often cite Warcraft III as the way a strategy game should be made, so good choice. I also own and love Sins of a Solar Empire, though online people tend to crank up the speed all the way, which ruins the game for me. It turns into a "send your units into the enemy and hope you win" instead of a micromanagement contest.
@ Vlad - looks interesting. Bookmarked
@MIAUS - yes! that is exactly what I was looking for. It's kinda like the old Super Conflict for SNES, but hopefully doesn't suck like it did.
at this point I kinda stopped looking at lists that just names a few games with no descriptions. Don't have that kinda time.
@ Simulacrum - Final Fantasy Tactics isn't strategy, it is an RPG on a grid. Don't get me wrong, I liked the original on the PS1. Isn't Disgaea the same thing?
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