#35
YoY: -6 My Rating: 9.1/10
There was a time once when real-time strategy was perhaps my favourite genre of video games, with series like Command & Conquer, KKND, Age of Empires, Starcraft, Warcraft, Total Annihilation, and many others occupying much of my gaming time. Out of all of them, the two that always stood out were Command & Conquer and Total Annihilation. They were the ones I spent by far the most time playing, and the ones that I still go back to play most often. In some aspects, Total Annihilation does show its age, the graphics are naturally dated by today's standards considering it was released 25 years ago and the AI can be quite stupid at times, but unlike so many other games of the era, I can still go back and play it without issue and have a fun time.
In terms of gameplay, Total Annihilation feels decidedly old-school today, but that's a large part of why I like it so much. There's complexity to it, but not too much to the point playing becomes exhausting. The music by Jeremy Soule is also excellent, creating just the kind of epic atmosphere perfectly suited for galactic warfare.
