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by **Joe Ankenbaue** » Wed, 27 Jan 1999 04:00:00

No, there were no <1998> RTS games that were better than Starcraft. However,
two <1997> games were more enjoyable to play during 1998 - Total
Annihilation and Age of Empires.

JMA

> > Bleech.

> > Looks like Blizzard slipped them some cash. Starcraft won way to
> >many awards. To even think it was nominated for Game of the Year, and
> >Baldur's Gate wasn't shows something was wrong.

> Yes, like your taste :)

> Baldur's Gate was out for less than two weeks of the year. That might
> have had something to do with it.

> I have a question for Starcraft haters though.... was there *any*
> other RTS game worth playing in the last year? I seriously can't
> think of one.

by **Scott Lew** » Thu, 28 Jan 1999 04:00:00

>I have a question for Starcraft haters though.... was there *any*
>other RTS game worth playing in the last year? I seriously can't
>think of one.

Total Annihilation? Ages of the Empires?

-Scott-

by **Ryga** » Thu, 28 Jan 1999 04:00:00

>>I have a question for Starcraft haters though.... was there *any*
>>other RTS game worth playing in the last year? I seriously can't
>>think of one.

>Total Annihilation? Ages of the Empires?

But they were released in 1997, prohibiting them from 1998 awards :)

by **Ryga** » Thu, 28 Jan 1999 04:00:00

>> Baldur's Gate was out for less than two weeks of the year. That might
>> have had something to do with it.

>> I have a question for Starcraft haters though.... was there *any*
>> other RTS game worth playing in the last year? I seriously can't
>> think of one.

On Tue, 26 Jan 1999 18:57:02 -0600, Joe Ankenbauer

>No, there were no <1998> RTS games that were better than Starcraft. However,
>two <1997> games were more enjoyable to play during 1998 - Total
>Annihilation and Age of Empires.

To you, and many, perhaps... however, I did not like TA one bit. They
way overdid the units. Way too many. Age of Empires had horrible
pathfinding initially... I haven't loaded it up since the patch.

I still think Starcraft is a more complete *game*. Your strategy and
style of play is completely different between the races. By climbing
up tech trees in different ways, your strategies even within a race
are numerous and exciting.

I've played tons of RTS since Warcraft, and frankly, I can't imagine
any of them being able to compare to Starcraft.

Oh well, at least GameSpot agrees with me :)

by **Terr** » Thu, 28 Jan 1999 04:00:00

Myth?

says...

> >I have a question for Starcraft haters though.... was there *any*
> >other RTS game worth playing in the last year? I seriously can't
> >think of one.

> Total Annihilation? Ages of the Empires?

> -Scott-

by **<coreyandtr..** » Fri, 29 Jan 1999 04:00:00

Agreed! IMO, Starrcraft was a huge seller because Blizzard made the game.
The game, in and of itself, was far from spectacular. Amazing what a name
can do for a product...

>[snip]

>Well, if you are not adverse to 640X480 graphics, a command screen
>that takes up a bottom third of your monitor, cartoonish graphics with
>cartoonish audio/dialog, and an in your face, blown up, main battle
>screen......then I can see your point. These elements alone made me
>throw the game out. I'm just glad that there was the TA
>alternative.... and 'frankly, I can't imagine any of them [RTSs] being
>able to compare to [TA].'

>>I've played tons of RTS since Warcraft, and frankly, I can't imagine
>>any of them being able to compare to Starcraft.

>>Oh well, at least GameSpot agrees with me :)

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