catapult37
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Hello CAG! I'm hoping you can help me choose a good RTS that I can play with my buddies over lunch breaks at the office. I used to completely love Age of Empires and its sequel, but I found it difficult to install it on my Windows 7 laptop.
So here's my criteria:
- runs well on slightly older hardware (say a 3-year-old laptop)
- is new enough to support higher resolutions + widescreen
- plays similarly to Age of Empires.
- ideally, something that is cheap now!
First of all, opinions on Age III and/or Age of Mythology? I've heard mixed things from fans of AoE and AoK, but they have the Ensemble lineage. Starcraft is a possibility, but truth be told, I find the environments in that game bleak and depressing. I enjoy historical settings a bit more. I like Company of Heroes, but I think the learning curve might be a bit much for the other guys. We are all familiar with the more traditional C&C/Age/WarcraftII type of game, so pick-up-and-play would be easier. Any thoughts out there? Thanks!
(Edit: another genre that might be cool is something in the Diablo/Torchlight vein or whatever this DOTA stuff is; I need enlightenment! 4 players, btw)
So here's my criteria:
- runs well on slightly older hardware (say a 3-year-old laptop)
- is new enough to support higher resolutions + widescreen
- plays similarly to Age of Empires.
- ideally, something that is cheap now!
First of all, opinions on Age III and/or Age of Mythology? I've heard mixed things from fans of AoE and AoK, but they have the Ensemble lineage. Starcraft is a possibility, but truth be told, I find the environments in that game bleak and depressing. I enjoy historical settings a bit more. I like Company of Heroes, but I think the learning curve might be a bit much for the other guys. We are all familiar with the more traditional C&C/Age/WarcraftII type of game, so pick-up-and-play would be easier. Any thoughts out there? Thanks!
(Edit: another genre that might be cool is something in the Diablo/Torchlight vein or whatever this DOTA stuff is; I need enlightenment! 4 players, btw)