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    Recommended RTS?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by DazUK72, Sep 29, 2010.

  1. DazUK72

    DazUK72 Newbie

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    Hi Guys n Gals

    Recently got an R2 i7 4gb for my gaming needs (just need games now!).

    Anyway, I've never really been a big fan of RTS's and haven't played any for years, but since buying this machine I've decided to give some a try.

    Which one(s) do you recommend to someone with very little knowledge or experience of these type of games, that will play decently on the R2 as well?

    Many thanks for your suggestions,

    Daz
     
    DazUK72, Sep 29, 2010
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  2. jeremyshaw

    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    Starcraft 2
    Sins of a Solar Empire <-- MAJOR time drain
    World in Conflict
     
    jeremyshaw, Sep 29, 2010
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  3. Nivaku

    Nivaku Notebook Evangelist

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    Starcraft 2, pretty decent game for an RTS.
     
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    ACHlLLES Notebook Virtuoso

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    Company of heroes are pretty good.
     
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    City. Notebook Evangelist

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    tried many rtses.. id say:
    Starcraft2>Warcraft3>Supreme Commander>CoH.
     
    City., Sep 29, 2010
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    Character Zero Notebook Evangelist

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    Dawn of War 2
    What I did was go on Steam and downloaded demos.
     
    Character Zero, Sep 29, 2010
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    crazycanuk Notebook Virtuoso

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    starcraft 2, supreme commander, supreme commander 2, mech commander 2 and all the old age of empires games
     
    crazycanuk, Sep 29, 2010
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    bz2h Notebook Enthusiast

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    depends on what you like
    StarCraft II is definitely worth considering, but it's way too intense for me
    Red Alert 3 and other C&C are a lot more casual
    and I do recommend Civilization V......at least I quite like it
     
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  9. DazUK72

    DazUK72 Newbie

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    Thanks for the suggestions, plenty to check out there. SC2 seems the popular choice so will probably give that a looking over.

    Cheers,

    Daz
     
    DazUK72, Sep 29, 2010
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