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[nvrmre]

Hi all

I'm on the hunt for some good PC strategy games to play. Not necessarily abandonware, if its a good game I'd pick it up or try a demo.

I've always been a big fan of the sim type games, and recently have been branching into some RTS stuff. Age of Empires, Civ, Warcraft III, and the like.

Now I'm looking to see if anyone has some suggestions of anything a little more obscure... any hidden gems. Current or older.

I'm also trying to see if I can find any turn-based strategy games for PC, similar in gameplay to Final Fantasy Tactics or the Nippon Ichi games for PS2/3.

Any suggestions would be very welcome, thanks for your help!

[Blood-Pigggy]

It's not obscure but it's been butchered by its "spiritual successor" I suggest you try Total Annihilation.

Those turn based "strategy" games you mentioned are only going to find you more complex counterparts on the PC, if that's what you want, there are tactics games like Silent Storm and Jagged Alliance 2 (JA2 being the best in existence) that are absolutely top of the line. Of course there's also UFO (available on this site) that you should definitely try out if you can get past the learning curve.

[Eagle of Fire]

There is Vantage Master available on Abandonia Reloaded. You're going to love it.

[nvrmre]

Great suggestions!

One thing that I forgot to mention is that I tend to prefer the historic/fantasy strategy games over the modern warfare games (Command & Conquer, etc). I will admit that I haven't given the modern themed games much attention, so maybe I just need the right one to get me into them. Total Annihilation looks interesting

Eagle of Fire: Vantage Master definitely looks up my alley - they even mention FF Tactics and the Nippon Ichi games in the description, LOL! I'll give it a try.

I noticed at the bottom of the page they mentioned an indie game called Battle of Wesnoth - looked at the site and it looks very promising as well. Has anyone played this one?

Thanks again for the suggestions

[The Fifth Horseman]

Try MechCommander (the first one).
It's fun, especially if you get the Gold version (extra campaign, plus you can increase the difficulty )

[Dave]

Let me suggest you an old classic, Dune II, it can be considered the father of modern RTS, my first love.

Also Starcraft is an enjoyable game, but it's likely you have already played it, right?

[Zekk]

I have played "battle for wesnoth", GREAT GAME. Turn based strategy, multiple campaigns with very good stories (Especially the main one...Heir to the throne), lots of action, good unit selections. And one of my favorite features: recalling units from past scenarieos (i know i didn't spell that correctly....)

All in all, a really good game.

Zekk

[Eagle of Fire]

I liked it too, but it didn't do it for me in the long run. It was way too much a wargame for me to really like it.

[nvrmre]

I forgot about Heroes of Might & Magic - I played the first game a long while back but none of the sequels. I may have to look around - I believe there is a compilation available with all or most of the games.

Thanks for the feedback on Battle for Wesnoth - the screenshots on the main site looked quite nice. I'm impressed with the quality given that its an Indie game. I'll download the latest version from their site and give it a try. I'm not always into the war aspect, but if done right, or if the story is strong enough, it may hook me.

[Tervez]

If you happen to like Master of Magic, I suggest you try Age of Wonders or it's sequel. Both are great games, and shouldn't be that hard to get.