Looking for a real good RTS!

[WILL]

Hey guys, as the title says, I'm looking for a really nice RTS!

BUT, I'm not looking for one that it's just another big company 'graphics-a-thon mania extravaganza' or whatever else was made to line the pockets of the big game companies. Instead what I'm looking for is something that I can run on my current systems (ones that can run C&C: Generals rather well) and is made from a company like Stardock or Introversion.

I've recently been playing Stardock's Galactic Civilizations II, which is a ton of fun, looks great graphically, has a nice soundtrack and is very creative. So since I haven't found any new RTS games [size=9px](besides the still being developed StarCraft II, and I am quite skeptical of what mega-system I'll need for that thing)[/size] I'm on the look for something that I can play with a buddy of mine that I play these games with all the time.

Any suggestions?

[JernejL]

C&C Red Alert 2.

works great on any system, still has very active multiplayer scene.

[Traveler]

Knowing Blizzard, you probably wont need a super computer to run Starcraft 2.

I'm bit of a rts fan myself, though I can't really say that I have played any for some time (blame wow for that ). Company of Heroes is really cool, although it can be a bit demanding on the hardware. Ground Control might be a better option, in that regard. I had some good fun with that one too.

[arthurprs]

Warcraft3 TFT

[JSoftware]

C&C: Tiberian Sun (I love the multiplayer part of this game..!)
Company of Heroes (Lovely game)
Rise of nations (Pretty fun game)
Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors (A classic)
Empire Earth

There's a few to try

[arthurprs]

Just released Empire Earh III

[NecroDOME]

Supreme commander

[Weedo]

You should start with the father of RTS..
StarCraft

then move to Age of Empires, Red Alert, Empire Earth, Rise of Nations, IMPERIVM, Praetorians, Warcraft...

also a nice old game is 7 Kingdoms realy old and fun !

[WILL]

Just to note, I'm not new to RTS. In fact I've played most of these older games that have been suggested already. [size=9px](Omg, who hasn't played StarCraft, AoE or even WarCraft?!?! )[/size]

Sadly though most of what you guys are mentioning are just more of the same BIG COMPANY games that want more processing power and more pretty graphics with maybe one extra feature thrown on top of the usual gameplay.

Mind you some of these big software house games I haven't tried so maybe it's worth a go as they are sometimes pretty good, but again, like I said I'm looking more for games made by companies like Logic Factory, Stardock, Introversion, Lionhead Studios [size=9px](before they got bought out by M$)[/size], the way Blizzard used to be pre-WoW/WC3 [size=9px](WarCraft3 was complete utter crap in my mind. They sacrificed a lot of gameplay for pretty 3D graphics and marketing fluff.)[/size], etc... iow a small game development company, the kind that would put a lot of heart and soul into it because they care more for making a good game then just trying to keep their cash boxes filling up. :?

Common guys, don't you know of any small companies like this?

[NecroDOME]

last someone played a game (while I watched), RTS. You couldn't command your troops, but you need to train them. Dunno the name, only I know its free of charge
(I'll post a reply when I find the name)