Are Starcraft and Dawn of War still worth playing today?

Okay so after getting my new rig, all ive been looking for are good rts games, ive only got World in Conflict and Red Alert 3 and have played many other games such as Sid Meiers

rts games. But so far i havnt liked any as much as i liked Age of Mythology. Im open to anything to do with games any genres, any king of rts or even fps even if its offtopic :D.

But anyway is it still worth it to play Starcraft today? Hows the story as i find it a very important factor in many games. Hows the interface? Is it simliar to building in and going

through ages such as in Age of Empires or it more like World in Conflict? Now what about Dawn of War? Is it more single unit focused or sending hundreds of soldiers to battle all

at once. Sorry for the wall of text but i would really like to know!!! Especially before i start school again :P

1) StarCraft's interface has been copied so many times, that it is pretty much a given standard. You gotta have a unit portrait, a little description, show how much damage it does, how much armor it has, then you got your basic commands.

2) StarCraft's storyline is pretty good, considering it is 11 years old.

However some people can't get into older games because they are simply graphic whores.rob1101

You do know that some elements of gameplay outdate over time, right? :roll: Not everyone who dislikes 90s/80s games are graphics whores.

To the TC: considering that Starcraft costs about 5 bucks right now (+ another 5 for Brood War), yeah, it's definitely worth a try.

[QUOTE="rob1101"]However some people can't get into older games because they are simply graphic whores.aliblabla2007

You do know that some elements of gameplay outdate over time, right? :roll: Not everyone who dislikes 90s/80s games are graphics whores.

To the TC: considering that Starcraft costs about 5 bucks right now (+ another 5 for Brood War), yeah, it's definitely worth a try.

I can't find it anywhere for that cheap. Where have you seen SC at such a price?

Hundred of Units: Total Annihilation

Story: Homeworld

Unit Management: DoW

I personally wouldn't get starcraft. The units require a massive amount of microing and are simply retared if you don't micro them. I found the storyline somewhat entertaining, but I didn't understand wth was going on 90% of the time. The graphics force you to play in 640x480, which is annoying when you have a 24" LCD.

Dawn of War: yes, great visuals and modern interface

Starcraft: no, there is a reason that no modern game is lacking any sort of unit intelligence and control

Hundred of Units: Total Annihilation

Story: Homeworld

Unit Management: DoW

I personally wouldn't get starcraft. The units require a massive amount of microing and are simply retared if you don't micro them. I found the storyline somewhat entertaining, but I didn't understand wth was going on 90% of the time. The graphics force you to play in 640x480, which is annoying when you have a 24" LCD.

Swiftstrike5

if you want to play Starcraft a lot

www.iccup.com

Huge community, you will get owned badly in the beginning though.

Edit: noobspank is so very wrong, modern games have almost more stupid AI then Starcraft ...

if you want to play Starcraft a lot

www.iccup.com

Huge community, you will get owned badly in the beginning though.

Edit: noobspank is so very wrong, modern games have almost more stupid AI then Starcraft ...

FuRRieT87

[QUOTE="Swiftstrike5"]

Hundred of Units: Total Annihilation

Story: Homeworld

Unit Management: DoW

I personally wouldn't get starcraft. The units require a massive amount of microing and are simply retared if you don't micro them. I found the storyline somewhat entertaining, but I didn't understand wth was going on 90% of the time. The graphics force you to play in 640x480, which is annoying when you have a 24" LCD.

godofwar2610

Dawn of War is still a very enjoyable game (and even more so if you like the 40k universe) It is not a game about massive armies, it is somewhat easy to keep track of basicly all your units, partly because of awesome sound cue's.

I would state that DoW is the first of Modern RTS games, altho it ofcourse is a strange statement since rts always evolve. (hard unit counters, and powerful armor)

Starcraft is pretty much the grandfarther of successful RTS, (well it is pretty much locked into eternal combat with C&C) It was sleek, beautiful, good music, and decent story.

By todays standards its mechanics is a bit lacking, the story still holds up, but techtrees and such may seem limited, if you playied alot of RTS.

It can be VERY refreshing to play it tho, since it seems so innocent... no complications, no quirky coding mishaps, just pure fun...

I do not however like the massing of troops in the game, a fairly large number of troops that can be somewhat unwieldy.

Starcraft is a fun game if you have the time to put into it. I used to be good at it but can't play it anymore because of the skill ceiling. If you have ever played CS 1.6 or Quake 3 you know what I mean.Whiteblade999

[QUOTE="Whiteblade999"]Starcraft is a fun game if you have the time to put into it. I used to be good at it but can't play it anymore because of the skill ceiling. If you have ever played CS 1.6 or Quake 3 you know what I mean.godofwar2610

What is skill ceiling??????

Starcraft = yes, definitley

Dow =sure why no, but DoW 2 is coming.