Should I get Total Annihilation?

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#1 cu_be_cie
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Total Annihilation looks really interesting and like a good game and was wondering if it was worth tracking down and playing?

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#2 BLiZZaK07
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This is DEFINITELY one of the best strat. games of it's time....the graphics at the time were top notch (of course not anymore)...I remember playing this on GOSH I don't even remember what it was called it was the rival to Gamespy at the time I think it started with an M.....anyways that game use to be amazingly fun online.

YOU SHOULD GET IT it is well worth the low amount of money...I need to go find my copy now I wonder if Vista will even run it.

VERY UNDER-RATED GAME IMO THIS GAME WAS BETTER THAN C&C AT THE TIME.

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#3 tony2077ca
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i have to say yes please do and if your computer can handle it get supreme commander

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#4 cu_be_cie
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i have to say yes please do and if your computer can handle it get supreme commander

tony2077ca

What's better in terms of gameplay?

Supreme Commander or Total Annihilation?

I know they were developed by the same guy.

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#5 cu_be_cie
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Question.

If I order it off amazon (Total Annihilation), should I get any expansions or do they ruin the original game?

I heard the original game is better without the expansions.

What are your thoughts?

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#6 DucksBrains
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The Core Contingency expansion was an outstanding addition to Total Annihilation, why anyone would say it broke the original game is beyond me.

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The game is a lot of fun just playing against the AI though. Especially since there are so many options (teams, placement, starting resources, etc.). That kind of customization was missing in a lot RTS of games in that era. The expansions also add a lot of fun units/maps to play around with. In comparison to SupCom, if feels a lot different. Artillery is much, much more useful in Total Annihilation. TA also has the 'air' builder, which was fun to play around with and useful for setting up forward firebases.
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#8 tony2077ca
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[QUOTE="tony2077ca"]

i have to say yes please do and if your computer can handle it get supreme commander

cu_be_cie

What's better in terms of gameplay?

Supreme Commander or Total Annihilation?

I know they were developed by the same guy.

size wise sc is bigger and has more units game play wise there close to the same. units and things like that are where they differ the most but there both very fun i may play ta again someday
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#9 FelipeInside
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TA was a great game in it's day..... but today you will feel it is dated if you play it. Get Supreme Commander or Empire.
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#10 tony2077ca
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[QUOTE="FelipeInside"]TA was a great game in it's day..... but today you will feel it is dated if you play it. Get Supreme Commander or Empire.

how can you put empire in the same sentence with supreme commander
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#11 FelipeInside
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[QUOTE="tony2077ca"][QUOTE="FelipeInside"]TA was a great game in it's day..... but today you will feel it is dated if you play it. Get Supreme Commander or Empire.

how can you put empire in the same sentence with supreme commander

With my keyboard? Don't know...I haven't played either, but friends of both series say they are both great games. Aren't they sort of same type? Big scale RTS wars?
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#12 DanielDust
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[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="tony2077ca"][QUOTE="FelipeInside"]TA was a great game in it's day..... but today you will feel it is dated if you play it. Get Supreme Commander or Empire.

how can you put empire in the same sentence with supreme commander

With my keyboard? Don't know...I haven't played either, but friends of both series say they are both great games. Aren't they sort of same type? Big scale RTS wars?

Yep both are large scale RTSs, but they are far from being similar. Imo, you should get Supreme Commander if your PC is good enough.