I like Civilization because it's easy to play and you don't have to deal with a lot of the bullshit that the Japanese strategy games shove in there, such as having to keep two characters away from each other because they don't like each other. That said, I also have a hard time developing a broad, general strategy in Civ games. I tend to take the game one decision at a time, maybe with a particular victory type in mind, but not a clear, definitive path to that victory. I feel like that tends to minimize the actual strategy involved. That's probably not a fault with the game, just the way I play it. Civ 5 is probably my favorite, but I really like Civilization Revolution's simplicity as well.
I was a pretty big Fire Emblem fan up until Radiant Dawn came out. That game had some solid gameplay mechanics, and the control you had over each character's growth and role was great, but the game was at odds with itself. You never knew which group you were going to be commanding next, and whether or not some characters would still be in that group, or elsewhere for story reasons. By the time the final battle rolls around, the game just hands you a bunch of high-level characters with special abilities that are probably better than most of the characters you've been cultivating throughout the entire game. The game really turned me off the series, but Path of Radiance is still pretty awesome, though it lacks most of Radiant Dawn's character customization options.
I guess I'll go with Valkyria Chronicles with my answer, though I'm not a fan of the PSP sequel. I like the idea of permanent character deaths, and VC made it so you didn't have to reload a save when one of your better units got killed, like I usually do in the Fire Emblem games. Instead, you're able to swap in a new character of the same class, since you level up entire classes in the game, instead of just individual characters. Also, it's pretty.
But none of this matters because my answer will change in two week when XCOM: Enemy Unknown comes out. So excited!
Tough, I can't think of anything super great recently, which is what I think your asking? My old favorites were the Fire Emblem series but my refusal to buy a 3DS has kept me away from the series since Radiant Dawn, which is a fantastic game. More recently I would say CIV 5. Not really the same thing but turn based strategy is kind of a dead genre. Well maybe a lying on the floor bleeding genre, similar to how the fighting genre was for a while there.
I was late to the game, only discovering it last year. I got into Europa Universalis 3. This was my first game playing as Austria to Holy Roman Empire.
I was late to the game, only discovering it last year. I got into Europa Universalis 3. This was my first game playing as Austria to Holy Roman Empire.
Never heard of this, if it is anything like Axis and Allies I must pick this up. Looks fantastic
@Nightriff: If you like Axis & Allies there is a good chance you can get into EU3. A few things though. If you decide to buy it make sure you buy the version that says Chronicles as that has all the expansions included. Also the game goes on sale pretty often through Steam and GamersGate so you might want to hold off for a little while. The game has a pretty steep learning curve but there are quite a few tutorials and stuff out there.
@Nightriff: If you like Axis & Allies there is a good chance you can get into EU3. A few things though. If you decide to buy it make sure you buy the version that says Chronicles as that has all the expansions included. Also the game goes on sale pretty often through Steam and GamersGate so you might want to hold off for a little while. The game has a pretty steep learning curve but there are quite a few tutorials and stuff out there.
I might have to check it out for the right price, thanks for the info duder
Alpha Centauri. Great idea to have some kind of plot in a strategy game like that, the characters/factions were all well done, and it was incredibly addictive.
Jeanne D'arc for the PSP was dope, but I think hardly anyone played it. It also didn't come out in Europe, I believe.
Luminous Arc for the DS was pretty good, albeit pretty simple.
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn for the Wii is fantastic.
I've been jealous of people who played Valkyrie Chronicles since it came out. I tried the second game for the PSP, and it never really stuck with me. Everything was a bit too cutesy for my liking.
Advance Wars too, obviously.
There was a Vandal Hearts game on the PSN / XBLA but it was incredibly average.
I was a pretty big Fire Emblem fan up until Radiant Dawn came out. That game had some solid gameplay mechanics, and the control you had over each character's growth and role was great, but the game was at odds with itself. You never knew which group you were going to be commanding next, and whether or not some characters would still be in that group, or elsewhere for story reasons. By the time the final battle rolls around, the game just hands you a bunch of high-level characters with special abilities that are probably better than most of the characters you've been cultivating throughout the entire game. The game really turned me off the series, but Path of Radiance is still pretty awesome, though it lacks most of Radiant Dawn's character customization options.
I wrote something to this effect, but yeah. Radiant Dawn isn't one of the better games in the series. Just the part where it throws half a dozen Laguz royals in your army for that final set of chapters is kinda a giant middle finger to the rest of your army. Of course, my answer to this topic is still Fire Emblem, even though I am going to be forced to purchase a 3DS so I can play the newest one.
Oh. And Heroes of Might and Magic. The most recent installment, Might and Magic: Heroes VI has a lot of really interesting ideas that aren't necessarily executed on very well (it basically seems primed for competitive multiplayer as the AI isn't all that bright, but of course no one is playing Multiplayer at all), but the other installments are some of my favorite games.
Rome: Total War. The Advanced Wars franchise is pretty good too.
Agree with both. Though RTW is part turn based for the campaign map and part real time for the battles. I'll also say I really enjoyed Final Fantasy Tactics Advance when that came out.
I really like Valkyria Chronicles and Front Mission 3 & 4 but I always hit a wall in turn-based strategy games no matter how much I enjoy them. For that reason, Field Commander on PSP is my favorite. Either it's the most accessible one I've played or just the easiest, but it's the only one I've been able to sink tons of hours into without getting hopelessly stuck.
Are we including tactics games? If so, tie between Super Robot Wars Z and Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn. If not, tie between Medieval 2 Total War and Civ V.
Fallout Tactics honestly not sure it qualifies, it's turn based and it has strategy, but it can be played in pseudo realtime and is what I would call a TBT turn based tactics rather then TBS, but i must have played it a dozen times over the years now
Followed by Warlords 2 deluxe, but mostly because of nostalgia it came out around 93,94?. Jeez there isn't even a proper page on the site.
@9cupsoftea: Do you know how to get this game to run on Windows 7.
Have you tried patches for it? I definitely had the game running in windows 7. I think you have to use the xp patch and it will work, but installing it depends on what version you have. Here are the instructions http://alphacentauri.us/patch.html
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