WorthPlaying writes: "Playing a console game is always a known quantity. No matter what the system, you know that setup never takes more than putting in the game and turning on the system. A minute or so later, you're there playing, controller in hand, and no matter where you are, you know that your experience is going to be the same as anyone else playing that game. With PC titles, however, it's not so cut-and-dry. PCs often have different hardware so gamers are forced to rely on listed specs to know if a game will run or simply laugh upon installation. Even minimum specs can be misleading, as marketing departments often stretch the truth a bit in the hope of making more sales."
VGChatz's Taneli Palola: "There's no question that during these years the overall popularity of the genre took a significant hit, as most games within it specialized even further by adding new elements from other types of games into their gameplay loops and consequently became increasingly niche as the years wore on.
However, this doesn't in any way mean that the period was devoid of great games. Quite the contrary, in fact. Arguably some of the greatest RTS titles ever made came out around this time, and much of this was because many developers were increasingly familiar and comfortable with adding new twists and gameplay elements to the familiar formula. As such, even when the genre's popularity dwindled, many studios were still creating excellent and groundbreaking titles almost every year, just for a smaller audience than in years past."
those were fun years red alert star craft command and conquer well when westwood studio made good games before EA brought them like bioware...
"This week when I was scrolling through my Steam library for a game to play I was stumped, until I found a mod which brought fresh air to an old classic. The game was the legendary Dawn of War series by Relic. The Dawn of War expansions; Winter Assault, Dark Crusade and Soulstorm along with other stand-alone titles like Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, give the universe the justice it rightly deserved."
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