The SCHWARTZ 00 said:I'm really starting to get into RTS games, I loved Gears Tactics and liked Transformers Battlegrounds. How similar is Halo Wars 2 to those? Really interested in picking it up but just looking for opinions.
They're different genres buddy. The games you mention are turn-based tactical shooters. RTS games are things like Command & Conquer, Age of Empires, Halo Wars, Warhammer 40k Dawn of War...
They often feature base building (some don't, such as Company of Heroes), and generally have you amassing troops which you order around the map in real time to meet your objective.
Turn based games are the ones you've been enjoying. You should really enjoy Xcom Enemy Within, Xcom 2, Valkyrie Chronicles 4, Phoenix Point, and maybe even Wasteland 2 and 3, or possible Empire of Sin.
Look up someone playing Red Alert 2 or Age of Empires 2 for classic examples of RTS.
I love both genres!
Then there's Real Time With Pause - games such as Desperadoes, Commandos 2, Blade of the Shogun.
Another great genre to look into!
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