Star Wars RTS - Needed

[walkerguy]

Star Wars needs to be put into real time strategy. How does Ensemble Studios sound, if they'd be willing?

[Magister Lajciak]

I just want to point out that Star Wars RTS games already exist.

[Kissamies]

Yes there's beenmore than one of them over the years, I'd like a good TBS 4x game instead. I think Rebellion was supposed to be TBS originally, but then they decided to go with the flow and made it real time instead.

[walkerguy]

Apparently it was not good enough to catch my attention. What is it?

[Xard]

There is 3 Star Wars RTS's plus expansion packs as far as I know

[Magister Lajciak]

I think Rebellion was supposed to be TBS originally, but then they decided to go with the flow and made it real time instead.

 

The flow of time can be slowed/paused sufficiently to make it almost a TBS game in practice.

[DSLuke]

Eeemm, there is Star Wars Empire at War you know...and an expansion for it as well

[Tale]

Aside from there being Star Wars RTS already, Ensemble Studios is Microsoft owned. Would you really want a console as the primary platform with the PC version requiring Games for Windows LIVE? And the PC version potentially coming out a year later?

 

I think a 4X would be interesting, though.

Edited March 5, 2008 by Tale

[Nick_i_am]

Esemble is currently working on Halo Wars for the 360.

 

Console RTS is haha as a concept, but between this and End War we could see somthing that works.

 

Still, haha.

 

As far as a Star Wars RTS goes the universe has never really lent itself to the genre in a way that would inspire me to care about it more than Dawn of War 2 or Sins of a Solar Empire.

 

Past offerings are a testiment to this.

Edited March 5, 2008 by Nick_i_am

[Magister Lajciak]

If I remember correctly, one of the Star Wars RTS games actually used the engine from Ensemble Studios' Age of Empires: Age of Kings

[DSLuke]

If I remember correctly, one of the Star Wars RTS games actually used the engine from Ensemble Studios' Age of Empires: Age of Kings

And if I recall correctly it was the Battlegrounds.

Can't say I liked it.

[Musopticon?]

I think it was even made by Ensemble.

 

It played like a Star Wars mod to Age of Kings. The latter has a mongol horse archer rush, huns, turtle ships and awesome huskarl castle tanking, the former is a waste of time with horrible "tie-fighters" that float in atmosphere and a tiny Darth Vader jumping up and down when he attacks.

 

I did like the idea of making monks into jedi and the conversion of AoK into SW is semi-decent overall. It's worth trying if you liked AoK.

Edited March 5, 2008 by Musopticon?

[Magister Lajciak]

Yes, that may have been the name. I cannot comment on the quality, as I do not remember playing it, even though I might have done so once or twice (I don't remember any more).

[walkerguy]

I don't know about mods but all Ensemble has done appears to be Ages of Empires, Mythology, Ages of --- on and on, and then Halo Wars.

[Magister Lajciak]

I don't know about mods but all Ensemble has done appears to be Ages of Empires, Mythology, Ages of --- on and on, and then Halo Wars.

 

The game was not done by Ensemble studios. It just used their engine.

[Xard]

Damn that Battlegrounds or whatever it was... Worst **** ever, one of the most sucking RTS's I've ever played. It was like bad mod to Age of Empires. Retardation unlimited.

 

Even though game wasn't very good I have some fond memories on Force Commander back in the 90's *sigh*

Edited March 6, 2008 by Xard

[Magister Lajciak]

I bougt the Force Commander for my friend's birthday once, but I have never played it myself.

[walkerguy]

Ensemble authorized that? Huh. You know that Age of Kings is being put on Gameboy DS? (or already has or was canceled, I heard it a long time ago)

[ChorusOfOne]

I think it was even made by Ensemble.

 

It played like a Star Wars mod to Age of Kings. The latter has a mongol horse archer rush, huns, turtle ships and awesome huskarl castle tanking, the former is a waste of time with horrible "tie-fighters" that float in atmosphere and a tiny Darth Vader jumping up and down when he attacks.

 

I did like the idea of making monks into jedi and the conversion of AoK into SW is semi-decent overall. It's worth trying if you liked AoK.

 

Heh, I've got Galactic Battlegrounds and its expansion, Clone Campaigns. It's good fun, actually; I still pull that one out once in a while. It was actually developed by LucasArts directly, sans the AoE engine.

 

Empire at war is pretty fun as well, though I'm finding it monotonous these days; it only holds my attention for so long before I have to move on to something else out of sheer boredom. That one is developed by Petroglyph.

Edited March 7, 2008 by ChorusOfOne

[Rycal]

I don't know about mods but all Ensemble has done appears to be Ages of Empires, Mythology, Ages of --- on and on, and then Halo Wars.

 

Just had to put a <3 to your signature ;D Stargate ftw you should check out the new Stargate movie (Stargate- Ark of truth)

 

anyways back to topic. StarWars has yet to see a decent RTS. Empire at War was fun for...say 3 hours. Then I realized "Hey, I'm doing the same thing...again...and again....and again "

 

Reminded me so much of EA games.

Good Graphics

Lame story

Gameplay? What's that?