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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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, 200817 yr by Tale

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, 200817 yr by Nick_i_am

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

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.

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, 200817 yr by Musopticon?

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).

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.

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.

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, 200817 yr by Xard

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

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)

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, 200817 yr by ChorusOfOne

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?