While nothing has been announced so far, fans are still pinning their hopes on to the new studio. Wapo article by Rod Breslau September 23, 2020 if there was ever a group of folks to believe in it's this crew The brand new studio Dreamhaven has reunited many of Blizzard’s old guard that had been instrumental in developing WarCraft and StarCraft.ĭreamhaven devs include longtime Blizzard veterans Chris Sigaty (Starcraft, WC3), Dustin Browder (SC2, HoTS), Jason Chayes (Hearthstone), Eric Dodds (WoW, HS), and Ben Thompson (HS). Almost six months ago a brand new studio has also gotten old-school RTS fans buzzing with excitement. Salvation for the genre might also arrive from another unexpected corner. Can Age Of Empires 4 revive RTS? | Image Credits: Microsoft Not much is known so far, not even a release date, but hopes are high for the first real successor to the franchise in more than 10 years. So far most hopes are pinned on the upcoming Age of Empires IV. There are only few candidates remaining for that role as Blizzard seems to have quietly pulled the plug on any ambitions left in that regard. To reignite the fire that basically created esports as we know it today with its roots in StarCraft: Broodwar and the maturity it then gained as WarCraft III and StarCraft II came along, we are in need of a miracle:Ī new title that satisfies the ageing core fan group but also draws in new blood to carry RTS into the modern era of esports. No, Stronghold: Warlords is not the savior the genre actually needs. Stronghold Warlords looks and plays dated for a game in 2021 | Image Credits: Firefly Studiosĭumbed down resource chains, an ultimately inconsequential “new” Warlords feature or smaller scales than the old titles are just some of the complaints Warlords faces. Buggy and uninspired it still chases the magic that was the original Stronghold but fails to even capture a fraction of it. Unfortunately the latest entry into this classic franchise continues to steer directionless into mediocrity. The only RTS of note so far along was Stronghold: Warlords. Can 2021 save RTS?Īre things actually looking up in 2021? For now the answer is no. Not many developers are willing to once again try the combination between building up and tactical finesse that makes Real-Time Strategy so alluring and satisfying to master.
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Either tactical battles like the Total War series or moving to more survival, city-builder types like Frostpunk or the Anno series. Instead games are moving to one part of the formula only. Stand-out titles are far and few between duds or no games at all.
| Image Credits: (Screenshot from 17 March 2021)Įven looking further back the genre has rarely had any commercial and critical success in recent years. While the launch wasn’t too bad, player numbers and interest took a nosedive soon after and it never really recovered. Take the singular new title of the list above: Iron Harvest. Command & Conquer’s Remastered Collection was praised by fans, while Age of Empires III Definitive Edition did well enough for being in the titanic shadow of its predecessor and its remake.īut those successes only mask the fact that the RTS genre is currently a vast desert with only few oases dotted in the landscape. In contrast to the trainwreck of WarCraft III, the remakes for the Command & Conquer and Age of Empires series proceeded smoothly. WarCraft III: Reforged was a kick to the face for fans of the old classic | Image Credit: Blizzard There is a good reason why the remake is commonly known as WarCraft III: Refunded as it was not only worse than the old classic, but also made the original version unplayable for no reason. Not to mention that the highest profile remake WarCraft III Reforged was probably the biggest disappointment of 2020. Notice a trend in there? Only a single title was actually “new” and not a remaster or remake of an earlier game. During the entirety of 2020 only a handful of noteworthy titles released: WarCraft III Reforged, Command & Conquer Remastered Collection, Iron Harvest and Age of Empires III Definitive Edition. Real-Time Strategy suffers from a severe drought. When was the last time you played a recent RTS title and enjoyed it? If your answer is Age of Empires II Definitive Edition then let me rephrase the question: When was the last time you played a new original franchise in the RTS genre and liked it? Age Of Empires II Definitive Edition is great but also not exactly new. Part 1 – Where have all the good strategy games gone to? How did RTS rise, when did it fall and is there hope left for the genre? Those are just some of the questions our new series will answer. Once a genre that everyone played, it now is relegated to a small little niche that only few want to interact with anymore.
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