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Age of Empires designer believes RTS games need to finally evolve after decades of stagnation (www.videogamer.com)

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[-] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 113 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Yeah usually "innovation" comes with pandering to mobile users and microtransactions. So we're good, thanks.

[-] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

I'd be happy if they pandered more to controller players without removing the decision making in base building, like Halo Wars did. I always look to Cannon Brawl as an indication of what RTS can still be (by which I mean, not exactly like Cannon Brawl).

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 4 points 5 days ago

Have you checked Tooth and Tail? I don't think it has base building, but is a very controller friendly RTS

[-] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

I have. It does have base building, but it doesn't really have choke points the way that StarCraft does. That doesn't make it a deal-breaker, as I do enjoy that game. In fact, the way it has a controllable character that puts a controller-friendly speed limit on APM is something it has in common with Cannon Brawl.