The Top 25 Best RTS Games to Play Today: Page 25 of 28
4. Total Annihilation
Total Annihilation Cinematic Trailer
If AoE is credited with polishing genre conventions up to that point to create a fantastic game, then Total Annihilation should be revered as the game that pioneered said conventions and the reason RTS looks the way it does nowadays.
Everything from online matches to simply selecting and directing your units appeared first in Total Annihilation. The top-down view helped with the strategic planning and everything this game did right, was soon copied in other games. I’m a big proponent of knowing the greats that made things possible, and I believe this is a game everyone should play at least once.
The game that defined the modern RTS
While not incredibly pleasing to the eye, Total Annihilation is still one of the most fun strategy games out there
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