Screenshots of Relic's upcoming game, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, have emerged on the game's website.
VGChatz's Taneli Palola: "There's no question that during these years the overall popularity of the genre took a significant hit, as most games within it specialized even further by adding new elements from other types of games into their gameplay loops and consequently became increasingly niche as the years wore on.
However, this doesn't in any way mean that the period was devoid of great games. Quite the contrary, in fact. Arguably some of the greatest RTS titles ever made came out around this time, and much of this was because many developers were increasingly familiar and comfortable with adding new twists and gameplay elements to the familiar formula. As such, even when the genre's popularity dwindled, many studios were still creating excellent and groundbreaking titles almost every year, just for a smaller audience than in years past."
those were fun years red alert star craft command and conquer well when westwood studio made good games before EA brought them like bioware...
Aside from C&C 4, the other C&C's from EA were all good/great. The genre nose dived once Moba's rose in popularity, even Petroglyph Games (ex-Westwood employees) haven't had a hit since Star Wars: Empire at War (2006), all there games got abandoned after launch.
"This week when I was scrolling through my Steam library for a game to play I was stumped, until I found a mod which brought fresh air to an old classic. The game was the legendary Dawn of War series by Relic. The Dawn of War expansions; Winter Assault, Dark Crusade and Soulstorm along with other stand-alone titles like Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, give the universe the justice it rightly deserved."
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ZOMG!! The quality is INSANE...the game could EASILY be a 3rd person shooter with that graphic quality O.o
they are setting the bar VERY high for other RTS in the future O.O
Starcraft II what? Ok just kidding, but I like Dawn of War better, it's damn hard for me to play another RTS after experiencing the combat animations of the first. DoWII is going to kick ass and take like 43 names, and guess what? It's not even going to remember those names because they mean nothing to it. NOTHING!!
God that second screenshot is so the truth they scaled everything up, Titans are going to be so dope. I can't wait to see the Tyranids, yes they will be in. The graphics engine upgrade is why they were never in the first, Relic said the old engine wouldn't do them justice.
*stares in amazement*
Holy crap....and I thought the CURRENT Warhammer 40k game looked good....
This makes the actual painted Warhammer miniatures look boring...
Just LOOK at that TEXTURE work, people!!
I'm in shock!
*jaw hits floor*
I must add, that the beautiful textures / texture depth and colors of the tabletop version of Warhammer is what makes it so appealing to play....now the PC version is finally matching that...it's good to see!
Space Marines... ATTACK!
Totally Awesome stuff!
WH40k obviously blows the starcraft universe away, but i also happen to prefer the gameplay of DOW to starcraft as well!