Why play Real-Time Strategy?
The question on many peoples’ minds is, “Why should I play RTS games?” The question, while being short, has a long and complex answer. The easiest answer is that you get to see massive armies clashing, thousands of units being thrown into battles. After all, no modern gamer doesn’t like a game where you see lots and lots of warriors fighting. Only in an RTS game can one truly experience the magnificence of this style of gameplay. However, one could also say that one likes to envision oneself in a position of power, a situation where one’s decisions can actually have an effect on what happens, on who lives or dies, on what lands will be enslaved by the enemy, on which lands need to be liberated first. Personally, when I play RTS games, I envision little scenarios, little stories. I think of short stories to give the battles I’m fighting some reason, some purpose. This is why I love a good campaign, because I love a good story. I love having a true goal to accomplish and a specific targe
