Command and Conquer: Red Alert is my favorite...

StarCraft release date: 31 March 1998
Command and Conquer release date: 31 August 1995
WarCraft: Orcs and Humans release date: 30 May 1994

I mean WarCraft was a cool game when it came out because it was like an enterprising idea, but i have to say StarCraft took over big time in Asia.

Just wanted to see some feedback on what you guys used to play more

I would have to say StarCraft is my favorite from the these.
I havn't played C&C or WC: O&H though so I can't judge them.
I have played WC3 and I like that probally nearly as much as SC, just differently.
I never play Battle.net with these games though, too many cheaters and I prefer to have a long game, not one that's over in 5 mins.

"You must construct additional pylons"

I agree with DH for the most part on this one.

I just never enjoyed C&C. I don't know why though.

I love Warcraft and Starcraft. Starcraft is better than War1, but not better than 3, and maybe equivalent to 2 .

And battle.net is crap. All people learned how to do was build as fast as humanly possible on that one map that everyone plays and most games were over in 15 minutes or less. It didn't feel like there was real strategy involved in those games.

i totally agree with the Battle.net.... i think if they did with that what they did with Steam for Half-Life they would be in better shape and more people would actually enjoy playing it.... rather than the constant frustration of not being able to win ever

Loved em all. Loved playing user map setting starcraft games.. always thought that was cool.

well up till C&C4, command and conquer was my pick for best RTS game of all time but C&C4 just is another example of EA stupidity.



starcraft i never played but i'll be getting starcraft 2 just cause there really isn't another RTS that catches my eye.



never played WarCraft so can't comment on it

Originally posted by havoc_91

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C&C4 just is another example of EA stupidity.

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Totally agree with that....

Originally posted by havoc_91

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starcraft i never played but i'll be getting starcraft 2 just cause there really isn't another RTS that catches my eye.

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Why not try the first one then, so you can get used to the races and storylines. StarCraft 2 is meant to be a continuation with some different variations from the first game.

Out of the three I prefer StarCraft. I have played C&C and Warcraft 3, but i didn't like them as much as StarCraft.

One thing ab WarCraft tho, i liked the maps alot more than the latter two.....

Having played all three, I gotta say I think Starcraft wins out.
Warcraft 1 was nice and everything, despite the annoying swipe of GW's foolishly discarded IP. It's worked well for them, but the game itself was nothing special. It had good moments, but was overall kinda "meh" for me.

C & C had some nice parts as well, but the storyline wasn't memorable. For instance, I can't remember it. XD
Seriously though, good game and all, but I had more fun with the later versions.

Perhaps Starcraft lucks out, being the latest, and so benefiting from the advanced technologies, but then again, it was the only game I ever played where I could read the instruction manual for fun. I mean, seriously, those creature entries were inspired. It had a good storyline, well integrated in the campaigns, and playing as each race was fun and exciting, since each played entirely differently, unlike in WC, where the Orcs/Humans were just different sprites for essentially identical units.

My two cents, heh.

I've played alot of all three:

Command and Conquer has alot alot of titles in its repertoire. The Red Alert series is a personal favorite out of the bunch with its over the top look at alternate history. The thing that always did it for me was the live action briefings. The campy style and the who's who of sci fi and B actors (including Tricia Helfer, Michael Ironside, Billy Dee Williams, Grace Park, Tim Curry, George Takei, Jonathan Pryce, James Earl Jones and on and on) were a great source of enjoyment and always gave a sense of acomplishment. As far as gameplay goes C&C is probably my least favorite of the three. The gatherer, base building, trickle of enemies AI never really changed till the later titles and even then didn't seem to change much. Over the length of the series the addition of the unit experiance system was nice. If you wanna try the series search out Command and Conquer X which is 12 different C&C games including Renegade the 1st person shooter based on the C&C universe and only around $15

Warcraft=glorious. Warcraft 2 kept me busy for a very very long time. After beating the game multiple times I would still spend hours with the map creator and replacing default windows sounds with the effects from the game. Warcraft 2 still makes its way into my play rotation from time to time. Warcraft 3 added ALOT to the formula with the hero system, neutral monsters and nice in game cut scene/briefings. Best of all is the robust map tools returned and the great community have created some of the most diverse multiplayer experiances out there with tower defense, zone control and zombie survival custom maps.

StarCraft...oh how I wait for your sequel. Starcraft had a great story and very unique play styles for all 3 races. Also robust map tools allowing for great multiplayer modes like golem madness. Wonderful story as well.

In summary C&C = 7.5/10 Warcraft = 9.5/10 StarCraft = 9/10 in my opinion.

Upon re-reading the OP realized this discussion is limited to first titles in the series...oops

In that regards Starcraft wins by a land slide. Warcraft Orcs and Humans felt like more of a test bed for the things Blizzard did later. On it's own it's interesting to check out but never could hold my attention too long. C&C was a bit more refined and was a solid rts experiance at the time but I have alot of trouble trying to play it now. Starcraft really benefitted from what came before and was ground breaking in the RTS field.

I'll go with StarCraft considering how the only C+C title I played was Renegade and I've never played Warcraft 3.

I love Command and Conquer: Red Alert.
I get it from my brother for a few days and I was playing it for hours.
It was a really good game¬_¬
The others are good too, but I don't like them as much as Command and Conquer.

C&C Red Alert was my first C&C game. I liked it a lot, and now i play the others except none of the newer ones like C&C3 or RA3... i've never played the other stuff though...

SC was my little addiction because my cousins would always play it and got me hooked on it WC and C&C was ok just not like SC.

Starcraft totally owned way more than either in my opinion. WarCraft was fun too but starcraft was always so much better for some unknown reason, i remember my favorite map/scenario was protect the guy, and no one ever wanted to be the guy lol. and I always thought command and conquer sucked all around lol.