First post, by Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman
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For some reason I can't quite explain, I like Westwood RTS than Blizzard RTS. Yes, Starcraft and Warcraft III have great story, but each mission feels almost like chore to advance the story. Warcraft III mission feels "less chore" than Starcraft mission, but still...
Westwood RTS, on the other hand, have exciting mission. My most favorite is Emperor: Battle for Dune, playing as House Atreides. While the story isn't really bad, I'm not quite paying attention to it since I'm too busy playing the mission. I remember reading an Emperor: Battle for Dune review, that the battle tend to be repetitive, because the battle of each province is randomly generated instead of meticulously scripted like, say, Warcraft III. However, each battle is exciting to me, that I took the extra effort to capture every single province when playing the Atreides campaign. My next favorite is Red Alert 2, where each mission is also exciting.
Both Emperor: Battle for Dune and Red Alert 2 are RTS that I play more than one mission in a row, because each battle is so exciting that I can't wait to play the next battle. Blizzard RTS, on the other hand, are the opposite. I tend think, "alright, maybe I'll play the next mission tomorrow" after finishing a mission, because the mission feels like a chore that I feel mentally tired after finishing it. When playing Blizzard RTS, the motivation to play a mission is more to see the story than playing the mission itself, while when playing Westwood RTS, I don't really care about the story because I just can't wait to play the next mission.
Of course, there are Westwood games with less-than-exciting missions, like the first Command & Conquer or Tiberian Sun, but they're still way more enjoyable than Warcraft I. Heck, I even enjoy Dune II much more than Warcraft I.
Problem is, I can't even explain why do I find Westwood RTS are more exciting than Blizzard RTS. The best explanation I can give is that when playing Blizzard RTS, I always read the walkthrough first, because I'm way too lazy to figure out the puzzle to finish the mission. But when playing Westwood RTS, I rarely need walkthrough because I always enjoy figuring out how to finish the mission myself --which usually involves more strategy and less puzzle.
Anyone feels the same?
Never thought this thread would be that long, but now, for something different.....
Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman.
