Never got to play the first one since it was console-only, but I hear this is coming on PC...

Never got to play the first one since it was console-only, but I hear this is coming on PC. I have no clue why someone would want to play a RTS on a console, but what do you all think? Will it be good? Rumour is a digital copy of 1 will be with this.

>I have no clue why someone would want to play a RTS on a console
It's no worse than playing an FPS on console, really. It wasn't a super complicated game, and some aspects of it were well-designed for controllers.
HW2 might be ok. I enjoyed the first one but got tired of it pretty quickly, so I expect the same from this, just maybe with a few more units.

I miss the times when there were tons of high-budgeted RTS with great cutscenes.
Fuck this worst timeline

I don't know much about them. Mind if I ask some questions? Is there decent multiplayer, or is the game imbalanced? How many races can you play as?

There's a beta out right now if you're on Windows 10. Just go give it a try.

Ripa 'Moramee had an ass that was on par.

HW was pretty well balanced there are 2 factions with three leaders per faction in 1, and from what i've seen in 2 it's the same.

I tired the "blitz beta" for Halo Wars 2, and honestly I would have preferred it to have had the classic mode where you build a base alongside it, blitz is functional, but it's a bit unbalanced for new players because it's a card system, which not only means people who have played it more have more unit choice and can make a better army, but the cards also level up and become stronger, while I'm sure a max level player vs a player of the same level would be a fair match a rank 12 vs a rank 1 is a one sided battle start to finish.

I personally enjoyed HW2 it ran well and K&M support works too, although it is a pretty simplistic RTS in terms of controls the strategy is in army composition and in the classic gamemode how you structure your base too.

And the digital copy of HW1 only comes with the higher edition of HW2 it costs like 20% more than the base game

The second game is pretty great so far

The animations are god tier

The writing and voice acting is also god tier

The music is pretty damn good

The gameplay is pretty solid too but blitz is just a shit mode overall

Those animations and dialogue though hnnnnnnnggggggg

>How many races can you play as?
Leaders are an elite, 2 brutes, 2 humans, and an Ai. There will be dlc leaders too I think

>multiplayer only
>never played a game like this before

I'm scared of looking stupid.

There is a tutorial
I remember hearing HW1 will be released as a standalone edition eventually

>There is a tutorial
Thanks I will try it out then

hw1 comes out with hw2 on the PC.
Any good look at the multiplayer gameplay senpaitachi?

>no jackals

Dropped.

Skirmishers are better but too bad they don't have those either

It most likely will be, but for now it's only with 2, and it's most likely gonna be cheaper to buy it with 2 if you intend to get both.

Halo Wars 1 had jackals.
Is it confirmed there are no jackals in 2?

Dont know why you'd get 2 without playing 1 anyway

Wait it's only multiplayer? There is no campaign mode?

He's referring to the beta, mouth breather

Well I mean maybe if you've already played 1 and don't intend to get it again there would be that. I'm getting both so I can get rid of my old 360 copy.

If it's anything like the first one, just spam the shit out of warthogs as soon as the match starts, roll on over to the enemy base and stretch his anus

>build turrets
>rush fails

Was the first one good user? No did anyone ask for a sequel to this? No. Will it suck just like the first one? Yes.

But people enjoyed the first game and did ask for a sequel.

I think you have a case of the stupid.

You're flat out wrong, I played the first one and loved it.
I'm glad it's not being whored out into some f2p browser shit like EndWar was.

How is the story mode?

It was actually pretty good on consoles.
>t.rise of nations shitter

The first one was great. What are you smoking?

It doesn't look like it. The Banished have an Elite squad as anti-infantry.

>AoE is dead
>C&C is dead
>DoW 3 is looking like shit
>Halo Wars 2 about to release

>AoE is dead
Didn't Bill gates say anything about this?

>He warthog rushed past week one
Rushing stops working when you start playing against people who actually bother to scout. Thanks for the free exp.

what do you mean rumour boif? the pc version of halo wars 1 has been out for preorderers of halo wars 2 for a month