Warcraft 2 just had an addictiveness for me that Starcraft and even Warcraft 3 never had, for different reasons.
I am a fan of things that are "easy to learn and hard to master". With Warcraft 2, it was like realtime chess. There were two races, the graphics and sounds were satisfyingly simple. It was about the actual strategy and not just crazy "oh look at this" glitzy features. Warcraft 3 did away with the strategy in favor of 3d glitz. Starcraft seemed too complex and I didn't like the diagonal movement instead of the vertical-horizontal. I liked knowing where the units will pop out of the building, and other stuff like that. It was really about strategy.
Keep in mind I also liked chess.
Another game I liked a lot was MYTH - TFL. I wish I could still play it. Also because of the realtime strategy!
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I am a fan of things that are "easy to learn and hard to master". With Warcraft 2, it was like realtime chess. There were two races, the graphics and sounds were satisfyingly simple. It was about the actual strategy and not just crazy "oh look at this" glitzy features. Warcraft 3 did away with the strategy in favor of 3d glitz. Starcraft seemed too complex and I didn't like the diagonal movement instead of the vertical-horizontal. I liked knowing where the units will pop out of the building, and other stuff like that. It was really about strategy.
Keep in mind I also liked chess.
Another game I liked a lot was MYTH - TFL. I wish I could still play it. Also because of the realtime strategy!