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Want to get into strategy games, there is a fuckton and I’m not sure where to start.

Would Age of Empires be a good starting point?
 

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There is also Crusader Kings II, but it’s expanshions cost a shitton of money.
 

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my personal favorites are:

Medieval: Total War - grand strategy set in middle ages. turn based global map, real time battles which can be auto-resolved.

Fantasy General - a wargame using the Panzer General engine in a fantasy setting.

Dominions 2 - fantasy grand strategy. turn based global map and battles. but you probably wanna go for Dominions 5. me liking Dom2 more than 3/4/5 is most likely nostalgia, tbh.

Hearts of Iron 2 - world war 2 grand strategy game, real time.
 

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Is Age of Wonders good?

I definitely am interested in a WW2 type game, so I’ll check out Hearts of Iron, which one is considered the best?
 

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I definitely am interested in a WW2 type game, so I’ll check out Hearts of Iron, which one is considered the best?
the dumbing down of the HoI franchise starts with Hearts of Iron 3. imo HoI 2 is the pinnacle of the series.
there's also Darkest Hour, a standalone HoI2 game which spans a greater period of time than 2 and is supposedly more hardcore than 2. HoI 2 is all I need though.
 

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Also, reccomends for simulation as well, I think Civilization is regarded as the best and most loved.
 

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I recommend civ 4, some Age of Wonders title, Galactic Civilations 2 (or 3, haven't tried) and Fields of Glory Empires with FoG 2.
 

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Civ 4
Master of Orion 1 & 2
Master of Magic
Alpha Centauri
Heroes of Might and Magic 2 and 3
Sid Meiers Colonization (the original)
 

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What’s wrong with HoMM 1?
 

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