First of all, greetings to all Steemfestians that will be there in Amsterdam, sorry I couldn't make it this year. Maybe next year, and the next, and the next, and the next.. Have fun boyz and girls.
On to the daily topic now.
Historic games can be a great place to learn about history of our civilization and have fun at the same time. Play and learn, have fun and get smarter at the same time. Shouldn't that be available in every school for new generations. There are a lot of historic games and they mostly come in shape of strategy games, turn based or real time, you take your pick. Even though I prefer fantasy games, historic games are welcome change of scenery. Total war and Age of Empires franchises are the most popular in that regard. I present to you some of my favorites.
Age of Empires
One of the best RTS games ever made is Age of Empires, every gamer I know played this game and loved it. Play from stone age and upgrade your civilization up to iron age. Gather resources and upgrade technologies and defeat your enemies. There are so many Age of Empires games that it is hard to say which one is the best, so I will probably make the whole franchise blog one day.
Stronghold
This game offered similar idea like Age of Empires, but in this game you had to build your medieval castle and micro manage the economy. Multiple resources were needed to keep the castle going, from food to building materials for walls and buildings, and to mix things up you also crafted weapons for your troops for defenses. I always remember playing this game and listening Metallica tracks in the background, kinda fitted the game.
Cossacks
Slightly younger in historic scale this excellent RTS take place in 17th and 18th century with technologies like gunpowder. This game had similar gameplay concept like Age of Empires with resource gathering and construction, however this game was played in larger scale where players could build truly massive armies of thousands fighting it out.
Anno 1701
Anno series always offered interesting historic gameplay with city and resource management. Anno 1701 took place in 18th century where player needed to manage new world colony. You can spend many hours playing one mission and balancing all the resources this game offers, and also sail the seas and defend against invaders. Very fun game.
Shogun 2 Total War
It is hard to count every Total War game out there, there are so many, and almost everyone of them is worth mentioning.I Picked this one for my passion and interest for Japan history and customs. Fighting in massive battles in 16th century feudal Japan and micro managing your empire was also a great experience.