Company of Heroes is the "realistic" WW2 era RTS for people too dumb to play Man of War (like me).
The game is mostly built around small scale engagements with units that act as hard counters to others so, as an example, it's not possible to take out a tank with small arms ammunition. There is still infantry blobbing from time to time, but it's averted for the most part.
I think the single player campaign is good and introduces different units and mechanics at a decent pace, but unfortunately I can't say the same about the standalone expansions I've tried so far, possibly a consequence of the shorter length. However, I do appreciate the different perspectives it adds since usually everything WW2 is so laser focused on the Allies, particularly the American contribution to the European theater.
Overall, Company of Heroes is a fantastic RTS, it was innovative at the time and it managed to spawn a soon-to-be trilogy (as of may of 2022). The game is sadly getting harder to run with every passing year, but I think it's worth playing the main campaign at least once.
The game is mostly built around small scale engagements with units that act as hard counters to others so, as an example, it's not possible to take out a tank with small arms ammunition. There is still infantry blobbing from time to time, but it's averted for the most part.
I think the single player campaign is good and introduces different units and mechanics at a decent pace, but unfortunately I can't say the same about the standalone expansions I've tried so far, possibly a consequence of the shorter length. However, I do appreciate the different perspectives it adds since usually everything WW2 is so laser focused on the Allies, particularly the American contribution to the European theater.
Overall, Company of Heroes is a fantastic RTS, it was innovative at the time and it managed to spawn a soon-to-be trilogy (as of may of 2022). The game is sadly getting harder to run with every passing year, but I think it's worth playing the main campaign at least once.