You know, this is my first real-time strategy game. There are definitely more highly-regarded games in the genre, but I'm having fun. It simplifies a lot of aspects of traditional RTS games, making them more accessible for newbies like me. Base building, unit management, and resource gathering are easy to grasp and plenty satisfying when everything comes together. I tend to fail most missions the first go around, but they never feel impossible. I just have to, er, real-time strategize better. Maybe I'm not up to Command & Conquer, Age of Empires, or StarCraft II just yet, but Halo Wars has been a lovely introduction.

Not my finest hour...