Personally I think it's a Fast Action Real Time Strategy game. Or FARTS for short.

I've played a dozen or so games, and still havnt made a judgement, but the unit movement is very smooth which was a big plus for me

looks like the unit animations are very clean, can actually tell which units are what like in sc2

Love to see you checking out up-and-coming RTS games!

I just want Halo Wars 3. I still play the second one every few years

"crab people, crab people, Look like crab, work at mobile stores like people!".

CnC4 was really ahead of its time, I guess……………

The fast pace seems nice.

Thanks for the review! ^^

i actually like how its simplified to make it faster, i wouldn't mind seeing more :O!

Looks like a fun game, I'd definitely like to see more of this from time to time, ideally with more SC metaphors so we can understand a bit :) Id really enjoy seeing how this goes with all the units unlocked and more on level opponents

Game looks fun. Looking forward to seeing more units.

The game I play is often called an RTT as well. Dawn of War II if anyone is curious. The game is played with a mod these days which has taken over patching the game since the developers don’t support it anymore. Even if this game is good, mechanically, it lacks imagination. The units have aesthetic designs a 9 year old could come up with. Definitely good for those who care only about mechanics and not about the storytelling aspect of these games.

I am really excited about this game!

I love the phrase, "let me explain you".

I enjoy how fast the games are, makes an interesting watch

Rts genre category is small enough that we can call this an rts game, if we start making sub categories for RTS games there’s going to be like 1 in each categories

This looks quite fun, very unique playstyle.

Commentary was great U!

this reminds me a lot of broodwars golems UMS in some ways

This game really reminds me of Marine Arena or Footman Frenzy in a charming way. I like it! Super fast paced

Very excited for this game. Being able to play shorter games works way better for my schedule.

Very curious if this will have mainstream appeal and break out of the small RTS circles.

BA is incredibly good, I would say it is an ideal companion for some classic RTS you like. And this is also the case when it is easy to start playing, but very difficult to achieve perfection.

nice mammoth display kinda reinforces my idea to have them be the frontal support units for mortars and heavy hunters (think SC goliath of the latter) instead of king crabs or crusaders

Looks interesting 😊

If you stream more of this, I'll definitely watch. I like how it's an accelerated RTS. It has the strategy, especially played by pros. But it does skip the low unit count early game.

Looks like a lot of fun! Like all these new games it's really lacking that sweet "punch" Starcraft has with it's incredible animations and sound effects, but I'm sure that'll improve with time

This is a great addition to the tired norms of the RTS genre

The game is an absolute blast to play! The deck building is to interesting and fun. Every day I play, I find a fun new build to try

Hadn't heard of this before but it looked very interesting. Reminded me of clash royale as an RTS which I think has a lot of potential.

Seems pretty fun. If the composition of decks is divided by faction cards & neutral cards will be really really dope

You should also check out sanctuary shattered sun once it gets closer to release.

Really cool, and looks like something I could enjoy even though SC is too much for me to handle.

This game looks really cool

Please make a Beyond All Reason video!

Of all the non SC2, AoE, and SupCom RTS games I've seen people try recently this one looks the best. The two games you tried months ago just didn't do anything better than SC2, but this game offers something unique, fast, and fits your play style of limited unit builds.

its kinda like a UMS in broodwar, but expanded a little

This is a really cool game! Maybe they will actually release it. And uthermal can win big money :)

In pure game design theory as long as there is resource management and unit production etc (which there clearly is) it's no longer just a tactical game but it is a strategy game. Another thing our game design teacher used to say is tactics are on the scope of a single squadron, if it's about a war then it's more of a strategy game I guess the Fast Action Real Time Strategy acronym really does suit it best

Remember when fidget spinners were popular Pepperidge farm remembers

This looks alot more managable then RTS ladder which i just get panic attacks from how much i need to do and micro but also macro at the same time still though i have single brain for micro where i can only control 1 unit to the better preformance so idk, but it looks quite interesting

For those that played it. How much of a factor is your deck composition? Can you enter a game, and essentially "lose" just because of how bad your deck is?

i think a big factor of this game that people seem to be missing is how short not only the games are, but the sessions of play. you can hop into this game for 20 minutes and knock out a few games, then go do something else. it’s not a game you play for 3 hours straight.

I was in the hospital a couple years ago and looking for a mobile RTS. I found Acies: Battle Runes to be a lot like starcraft. Same map design with minerals, gas and a ramp. No races, you get 7 cards in your deck and that determines what units you have. A few major differences than starcraft but it plays exactly like starcraft and a touch screen is surprisingly good at RTS. So, I would recommend everyone who's a starcraft fan to play Acies on mobile. I really enjoy it.

This is exactly the kind of game I would enjoy watching, but probably never play. For better or worse.

This actually looks pretty good, they are clearly focusing on multi player game play over anything else.

Looks fun. Love micro, dont love base management.

Hype. Can't wait to try this.

Looks way better than stormgate

This game look neat. Beginner friendly too. I’ve always wanted to get into StarCraft, but just too late you know

Mehhh ... Might be awesome in a few yrs. Still entertaining to watch the uT strats/tactics/maneuvers on it though. =))

Play beyond all reason, best rts out there rn

You should check Earth 2140 - 2160 its close to deck here

As a wc3 player, I can say it is just too simple for me... Idk, just doesn't appeal to me personally. I get LoL and other games are "amazing" and "easy" for everyone. But the VG industry really is dry IMO, hope to see a good RTS game like zero space.

Thanks for the video and changing the game to "change a pace". My observation for now: Really simpliefied, which allows you to focus on micro. I don't like you knowing the opponents deck and fog of war is too visually distracting.

I like it

It's hella addictive

who rang the door bell?

While the core idea of customizing your army with a unit deck seems quite interesting, the gameplay, as it is so far, didn't impress me much. RTS is a very niche genre, and without a solid campaign, world / setting to immerse yourself in, it becomes even more niche. I see a lot of these new RTS titles focus mostly on the PvP aspect, hoping to rival the success of StarCraft (or something like DotA even, which is after all mostly PvP). All of this happens to the detriment of any kind of narrative or world building within the game. If you can't draw people in with something immersive, the only other choice is to pump a lot of money to promote the esports side of things, which requires a big budget. And I don't think these companies have that.

Attack of the fidget spinners

Seems more focused in taking/destroying bases than the unit combat.

it looks really dope, I hope it is actually fun to play

Ehhh... I don't really like the way that this feels super streamlined and "dumbed down," like a mobile port. I'm sure it's fun in its own way but I don't think it has a lot of staying power.

I want the opposite of this, this is about being quick and precise micro, I want an rts where slow methodical thinking matters more than good movement and precision

Hahaha.... amazing!

Cool game

high pace short game

thats pretty interesting

This looks like starcraft if it was even faster, and with dead simple macro

idk, for me it looks like C&C4, no base building, just building units and attack. will probably get boring quickly

Doesn't feel like an RTS. It's like a mashup of MOBA with turn-based tactics?

After long consideration and grinding to diamond in this game.. yeah it is the future of rts, this is exactly what RTS needed and to be honest this game ruined me, I will probably never play classic rts again... Watching esports is a whole different animal, I find battle aces quite boring to watch, BUT to play its soo much more fun.

I wish I had a pc

rtt would be games like Mechcommander, you control like 5 or less units with specific weapons or abilites battle aces is a rts, company of heroes and dawn of war 2 are rts ...

I have no idea what's going on

But is it fun to lose 20 times in a row? Maybe I'll find out when it comes out.

I want to see more Battle Aces

Does anyone have a beta key to share?

I got a key but now need to invest 10 THOUSANd dollars into new super pc

How to play this game

Lead balance designer made this? No wonder all the units were way off on power lol

Battle Aces isn't really an RTS, it's more of a RTT (real time tactics). So no, I don't think it's what RTS needs, because it's targeting a different niche. I also don't like how the result of the game could be determined by your unit loadout before it even starts. If your opponent happens to picks a unit that you have no counter to, you're screwed.

David Kim is a huge red flag.

Battle Aces looks like a Custom mini game not an actually full RTS game. It might be fun for a couple of hours but not something to invest into masters for years of your life.

I have a feeling that there is less and less strategy in modern RTS. Without scouting, without building a logistic its only unit movement left. Like in micro tutorial in SC2.

Compared to StarCraft it’s like comparing Lord Of The Rings to Rings of Power….

From a business perspective the total lack of personality is a big issue IMO. I hope it's successful as the core gameplay looks great, but I expect a lot of people will just find it bland regardless of how good the gameplay is.

The issue is it takes absolutely forever to unlock units, when they should be free from the start. Game is dead on release because of this.

"No"

No, SC3 is what it would need. But rather not by current blizzard

When I clicked this video i thought "PLEASE NOT ANOTHER SC CLONE" and I am pleasantly surprised, this is exactly the game i want to play

This game needs heroes and tower defense structures. Only units is boring.

Fun seeing more rts games but I'm not a fan of how fast paced it is. This game makes it hard to become invested in whatever you're doing since there's a timer. Also, I like macroing and building static defense as much as I like the action, but macroing/base defense isn't important in this game.

RTS

I think we'll have to see how it turns out. I do like being able to pick your "deck" but I feel like it's going to make the game stale. The majority of games are going to look the exact same. Just like other deck builders, 80% of the players will be playing the same top 1 or 2 decks. Hopefully they find away so this doesn't happen. Liking the out of box thinking.

Is this what the “evolution” of the genre looks like? 🤨

Seeing your opponents deck seems idiotic considering a major portion of an RTS is surprising your opponent with tactics.

Well, i can guarantee you that this game will be pretty big, maybe bigger than SC2 in long-term. It's very simple, 95% of gameplay is action while SC2 is like 3-10% usually. Matches are fast, gameplay is smooth. This is game not only for RTS fans, it's just better. People currently likes this a lot, there is some crying idiots, but they has always problems about everything. So solid start, for sure one of the upcoming bigger titles. It's also much better for e-sport than SC2. You know what is going on from first game, you dont need to even play this. Everything is simple and looks great, it's just better for watching than SC2. SC2 is pretty fun to watch too, but there is like 6-7 minutes of 0 action and just base building same thing over and over, while most of the people dont even understand what are they doing. And for those people who thinks there is no depth - imagine 0 depth game when in the game will be +100 unique units, infinite amount of decks and so on, it's same thing as LOL. LOL is simple in concept but because you have 160 characters and tons of items game is complicated af. This game has no bigger problems, it's just simple and good idea. It's not perfect, but nothing really is.

Absolutely not... Sc2 had the perfect balance of grim serious sci-fi immersion with technical challenging rts experience... This has no Dept at all... The story needs to be just as epic and compelling as the gameplay