[Fifth Business]

My all-time favorite PC games (excluding text genre and rogue-like games) were Civilization and Masters of Orion. Both turn-based strategy games. Oh, and Diablo II. I'm not up on what's current because the descent into real-time strategy created disinterest.

[RadioAstronomer]

You might like FFX then. Well done and pretty linear. It had just enough side quests (that were not required) to give you the illusion of non linearity.

[Rastus]

I'm not up on what's current because the descent into real-time strategy created disinterest.

Did you like the Commandos games? I never liked real-time strategy, with resource management and all of that, but Commandos was great. I wasn't terribly fond of the Commandos III demo, so I never picked that one up. I probably will one day. Commandos, it's mission pack, and Commandos II were all among my favorite playing experiences, though.

[Palmetto]

Masters of Orion

Oh heck yeah.

During exam week in college my soph year, I had exempted a couple of exams which allowed me a day off....I spent over 16 hours straight on my roomie's 386 playing that game again and again and again....

[Sofa King]

Medieval: Total War is interesting.

It's part turn-based part real-time. You play out the strategic parts on a world map with not time restrictions, then switch to another map to fight the battles in real time (although you can pause).