Black & White vs Warcraft
Black & White
Black & White is a god-mode simulation game (a.k.a. God game) where players are casted into the role of an almighty god who is able to control the fate of an entire world and yet is dependant on the prayers of your subjects in order to increase your power. You can opt to be a merciless or a benevolent god but regardless of your choices, challenges will eventually arise and you will need to do what it takes to keep worships coming in.Unlike most sandbox games where you can control every single thing built, you can't really force your people to do as you as directly, but you could encourage them indirectly... and this is exactly what makes Black & White such a hit back in the day - a game concept that no one has ever experienced before. Unfortunately, it seems like this game won't be brought back soon and unless you managed to get a old hard copy of the game (and of course, make it work on your much more advanced PC), you may never get to play this game.
Warcraft
Warcraft is perhaps the game that started it all. Here you get to pick from 2 sides, the Humans and the Orcs. Battle for the world of Azeroth as the 2 factions vie for dominance. Play through the campaign for each faction and experience the whole game as you see their stories and leaders develop.Here you have to manage your resources to build your town up and then create your army. Use a variety of units to take to the battlefield including Demons, Undead and Chivalric Knights. Introducing one of the first truly multiplayer RTS games this was groundbreaking for its time and has continued to be a popular franchise.
Take a look at what many consider the beginning and play through a variety of landscapes and see if you can dominate Azeroth.