Rend vs Starcraft
Rend
Rend is an up-and-coming, Nordic-themed, team-based survival game that is set in a wild and ruthless, fantasy world filled with fantastic creatures, where only the strongest are able to ascend to the realms of the gods. In this game, players are separated into their respective factions at the beginning. They are then given the freedom to explore the many biomes and harvest resources from the environment whether solo or co-operatively. The resources obtained can then be used to craft better weapons and tools or can be reinvested into the faction stronghold to fortify it from potential attacks from players from a rival faction and to advance your base just so you can unlock new technologies. Players have their own skill systems and talent trees as well, and these are the main ways for a player to customize and tweak their characters to their liking.The ultimate goal of the game, however, is to reap as many warrior spirits as you can by battling and defeating rival players and deposit the souls at the Divinity Stone in the middle of your faction base, that is if you're not slain while carrying such precious loot. Somewhat similar to grand strategy games, Rend is more of a continual game. It has game cycles of 2 to 3 months, in which the winning faction of each cycle will get a nice pile of rewards at the end of a cycle.
Rend has a really unique take on the survival genre and this might just give the game the fuel it needs to rise to the top. The game is currently in Alpha and its release date is still TBD.
Starcraft
Starcraft spans the galaxy as the Terran Dominion is settling into its new space, 2 alien races threaten this new Human endeavour. The ravenous Zerg and enigmatic Protoss both have agendas for the local space, and it falls to you to protect it. Or of course, you can be one of the alien races and see if you can dominate as one of them too.Here you have a stunning mix of real time strategy gameplay with over thirty missions and maps for you to enjoy. Build your base and gaher local resources to develop and build your army. Upgrade units and then send them into battle in hostile environments or send them marauding through bases. If that is not enough for you there is also a level editor where you can make your own and share them with friends, and of course take them on head to head in games too.
All in all this is a groundbreaking game full of action and lots of adventure. Come and see for yourself and discover another great universe to play in.